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.

Closed-door ICA Summit 2021 Announced
Closed-door ICA Summit 2021 Announced

A brand new Innovation Connectivity Autonomous (ICA) Summit will be taking place from the 19 – 20 April 2021 in...

Nov 19, 2020
New High-Performance Miniature IMU for Unmanned Systems Launched
New High-Performance Miniature IMU for Unmanned Systems Launched

Advanced Navigation has introduced Motus 2, the second generation of the company’s ultra-high performance MEMS IMU (inertial measurement unit). Incorporating...

Nov 19, 2020
Preliminary Design Review Completed for Statewide BVLOS Drone Network
Preliminary Design Review Completed for Statewide BVLOS Drone Network

Thales has successfully completed the preliminary design review for the key site implementation of a statewide unmanned aerial systems (UAS)...

Nov 19, 2020
First Drone Delivery to a Submarine Performed
First Drone Delivery to a Submarine Performed

Skyfront’s long-endurance hybrid-electric Perimeter UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) has been used to perform the first ever ship-to-submarine delivery with a...

Nov 19, 2020
Drone Inspection & Asset Digitalization for the Wind Industry
Drone Inspection & Asset Digitalization for the Wind Industry

Scopito has released the following interview with the company’s CEO and founder, Ken Falk. Scopito is a cloud-based, AI-assisted data...

Nov 19, 2020
MPL Provides PCB Manufacturing Services for Unmanned Systems
MPL Provides PCB Manufacturing Services for Unmanned Systems

MPL, Inc., a leading manufacturer of printed circuit board assemblies and specialist in surface mount technology (SMT), has partnered with...

Nov 18, 2020
UKRSPECSYSTEMS Releases New UAV Bungee Catapult Launcher
UKRSPECSYSTEMS Releases New UAV Bungee Catapult Launcher

UKRSPECSYSTEMS has released the SCL-1A, a new bungee catapult launcher for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) that is designed to provide...

Nov 18, 2020
Synthetic Aperture Sonar Integrated into Teledyne Gavia AUVs
Synthetic Aperture Sonar Integrated into Teledyne Gavia AUVs

Teledyne Gavia has integrated the Kraken Robotics MINSAS Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) into its AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles). The...

Nov 18, 2020
Tri-Band Bidirectional Amplifier for ISR Radios Introduced
Tri-Band Bidirectional Amplifier for ISR Radios Introduced

NuWaves Engineering has introduced the NuPower Xtender SCISR-20, a tri-band, solid-state, bidirectional amplifier designed to support secure common data link...

Nov 17, 2020
EMSA Surveillance UAV Deployed in Romania
EMSA Surveillance UAV Deployed in Romania

Nordic Unmanned has provided unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance services via the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to Romania’s Border...

Nov 17, 2020
Fifth NATO RQ-4D Phoenix UAS Delivered
Fifth NATO RQ-4D Phoenix UAS Delivered

Northrop Grumman has successfully ferried the fifth NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) RQ-4D unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), via a non-stop...

Nov 17, 2020
Elsight Explains BVLOS Connectivity for UAS
Elsight Explains BVLOS Connectivity for UAS

Elsight has achieved a number of milestones with its flagship Halo connectivity platform for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). With over...

Nov 16, 2020
Euronaval 2020 Online Exhibition Report
Euronaval 2020 Online Exhibition Report

The Euronaval 2020 naval defense exhibition took place entirely digitally for the first time in the show’s history, featuring 7...

Nov 16, 2020
BVLOS Drone Research Consortium Formed in UK
BVLOS Drone Research Consortium Formed in UK

Drone management software developer Dronecloud is leading a consortium that is researching innovative Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) technologies...

Nov 15, 2020
NVIDIA Turing-Based GPGPU Card Launched for Defense AI Applications
NVIDIA Turing-Based GPGPU Card Launched for Defense AI Applications

EIZO Rugged Solutions has launched the Condor GR5-RTX5000, a fully-ruggedized 3U VPX form factor graphics and GPGPU (general purpose graphics...

Nov 15, 2020
New GNSS Base Station Receiver for Drone Mapping
New GNSS Base Station Receiver for Drone Mapping

ComNav Technology has launched a new UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) mapping solution that utilises the company’s high-accuracy T300 Plus GNSS...

Nov 15, 2020
Rheinmetall Mission Master UGV Trialled by Dutch Army
Rheinmetall Mission Master UGV Trialled by Dutch Army

Rheinmetall’s Mission Master UGV (unmanned ground vehicle) has been selected to undergo a two-year Concept Development & Experimentation (CD&E) program...

Nov 15, 2020
V-BAT VTOL UAV Selected for Maritime Counter-Narcotics Missions
V-BAT VTOL UAV Selected for Maritime Counter-Narcotics Missions

Martin UAV has successfully demonstrated the shipboard integration of its V-BAT Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)....

Nov 15, 2020
Inertial Labs Launches LiDAR Remote Sensing Platform
Inertial Labs Launches LiDAR Remote Sensing Platform

Inertial Labs has launched RESEPI (Remote Sensing Payload Instrument), a customizable remote sensing solution that produces highly accurate colorized point...

Nov 13, 2020
Whitepaper: UAS Transponder Requirements And Guidelines
Whitepaper: UAS Transponder Requirements And Guidelines

Sagetech has released a whitepaper that explains whether UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) developers will require a transponder for their particular...

Nov 13, 2020
Connectors for Extreme-Temperature Environments
Connectors for Extreme-Temperature Environments

Fischer Connectors has authored the following article explaining the factors required for connectors to operate reliably in conditions of extreme...

Nov 13, 2020
Hybrid Fuel-Electric Multirotor Drone Achieves 10-Hour Flight Time
Hybrid Fuel-Electric Multirotor Drone Achieves 10-Hour Flight Time

Quaternium, in conjunction with electronic fuel injection (EFI) developer Löweheiser, has achieved a flight time of 10 hours 14 minutes...

Nov 13, 2020
First Robotic Combat Vehicle – Light Delivered to U.S. Army
First Robotic Combat Vehicle – Light Delivered to U.S. Army

QinetiQ and Pratt Miller Defense have delivered the first Robotic Combat Vehicle – Light (RCV-L) to the U.S. Army Combat...

Nov 13, 2020
Artificial Intelligence vs Autonomy for Mobile Robotics
Artificial Intelligence vs Autonomy for Mobile Robotics

Inertial Sense has released the following article explaining the difference between autonomy and artificial intelligence (AI) as the two concepts...

Nov 12, 2020
New Software Update Released for SightLine Video Processors
New Software Update Released for SightLine Video Processors

SightLine Applications has released the newest software update for the company’s onboard video processing solutions for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles)...

Nov 12, 2020
Webinar: UAV Corridor Mapping with Microdrones
Webinar: UAV Corridor Mapping with Microdrones

Microdrones is hosting a webinar entitled “Corridor Mapping Made Easy with Microdrones” that will demonstrate how professionals in the surveying,...

Nov 12, 2020
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