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.

Lockheed Martin Begins Large USV Study for US Navy
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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 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
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
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 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
Polish Navy Acquires Tethered Minehunting UUV
Polish Navy Acquires Tethered Minehunting UUV

Kraken Robotics has entered into a contract to provide minehunting systems to the Polish Navy. The company will deliver its...

Sep 10, 2020
Hermes 900 UAS Demonstrated to UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Hermes 900 UAS Demonstrated to UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency

The United Kingdom Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has performed a series of successful flight trials with the Elbit Systems...

Sep 10, 2020
Article: New Technology Developments in Microelectronics
Article: New Technology Developments in Microelectronics

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

Sep 10, 2020
High-Resolution 3D Terrain Data Integrated with UAS Ground Control Station
High-Resolution 3D Terrain Data Integrated with UAS Ground Control Station

Kongsberg Geospatial and Vricon have integrated what they claim is the world’s highest-resolution globally available 3D terrain into the ground...

Sep 09, 2020
Secure Software Released for US Enterprise & Government Drones
Secure Software Released for US Enterprise & Government Drones

Union Robotics and Solex have partnered to develop secure software for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and unmanned systems that is...

Sep 09, 2020
Unmanned Helicopter Squadron Launched for Civil Applications
Unmanned Helicopter Squadron Launched for Civil Applications

Alpha Unmanned Systems’ helicopter UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) have formed the basis for MultiFlyer, a new product from IAI that...

Sep 08, 2020
World’s Smallest Scanning MicroLiDAR Introduced
World’s Smallest Scanning MicroLiDAR Introduced

LightWare has launched a new professional-grade microLiDAR sensor designed for use with drones, UGVs (unmanned ground vehicles) and other autonomous...

Sep 08, 2020
Desert Rotor Develops Rugged Field Stands for UAV GCS
Desert Rotor Develops Rugged Field Stands for UAV GCS

Desert Rotor has introduced a new rugged collapsible field stand designed to support all of the company’s HOTAS (hands on...

Sep 07, 2020
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