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.

Sagetech Transponders Selected for UAV Situational Awareness Solutions

Sagetech Avionics has partnered with Embention to provide its miniature aviation transponders for integration into Embention’s aviation solutions for unmanned...

Jul 10, 2020
UAV-Based HD Scanning for Power Line Management

PolyExplore has developed a high-performance integrated HD aerial scanning platform that combines a dual-frequency RTK GNSS/INS with both a LiDAR...

Jul 10, 2020
Silicon Sensing IMU Integrated into SAR Satellite

Silicon Sensing Systems’ high-performance DMU30 MEMS inertial measurement unit (IMU) has been selected for integration into the control system of...

Jul 10, 2020
Geomatica Drone Image Analysis Software Updated

PCI Geomatics has released Service Pack 1 (SP1) for the company’s Geomatica Banff UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) and aerial imagery...

Jul 10, 2020
BLOS Communications on US Navy Ships Achieved Via Tethered UAS

DPI UAV Systems demonstrates successful tethered drone operations from US Navy ships, overcoming line-of-sight communication limitations

Jul 10, 2020
New Mapping Payload Gimbal Released for DJI M300 Drone

Klau Geomatics has released the new KlauPPK Sony Mapping Payload, a gimbal designed to allow interfacing of Sony cameras to...

Jul 09, 2020
Schiebel CAMCOPTER UAS to Perform Coastguard Operations in Finland

Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS (unmanned aerial system) has been selected by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) as the maritime...

Jul 09, 2020
San Francisco Circuits Achieves Controlled Unclassified Information Compliance

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

Jul 09, 2020
BVLOS UGV Control & Communication Demonstrated

Patria has performed a demonstration in conjunction with the University of Tampere in Finland of BVLOS (beyond visual line of...

Jul 08, 2020
North Sea Underwater Soundscape Mapped with USV

The Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) has utilised an AutoNaut USV (unmanned surface vessel) to map the underwater soundscape of the...

Jul 08, 2020
Business Interruption Insurance – Fundamentals for Tech Startups

Perkins Coie, an international law firm renowned for working with OEM’s and emerging technological concerns, has released a guide to...

Jul 08, 2020
Rugged PCIe Graphics Card for Airborne & Naval ISR Launched

EIZO Rugged Solutions has launched a new rugged PCI Express (PCIe) graphics/GPGPU card designed for rugged rackmount servers and workstations...

Jul 07, 2020
Drone Monitoring SaaS Platform Launched

DroneSec has released its DroneSec Notify threat intelligence software-as-a-service (SaaS) global platform, designed for unmanned aviation, counter-drone and UAS Traffic...

Jul 07, 2020
HD-SDI Version of OEM VIS-SWIR Camera Released

Raptor Photonics has launched a new version of the company’s Owl 1280 VIS-SWIR (visible & shortwave infrared) OEM camera, featuring...

Jul 07, 2020
IP Mesh Radios Integrated into Autonomous Tactical UGVs

Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) has confirmed that its IP Mesh radio technology has been selected for integration into the Viking...

Jul 06, 2020
Gray Eagle ER UAS Demonstrates sUAS Launch and Control Capabilities

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has completed a month-long series of demonstrations with its Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER)...

Jul 06, 2020
Detect-and-Avoid Technology Selected for Industrial- and Military-Grade Drones

Iris Automation’s Casia detect and avoid (DAA) system has been selected for integration into ZM Interactive’s (ZMI) xFold industrial military-grade...

Jul 06, 2020
UAS Conducts Soil Moisture Mapping Mission

Black Swift Technologies (BST) has released a whitepaper outlining how the company’s Black Swift S2 fixed-wing UAS (unmanned aerial system)...

Jul 06, 2020
ArduSimple Releases New GNSS RTK Receiver for Precise Positioning

ArduSimple has unveiled its simpleSSR GPS/GNSS RTK receiver, featuring plug-and-play design for centimeter-level positioning within drones and autonomous systems

Jul 06, 2020
UAVOS Unmanned Helicopter Tested at High Altitudes

UAVOS has continued the testing of its UVH-170 helicopter UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) with a successful high-altitude flight conducted at...

Jul 05, 2020
C-Astral Develops Fixed-Wing UAS for Long-Range Tactical & Surveying Applications

C-Astral Aerospace, a leading developer of fixed-wing UAS (unmanned aerial systems) for tactical, long-range and high-precision data gathering applications, has...

Jul 04, 2020
NOC Equips USVs with Airmar WeatherStation Instruments

AIRMAR® Technology Corporation has confirmed that their ultrasonic WeatherStation® Instruments have been selected by the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC)...

Jul 04, 2020
Selecting Micro and Nano Connectors for Extreme Conditions

Ulti-Mate Connector has released the following article outlining the use of micro- and nano-miniature interconnect solutions for rugged applications and...

Jul 04, 2020
Intelligent Energy Selects New U.S. Distributor

Intelligent Energy has established an agreement with U.S.-based Parry Labs for the distribution of Intelligent Energy’s lightweight Fuel Cell Power...

Jul 04, 2020
Weather Sensors Aid Drone-Based Atmospheric Studies

Anemoment has released a set of case studies showing how UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) manufacturers and researchers have used the...

Jul 04, 2020
The Use of Motion Reference Units for Marine Navigation

Inertial Labs has released an article that outlines the history of marine navigation and the development of modern motion reference...

Jul 04, 2020
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