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.

BVLOS UGV Control & Communication Demonstrated
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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 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
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
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 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
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
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
Drone-Based Electroluminescence Imaging of Solar Panels with SWIR Cameras
Drone-Based Electroluminescence Imaging of Solar Panels with SWIR Cameras

Raptor Photonics has published an application note explaining how its SWIR (short-wave infrared) cameras can be used in drone-based electroluminescence (EL) imaging of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels

Jul 03, 2020
ASV Conducts Shallow-Water Survey for US Coast Guard
ASV Conducts Shallow-Water Survey for US Coast Guard

Seafloor Systems’ EchoBoat-160 autonomous surface vessel (ASV) has been used by NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Office of Coast...

Jul 03, 2020
New Miniature Multibeam Echosounder for USVs Launched
New Miniature Multibeam Echosounder for USVs Launched

Under Picotech has launched the PicoMB-130-Surf, an integrated multibeam echosounder for man-portable USVs (unmanned surface vehicles) and other small survey...

Jul 02, 2020
Norwegian Arctic SAR Unit Selects UAS
Norwegian Arctic SAR Unit Selects UAS

Atlas Dynamics’ AtlasPRO drone has been selected by the NPAID (Norwegian People’s Aid) Mid-Troms Search and Rescue (SAR) volunteer unit,...

Jul 02, 2020
CHC Navigation Introduces CGI-610 GNSS/INS Sensor
CHC Navigation Introduces CGI-610 GNSS/INS Sensor

CHC Navigation have announced the release of the new CGI-610 GNSS/INS sensor, a high-precision dual-antenna receiver offering reliable and accurate...

Jul 02, 2020
Autonomous USV Launch & Recovery System Demonstrated
Autonomous USV Launch & Recovery System Demonstrated

Sealartec has demonstrated a unique fully-autonomous launch and recovery system for unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in a series of trials...

Jul 02, 2020
Common Questions About Autonomous Marine Technologies
Common Questions About Autonomous Marine Technologies

Sea Machines has created an article that provides answers to questions commonly received by the company about autonomous marine technologies...

Jul 01, 2020
Version 2.0 of ANSI UAS Standardization Roadmap Published
Version 2.0 of ANSI UAS Standardization Roadmap Published

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has published Version 2.0 of the Standardization Roadmap for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The...

Jun 30, 2020
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