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.

Microdrones Upgrades Drone Surveying Solutions
Microdrones Upgrades Drone Surveying Solutions

Microdrones has launched a series of new features and upgrades to the company’s UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)-based surveying solutions. The...

May 31, 2020
ASV Navigation Systems Tested on USVs for UK MOD
ASV Navigation Systems Tested on USVs for UK MOD

Sonardyne International has performed testing and validation of autonomous technologies for unmanned surface vehicles (USV) operating in challenging coastal environments,...

May 31, 2020
AI and Drone Technology to Enhance Search and Rescue in Canada
AI and Drone Technology to Enhance Search and Rescue in Canada

Kongsberg Geospatial has partnered with Larus Technologies and the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association of Canada (CASARA) in order...

May 31, 2020
Triad High Power Radio Integrated into Tactical Mini-UAS
Triad High Power Radio Integrated into Tactical Mini-UAS

Triad‘s THPR high-powered integrated radio system has been selected by Bluebird Aero Systems for integration into the SpyLite electric mini-UAS...

May 30, 2020
Unmanned Traffic Management System Launched in Germany
Unmanned Traffic Management System Launched in Germany

Droniq has launched a fully operational unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) traffic management system (UTM) in Germany, allowing drones to be...

May 30, 2020
ADS-B Transponder Enables Controlled Airspace UAV Flight
ADS-B Transponder Enables Controlled Airspace UAV Flight

Sagetech Avionics‘ ADS-B transponder has been utilised in a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) that performed a continuous flight of over...

May 30, 2020
Clearpath Robotics UGVs Support ROS for Windows
Clearpath Robotics UGVs Support ROS for Windows

Clearpath Robotics has announced support for Windows on its unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), giving the ROS community more choice and...

May 29, 2020
Anti-Jamming GNSS System Launched
Anti-Jamming GNSS System Launched

Meteksan Defence has launched its new Anti-Jamming GNSS System, designed for military and defense platforms such as UAVs (unmanned aerial...

May 28, 2020
Mejzlik Propellers Develops Custom Carbon-Fiber Drone Propellers
Mejzlik Propellers Develops Custom Carbon-Fiber Drone Propellers

Mejzlik Propellers, a leading designer and manufacturer of custom propellers for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has partnered with Unmanned Systems...

May 27, 2020
Automated Rice Seeding Drone Introduced
Automated Rice Seeding Drone Introduced

XAG has demonstrated direct rice seeding via unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), as part of an initiative to offset labour shortages...

May 27, 2020
UAV-Based Contact Inspection for Infrastructure Under Development
UAV-Based Contact Inspection for Infrastructure Under Development

Near Earth Autonomy has been awarded a contract by NASA to develop unmanned aerial system (UAS)-based close-proximity and contact sensing...

May 27, 2020
Deep Learning Algorithms Used for Counter-UAS Systems
Deep Learning Algorithms Used for Counter-UAS Systems

Citadel Defense, a developer of full-spectrum counter-drone solutions, has released new software that uses deep learning neural networks to protect...

May 27, 2020
Drone Delivers Package to World’s Largest Vessel
Drone Delivers Package to World’s Largest Vessel

A drone has been used to conduct a delivery of a parts consignment to Pioneering Spirit, a construction vessel owned...

May 26, 2020
Smart Radio Developed for License-Free CBRS Band
Smart Radio Developed for License-Free CBRS Band

Doodle Labs has released a new model of the Smart Radio that operates on the newly unlicensed CBRS (Citizens Broadband...

May 26, 2020
Satellite Deployer 3D-Printed from Carbon Composite
Satellite Deployer 3D-Printed from Carbon Composite

CRP Group‘s Windform XT 2.0 carbon composite material has been used to print a miniature satellite deployer for Alba Orbital,...

May 26, 2020
Drones Used to Predict Flash Flooding in Alaska
Drones Used to Predict Flash Flooding in Alaska

A climate research team from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Climate Adaptation Science Center has used drones to track the...

May 25, 2020
Miniature Multi-Band RTK Receiver Launched
Miniature Multi-Band RTK Receiver Launched

SkyTraq has launched a new multi-band GNSS RTK receiver measuring just 12mm x 16mm. The PX1122R tracks GPS/QZSS L1/L2C, Galileo...

May 25, 2020
UAVOS Expands Family of Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance UAVs
UAVOS Expands Family of Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance UAVs

UAVOS, in collaboration with King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in Saudi Arabia, is developing a next-generation model...

May 25, 2020
Experimental UAV Endurance Record Test Flight Concludes
Experimental UAV Endurance Record Test Flight Concludes

UAV Factory has reported that an experimental 25 kg VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) owned by...

May 25, 2020
Teledyne Optech Provides Advanced LiDAR Sensors for UAVs
Teledyne Optech Provides Advanced LiDAR Sensors for UAVs

Teledyne Optech, a leading provider of advanced LiDAR scanning sensors for survey-grade UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) aerial mapping, surveying and...

May 25, 2020
DroneShield Counter-UAS System Selected for EU Police Forces
DroneShield Counter-UAS System Selected for EU Police Forces

DroneShield’s DroneGun Tactical system has been selected as the preferred counter-UAS (unmanned aerial system) solution for a range of police...

May 24, 2020
Automated Commercial Drone Operations Approved Over Singapore
Automated Commercial Drone Operations Approved Over Singapore

Airobotics has received approval to operate unmanned aerial systems (UAS) over Singapore, in conjunction with the Home Team Science &...

May 24, 2020
Hexacopter Drone for Commercial & Federal Applications Unveiled
Hexacopter Drone for Commercial & Federal Applications Unveiled

  Inspired Flight Technologies has introduced the IF1000, a hexacopter unmanned aerial vehicle with a payload capacity of 3.5kg (7.7lb)...

May 23, 2020
High Energy Batteries Tested for HAPS UAV Applications
High Energy Batteries Tested for HAPS UAV Applications

Sion Power has successfully tested its Licerion High Energy (HE) lithium-metal rechargeable batteries, designed for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) such...

May 23, 2020
U.S. Army Upgrades UAS Ground Control Station
U.S. Army Upgrades UAS Ground Control Station

Leidos has been awarded a contract by the U.S. government’s General Services Administration (GSA) to provide software upgrades for the...

May 23, 2020
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