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.

FAA TSO Application Filed for World’s First Certified Drone Transponder
FAA TSO Application Filed for World’s First Certified Drone Transponder

uAvionix has filed a Technical Standard Order (TSO) application with the FAA’s Aircraft Certification Office (ACO) for its ping200X Mode...

Oct 23, 2020
Fly-By-Wire System Selected for Pipistrel Autonomous Cargo UAV
Fly-By-Wire System Selected for Pipistrel Autonomous Cargo UAV

Pipistrel has selected Honeywell’s Compact Fly-By-Wire system for incorporation into the company’s Nuuva V300 autonomous cargo unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)....

Oct 22, 2020
Anti-GPS Jamming Systems Integrated into Military-Grade Drones
Anti-GPS Jamming Systems Integrated into Military-Grade Drones

Easy Aerial has integrated infiniDome’s GPSdome GNSS/GPS signal protection solution into its line of military-grade unmanned aerial systems (UAS), which...

Oct 22, 2020
Loyal Wingman UAS Completes First Taxi
Loyal Wingman UAS Completes First Taxi

Boeing’s Loyal Wingman unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), developed in conjunction with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), has recently completed...

Oct 22, 2020
Botlink Capture Now Supports LAANC for Controlled Airspace Access
Botlink Capture Now Supports LAANC for Controlled Airspace Access

Botlink has launched Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) within its automated drone flight app. The Botlink Capture app...

Oct 22, 2020
Helicopter-UAV Teaming Demonstrated at British Army Experiment
Helicopter-UAV Teaming Demonstrated at British Army Experiment

Leonardo has successfully demonstrated integrated teaming capabilities with the company’s manned AW159 Wildcat helicopter and a semi-autonomous UAV (unmanned aerial...

Oct 21, 2020
Autonomous Legged Robots for Construction Under Development
Autonomous Legged Robots for Construction Under Development

Trimble and Boston Dynamics have partnered to create a new robotic data collection solution for the construction industry, based on...

Oct 21, 2020
New SOSA-Aligned SBC Features Advanced Cybersecurity
New SOSA-Aligned SBC Features Advanced Cybersecurity

Aitech Systems has launched the U-C8770, a single board computer (SBC) designed in accordance with the Modular Open Systems Approach...

Oct 21, 2020
Parachute System Developed for DJI M300 Drones
Parachute System Developed for DJI M300 Drones

Drone Rescue Systems has launched a new parachute system for DJI’s Matrice 300 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Weighing only 490g,...

Oct 21, 2020
SeaGuardian UAS Validation Flights Begin in Japan
SeaGuardian UAS Validation Flights Begin in Japan

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has begun a series of test flights in Japan’s Aomori Prefecture with the company’s...

Oct 20, 2020
Armed USV Prototype Developed in Turkey
Armed USV Prototype Developed in Turkey

Meteksan Defense, in conjunction with Ares Shipyard in Antalya, Turkey, has launched a new Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) program,...

Oct 20, 2020
IMSAR Develops High-Performance Synthetic Aperture Radars for UAVs
IMSAR Develops High-Performance Synthetic Aperture Radars for UAVs

IMSAR, a leading developer of low-SWaP (size, weight and power) synthetic aperture radar systems for unmanned aerial vehicles, has partnered...

Oct 20, 2020
Navigation & Positioning Systems Selected for Minehunting UUVs & USVs
Navigation & Positioning Systems Selected for Minehunting UUVs & USVs

iXblue, along with partner ECA Group, has entered into a contract to provide navigation solutions, underwater positioning systems and obstacle...

Oct 20, 2020
OceanAlpha Unveils New Multi-Purpose USVs
OceanAlpha Unveils New Multi-Purpose USVs

OceanAlpha has launched two new multi-purpose autonomous marine unmanned surface vessels (USVs), designed specifically to overcome various technical limitations currently...

Oct 20, 2020
UAV Propulsion Tech to Market Mejzlik Propellers
UAV Propulsion Tech to Market Mejzlik Propellers

UAV Propulsion Tech has entered into an agreement with Czech firm Mejzlik Propellers to market their advanced propeller solutions for...

Oct 20, 2020
YellowScan Launches Updated UAV LiDAR System
YellowScan Launches Updated UAV LiDAR System

YellowScan has launched the new updated version of its Mapper LiDAR solution for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) , which now...

Oct 19, 2020
Ballard Unmanned Systems Acquired by Honeywell
Ballard Unmanned Systems Acquired by Honeywell

Ballard Unmanned Systems, a developer of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell products for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), is being...

Oct 17, 2020
Harxon Introduces Two New GNSS Antennas at InterGeo Digital
Harxon Introduces Two New GNSS Antennas at InterGeo Digital

HARXON has virtually announced the addition of one autonomous antenna HX-CVX603A and one mini choke ring HX-CGX611A to its autonomous...

Oct 16, 2020
Phase One Announces Firmware Update for UAV Imaging Cameras
Phase One Announces Firmware Update for UAV Imaging Cameras

Phase One has announced the forthcoming release of version 4 of the firmware for its iXM and iXM-RS professional drone...

Oct 16, 2020
Alker Provides Fiber Optic Technologies for Unmanned Systems & Robotics
Alker Provides Fiber Optic Technologies for Unmanned Systems & Robotics

Alker, a leading provider of fiber optic technologies for defense, aerospace and space, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”)...

Oct 15, 2020
Casia UAS DAA Solution Approved for BVLOS Power Line Inspection
Casia UAS DAA Solution Approved for BVLOS Power Line Inspection

Iris Automation’s Casia onboard detect-and-avoid (DAA) solution has been integrated into drones owned by MVT Geo-solutions that have been granted...

Oct 15, 2020
High-Resolution VIS-SWIR Camera Wins Photonics Industry Award
High-Resolution VIS-SWIR Camera Wins Photonics Industry Award

Raptor Photonics’ Owl 1280 VIS-SWIR (visible & shortwave infrared) camera has been recognised as a Gold honouree at the 2020...

Oct 15, 2020
New UUV-Based Pipeline Inspection Solution Developed
New UUV-Based Pipeline Inspection Solution Developed

iXblue has partnered with tubular technology manufacturer Vallourec and the visual positioning startup FORSSEA Robotics to develop a new pipeline...

Oct 15, 2020
Routing Methods for PCB Design
Routing Methods for PCB Design

San Francisco Circuits (SFC), a provider of PCB (printed circuit board) fabrication, assembly and test services for unmanned systems and...

Oct 15, 2020
Ophir MWIR Zoom Lens Wins 2020 Innovators Award
Ophir MWIR Zoom Lens Wins 2020 Innovators Award

Ophir Optronics Solutions LTD has received the GOLD INNOVATORS AWARD from Laser Focus World magazine for its SupIR 50-1350mm f/5.5, an ultra-long Medium-Wave...

Oct 15, 2020
Whitepaper: Point Cloud Generation for UAV Mapping and Scanning
Whitepaper: Point Cloud Generation for UAV Mapping and Scanning

Inertial Labs has released a whitepaper outlining the generation of point clouds with a LiDAR or other laser scanner for...

Oct 15, 2020
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