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.

SOARIZON Adds New Collaborative Features for Drone Businesses

SOARIZON has launched a comprehensive suite of new features for its UAS (unmanned aerial systems) operational management solution. The new...

Oct 29, 2020
Airmar Opens South African Sales & Support Office

  Acoustic and ultrasonic sensing solutions provider Airmar Technology Corporation has opened a new South African sales and support office...

Oct 27, 2020
Switchable Multi-Fuel Operation for UAV Engines

RCV Engines has released a technical article outlining the development of switchable multi-fuel technology for their engines for small unmanned...

Oct 27, 2020
New Precision FOG IMU Achieves General Availability

EMCORE Corporation’s EN-300 FOG (Fiber Optic Gyro) Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) has entered high-rate production and is widely available for...

Oct 27, 2020
Maritime Defense and Security USV Tested

UTEK has performed sea trials with its new USV (unmanned surface vessel) for maritime security and defense applications, the Kaluga...

Oct 26, 2020
Virtual Base Station Feature Released for GNSS & INS Post-Processing Software

SBG Systems has released a Virtual Base Station feature for its Qinertia post-processing software. Qinertia provides access to offline RTK...

Oct 26, 2020
UAVOS Begins Testing of Converted Unmanned Helicopter

UAVOS has begun testing of its UVH-500 unmanned aerial system (UAS), which is based on the manned CH-7 helicopter manufactured...

Oct 26, 2020
KVH Develops FOG-Based IMUs & GNSS-INS for Unmanned Systems

KVH Industries, a leading developer of innovative fiber optic gyro (FOG) and inertial sensing technologies for unmanned systems, has partnered...

Oct 26, 2020
MN-MIMO Automatic Tracking Antenna System Launched

Octopus ISR Systems has launched a portable high-performance automatic tracking antenna system that enables high bandwidth, meshed video, voice, and...

Oct 25, 2020
US Army UAVs to Gain Enhanced Encrypted Communications

Viasat and AeroVironment have partnered on a project funded by the U.S. Army Reconfigurable Communications for Small Unmanned Systems (RCSUS)...

Oct 25, 2020
European Border & Coast Guard Agency Selects Heron UAV for Maritime Surveillance

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Airbus Defence and Space Airborne Solutions (ADAS) have been awarded a contract by the European...

Oct 25, 2020
Open-Source Software & Hardware Released for Autonomous GNSS Applications

Septentrio has launched two new open-source resources for its GPS/GNSS module receivers. ROSaic is an ROS (Robot Operating System) driver...

Oct 25, 2020
Elsight Develops Secure Datalinks for BVLOS Drone Communications

Elsight, a leading developer of state-of-the-art connectivity solutions for always-on secure data transmission, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”)...

Oct 24, 2020
FAA TSO Application Filed for World’s First Certified Drone Transponder

uAvionix has filed a Technical Standard Order (TSO) application with the FAA’s Aircraft Certification Office (ACO) for its ping200X Mode...

Oct 23, 2020
Fly-By-Wire System Selected for Pipistrel Autonomous Cargo UAV

Pipistrel has selected Honeywell’s Compact Fly-By-Wire system for incorporation into the company’s Nuuva V300 autonomous cargo unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)....

Oct 22, 2020
Anti-GPS Jamming Systems Integrated into Military-Grade Drones

Easy Aerial has integrated infiniDome’s GPSdome GNSS/GPS signal protection solution into its line of military-grade unmanned aerial systems (UAS), which...

Oct 22, 2020
Loyal Wingman UAS Completes First Taxi

Boeing’s Loyal Wingman unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), developed in conjunction with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), has recently completed...

Oct 22, 2020
Botlink Capture Now Supports LAANC for Controlled Airspace Access

Botlink has launched Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) within its automated drone flight app. The Botlink Capture app...

Oct 22, 2020
Helicopter-UAV Teaming Demonstrated at British Army Experiment

Leonardo has successfully demonstrated integrated teaming capabilities with the company’s manned AW159 Wildcat helicopter and a semi-autonomous UAV (unmanned aerial...

Oct 21, 2020
Autonomous Legged Robots for Construction Under Development

Trimble and Boston Dynamics have partnered to create a new robotic data collection solution for the construction industry, based on...

Oct 21, 2020
New SOSA-Aligned SBC Features Advanced Cybersecurity

Aitech Systems has launched the U-C8770, a single board computer (SBC) designed in accordance with the Modular Open Systems Approach...

Oct 21, 2020
Parachute System Developed for DJI M300 Drones

Drone Rescue Systems has launched a new parachute system for DJI’s Matrice 300 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Weighing only 490g,...

Oct 21, 2020
SeaGuardian UAS Validation Flights Begin in Japan

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has begun a series of test flights in Japan’s Aomori Prefecture with the company’s...

Oct 20, 2020
Armed USV Prototype Developed in Turkey

Meteksan Defense, in conjunction with Ares Shipyard in Antalya, Turkey, has launched a new Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) program,...

Oct 20, 2020
IMSAR Develops High-Performance Synthetic Aperture Radars for UAVs

IMSAR, a leading developer of low-SWaP (size, weight and power) synthetic aperture radar systems for unmanned aerial vehicles, has partnered...

Oct 20, 2020
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