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.

Autonomous Navigation System Successfully Completes Sea Trials
Autonomous Navigation System Successfully Completes Sea Trials

tpgroup’s patent pending autonomous navigation system, Northstar, has successfully completed its sea trials programme, demonstrating that it can safely navigate...

Dec 15, 2020
New Modular Fixed-Wing & VTOL UAS Demonstrated
New Modular Fixed-Wing & VTOL UAS Demonstrated

UKRSPECSYSTEMS has recently conducted demonstration flights for foreign government representatives with its PD-2 UAS (unmanned aerial system). The company’s new...

Dec 15, 2020
Meteksan Defense Develops Unmanned Vehicle Subsystems & Tactical USVs
Meteksan Defense Develops Unmanned Vehicle Subsystems & Tactical USVs

Meteksan Defense, a leading developer of state-of-the-art components, radar and communication technologies for the defense and security industries, as well...

Dec 14, 2020
Extended Range Antenna Introduced for UAS Command & Control
Extended Range Antenna Introduced for UAS Command & Control

AeroVironment has introduced an Extended Range Antenna (ERA) in a lightweight, portable form factor that expands UAS command and control...

Dec 14, 2020
Solid State LiDAR Announced for Robotics
Solid State LiDAR Announced for Robotics

Built using Velodyne’s proprietary micro-lidar array architecture (MLA) the Velarray M1600 provides advanced perception for autonomous robotics. Leveraging Velodyne’s manufacturing...

Dec 14, 2020
GNSS Expansion Cards Unveiled for Centimeter-Level Positioning
GNSS Expansion Cards Unveiled for Centimeter-Level Positioning

Antzertech, an Internet of Vehicles (IoV) and telematics solution provider based in Taiwan, has announced a high precision GNSS expansion...

Dec 14, 2020
Fixed Wing UAS Completes Navy’s 1st Test Flight with ARS
Fixed Wing UAS Completes Navy’s 1st Test Flight with ARS

Boeing’s MQ-25 T1 test asset for The U.S. Navy has flown for the first time with an aerial refueling store...

Dec 14, 2020
Tech Brief: Integrating Mode 5 IFF Transponders into UAS
Tech Brief: Integrating Mode 5 IFF Transponders into UAS

Sagetech has released a tech brief that discusses the current and future Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponder...

Dec 14, 2020
“Oi Connect delivered for the ocean science & technology community,” says society President
“Oi Connect delivered for the ocean science & technology community,” says society President

Oceanology International 2020, held this year as a virtual event from 1st to 4th December on the custom-built, AI-driven Oi...

Dec 14, 2020
French Navy Installs Additional Four Schiebel Unmanned Helicopters
French Navy Installs Additional Four Schiebel Unmanned Helicopters

Naval Group, on behalf of the French Navy, has accepted a further two CAMCOPTER® S-100 unmanned helicopters for operational use....

Dec 14, 2020
New Large-Scale HD Mobile Mapping Solution Introduced
New Large-Scale HD Mobile Mapping Solution Introduced

PolyExplore Inc. has introduced the POLYMAPPER HD, a complete solution for high-precision large-scale mobile mapping. The system includes a millimetre-accurate...

Dec 11, 2020
Flock Designs Insurance Engine for Autonomous Vehicles
Flock Designs Insurance Engine for Autonomous Vehicles

Flock Insurance, a company known for providing insurance and risk intelligence to some of the world’s most advanced drone operations,...

Dec 10, 2020
Static Testing on MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAS Wing Structure Completed
Static Testing on MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAS Wing Structure Completed

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has completed three months of Full Scale Static (FSS) testing on the wing structure...

Dec 09, 2020
Simultaneous Long Distance Delivery Performed with Two Drones
Simultaneous Long Distance Delivery Performed with Two Drones

Pablo Air has performed simultaneous delivery of medical supplies with two drones from Incheon New Port in mainland Korea to...

Dec 09, 2020
RIEGL Opens New Office to Support Customers in UK and Ireland
RIEGL Opens New Office to Support Customers in UK and Ireland

RIEGL has opened a new office in York, England to provide dedicated support for customers throughout the UK and Ireland...

Dec 09, 2020
High-Precision Autonomous Landing System For UAVs Developed
High-Precision Autonomous Landing System For UAVs Developed

UAVLAS has developed an ultra-high precision autonomous landing system for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), designed to solve the bottlenecks in...

Dec 09, 2020
AeroVironment Expands UGV Capabilities
AeroVironment Expands UGV Capabilities

AeroVironment has entered into an agreement to acquire Telerob Gesellschaft für Fernhantierungstechnik mbH, a provider of UGVs (unmanned ground vehicles)...

Dec 09, 2020
Lightweight MANET Software-Defined Radio Launched
Lightweight MANET Software-Defined Radio Launched

Creomagic has introduced the CreoHub-Light, a new lighter version of the company’s CreoHub MANET (Mobile Ad-Hoc Networking) software-defined radio. The...

Dec 09, 2020
DARPA CODE Autonomy Engine Demonstrated on Avenger UAS
DARPA CODE Autonomy Engine Demonstrated on Avenger UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has demonstrated the DARPA-developed Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) autonomy engine on the...

Dec 08, 2020
Airbus Solar HAPS UAV Completes Test Flight Campaign
Airbus Solar HAPS UAV Completes Test Flight Campaign

Airbus Defence and Space has successfully completed a new test flight campaign with its Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS)...

Dec 08, 2020
SOARIZON Updates Intelligent Drone Mission Map Functionality
SOARIZON Updates Intelligent Drone Mission Map Functionality

SOARIZON has launched the biggest ever upgrade to its intelligent drone mission mapping functionality, allowing users to plan missions on...

Dec 07, 2020
Microdrones Releases Drone Surveying Equipment & Technology Journal
Microdrones Releases Drone Surveying Equipment & Technology Journal

Microdrones has made the second digital edition of the company’s 2020 Field Tested Field Proven journal available to download for...

Dec 07, 2020
Latest Configuration of Shadow Tactical UAS Ordered by US Army
Latest Configuration of Shadow Tactical UAS Ordered by US Army

The U.S. Army has ordered 36 of the new Block III configuration of Textron Systems’ Shadow tactical unmanned aerial systems...

Dec 05, 2020
Autonomous Satellite-Launching UAV Unveiled
Autonomous Satellite-Launching UAV Unveiled

Aevum, Inc. has unveiled its new Ravn X Autonomous Launch Vehicle, which the company claims is the world’s largest Unmanned...

Dec 04, 2020
Article: Everything You Need to Know About AHRS
Article: Everything You Need to Know About AHRS

Inertial Sense has released an article covering essential information on AHRS (Attitude and Heading Reference Systems), which combine a magnetometer,...

Dec 04, 2020
Small ROV Breaks Depth Range Record
Small ROV Breaks Depth Range Record

Boxfish Research has announced that its small, battery-operated remotely operated vehicle (ROV) has reached a record-breaking depth range during its...

Dec 04, 2020
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