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.

OceanAlpha Unveils New Multi-Purpose USVs

OceanAlpha has launched two new multi-purpose autonomous marine unmanned surface vessels (USVs), designed specifically to overcome various technical limitations currently...

Oct 20, 2020
UAV Propulsion Tech to Market Mejzlik Propellers

UAV Propulsion Tech has entered into an agreement with Czech firm Mejzlik Propellers to market their advanced propeller solutions for...

Oct 20, 2020
YellowScan Launches Updated UAV LiDAR System

YellowScan has launched the new updated version of its Mapper LiDAR solution for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) , which now...

Oct 19, 2020
Ballard Unmanned Systems Acquired by Honeywell

Ballard Unmanned Systems, a developer of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell products for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), is being...

Oct 17, 2020
Harxon Introduces Two New GNSS Antennas at InterGeo Digital

HARXON has virtually announced the addition of one autonomous antenna HX-CVX603A and one mini choke ring HX-CGX611A to its autonomous...

Oct 16, 2020
Phase One Announces Firmware Update for UAV Imaging Cameras

Phase One has announced the forthcoming release of version 4 of the firmware for its iXM and iXM-RS professional drone...

Oct 16, 2020
Alker Provides Fiber Optic Technologies for Unmanned Systems & Robotics

Alker, a leading provider of fiber optic technologies for defense, aerospace and space, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”)...

Oct 15, 2020
Casia UAS DAA Solution Approved for BVLOS Power Line Inspection

Iris Automation’s Casia onboard detect-and-avoid (DAA) solution has been integrated into drones owned by MVT Geo-solutions that have been granted...

Oct 15, 2020
High-Resolution VIS-SWIR Camera Wins Photonics Industry Award

Raptor Photonics’ Owl 1280 VIS-SWIR (visible & shortwave infrared) camera has been recognised as a Gold honouree at the 2020...

Oct 15, 2020
New UUV-Based Pipeline Inspection Solution Developed

iXblue has partnered with tubular technology manufacturer Vallourec and the visual positioning startup FORSSEA Robotics to develop a new pipeline...

Oct 15, 2020
Routing Methods for PCB Design

San Francisco Circuits (SFC), a provider of PCB (printed circuit board) fabrication, assembly and test services for unmanned systems and...

Oct 15, 2020
Ophir MWIR Zoom Lens Wins 2020 Innovators Award

Ophir Optronics Solutions LTD has received the GOLD INNOVATORS AWARD from Laser Focus World magazine for its SupIR 50-1350mm f/5.5, an ultra-long Medium-Wave...

Oct 15, 2020
Whitepaper: Point Cloud Generation for UAV Mapping and Scanning

Inertial Labs has released a whitepaper outlining the generation of point clouds with a LiDAR or other laser scanner for...

Oct 15, 2020
Registration is Open for InterDrone Online

InterDrone, The International Drone Conference & Expo, Launches InterDrone Online, a digital networking event for the commercial drone industry.  InterDrone Online is a...

Oct 15, 2020
GESAR Develops Long-Range & Autonomous Unmanned Systems

GESAR Inc is a developer and manufacturer of customized robots and unmanned systems. In addition to a number of off-the-shelf...

Oct 14, 2020
Schiebel Pacific Expands Capabilities in Australia

Schiebel Pacific has begun expanding its business following increased demand for the company’s CAMCOPTER S-100 Vertical Take Off and Landing...

Oct 14, 2020
Solar HAPS UAV Surpasses 60,000 Feet

AeroVironment has announced that, in conjunction with HAPSMobile, it has successfully completed a test flight with the Sunglider solar-powered high-altitude...

Oct 14, 2020
New Mil-Spec DC-DC Converters Launched

SynQor has expanded its Mil-COTS (military commercial-off-the-shelf) DC-DC product range with two new full-brick DC-DC converters based on the company’s...

Oct 14, 2020
Command & Control Software Upgraded for Gray Eagle ER UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has introduced a new laptop-based interface for its Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned...

Oct 14, 2020
NVIDIA Turing-Based GPGPU Card Introduced for AI Applications

Aitech Systems’ C530 GPGPU (General-Purpose Graphics Processing Unit) 3U VPX board is now offered with GPUs based on NVIDIA’s Turing...

Oct 14, 2020
Case Study: High-Accuracy Drone LiDAR Mapping with INS

OxTS has released a case study detailing how the company’s xNAV250 miniature inertial navigation system (INS) was used to provide...

Oct 13, 2020
The Autonomous Network to Power Robotics on Land, Air & Sea

Rajant has released the following article detailing the way in which its Kinetic Mesh wireless network can provide the continuous mobile...

Oct 13, 2020
Multi-Sensor Positioning Solution Launched for Drones & Robotics

Fixposition has launched the Vision-RTK, a centimeter-accurate positioning solution that uses a unique sensor fusion algorithm to integrate GNSS, camera...

Oct 12, 2020
DTC MANET Mesh Radios Selected for Royal Navy USVs

DTC Communications’ (DTC) Phase 4 MANET (Mobile Ad Hoc Networking) mesh radio has been selected by BAE Systems as the...

Oct 12, 2020
Security Enhancements Allow UAS Flight Planning Solution to be Used in US and EU

Esri has introduced new capabilities for its Site Scan unmanned aerial systems (UAS) flight planning and processing solution that will...

Oct 11, 2020
RIEGL Unveils New UAV LiDAR Scanners

RIEGL has developed two new airborne LiDAR scanners developed specifically for use on UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). The new products...

Oct 11, 2020
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