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.

Multiband GNSS Antenna for High-Accuracy Applications Released

Maxtena has launched the M8HCT-A-SMA, a multiband active GNSS antenna tracking L1/L2/L5 GPS, Galileo, Beidou and GLONASS bands and designed...

May 18, 2020
Miniature Gyros Launched for Stabilization Applications

Inertial Labs has launched the new TAG-200 and TAG-300 two- and three-axis gyros, designed to provide highly accurate real-time tracking...

May 18, 2020
UAS Monitors Estonia-Latvia Border for Illegal Crossings

Threod Systems’ Stream C unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has been selected by the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the Estonian Defense...

May 17, 2020
Customized Smart Radio Developed for U.S. Navy UGV

Doodle Labs’ Smart Radio technology has been used to create a custom MIMO (multiple-input, multiple-output) solution for the U.S. Navy’s...

May 17, 2020
Miniature Interconnects for Vision and Surveillance

Omnetics Connector Corporation, a developer of nano- and micro-miniature connectors and interconnection solutions, has released a whitepaper detailing how new...

May 16, 2020
Insight: Demonstrating ROI for Drone Data Analysis Services

Scopito, developers of an AI-based visual data management solution for processing UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) inspection imagery, have released a...

May 16, 2020
Autonomous Control System Selected for Hydrographic Survey Vessel

Sea Machines Robotics’ SM300 autonomous control system has been selected by survey firm Deep BV for integration into one of...

May 15, 2020
Autonomous Underwater Glider Discovers Hidden Arctic Currents

Teledyne Marine‘s Slocum G3 autonomous underwater glider has been used to measured previously hidden patches of water between the Arctic...

May 15, 2020
Rugged GNSS-INS with Integrated RTK Receiver Unveiled

Xsens has launched the MTi-680G, an integrated GNSS-aided Inertial Navigation System (GNSS/INS) module that features centimeter-accurate positioning capability, an internal...

May 15, 2020
X-MADIS Counter-UAS Systems Delivered to US DoD

Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) has delivered several units of the latest variant of its eXpeditionary Mobile Air Defense Integrated System...

May 14, 2020
Custom Interface Provide UAS Assembly & Manufacturing Services

Custom Interface is a leading manufacturer and integrator of custom cable assemblies, wire harnesses and electro-mechanical assemblies for unmanned aerial...

May 14, 2020
Deep Trekker Receives CANIE Ontario Product Innovation Award

Deep Trekker has been selected to received a Product Innovation Award at the CANIE (Canada Innovation & Entrepreneurship) Ontario 2020...

May 14, 2020
Drones Provide Autonomous Defibrillator Delivery

Everdrone has begun deploying a new automated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system that delivers Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to the...

May 13, 2020
Infrared Cameras Integrated into Energy Industry Inspection Drones

Union Robotics has integrated infrared cameras into the company’s industrial inspection drones in order to boost their capabilities for working...

May 13, 2020
Unmanned Traffic Management to be Upgraded at NY UAS Test Site

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recently awarded a $1.6M contract that will advance unmanned traffic management (UTM) at the...

May 13, 2020
Matternet Achieves FAA UAS Type Certification Milestone

Matternet’s M2 drone system has been approved to start Durability and Reliability (D&R) testing in the FAA’s Type Certification process...

May 12, 2020
Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Equipped with Tracking Radar

The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman have begun flight testing of the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter’s Leonardo AN/ZPY-8 multi-mode...

May 12, 2020
Belgian Navy Renew SeeTrack v4 Licences

SeeByte has announced the renewal of their latest SeeTrack v4 licenses to the Belgian Navy for their fleet of autonomous...

May 12, 2020
Septentrio Releases New GNSS-INS Receiver for Drones

Septentrio has launched a new GNSS/INS receiver designed specifically for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and drones, AsteRx-i D UAS. The...

May 11, 2020
DTC Introduces High-Capacity Tactical Mesh Radio

Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) has launched a 2×5 Watt variant of its NETNode IP Mesh Radio family, providing 10 Watts...

May 11, 2020
SWaP-Optimized VIS-SWIR Sensor Unveiled for UAVs

Raptor Photonics has introduced the world’s first SWaP (size, weight and power)-optimised ½”/ VGA sensor with VIS-SWIR (visible to short-wave...

May 10, 2020
VTOL UAV Used for Fire Detection and Monitoring

Ukrspecsystems’ PD-1 VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) fixed-wing UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) has been used to monitor sources of fire...

May 08, 2020
High-Speed Processing Enhances MEMS IMUs

Gladiator Technologies has introduced VELOX Processing technology for its MEMS IMUs (inertial measurement systems), which uses advanced rapid sampling and...

May 08, 2020
Phased-Array Communications Used for Long-Distance UAS Flight

Radionor Communications’ phased-array communications technology has been integrated into a modified Penguin B UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), owned by the...

May 08, 2020
Intelligent Energy Selects New UAV Fuel Cell Integration Partner

Intelligent Energy has entered into a partnership with US-based UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) maintenance, repair, and overhaul services provider Robotic...

May 07, 2020
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