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.

New Scheme Launched for Drone Insurance Brokers

Flock has been selected as the insurance provider for a new member scheme launched by the British Insurance Brokers’ Association...

Sep 26, 2020
CRP USA Gains AS9100 Certification for Aerospace 3D Printing

CRP USA has been awarded AS9100 Rev. D certification for the manufacture of 3D printed aerospace products, such as UAV...

Sep 26, 2020
AirMap to Supply UTM Services to USAF eVTOL Program

AirMap has been awarded a Direct to Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to provide unmanned aircraft system...

Sep 25, 2020
Unmanned Systems Center of Excellence Under Construction

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has broken ground on a new Unmanned Systems Center of Excellence in Hampton, Virginia. The 20-acre...

Sep 25, 2020
Spanish Distributor Selected for Microdrones Survey Solutions

Microdrones’ UAS (unmanned aerial system) solutions for mapping and surveying are now being offered in Spain by STAEREA, a specialist...

Sep 25, 2020
MQ-9 & Gray Eagle UAS Support USAF Advanced Battle Management System Demo

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has supported the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF’s) Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) On-ramp demonstration,...

Sep 25, 2020
Photogrammetry Software Released for Large-Scale UAV Mapping

Pix4D has released Pix4Dmatic, a new digital photogrammetry software package designed for accurate and fast corridor and large-scale UAV (unmanned...

Sep 24, 2020
Rugged Display and Controller Introduced for MANET Smart Radio

Persistent Systems has unveiled a Rugged Display and Controller (RDC) for the company’s MPU5 mobile ad hoc networking (MANET) smart...

Sep 24, 2020
OpenIMU ROS Driver Released for Robotic Navigation Systems

ACEINNA has released a Robotic Operating System (ROS) driver for its family of OpenIMU sensors, allowing robotic application developers to...

Sep 24, 2020
BAE Systems Launches Riptide Medium UUV

BAE Systems has unveiled the Riptide UUV-12, the company’s first medium unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) offering and the first new...

Sep 23, 2020
Global Hawk UAS Capabilities Enhanced with New Sensors

Northrop Grumman has enhanced its Global Hawk high-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial system (UAS) with the addition of two new sensors....

Sep 23, 2020
Wildfire Detection and Monitoring with UAS

GGS has released a paper outlining the company’s use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and sensor fusion technologies for the...

Sep 23, 2020
PolyExplore Unveils High-Precision UAV LiDAR Mapping System

PolyExplore has unveiled the Polyscanner LS1, a high-precision LiDAR mapping system designed for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and other aerial...

Sep 22, 2020
New Gyro and IMU Modules Launched for Space & Defense Applications

Sensonor has launched new high-accuracy tactical-grade MEMS gyro and IMU (inertial measurement unit) modules that draw on the company’s wide...

Sep 22, 2020
Inertial Labs Releases U-Blox-Based Dual-Antenna GNSS-INS

Inertial Labs has launched the INS-DU, a high-performance GNSS-aided INS (inertial navigation system) with a dual-antenna receiver based on the...

Sep 21, 2020
Doppler Velocity Log Launched for Miniature UUVs

Teledyne RD Instruments has launched the new Wayfinder Doppler Velocity Log (DVL), designed to provide Doppler navigation capabilities for SWaP-C...

Sep 20, 2020
Multi-Aperture Sonar Integrated into Mine Countermeasures Software

  Sonardyne’s Solstice multi-aperture sonar has been integrated into software used by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to process data...

Sep 20, 2020
Compact High-Power Amplifier Developed for Counter-Drone Systems

Triad RF Systems has extended its line of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) wideband high power amplifiers with the TA1264, a lightweight, compact...

Sep 19, 2020
Creomagic Develops Cognitive Wireless MANET Radios for Tactical Communications

Creomagic, a leading developer of cognitive wireless mesh connectivity solutions for mission-critical applications, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”)...

Sep 18, 2020
Auterion Enables Large-Scale Operations for Enterprise Drone Fleets

Auterion, a leading developer of software solutions for large-scale UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) operations, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology...

Sep 18, 2020
Perkins Coie to Host AI Week 2020

Leading international law firm Perkins Coie will be hosting a week of webinars focused on Artificial Intelligence and the many...

Sep 18, 2020
V-BAT VTOL UAV to Support US Marines

Martin UAV has been awarded a contract to support the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory’s Organic Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target...

Sep 17, 2020
First UAV Landing at International Airport in Civilian Airspace

Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) Heron UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) has become the first unmanned aircraft to land at an international...

Sep 17, 2020
Northwest UAV to Distribute Hirth Engines in North & Central America

Northwest UAV (NWUAV) has entered into an agreement to distribute Hirth Engines’ aviation propulsion products in North and Central America....

Sep 17, 2020
UAS Management Software Updates Enterprise Drone Fleet Capabilities

AlarisPro, a developer of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) management solutions, has updated its platform with new features for enterprise clients...

Sep 17, 2020
Lockheed Martin Begins Large USV Study for US Navy

Lockheed Martin will undertake a study for the U.S. Navy’s Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV) competition centred around a design...

Sep 17, 2020
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