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.

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
Automated AUV Launch and Recovery System Under Development

Thales Australia and Flinders University have entered into a partnership to investigate the development of an automated launch and recovery...

Sep 17, 2020
SeaGuardian UAS Completes Maritime Test Flights

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has successfully completed a series of maritime test flights off the coast of Southern...

Sep 15, 2020
MANET Radios Used to Control Legged UGVs

Silvus Technologies’ radio technology has been utilised during the US Air Force’s second Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) On-Ramp Experiment,...

Sep 15, 2020
CR Flight Unveils US-Manufactured Counter-Rotating Drone Motors

CR Flight has developed a revolutionary new motor technology for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) that allows a single drone motor...

Sep 14, 2020
Advanced Perception System Created for Autonomous UGV Navigation

iXblue, via its Robopec robotics and AI division, has developed an advanced perception system for research and development of autonomous...

Sep 13, 2020
Wireless Sensor Data Collection for Unmanned Helicopter Flight Testing

LORD MicroStrain’s wireless sensors and inertial devices, along with its SensorCloud data analytics software, have been used by Boeing to...

Sep 13, 2020
AI-Powered Software Supports USV Seabed Survey Mission

Teledyne CARIS’ Mira AI cloud platform and CARIS Onboard software have been used to enable onboard autonomous survey and real-time...

Sep 13, 2020
Miniature OEM GNSS-INS Boards Unveiled

ComNav Technology has unveiled its new K8 series of OEM GNSS modules with built-in inertial measurement unit (IMU), designed for...

Sep 12, 2020
Autonomous Positioning and Sensing Kits for Agriculture Launched

Hexagon’s Autonomy and Positioning division has launched a new series of autonomy positioning and sensing kits for agricultural applications, through...

Sep 12, 2020
AI and Machine Learning for Automated Emergency UAS Landings

Black Swift Technologies (BST) has released a whitepaper detailing the development of the company’s SwiftSTL (Safe To Land) technology for...

Sep 11, 2020
Microdrones Partners with New Distributor & Government Sales Specialist

Microdrones has selected logistics automation and geospatial intelligence specialists MODUS (Mapping Operations and Data Unmanned Solutions) as a new distributor...

Sep 11, 2020
LightWare Develops Miniature LiDAR Scanners for Drones & Robotics

LightWare, a leading developer of miniature LiDAR sensors for drones, robotics and self-driving vehicles, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology...

Sep 11, 2020
Sagetech Avionics Expands International Reseller Network

Sagetech Avionics has significantly expanded the international network of resellers for its military and civilian UAS (unmanned aerial systems) transponders....

Sep 10, 2020
New Unmanned Helicopters for Maritime & Law Enforcement Applications Announced

Steadicopter has announced the launch of two new models of rotary UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), featuring electric-powered propulsion and VTOL...

Sep 10, 2020
Rugged High-Performance Servers Launched

Each of Crystal Group's three new servers deliver powerful, secure and efficient high-velocity capabilities to users, combining to form a flexible, integrated high-speed sensor data collection system

Sep 10, 2020
YellowScan Develops Long-Range UAV LiDAR Mapping Solutions

YellowScan, a leading developer of professional integrated UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) LiDAR surveying solutions, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology...

Sep 10, 2020
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