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.

Drone Payload Unveiled for Asset Inspections
Drone Payload Unveiled for Asset Inspections

Phase One has unveiled the company’s new solution for fast, efficient, and safe UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)-based inspection of critical...

Mar 24, 2021
Quantum-Enhanced Inertial Technology Under Development for NASA
Quantum-Enhanced Inertial Technology Under Development for NASA

Advanced Navigation has been awarded one of the first Moon to Mars Supply Chain Capability Improvement grants by the Australian...

Mar 24, 2021
Partnership Enables Artificial Intelligence Sensor Analysis Capabilities for UAS Operators
Partnership Enables Artificial Intelligence Sensor Analysis Capabilities for UAS Operators

Sentient Vision Systems has partnered with Kongsberg Geospatial to enable real-time analysis of sensor video data from drone-based sensors, using...

Mar 24, 2021
PCB Manufacturer MPL Celebrates 30-Year Anniversary
PCB Manufacturer MPL Celebrates 30-Year Anniversary

MPL Incorporated, a contract manufacturer of PCB (printed circuit board) assemblies, has recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. The company, which...

Mar 24, 2021
SKYTRAC Develops UAV Satcom Communication & Control Solutions
SKYTRAC Develops UAV Satcom Communication & Control Solutions

  SKYTRAC, a leading developer of Iridium Certus Satcom solutions for UAS (unmanned aerial systems) and drones, has partnered with...

Mar 24, 2021
Seagull USV Receives Autonomy Upgrades
Seagull USV Receives Autonomy Upgrades

Elbit Systems has integrated new technologies into its Seagull unmanned surface vessel (USV) that will further enhance the platform’s capability...

Mar 23, 2021
First Knifefish Minehunting UUV Delivered
First Knifefish Minehunting UUV Delivered

General Dynamics Mission Systems has delivered the first Knifefish unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), designed for surface mine countermeasures, to the...

Mar 23, 2021
Censys UAV Receives BVLOS Approval
Censys UAV Receives BVLOS Approval

Drone data collection and analysis firm Toa Custodian has been awarded beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) approval from the...

Mar 23, 2021
BVLOS Mapping Drone Built on Acecore Quadcopter
BVLOS Mapping Drone Built on Acecore Quadcopter

Acecore’s Zoe quadcopter platform has been used by aerial data solutions provider Airobot as the base for their new Zmapper...

Mar 23, 2021
HZO Guardian Plus™ Parylene C Coating Passes UL746E Certification Testing
HZO Guardian Plus™ Parylene C Coating Passes UL746E Certification Testing

Nanocoating solutions company HZO has demonstrated the dielectric strength of conformal coatings by passing UL746E certification testing for HZO Guardian Plus™ Parylene C coating

Mar 23, 2021
Artificial Intelligence Solutions Developed for USVs
Artificial Intelligence Solutions Developed for USVs

Marine AI, a specialist developer of cognitive artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for marine and maritime applications, has partnered with Unmanned...

Mar 22, 2021
Lightweight GNSS-Aided INS Introduced for UAV Applications
Lightweight GNSS-Aided INS Introduced for UAV Applications

Oxford Technical Solutions (OxTS) has launched the latest in the company’s line of inertial navigation systems (INS). The xNAV650 is...

Mar 22, 2021
US-Made Drone Flight Computer Introduced
US-Made Drone Flight Computer Introduced

Windhover Labs has announced the upcoming availability of its first hardware product, a modular flight computer for commercial UAVs (unmanned...

Mar 21, 2021
Hybrid Gas-Electric Multirotor Drone Breaks Endurance Record
Hybrid Gas-Electric Multirotor Drone Breaks Endurance Record

Skyfront’s Perimeter 8 UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) has set a new record for multirotor drone flight time, staying airborne for...

Mar 21, 2021
Autonomous Counter-UAS UGV Under Development
Autonomous Counter-UAS UGV Under Development

Milrem Robotics has partnered with Marduk Technologies to develop a mobile autonomous counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) solution that defends against...

Mar 21, 2021
Scalable C2 Software Tested on Gray Eagle Extended Range UAS
Scalable C2 Software Tested on Gray Eagle Extended Range UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), in conjunction with the U.S. Army, has completed the first production Acceptance Test...

Mar 20, 2021
US Army Shadow UAS to Be Upgraded
US Army Shadow UAS to Be Upgraded

Textron Systems has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to upgrade the Shadow Block II tactical unmanned aerial...

Mar 20, 2021
Innovative Iridium Certus Satcom Terminal Introduced
Innovative Iridium Certus Satcom Terminal Introduced

SKYTRAC Systems Ltd. has entered the unmanned aviation segment with the development and launch of IMS-350. The Integrated Mission System...

Mar 19, 2021
Silvus to Develop DARPA Distributed Beamforming Technology
Silvus to Develop DARPA Distributed Beamforming Technology

Silvus Technologies has been awarded a contract to develop new communications technology for DARPA’s Resilient Networked Distributed Mosaic Communications (RN...

Mar 19, 2021
Radio Solutions for UAS Command & Control
Radio Solutions for UAS Command & Control

uAvionix has released an article detailing some of the design considerations for radios used for command and control (C2) of...

Mar 19, 2021
XOCEAN USVs Enhanced with AI Software
XOCEAN USVs Enhanced with AI Software

Marine AI’s Guardian Vision artificial intelligence software has been selected by XOCEAN to enhance the situational awareness of their USVs...

Mar 18, 2021
Swissdrones Power Line Inspection Solution Successfully Tested
Swissdrones Power Line Inspection Solution Successfully Tested

Swissdrones has successfully completed a challenge set by French power line operator Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) that required an...

Mar 17, 2021
Current Trends in Cables and Connectors used in UAVs
Current Trends in Cables and Connectors used in UAVs

Travis Neumann, Special Project Manager at Omnetics Connector Corporation has authored the following article that outlines current trends in cable...

Mar 17, 2021
Case Study: Bridge Infrastructure Inspections with Drone Boats
Case Study: Bridge Infrastructure Inspections with Drone Boats

This case study outlines the use of unmanned remote-controlled boats for bridge inspection by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)...

Mar 17, 2021
Vanguard Engines Power Aid Distribution UAV
Vanguard Engines Power Aid Distribution UAV

Vanguard has released the following article detailing how its Small Block Engines have been used to power the ULTRA UAV...

Mar 17, 2021
New Rugged S- & C-Band Omni-Directional Antenna Released
New Rugged S- & C-Band Omni-Directional Antenna Released

Southwest Antennas has launched a new rugged omni-directional antenna for S and C-Band communication applications. The lightweight and compact antenna...

Mar 17, 2021
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