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.

PD-2 Fixed-Wing UAS Datalink Range Upgraded

Ukrspecsystems has successfully flight tested an enhanced datalink on its PD-2 UAS (unmanned aerial system). The datalink provides a range...

Mar 11, 2021
Sagetech DAA System Selected for Long-Range UAV

Sagetech Avionics has entered into an agreement with American Aerospace ISR (AA ISR) to integrate the company’s Detect and Avoid...

Mar 11, 2021
Condor Long-Range Delivery Drone Completes Further Testing

Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has successfully completed further testing with its Condor long-range delivery drone at the Foremost UAS Test...

Mar 11, 2021
Machine Learning Models for Drone Edge Computing Developed

AI and machine learning specialist Dataiku and robotics data platform UAVIA have developed a fully automated solution for training and...

Mar 11, 2021
New Range of UAV Power Generation & Propulsion Products Launched

ePropelled has unveiled its next-generation family of power generation and propulsion products for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). The new product...

Mar 10, 2021
Censys Technologies Develops VTOL UAVs & Command Vehicles for BVLOS Operations

Censys Technologies, a leading developer of fixed-wing UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) for long-range and BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight)...

Mar 10, 2021
SRV-8 ROV Conducts In-Water Hull Inspection

Remote Imaging Solutions (RIS) has employed the Oceanbotics SRV-8 ROV to conduct an in-water hull survey on HMAS Ballarat of...

Mar 10, 2021
Custom Counter-Drone System Created for US Government Agencies

Citadel Defense, in conjunction with mobile communications developer Syzygy Integration, has developed a custom counter-drone system for the U.S. Department...

Mar 09, 2021
JUMP 20 VTOL UAV Selected for USSOCOM MEUAS Program

AeroVironment’s Arcturus UAV subsidiary has been awarded a competitive task order by the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to provide...

Mar 09, 2021
ASEAN Geospatial Community Welcomes GCA to Singapore

The keystone event for the ASEAN geospatial community, Geo Connect Asia (GCA) will be held in Singapore this year in...

Mar 09, 2021
Connectors for Strain Gauge Sensing in Robotics

Fischer Connectors has released the following article explaining how its MiniMax Series of compact connectors has been integrated into strain...

Mar 09, 2021
GPASEABOTS Water Drone Tested in Barcelona

GPASEABOTS’ SB 100 PRO is an agile, small-scale marine drone that can carry out all types of works, and claims to have some advantages over conventional unmanned surface vehicles

Mar 09, 2021
Biofuel Turbogenerator for Hybrid-Electric UAS Under Development

Honeywell is developing a power source for hybrid-electric aircraft such as heavy-lift drones and urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles that...

Mar 08, 2021
Drone Delivery System to Undergo Type Certification

  Flirtey has completed the technologies required for its drone delivery system, designed for last-mile delivery, to undergo FAA type...

Mar 08, 2021
SBG Systems INS Integrated into Survey USV

SBG Systems’ Navsight Apogee Marine GNSS-aided INS (inertial navigation system) has been selected for incorporation into an unmanned surface vessel...

Mar 08, 2021
Miniature SDR Transceiver for UAVs Unveiled

Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) has launched a new miniature Software Defined Radio (SDR) transceiver that has been designed specifically for...

Mar 08, 2021
New Counter-UAS System Launched

MBDA has launched Sky Warden, the company’s new flagship counter-drone system. Sky Warden provides a full counter-UAS (unmanned aerial systems)...

Mar 07, 2021
Industrial Heavy-Lift Drone Selected for FAA BEYOND Program

Parallel Flight Technologies (PFT) has been selected as an official partner of the Alaska Center for UAS Integration (ACUASI) at...

Mar 07, 2021
Rotary Diesel Engine to be Adapted for UAS

LiquidPiston has been awarded a contract from the United States Air Force to adapt its X-Engine technology for use in...

Mar 06, 2021
BVLOS UAS Undertakes Pipeline Inspection Demonstration

American Aerospace Technology (AATI)’s AiRanger UAS (unmanned aerial system) has been used to successfully demonstrate beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) pipeline...

Mar 06, 2021
Gladiator Technologies Launches New Digital MEMS Accelerometer

Gladiator Technologies has launched a new three-axis digital MEMS accelerometer featuring high dynamic range and ultra-low noise sensors. The A300D...

Mar 05, 2021
EMCORE IMUs & INS Receive Non-ITAR Status

EMCORE Corporation has received confirmation from the U.S. Department of State that its dual-use SDI500/SDI505 Revision F Inertial Measurement Units...

Mar 05, 2021
UAS Pipeline Inspections Simulated in NASA SIO Demonstration

Sagetech Avionics has partnered with Echodyne to provide a multi-sensor Detect and Avoid (DAA) system to American Aerospace Technologies Inc....

Mar 05, 2021
Rugged Acoustic Transponder Released

Sonar and navigation manufacturer RJE International has developed the ATT-400/AODC emergency location transponder. Powered by off-the-shelf batteries, the rugged acoustic...

Mar 05, 2021
Long-Endurance Autonomous USV Under Development for DARPA

L3Harris Technologies has been selected by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to design a new concept for...

Mar 05, 2021
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