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.

Milanion Expands Unmanned Systems Manufacturing Capability
Milanion Expands Unmanned Systems Manufacturing Capability

Milanion has relocated to a larger headquarters and manufacturing facility in order to expand the production of its autonomous UGVs...

Feb 18, 2021
Auterion Updates Enterprise PX4 & Mission Control Software
Auterion Updates Enterprise PX4 & Mission Control Software

Auterion has released new versions of its Auterion Enterprise PX4 drone operating system and control software and Auterion Mission Control...

Feb 18, 2021
Inertial Labs Selects Australian Distributor for Marine Technologies
Inertial Labs Selects Australian Distributor for Marine Technologies

Inertial Labs has formed a partnership with Australian telecommunications integrator CSE Crosscom to provide Inertial Labs’ positioning, orientation, and navigation...

Feb 18, 2021
New Gyro-Stabilized Digital Magnetic Compass Released
New Gyro-Stabilized Digital Magnetic Compass Released

PNI Sensor has launched a new gyro-stabilized digital magnetic compass that combines high-sensitivity magnetometers with a high-stability 3-axis MEMS accelerometer...

Feb 18, 2021
Autonomous Sonar Systems Delivered to Indian Navy
Autonomous Sonar Systems Delivered to Indian Navy

RTSYS has been awarded a contract to provide the Indian Navy with two of the company’s SIERA sonar measurement and...

Feb 18, 2021
Rugged Active L1/L2 GPS & GLONASS Patch Antenna Launched
Rugged Active L1/L2 GPS & GLONASS Patch Antenna Launched

Southwest Antennas has launched a new high-performance GPS & GLONASS Active L1/L2 patch antenna for position, navigation and timing (PNT)...

Feb 18, 2021
Marotta Releases Fourth 1-STEP Power Converter
Marotta Releases Fourth 1-STEP Power Converter

Marotta Controls has announced availability and final qualification of the PS11200 — the fourth variant in the 1-STEP product line. Marotta has...

Feb 17, 2021
Autonomous Cargo Delivery UAS Selected by US Air Force
Autonomous Cargo Delivery UAS Selected by US Air Force

Silent Arrow has been awarded a contract by the United States Air Force (USAF) to scale down its GD-2000 cargo...

Feb 16, 2021
Counter-Drone System Tested in Austrian High Mountains
Counter-Drone System Tested in Austrian High Mountains

  Smart Shooter’s SMASH Fire Control System has been tested in the Austrian High Mountains by the Dutch Army during...

Feb 16, 2021
NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX-Based Video Processing Board Released
NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX-Based Video Processing Board Released

Vision4ce has released the CHARM 100NX, a state-of-the-art standalone video processing board based on the NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX, which...

Feb 16, 2021
USV Conversion of RHIB Undertaken for EU Member Army
USV Conversion of RHIB Undertaken for EU Member Army

Autonomous technology developer Milanion Group, in partnership with maritime solutions provider Aegean Projects, has successfully undertaken the conversion of a...

Feb 16, 2021
EVLOS UAV Heavy Goods Transport Demonstrated in Italy
EVLOS UAV Heavy Goods Transport Demonstrated in Italy

Leonardo has recently conducted a series of test flights, in collaboration with the Municipality of Turin and drone services company...

Feb 15, 2021
SAR/MTI Radar for Common Operating Picture in UAV Operations
SAR/MTI Radar for Common Operating Picture in UAV Operations

Meteksan Defence, a developer of components, radar and communication technologies for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), has released the following article...

Feb 15, 2021
Censys Technologies Launches Training Partnership with UATI
Censys Technologies Launches Training Partnership with UATI

Industrial drone manufacturer Censys Technologies has designated Unmanned Aviation Training Institute (UATI) as an OEM-authorized training provider of the Sentaero...

Feb 15, 2021
High-Resolution LiDAR UAV Developed for Surveying
High-Resolution LiDAR UAV Developed for Surveying

Microdrones has unveiled the latest in its range of UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)-based LiDAR surveying systems, the mdLiDAR1000HR aaS. The...

Feb 15, 2021
High Operating Temperature MWIR Cameras Unveiled
High Operating Temperature MWIR Cameras Unveiled

Sierra-Olympia Technologies has unveiled a new line of long-range, continuous zoom thermal cameras based around a state-of-the-art high operating temperature...

Feb 15, 2021
Skydio Selected for U.S. Army Reconnaissance sUAS Program
Skydio Selected for U.S. Army Reconnaissance sUAS Program

Skydio’s X2D drone has been selected for final integration into the U.S. Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) program, which aims...

Feb 15, 2021
Air-Launched Munition UAV Project Underway
Air-Launched Munition UAV Project Underway

DARPA has kicked off Phase 1 of its LongShot program, which aims to develop an air-launched unmanned air vehicle (UAV)...

Feb 14, 2021
Velodyne LiDAR Solutions Integrated into Autonomous Baggage Transportation
Velodyne LiDAR Solutions Integrated into Autonomous Baggage Transportation

Velodyne Lidar has entered into an agreement to provide its Ultra Puck LiDAR sensors to ThorDrive, an autonomous technology company...

Feb 12, 2021
NVIDIA-Based AI Carrier Board Developed for Direct Camera Integration
NVIDIA-Based AI Carrier Board Developed for Direct Camera Integration

Connect Tech has partnered with machine vision technology developer FRAMOS to create a new carrier board designed specifically for NVIDIA...

Feb 12, 2021
Hyundai Unveils New UGV Concept
Hyundai Unveils New UGV Concept

Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled the concept for the newest member of its Ultimate Mobility Vehicle (UMV) line. TIGER (Transforming...

Feb 12, 2021
SBG Systems INS Integrated with UAV SATCOM Terminal
SBG Systems INS Integrated with UAV SATCOM Terminal

SBG Systems’ Ellipse-D GNSS-aided INS (inertial navigation system) has been integrated with Cobham’s Aviator UAV 200 terminal and compatibility between...

Feb 11, 2021
Autonomy and Wireless-Helm Technology for Ship-Build Customers
Autonomy and Wireless-Helm Technology for Ship-Build Customers

Sea Machines’ autonomous and wireless-helm systems will be incorporated as standard features in Damen Shipyards Group’s global vessel build catalogue...

Feb 11, 2021
Teledyne CARIS Receives Funding for Remote Ocean Mapping
Teledyne CARIS Receives Funding for Remote Ocean Mapping

Teledyne CARIS has received significant funding from Canada’s Ocean Supercluster award to develop software for remote operations survey processing, in...

Feb 11, 2021
Autonomous Target Prototype for USAF
Autonomous Target Prototype for USAF

tpgroup alongside Mountain Horse Solutions, a U.S. Defense and Mission Critical Equipment Supplier, and Digital Concepts Engineering Ltd (DCE), has...

Feb 11, 2021
Rugged Battery Packs for Off-Highway Vehicles
Rugged Battery Packs for Off-Highway Vehicles

Vanguard (Briggs & Stratton) will introduce its rugged lithium-ion battery solutions, originally developed in conjunction with ARGO for the J8...

Feb 11, 2021
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