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.

Solar-Powered Stratospheric UAV to be Tested Over Hawaii

HAPSMobile has announced that it has received a COA2 Certificate of Authorization from the FAA (US Federal Aviation Administration) to...

Aug 08, 2019
uAvionix Opens New Headquarters and Manufacturing Facility

uAvionix, a designer and manufacturer of communications, navigation, and surveillance equipment for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced its recent...

Aug 07, 2019
Drone-Based Unexploded Ordnance Detection Developed

Researchers from Binghamton University’s Geophysical Laboratory and Ukrainian Multirotor Technologies LLC (UMT) have announced that their joint research team has...

Aug 07, 2019
Future Publishing Announces U.S. Launch of the Video Show

International media group and leading digital publisher Future PLC (LSE: FUTR) is pleased to announce the U.S. launch of The...

Aug 07, 2019
National Drone Flight Information Management System Deployed in Switzerland

Skyguide, the Swiss air navigation service provider, and AirMap, a global airspace intelligence platform for drones, in partnership with the...

Aug 07, 2019
ESA Radar Supports First Ever BVLOS UAS Flight Without Human Observers

Echodyne has announced that its EchoGuard airspace management radars were the ground-based sensor for the first-ever UAS (unmanned aerial system)...

Aug 05, 2019
UAS Photogrammetry Used for Airport Inspection & Analysis

AeroTEC, a provider of aerospace testing, engineering, and certification services, has announced the successful completion of proof-of-concept UAS (unmanned aerial...

Aug 05, 2019
New Hydrographic Survey USV Launched

Dynautics Ltd, a developer of intelligent marine electronics for unmanned boats, and CEE HydroSystems, manufacturer of shallow water hydrographic survey...

Aug 05, 2019
DroneShield Releases New Omnidirectional Drone Detection System

DroneShield has announced the launch of RfZero, an omnidirectional UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) detection device with a 1km range, following...

Aug 05, 2019
USV Completes First Unmanned Circumnavigation of Antarctica

Saildrone, a provider of oceanographic and atmospheric data, has announced that one of its unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) has become...

Aug 05, 2019
AVT Counter-Drone Technology Selected by US Air Force

Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) has announced that it has been awarded a contract to deliver a full suite of counter-drone...

Aug 02, 2019
Topics Announced for Robotics and Autonomous Systems Summit 2019

The Institute of Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA) is excited to announce the return of the Robotics and Autonomous Systems...

Aug 01, 2019
Elistair Tethered Drone Deployed for Traffic Monitoring

Elistair has confirmed that its Safe-T tethered drone system has been deployed in the suburbs of Lyon, the second largest...

Jul 31, 2019
Smart 3D Perception Software Platform Announced for LiDAR Sensors

Seoul Robotics, a provider of perception software for autonomous systems, has announced the introduction of SENSR, a 3D perception software...

Jul 31, 2019
New Version of B4UFLY Drone Airspace App Released

Kittyhawk and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have announced the introduction of a new version of B4UFLY, the free mobile...

Jul 31, 2019
Unmanned Gyrocopter Cargo Transport Tested

The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has announced that it is conducting research into automated,...

Jul 31, 2019
European GNSS Tested for Safe Civil UAS Integration

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) has announced that its Skyopener project has tested the benefits of multi-frequency GNSS and EGNOS...

Jul 31, 2019
Subsea Resident UUV Undergoes First Underwater Tests

Saipem‘s Sonsub division has announced that its Hydrone-R unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) has begun endurance and qualification tests in water...

Jul 31, 2019
UK MoD Acquires Advanced Bomb Disposal UGVs

The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) has announced that it has entered into a contract option with L3Harris Technologies...

Jul 31, 2019
Drone Deliveries to Secure Smart Mailboxes Tested in Antigua

Drone Delivery Systems has announced that it has partnered with the UN Ops, Antigua Computer Technology (ACT), and the government...

Jul 30, 2019
AUV Exploration Mission Finds WW2 Submarine

A team pioneering robotic ocean exploration has announced that it has found the bow of WWII Submarine USS Grunion (SS-216)...

Jul 30, 2019
New Drone Command & Control Solution Unveiled for SAR Operations

SPH Engineering, an unmanned systems software and servics provider, has announced that it has developed a new UAV (unmanned aerial...

Jul 30, 2019
Whitepaper: Optimizing Ordering Options for Camera Performance

Teledyne Lumenera, a developer of high-performance digital cameras and imaging solutions for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and robotics, has released...

Jul 30, 2019
Dstl to Develop New Combat UAV for RAF

The UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), in conjunction with the RAF Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO), has announced a...

Jul 30, 2019
Unmanned Systems in New Domains Discussed Ahead of UVID 2019

In anticipation of the 8th international UVID Conference on unmanned systems, Conference Chairman Alon Unger discusses the future of the...

Jul 30, 2019
Satcom for BVLOS Tested with Inertial Labs GPS/INS

Inertial Labs‘ INS-P GPS-aided INS has been integrated with a Cobham AVIATOR UAV 200 satcom terminal to test satcom connectivity...

Jul 29, 2019
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