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.

Applanix Introduces Direct Georeferencing Solution for UAV Sensor Data
Applanix Introduces Direct Georeferencing Solution for UAV Sensor Data

Applanix has introduced the Trimble AP+ Air, an OEM Direct Georeferencing solution for data gathered by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...

Sep 06, 2020
iXblue Develops INS for Autonomous Rocket Safety System
iXblue Develops INS for Autonomous Rocket Safety System

iXblue has confirmed that, working in partnership with Safran Data Systems, it has developed the inertial navigation system (INS) used...

Sep 06, 2020
USV Conducts Bathymetric Surveys in Salt Lake
USV Conducts Bathymetric Surveys in Salt Lake

OceanAlpha’s ME120 unmanned surface vessel (USV) has been used to conduct bathymetric surveys in a high-salinity lake as part of...

Sep 06, 2020
Heavy-Duty Remote-Controlled Unmanned Tractor Released
Heavy-Duty Remote-Controlled Unmanned Tractor Released

GESAR Inc has launched the Vole, a long-range remote-controlled tractor UGV (unmanned ground vehicle) designed for small and start-up farms...

Sep 06, 2020
Designing an AI-Driven Wind Turbine Inspection Drone
Designing an AI-Driven Wind Turbine Inspection Drone

Connect Tech has released a case study highlighting how its Rogue-X Carrier Board for the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier AI...

Sep 05, 2020
Leonardo Counter-Drone Technology Supports RAF R&D
Leonardo Counter-Drone Technology Supports RAF R&D

Leonardo has delivered the first of four complete counter-drone systems to the UK Royal Air Force (RAF), to support research...

Sep 05, 2020
UK MOD Develops UGV for Scouting Water Crossings
UK MOD Develops UGV for Scouting Water Crossings

The U.K.’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) has selected a team to develop an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) capability that will...

Sep 05, 2020
Avionics Lab Developed for UAS and Urban Air Mobility
Avionics Lab Developed for UAS and Urban Air Mobility

Honeywell has developed a new next-generation avionics research and development lab for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and urban air mobility...

Sep 05, 2020
ISR Pod Integrated onto MQ-9 UAS
ISR Pod Integrated onto MQ-9 UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has successfully integrated and flown the Agile Condor Pod on an MQ-9 unmanned aerial...

Sep 05, 2020
V-BAT VTOL UAS Trialled by Coast Guard
V-BAT VTOL UAS Trialled by Coast Guard

  Martin UAV has partnered with the United States Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) to test its V-BAT...

Sep 04, 2020
New US Government-Approved Commercial UAS Launched
New US Government-Approved Commercial UAS Launched

Teal has launched the Golden Eagle UAS (unmanned aerial system), a US-designed and manufactured solution that provides aerial surveillance with...

Sep 04, 2020
Article: Everything You Need To Know About GNSS
Article: Everything You Need To Know About GNSS

Inertial Sense has released an article covering essential information on GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems), which use multiple satellites to...

Sep 01, 2020
UTM System Tested in Norway
UTM System Tested in Norway

Avinor Air Navigation Services (ANS), in conjunction with Frequentis and Altitude Angel, is working to implement an unmanned traffic management...

Aug 31, 2020
DTC Mesh Radios Integrated onto U.S. Army Tactical Network
DTC Mesh Radios Integrated onto U.S. Army Tactical Network

Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) has integrated its MANET (Mobile Ad-hoc Networking) Mesh radios, equipped with the company’s latest MeshUltra COFDM...

Aug 31, 2020
Autonomous Passenger Plane Performs Flights Over Populated Regions
Autonomous Passenger Plane Performs Flights Over Populated Regions

Reliable Robotics has successfully completed test flights of remote-piloted passenger airplanes in United States airspace, achieving what it claims is...

Aug 31, 2020
Oceanbotics SRV-8 ROV Selected for Underwater Survey & Inspection
Oceanbotics SRV-8 ROV Selected for Underwater Survey & Inspection

RJE Oceanbotics’ SRV-8 ROV (remotely operated vehicle) has been selected by Norwegian geomatics firm Veseth AS Survey & Inspection to...

Aug 31, 2020
Dura-Con Shielded Cable Assemblies Launched for Military Applications
Dura-Con Shielded Cable Assemblies Launched for Military Applications

Cinch Connectivity Solutions has launched a new range of Dura-Con shielded cable assemblies, designed and manufactured in accordance with MIL-DTL-83513...

Aug 31, 2020
Smart Radio to be Enhanced for US Government
Smart Radio to be Enhanced for US Government

Doodle Labs has been contracted by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Air Force AFWERX...

Aug 31, 2020
Flock Provides Flexible Insurance for Enterprises & Drone Operators
Flock Provides Flexible Insurance for Enterprises & Drone Operators

Flock Insurance, a global provider of commercial drone insurance and drone liability insurance, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”)...

Aug 31, 2020
World’s First Full-Scale Offshore UAV Delivery Carried Out
World’s First Full-Scale Offshore UAV Delivery Carried Out

Schiebel and Nordic Unmanned have carried out what is claimed to be the world’s first full-scale offshore UAV (unmanned aerial-vehicle)...

Aug 31, 2020
High-Resolution UAV LiDAR Sensor for Corridor Mapping Introduced
High-Resolution UAV LiDAR Sensor for Corridor Mapping Introduced

Teledyne Optech has introduced the CM2000, the latest addition to its Galaxy family of LiDAR sensors for UAVs (unmanned aerial...

Aug 30, 2020
Autonomous Tethered Drone Solution Developed for Law Enforcement
Autonomous Tethered Drone Solution Developed for Law Enforcement

Public safety technology provider Axon has partnered with tethered UAS (unmanned aerial systems) solutions developer Fotokite to provide a new...

Aug 30, 2020
Dual-Rotor Coaxial Drones Delivered to Launch Customer
Dual-Rotor Coaxial Drones Delivered to Launch Customer

Ascent AeroSystems has completed the final delivery of its Spirit dual-rotor coaxial drones to launch customer Dynetics. The Spirit UAV...

Aug 30, 2020
Vehicle-Towed Counter-UAS System Launched
Vehicle-Towed Counter-UAS System Launched

Liteye Systems has launched the new Trailer Anti-UAS Defense System (T-AUDS), a counter-drone solution that provides both fixed-site and on-the-move...

Aug 30, 2020
3D Sensing & Perception Technologies Used in ADAS Testing Platform
3D Sensing & Perception Technologies Used in ADAS Testing Platform

RoboK, a spinoff from the University of Cambridge Department of Computer Science and Technology, has developed new computer vision and...

Aug 30, 2020
New Dual Thermal Camera Drone Payload Launched
New Dual Thermal Camera Drone Payload Launched

FLIR has launched the Vue TZ20, a high-resolution dual thermal sensor gimbal designed specially for the DJI Matrice V2 200...

Aug 28, 2020
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