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.

Penguin C Mk 2 Tactical UAS Unveiled
Penguin C Mk 2 Tactical UAS Unveiled

Edge Autonomy has launched an upgraded version of its Penguin C small tactical UAS (unmanned aerial system). The Mk 2...

Nov 03, 2020
SOARIZON Develops Advanced Drone Mission Planning & Management Software
SOARIZON Develops Advanced Drone Mission Planning & Management Software

SOARIZON, the developer of a leading comprehensive UAS (unmanned aerial systems) operational management solution for drone pilots and organisations, has...

Nov 02, 2020
TE Connectivity Acquires Aerospace & Defense Relay Manufacturer
TE Connectivity Acquires Aerospace & Defense Relay Manufacturer

TE Connectivity has acquired DRI Relays Inc., a designer and manufacturer of hermetically sealed electro-mechanical relays, time-delay devices, and sockets...

Nov 01, 2020
Work to Continue on RF Resource Manager for UAVs
Work to Continue on RF Resource Manager for UAVs

Perspecta Labs has been awarded a contract to work on phase 3 of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s...

Oct 31, 2020
CUAS Simulation and Training System Launched
CUAS Simulation and Training System Launched

Liteye Systems, in conjunction with Numerica and AEgis Technologies Group, has developed a high-fidelity C-UAS (Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems) modeling, simulation...

Oct 31, 2020
UAV Hydrogen Tank Receives U.S. DoT Approval
UAV Hydrogen Tank Receives U.S. DoT Approval

Doosan Mobility Innovation’s (DMI) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) hydrogen cylinder tank has received approval from the United States Department of...

Oct 31, 2020
UAS Monitoring Deployed at Port of Antwerp
UAS Monitoring Deployed at Port of Antwerp

Nordic Unmanned has provided its UAS (unmanned aerial system) services via the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to port authorities...

Oct 31, 2020
Remote UAS Swarm Launching Technology Demonstrated
Remote UAS Swarm Launching Technology Demonstrated

Blue Bear has successfully demonstrated its new remote launch technology for multiple UAS (unmanned aerial vehicles), which allows operators anywhere...

Oct 30, 2020
Triad High Performance Radios Integrated into Unmanned Aerial Taxi Prototypes
Triad High Performance Radios Integrated into Unmanned Aerial Taxi Prototypes

Triad RF Systems has provided its High Performance Radios (THPRs) to a UK-based robotics company that is developing prototypes of...

Oct 29, 2020
Sagetech Avionics Expands International Distributor Network
Sagetech Avionics Expands International Distributor Network

Sagetech Avionics has expanded its network of distributors for its unmanned aerial systems (UAS) safety solutions through new agreements with...

Oct 29, 2020
Construction Begins on First Australian Triton UAS
Construction Begins on First Australian Triton UAS

Northrop Grumman has begun construction of Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial system (UAS). The MQ-4C, the product of a...

Oct 29, 2020
BAE Systems to Develop Attritable Air Vehicle Systems for USAF
BAE Systems to Develop Attritable Air Vehicle Systems for USAF

BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to develop attritable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the U.S. Air Force’s Skyborg...

Oct 29, 2020
SOARIZON Adds New Collaborative Features for Drone Businesses
SOARIZON Adds New Collaborative Features for Drone Businesses

SOARIZON has launched a comprehensive suite of new features for its UAS (unmanned aerial systems) operational management solution. The new...

Oct 29, 2020
Airmar Opens South African Sales & Support Office
Airmar Opens South African Sales & Support Office

  Acoustic and ultrasonic sensing solutions provider Airmar Technology Corporation has opened a new South African sales and support office...

Oct 27, 2020
Switchable Multi-Fuel Operation for UAV Engines
Switchable Multi-Fuel Operation for UAV Engines

RCV Engines has released a technical article outlining the development of switchable multi-fuel technology for their engines for small unmanned...

Oct 27, 2020
New Precision FOG IMU Achieves General Availability
New Precision FOG IMU Achieves General Availability

EMCORE Corporation’s EN-300 FOG (Fiber Optic Gyro) Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) has entered high-rate production and is widely available for...

Oct 27, 2020
Maritime Defense and Security USV Tested
Maritime Defense and Security USV Tested

UTEK has performed sea trials with its new USV (unmanned surface vessel) for maritime security and defense applications, the Kaluga...

Oct 26, 2020
Virtual Base Station Feature Released for GNSS & INS Post-Processing Software
Virtual Base Station Feature Released for GNSS & INS Post-Processing Software

SBG Systems has released a Virtual Base Station feature for its Qinertia post-processing software. Qinertia provides access to offline RTK...

Oct 26, 2020
UAVOS Begins Testing of Converted Unmanned Helicopter
UAVOS Begins Testing of Converted Unmanned Helicopter

UAVOS has begun testing of its UVH-500 unmanned aerial system (UAS), which is based on the manned CH-7 helicopter manufactured...

Oct 26, 2020
KVH Develops FOG-Based IMUs & GNSS-INS for Unmanned Systems
KVH Develops FOG-Based IMUs & GNSS-INS for Unmanned Systems

KVH Industries, a leading developer of innovative fiber optic gyro (FOG) and inertial sensing technologies for unmanned systems, has partnered...

Oct 26, 2020
MN-MIMO Automatic Tracking Antenna System Launched
MN-MIMO Automatic Tracking Antenna System Launched

Octopus ISR Systems has launched a portable high-performance automatic tracking antenna system that enables high bandwidth, meshed video, voice, and...

Oct 25, 2020
US Army UAVs to Gain Enhanced Encrypted Communications
US Army UAVs to Gain Enhanced Encrypted Communications

Viasat and AeroVironment have partnered on a project funded by the U.S. Army Reconfigurable Communications for Small Unmanned Systems (RCSUS)...

Oct 25, 2020
European Border & Coast Guard Agency Selects Heron UAV for Maritime Surveillance
European Border & Coast Guard Agency Selects Heron UAV for Maritime Surveillance

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Airbus Defence and Space Airborne Solutions (ADAS) have been awarded a contract by the European...

Oct 25, 2020
Open-Source Software & Hardware Released for Autonomous GNSS Applications
Open-Source Software & Hardware Released for Autonomous GNSS Applications

Septentrio has launched two new open-source resources for its GPS/GNSS module receivers. ROSaic is an ROS (Robot Operating System) driver...

Oct 25, 2020
Elsight Develops Secure Datalinks for BVLOS Drone Communications
Elsight Develops Secure Datalinks for BVLOS Drone Communications

Elsight, a leading developer of state-of-the-art connectivity solutions for always-on secure data transmission, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”)...

Oct 24, 2020
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