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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.

UAV Standard Radar Altimeter Authorized by FCC

Ainstein, a developer of intelligent radar systems for small UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), has announced that the U.S. FCC has...

Dec 23, 2019
New Drones Designed for Climate Change Research & Anti-Poaching

The University of Southampton has announced that its engineering department has launched a new student-led research programme to develop new...

Dec 23, 2019
Septentrio and Analog Devices to Develop High-Performance GNSS/INS Solutions

Septentrio, a provider of high-accuracy GNSS receivers, has announced that it has entered into a partnership with Analog Devices in...

Dec 23, 2019
61 Megapixel Camera Integrated on VTOL Mapping UAV

Vertical Technologies, a manufacturer of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for commercial and professional applications, has announced that it has...

Dec 23, 2019
Drone Delivery Demonstrations Begin at Large Industrial Centre

Flirtey has announced that it has begun routine drone delivery demonstrations in a designated area inside the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center...

Dec 23, 2019
Remote Laser Methane Sensor Developed for UAV
Dec 19, 2019
Unmanned Traffic Management Solution for BVLOS UAVs Under Development

Lockheed Martin Canada CDL Systems and UAS (unmanned aerial systems) service provider Canadian UAVs have announced that the two companies...

Dec 19, 2019
Long-Distance UAV Data Link Created with Smart Radio

Doodle Labs, a developer of long-range broadband communications for industrial Internet of Things (IoT) applications, has confirmed that an S-Band...

Dec 17, 2019
Collins Aerospace Develops Camera Payloads & Autopilots for UAVs

Collins Aerospace, a leading developer of imaging and flight management solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drones, has partnered...

Dec 17, 2019
MEMS Beamsteering LiDAR Developed for Autonomous Vehicles
Dec 17, 2019
Doodle Labs Releases Rugged, IP67-Rated Smart Radio

Doodle Labs has released an “external” version of its embedded Smart Radio, a long-range mesh router. With the features and...

Dec 17, 2019
NATO Unmanned Helikites Extend Range of USVs

Airborne Communications, a provider of over-the-horizon aerial communications solutions, has announced that it has provided NATO with unmanned Helikites that...

Dec 17, 2019
Ultra Long Endurance UAS Completes 2.5 Day Flight
Dec 17, 2019
Network File Server Recorder Launched for Unmanned Systems

Ampex Data Systems has introduced a new Common Architecture Recorder (CAR), in response to customer demand for low-cost data acquisition,...

Dec 17, 2019
Drone-Based Reseeding Service Gains BVLOS Approval

DroneSeed, a startup that uses drone swarms to deliver seed payloads to restore forests and rangelands after wildfires, has announced...

Dec 16, 2019
Modernization Contracts Awarded for US Army Gray Eagle ER UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that it has been awarded multiple contracts by the U.S. Army to...

Dec 16, 2019
Microturbine Generator for Electric UAVs Demonstrated

UAV Turbines, Inc. (UAVT), a developer of microturbine technology for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced that it successfully demonstrated...

Dec 12, 2019
Spanish Ministry of Defense Selects Portable Counter-Drone Systems

Aeronautica SDLE, a developer of UAS (unmanned aerial systems) technologies, has announced that it has been awarded a contract by...

Dec 12, 2019
Drones & Robotics Startup Accelerator Announces Finalists

Empire State Development (ESD), New York State’s economic development public-benefit organization, has announced the five finalists that have been selected...

Dec 12, 2019
Remote ID Drone Tracking Standard to be Published

Standards organization ASTM International has announced that it will publish a new standard that aims to facilitate identification and tracking...

Dec 12, 2019
Sonardyne Sets New Standards in Endurance Underwater Navigation
Dec 11, 2019
Radionor Develops Tactical Broadband Data Links for UAVs & Unmanned Systems

Radionor Communications, a leading developer of next-generation point-to-multipoint tactical broadband data links for unmanned systems, has partnered with Unmanned Systems...

Dec 10, 2019
MQ-9 Maritime Surveillance Capabilities Demonstrated in Greece

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that it has begun a series of demonstration flights with its MQ-9...

Dec 10, 2019
DJI Drone Detection System Passed by CPNI
Dec 10, 2019
Dielectric UAV Designed for the Utility Industry
Dec 10, 2019
Microdrones UAS Adopted by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Microdrones has announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Sacramento District’s aviation team has selected the company’s mdMapper1000DG...

Dec 10, 2019
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