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.

Article: Why Drone Operators Must Train, Think and Act Like Crewed Aircraft Pilots

Commercial drone insurance provider Global Aerospace has released an article focusing on the benefits of a mindset among drone operators,...

Dec 18, 2020
Lorenz Technology Develops Solutions for Smart Drones & Robotics

Lorenz Technology, a specialist developer of hardware and software solutions for smart drone and robotics operations, has partnered with Unmanned...

Dec 18, 2020
AttritableONE UAV Flies in Formation with Fighter Aircraft

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has successfully completed a flight test with its AttritableONE UAS (unmanned aerial system), also known...

Dec 18, 2020
Sonardyne Acoustic & Inertial Technologies Selected for USV Fleet

Sonardyne’s acoustic communication and inertial navigation technologies have been selected to support an environmentally sustainable fleet of ocean-going, multi-role unmanned...

Dec 18, 2020
Portable Test Stand Developed for UAV Wankel Engine

Sky Power has developed a portable test stand for the company’s SP-180 SRE hybrid Wankel UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) engine....

Dec 18, 2020
Threod Systems Releases New Pneumatic UAV Launcher

Threod Systems has developed a new pneumatic launcher for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), the CATA. The launcher operates even in...

Dec 17, 2020
Robotic Skies to Expand Drone Support Services

Robotic Skies has received a new round of investment funding that will enable the company to continue to grow its...

Dec 16, 2020
Featured Article: “Forging Inertial Synergy with Quartz MEMS and Fiber Optics”

EMCORE Corporation, a leading provider of advanced mixed-signal products that serve the aerospace & defense and broadband communications markets, is...

Dec 16, 2020
Data-Gathering and Communications USV Launched

SeaTrac Systems has launched the SP-48, a persistent unmanned surface vessel (USV) designed to provide a flexible data-gathering and communications...

Dec 16, 2020
ARS Develops Inspection Drones & Mobile Command Centres

Aerial Response Solutions (ARS), a leading developer of long-range drones and mobile UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) command centers, has partnered...

Dec 16, 2020
New Oil-free Turbojet Engine for Tactical UAVs

PBS AEROSPACE Inc has introduced an oil-free variant of its TJ100 turbojet engine, the TJ100P. It has been developed in...

Dec 16, 2020
DARPA Gremlins UAS Project Completes Third Flight Test

DARPA has performed the third series of flight tests with its unmanned X-61A Gremlins Air Vehicles (GAVs). Each of the...

Dec 16, 2020
Iris Automation to Expand BVLOS and UAV AI Capabilities

Iris Automation has successfully secured $13 million in venture capital funding to further the development of advanced detection systems used...

Dec 16, 2020
UAVOS Tests New Heavy-Lift Unmanned Helicopter

UAVOS has performed the first successful flight of the Alpin UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), an unmanned helicopter developed in conjunction...

Dec 15, 2020
Sunhillo Develops Tracking & Monitoring Technology for UAVs

Sunhillo, a global leader in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance, monitoring and tracking, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”)...

Dec 15, 2020
Autonomous Navigation System Successfully Completes Sea Trials

tpgroup’s patent pending autonomous navigation system, Northstar, has successfully completed its sea trials programme, demonstrating that it can safely navigate...

Dec 15, 2020
New Modular Fixed-Wing & VTOL UAS Demonstrated

UKRSPECSYSTEMS has recently conducted demonstration flights for foreign government representatives with its PD-2 UAS (unmanned aerial system). The company’s new...

Dec 15, 2020
Meteksan Defense Develops Unmanned Vehicle Subsystems & Tactical USVs

Meteksan Defense, a leading developer of state-of-the-art components, radar and communication technologies for the defense and security industries, as well...

Dec 14, 2020
Extended Range Antenna Introduced for UAS Command & Control

AeroVironment has introduced an Extended Range Antenna (ERA) in a lightweight, portable form factor that expands UAS command and control...

Dec 14, 2020
Solid State LiDAR Announced for Robotics

Built using Velodyne’s proprietary micro-lidar array architecture (MLA) the Velarray M1600 provides advanced perception for autonomous robotics. Leveraging Velodyne’s manufacturing...

Dec 14, 2020
GNSS Expansion Cards Unveiled for Centimeter-Level Positioning

Antzertech, an Internet of Vehicles (IoV) and telematics solution provider based in Taiwan, has announced a high precision GNSS expansion...

Dec 14, 2020
Fixed Wing UAS Completes Navy’s 1st Test Flight with ARS

Boeing’s MQ-25 T1 test asset for The U.S. Navy has flown for the first time with an aerial refueling store...

Dec 14, 2020
Tech Brief: Integrating Mode 5 IFF Transponders into UAS

Sagetech has released a tech brief that discusses the current and future Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponder...

Dec 14, 2020
“Oi Connect delivered for the ocean science & technology community,” says society President

Oceanology International 2020, held this year as a virtual event from 1st to 4th December on the custom-built, AI-driven Oi...

Dec 14, 2020
French Navy Installs Additional Four Schiebel Unmanned Helicopters

Naval Group, on behalf of the French Navy, has accepted a further two CAMCOPTER® S-100 unmanned helicopters for operational use....

Dec 14, 2020
New Large-Scale HD Mobile Mapping Solution Introduced

PolyExplore Inc. has introduced the POLYMAPPER HD, a complete solution for high-precision large-scale mobile mapping. The system includes a millimetre-accurate...

Dec 11, 2020
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