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.

New Secure Drone for First Responders and Surveyors Unveiled
New Secure Drone for First Responders and Surveyors Unveiled

Parrot has unveiled the ANAFI USA, a new multirotor drone designed for first responders, firefighters, search-and-rescue teams, security agencies, surveying...

Jun 30, 2020
Gladiator Technologies Selects UK & Ireland Distributor
Gladiator Technologies Selects UK & Ireland Distributor

Gladiator Technologies has selected Strainsense Limited to be an exclusive distributor of Gladiator’s low-noise MEMS inertial systems in the United...

Jun 30, 2020
FAA Funds Large-Scale UTM Testing
FAA Funds Large-Scale UTM Testing

The FAA has named a team consisting of ANRA Technologies, Switch and the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) as...

Jun 29, 2020
MQ-9A Reaper UAS Automatic Takeoff and Landing Upgraded
MQ-9A Reaper UAS Automatic Takeoff and Landing Upgraded

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has demonstrated three expanded Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) enhancements for the MQ-9A...

Jun 29, 2020
Polish Navy Acquires Teledyne Marine Gavia AUVs
Polish Navy Acquires Teledyne Marine Gavia AUVs

The Ministry of Defence of Poland has procured two additional Teledyne Marine Gavia Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) in order to...

Jun 29, 2020
High-Definition 3D Thermal Mapping from an Autonomous Airship
High-Definition 3D Thermal Mapping from an Autonomous Airship

Phase One Industrial has released a case study outlining how the company’s iXM-100 camera has been used by Airbus Defence...

Jun 28, 2020
New Rugged XMC Graphics Card Captures Analog & Digital Video & Audio
New Rugged XMC Graphics Card Captures Analog & Digital Video & Audio

EIZO Rugged Solutions has released the Condor NVP2102AxX, a new 6-channel rugged XMC graphics card that provides low-latency simultaneous capture...

Jun 27, 2020
Acecore Demonstrates Drone Delivery Solution at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Acecore Demonstrates Drone Delivery Solution at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Acecore Technologies has demonstrated its drone delivery solution at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the Netherlands’ largest airport. The test was performed...

Jun 27, 2020
Microdrones Launches New 3D Imaging & Surveying Solutions
Microdrones Launches New 3D Imaging & Surveying Solutions

Microdrones has released four new fully integrated unmanned aerial systems for surveying applications, including solutions for obtaining 3D imagery. All...

Jun 27, 2020
Silicon Sensing Develops MEMS Inertial Sensors for Unmanned Systems
Silicon Sensing Develops MEMS Inertial Sensors for Unmanned Systems

Silicon Sensing, a leading developer of reliable high-precision MEMS gyroscopes, accelerometers, IMUs and inertial sensing systems, has partnered with Unmanned...

Jun 27, 2020
SOARIZON Provides Insurance for Drone Pilots & Operators
SOARIZON Provides Insurance for Drone Pilots & Operators

SOARIZON by Thales has partnered with drone insurance provider Moonrock to offer discounted services to drone pilots and operators. Run...

Jun 26, 2020
Long-Range BVLOS Drone Command & Control via Mobile Network Announced
Long-Range BVLOS Drone Command & Control via Mobile Network Announced

Droniq and Sky Drone have formed a partnership that allows Droniq to use Sky Drone’s unique UAS (unmanned aerial system)...

Jun 26, 2020
GNSS Receiver Launched with Integrated Correction Service
GNSS Receiver Launched with Integrated Correction Service

Septentrio has launched the AsteRx-m2 Sx, a GNSS receiver OEM board that provides high-accuracy positioning via an integrated sub-decimeter PPP-RTK...

Jun 26, 2020
Mission-Critical Broadband SDR Integrated into Radar System
Mission-Critical Broadband SDR Integrated into Radar System

Per Vices Corporation has performed a successful integration of the company’s Crimson TNG COTS software defined radio (SDR) into a...

Jun 26, 2020
Aerial Sensing of Radiation
Aerial Sensing of Radiation

The SwissDrones team has participated in the annual aeroradiometric surveys by the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) in Switzerland. The...

Jun 26, 2020
First Training & Test Flight Conducted with NATO RQ-4D Phoenix UAS
First Training & Test Flight Conducted with NATO RQ-4D Phoenix UAS

Northrop Grumman Corporation has supported the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Force (NAGSF) in conducting the first training and test flight...

Jun 25, 2020
First Commercially Available 5G Drone Enters Production
First Commercially Available 5G Drone Enters Production

Plymouth Rock Technologies’ (PRT) X1 multirotor UAS (unmanned aerial system) will soon begin initial production with integrated 5G command and...

Jun 24, 2020
GNSS-Aided Inertial Sensing for Direct Georeferencing
GNSS-Aided Inertial Sensing for Direct Georeferencing

Inertial Labs, a developer of advanced inertial sensing technologies, has released a case study outlining how using a GNSS-aided inertial...

Jun 24, 2020
Samsung Develops Drone-Based 5G Antenna Configuration System
Samsung Develops Drone-Based 5G Antenna Configuration System

Samsung has developed a new automated drone-based antenna configuration measurement solution for 4G and 5G networks, which provides a simplified...

Jun 24, 2020
First Authorisation for Drone-Based Aircraft Inspection Granted in Singapore
First Authorisation for Drone-Based Aircraft Inspection Granted in Singapore

ST Engineering has received authorisation from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) to use its in-house developed DroScan drone...

Jun 24, 2020
Improved Autonomous Driving System Training Method Developed
Improved Autonomous Driving System Training Method Developed

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has developed a new system for training self-driving cars to accurately track the movement of pedestrians,...

Jun 24, 2020
Drone Delivery Canada Expands Operations
Drone Delivery Canada Expands Operations

Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has entered into an agreement with DSV Air & Sea Inc. Canada, the Canadian division of...

Jun 23, 2020
US Air National Guard Upgrades UAS
US Air National Guard Upgrades UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been awarded a contract to upgrade unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for the United...

Jun 23, 2020
SBG Systems Unveils Upgraded Ellipse Series Inertial Sensors
SBG Systems Unveils Upgraded Ellipse Series Inertial Sensors

SBG Systems has released the third generation of the company’s Ellipse Series of miniature inertial sensors, comprising four models: the...

Jun 23, 2020
New Threaded PCB Micro-D Connectors Introduced
New Threaded PCB Micro-D Connectors Introduced

Cinch Connectivity Solutions has launched a threaded insert option for its Dura-Con range of PCB Micro-D connectors, thus reducing the...

Jun 23, 2020
Drone-in-a-Box Technology Covered by Specialist Unmanned Aviation Insurance
Drone-in-a-Box Technology Covered by Specialist Unmanned Aviation Insurance

HEROTECH8 has partnered with specialist drone insurance provider Flock to cover the company’s drone-in-a-box technology, allowing the system to be...

Jun 23, 2020
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