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.

Drones for Mining: Use Cases, Benefits and Trends

Iris Automation has released the following article outlining the adoption of UAS (unmanned aerial systems) technology by the mining industry....

Nov 09, 2020
Creomagic to Supply MANET Radios to Asian Markets

Creomagic’s cognitive SDR (software defined radio) technology has been selected by two major companies based in Singapore and Japan, marking...

Nov 09, 2020
Whitepaper: Rapid Photogrammetry Workflow For UAV Direct Georeferencing

Microdrones has released a whitepaper presenting the FORMap tool from the company’s mdInfinity geospatial data processing tool for UAVs (unmanned...

Nov 09, 2020
Royal Marines Train With Advanced Autonomous Technology

The UK Royal Navy’s Littoral Strike Group has trialled innovative and experimental equipment, including drones and autonomous systems, off the...

Nov 07, 2020
GESAR to Develop Unmanned Systems with Industrial-Grade Robotic Arm

GESAR Inc has partnered with Automata, the manufacturer of the Eva robotic arm, to create new custom unmanned systems and...

Nov 06, 2020
New Long-Endurance Tethered Drone System Unveiled

Elistair has announced that it has developed the Orion 2, a new tethered unmanned aerial system (UAS) designed for military,...

Nov 06, 2020
Whitepaper: MIL-SPEC Connector Technologies for Commercial Applications

Cinch Connectivity Solutions has released a whitepaper outlining how MIL-SPEC connector technologies have been adapted to solve everyday challenges in...

Nov 05, 2020
NOAA Selects DriX USV for Next-Generation Ocean Exploration

The Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (OECI), funded by NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER), has purchased iXblue’s DriX...

Nov 05, 2020
AI for UAV Failure Prediction and Emergency Landing

Black Swift Technologies (BST) has released the following article about technology developed by the company that will allow unmanned aerial...

Nov 05, 2020
PNI Sensor Develops Motion Tracking, Heading & Orientation Sensors for UAVs & Robotics

PNI Sensor, a leading developer of sensor modules for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and robotics, has partnered with Unmanned Systems...

Nov 05, 2020
Sagetech UAV Transponders Support ArduPilot Autopilot Software

Sagetech Avionics has integrated its UAV (unmanned aerial vehicles) transponders with leading open source autopilot software ArduPilot. The integration was...

Nov 05, 2020
New UAV Engine Starter Generator Control System Released

Sky Power has developed a new starter generator control system that can be used with the company’s family of UAV...

Nov 04, 2020
Inertial Labs Launches New Industrial-Grade IMU

Inertial Labs has launched the Kernel-100, a new compact industrial-grade inertial measurement unit (IMU) providing high-performance measurement of linear acceleration...

Nov 04, 2020
CTD Sensor Integrated onto Micro-AUV

RTSYS has integrated the RBRlegato3 CTD (conductivity, temperature & depth) sensor from oceanographic instrument developer RBR onto its NemoSens micro-AUV...

Nov 03, 2020
Penguin C Mk 2 Tactical UAS Unveiled

Edge Autonomy has launched an upgraded version of its Penguin C small tactical UAS (unmanned aerial system). The Mk 2...

Nov 03, 2020
SOARIZON Develops Advanced Drone Mission Planning & Management Software

SOARIZON, the developer of a leading comprehensive UAS (unmanned aerial systems) operational management solution for drone pilots and organisations, has...

Nov 02, 2020
TE Connectivity Acquires Aerospace & Defense Relay Manufacturer

TE Connectivity has acquired DRI Relays Inc., a designer and manufacturer of hermetically sealed electro-mechanical relays, time-delay devices, and sockets...

Nov 01, 2020
Work to Continue on RF Resource Manager for UAVs

Perspecta Labs has been awarded a contract to work on phase 3 of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s...

Oct 31, 2020
CUAS Simulation and Training System Launched

Liteye Systems, in conjunction with Numerica and AEgis Technologies Group, has developed a high-fidelity C-UAS (Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems) modeling, simulation...

Oct 31, 2020
UAV Hydrogen Tank Receives U.S. DoT Approval

Doosan Mobility Innovation’s (DMI) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) hydrogen cylinder tank has received approval from the United States Department of...

Oct 31, 2020
UAS Monitoring Deployed at Port of Antwerp

Nordic Unmanned has provided its UAS (unmanned aerial system) services via the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to port authorities...

Oct 31, 2020
Remote UAS Swarm Launching Technology Demonstrated

Blue Bear has successfully demonstrated its new remote launch technology for multiple UAS (unmanned aerial vehicles), which allows operators anywhere...

Oct 30, 2020
Triad High Performance Radios Integrated into Unmanned Aerial Taxi Prototypes

Triad RF Systems has provided its High Performance Radios (THPRs) to a UK-based robotics company that is developing prototypes of...

Oct 29, 2020
Sagetech Avionics Expands International Distributor Network

Sagetech Avionics has expanded its network of distributors for its unmanned aerial systems (UAS) safety solutions through new agreements with...

Oct 29, 2020
Construction Begins on First Australian Triton UAS

Northrop Grumman has begun construction of Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial system (UAS). The MQ-4C, the product of a...

Oct 29, 2020
BAE Systems to Develop Attritable Air Vehicle Systems for USAF

BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to develop attritable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the U.S. Air Force’s Skyborg...

Oct 29, 2020
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