Unmanned Systems News & Articles

The latest unmanned systems news for UAV, UAS, UGV, USV, UUV, drones and robotics. Articles on product launches and technological advances in unmanned and autonomous design, research and manufacture.

Commercial Heavy-Lift Unmanned Helicopter Tested
Commercial Heavy-Lift Unmanned Helicopter Tested

Kaman Air Vehicles has performed a successful first flight with the company’s new unmanned helicopter, the K-MAX TITAN. According to...

Apr 22, 2021
eBook: BVLOS Across the Drone Industry
eBook: BVLOS Across the Drone Industry

Elsight has released a new ebook designed to inform companies looking to scale their drone operations from limited line-of-sight (LOS)...

Apr 21, 2021
ViDAR for Search and Rescue
ViDAR for Search and Rescue

Designed by Sentient Vision Systems located in Melbourne, Australia, ViDAR combines Optical Radar, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision and Deep...

Apr 21, 2021
New 360-Degree Drone Detect-and-Avoid Solution Launched
New 360-Degree Drone Detect-and-Avoid Solution Launched

Iris Automation has announced the availability of its new onboard multi-camera detect and avoid (DAA) solution for commercial unmanned aerial...

Apr 21, 2021
Velodyne Lidar Sensors Selected for Autonomous Delivery Trucks
Velodyne Lidar Sensors Selected for Autonomous Delivery Trucks

Velodyne Lidar has entered into an agreement with transport automation firm Gatik to provide LiDAR sensors for a middle-mile transportation...

Apr 20, 2021
Septentrio Launches New GNSS-INS Receiver Line
Septentrio Launches New GNSS-INS Receiver Line

Septentrio has launched a new line of high-performance GNSS/INS receivers that provides high-accuracy positioning and 3D orientation, heading, pitch and...

Apr 20, 2021
SeeByte Provides Software for Multi-Domain Autonomous Vehicle System
SeeByte Provides Software for Multi-Domain Autonomous Vehicle System

SeeByte has entered into a contract to provide software systems for a Maritime Multi-Domain Control System (MMDCS) for the Royal...

Apr 20, 2021
Autonomous Agriculture Solutions Under Development
Autonomous Agriculture Solutions Under Development

Trimble has entered into a collaboration with HORSCH in order to develop autonomy solutions for agriculture, with a focus on...

Apr 20, 2021
Key Considerations when using Drones for Magnetic Surveys
Key Considerations when using Drones for Magnetic Surveys

Drone magnetic surveys offer a safe and reliable way of acquiring geophysical data even in the most inaccessible terrain. Drone...

Apr 20, 2021
Rugged Next-Gen High-Performance Servers Announced
Rugged Next-Gen High-Performance Servers Announced

Crystal Croups's new family of next-gen FG2 PCIe Gen4-enabled rugged servers are designed for optimal performance in the most unpredictable and remote environments

Apr 20, 2021
Initial Testing Performed with Autonomous Solar-Powered UAS
Initial Testing Performed with Autonomous Solar-Powered UAS

Skydweller Aero has performed a successful flight demonstration of the initial aircraft control, actuation, and sensor technology systems of the...

Apr 19, 2021
Japan’s Global Hawk UAS Completes First Flight
Japan’s Global Hawk UAS Completes First Flight

Northrop Grumman has successfully completed the first flight of Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) from Palmdale, California....

Apr 19, 2021
FarSounder Develops 3D Forward Looking Sonars for USVs
FarSounder Develops 3D Forward Looking Sonars for USVs

FarSounder, a leading developer of 3D forward looking sonar (FLS) technology, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”) to demonstrate...

Apr 19, 2021
Insights: LightWare Discuss the Future of LiDAR
Insights: LightWare Discuss the Future of LiDAR

Miniature LiDAR sensor developer LightWare discuss the key trends to expect to see in the world of LiDAR. There was...

Apr 19, 2021
Semi-Autonomous Research Vessel Commissioned by U.S. Army
Semi-Autonomous Research Vessel Commissioned by U.S. Army

Sea Machines has collaborated with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) to create an autonomous system that...

Apr 19, 2021
Microdrones Showcase the Drone Surveyors of Tomorrow at MVCC
Microdrones Showcase the Drone Surveyors of Tomorrow at MVCC

The drone surveyors of tomorrow are students today – and there’s a lot to learn from the Remotely Piloted Aircraft...

Apr 19, 2021
Tactical-Grade Nine Degree-of-Freedom MEMS IMU Launched
Tactical-Grade Nine Degree-of-Freedom MEMS IMU Launched

Silicon Sensing Systems has launched a new ITAR-free all-silicon MEMS IMU (inertial measurement unit) that features nine degrees of freedom...

Apr 19, 2021
New Hybrid VTOL Drone Features Fixed Angled Rotor Design
New Hybrid VTOL Drone Features Fixed Angled Rotor Design

Drone manufacturer Fixar has created a new industrial hybrid VTOL UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) designed to provide multi-mission capabilities for...

Apr 19, 2021
DJI Launches New Portable Camera Drone
DJI Launches New Portable Camera Drone

  DJI has launched the Air 2S, a new portable camera drone that captures 20-megapixel still images and video in...

Apr 16, 2021
uAvionix Supports UTM Trials in Canada
uAvionix Supports UTM Trials in Canada

uAvionix has signed an agreement to support unmanned traffic management (UTM) trials in Alberta, Canada that are being led by...

Apr 16, 2021
Mayflower Autonomous Ship Adopts Videosoft’s Adaptive Video Streaming Solution
Mayflower Autonomous Ship Adopts Videosoft’s Adaptive Video Streaming Solution

The Mayflower Autonomous Ship will use Videosoft’s technology to transmit live footage from its transatlantic journey, providing real-time updates to researchers and media

Apr 16, 2021
Case Study: Simulation Software for UUV Design
Case Study: Simulation Software for UUV Design

Dynautics, a developer of intelligent technology for unmanned marine missions, has released the following case study highlighting how its AUV...

Apr 15, 2021
Application Note: Absolute Rotation Tracking for AHRS
Application Note: Absolute Rotation Tracking for AHRS

PNI Sensor has released a new application note that outlines the mathematics and code needed to utilize the quaternion output...

Apr 15, 2021
Puma 3 AE UAS Selected for NATO Defense Forces
Puma 3 AE UAS Selected for NATO Defense Forces

AeroVironment has received four orders from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) for the company’s Puma 3 AE tactical...

Apr 14, 2021
Automated Drone Fleet Solution Launched
Automated Drone Fleet Solution Launched

Parrot has partnered with UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) technology provider High Lander to provide a new all-in-one professional automated drone...

Apr 14, 2021
Insights: Revolutionising Inertial Navigation with AI
Insights: Revolutionising Inertial Navigation with AI

Advanced Navigation, a developer of high-accuracy MEMS and FOG-based navigation technologies, has released the following article outlining how new AI-based...

Apr 14, 2021
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