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.

Harxon Releases a Series of Helix Antennas for UAVs
Harxon Releases a Series of Helix Antennas for UAVs

Harxon has virtually released 5 new helix antennas during the “Precise Fly by Harxon” webinar. The new helix antennas are...

Aug 05, 2020
5MP CMOS Camera Launched for NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX
5MP CMOS Camera Launched for NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX

e-con Systems has launched a new embedded camera solution for the NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX artificial intelligence developer kit. The...

Aug 05, 2020
New Dual-Band Sector Antennas Released for MIMO & MANET Applications
New Dual-Band Sector Antennas Released for MIMO & MANET Applications

Southwest Antennas has released a series of four new dual-band sector antennas designed for use with multi-port MIMO and MANET...

Aug 04, 2020
SPECTRE Autopilot Integrated into Hydrographic Survey USV
SPECTRE Autopilot Integrated into Hydrographic Survey USV

Dynautics’ SPECTRE autopilot has been integrated into a USV (unmanned surface vessel) developed by CEE HydroSystems to meet customer demand...

Aug 04, 2020
Dragonfly Pictures Showcases TUAS Mobility and Endurance at VTTI
Dragonfly Pictures Showcases TUAS Mobility and Endurance at VTTI

Dragonfly Pictures, Inc. (DPI) has conducted a market research test and evaluation flights for the tethered UAS (TUAS) for the National Advanced Mobility Consortium

Aug 03, 2020
USV Performs Multibeam Mapping of River Terrain
USV Performs Multibeam Mapping of River Terrain

OceanAlpha’s ME120 autonomous unmanned surface vessel (USV) has been used to perform an underwater topographic survey of the Qiankun Bay...

Aug 01, 2020
Inspired Flight Unveils New Federally-Compliant Heavy-Lift UAV
Inspired Flight Unveils New Federally-Compliant Heavy-Lift UAV

Inspired Flight has introduced the IF1200, a heavy-lift hexacopter UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) that can carry payloads of up to...

Jul 31, 2020
Inertial Labs Releases Miniature AHRS for Unmanned Systems
Inertial Labs Releases Miniature AHRS for Unmanned Systems

Inertial Labs has launched the MiniAHRS, a miniature attitude and heading reference system designed to provide absolute orientation for UAVs...

Jul 31, 2020
Swiss Army Selects Indago 3 UAS for Tactical ISR
Swiss Army Selects Indago 3 UAS for Tactical ISR

Lockheed Martin has been contracted to provide a specially adapted fleet of the company’s Indago 3 small unmanned aircraft systems...

Jul 31, 2020
Custom Rotor Blade Manufacturing for Helicopter UAVs
Custom Rotor Blade Manufacturing for Helicopter UAVs

Mejzlik Propellers has confirmed that it has manufactured the rotors for the Skyspotter 150 autonomous helicopter UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)...

Jul 31, 2020
HAPS UAV Completes Basic Flight Tests
HAPS UAV Completes Basic Flight Tests

HAPSMobile has successfully completed the fourth test flight of its Sunglider solar-powered high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The...

Jul 31, 2020
Airbus Unmanned Helicopter Performs First Autonomous Free Flight
Airbus Unmanned Helicopter Performs First Autonomous Free Flight

Airbus Helicopters has performed the first autonomous free flight with its prototype VSR700 helicopter unmanned aerial system (UAS). The flight,...

Jul 30, 2020
Robotic Skies Supports Skyports Delivery Drones
Robotic Skies Supports Skyports Delivery Drones

Robotic Skies has entered into a partnership with drone delivery service provider Skyports in order to develop maintenance programs for...

Jul 30, 2020
OEM COFDM Video Receiver and IP Decoder Released
OEM COFDM Video Receiver and IP Decoder Released

Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) has launched a new OEM digital diversity video receiver and hardware-based streaming IP video decoder board,...

Jul 30, 2020
Thermal and Visible Sensor Module for Drones & Robotics Announced
Thermal and Visible Sensor Module for Drones & Robotics Announced

FLIR Systems has launched what it claims is the industry’s first dual thermal and visible imaging sensor module for OEMs...

Jul 30, 2020
Velodyne LiDAR Technology Integrated into Drone Mapping Payload
Velodyne LiDAR Technology Integrated into Drone Mapping Payload

Velodyne Lidar’s Puck LITE LiDAR sensor has been integrated as the primary perception and mapping sensor in Emesent’s Autonomy Level...

Jul 30, 2020
Ultra-Fast Commercial Drone Charging Developed
Ultra-Fast Commercial Drone Charging Developed

StoreDot has developed ultra-fast charging (UFC) technology for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) that can fully charge a commercial drone in...

Jul 29, 2020
Maritime Autonomy and Radar Systems Integrated into U.S. Navy ASV
Maritime Autonomy and Radar Systems Integrated into U.S. Navy ASV

Spatial Integrated Systems (SIS) and Cambridge Pixel have collaborated to provide integration of innovative maritime autonomy and radar technologies for...

Jul 29, 2020
New Professional Drone Management App Launched
New Professional Drone Management App Launched

AirHub has launched its new all-in-one management app for professional drone pilots, which provides flight preparation support, control of DJI...

Jul 29, 2020
Precision Localization and Mapping for Autonomous Outdoor UGVs
Precision Localization and Mapping for Autonomous Outdoor UGVs

Xsens has released a case study showcasing how its MTi-30 AHRS (Attitude and Heading Reference System) has been integrated into...

Jul 28, 2020
Single Pair Ethernet Solution for Aerospace Applications Launched
Single Pair Ethernet Solution for Aerospace Applications Launched

TE Connectivity has unveiled its new Mini-ETH single pair Ethernet system for commercial aerospace applications such as unmanned aerial vehicles...

Jul 28, 2020
Vendors Selected for US Air Force Skyborg Vanguard UAS Program
Vendors Selected for US Air Force Skyborg Vanguard UAS Program

The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has awarded multiple indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts to Boeing, General Atomics...

Jul 27, 2020
CAMCOPTER S-100 Tendered for Australian Army Tactical UAS Phase 3
CAMCOPTER S-100 Tendered for Australian Army Tactical UAS Phase 3

Schiebel Pacific and Raytheon Australia have partnered to submit a tender to provide the CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS for the Australian...

Jul 27, 2020
New UAV Combines Helicopter and Autogyro Technology
New UAV Combines Helicopter and Autogyro Technology

Airial Robotics has unveiled a new UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) concept based on its Gyrotrak platform, a hybrid technology combining...

Jul 27, 2020
Boosting RF Output with a High-Power Radio
Boosting RF Output with a High-Power Radio

Triad RF Systems has released a test report comparing the performance of its THPR1006 turnkey high-power S-band radio system to...

Jul 26, 2020
GESAR Develops Customized Robotic Systems for Industrial & Tactical Applications
GESAR Develops Customized Robotic Systems for Industrial & Tactical Applications

GESAR Inc, a leading developer and manufacturer of customized robots and unmanned systems, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”)...

Jul 25, 2020
Advancing Unmanned Systems Through Strategic Collaboration UST works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive unmanned systems capabilities forward.