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.

Collaborative Manned-Unmanned Naval Research Project Tested
Collaborative Manned-Unmanned Naval Research Project Tested

The European Defence Agency (EDA) has announced that the OCEAN2020 (Open Cooperation for European mAritime awareNess) project, which involves 42...

Dec 03, 2019
ASI Improves Autonomous Vehicle Obstacle Detection Algorithm
ASI Improves Autonomous Vehicle Obstacle Detection Algorithm

Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (ASI) has announced that it has improved an algorithm for autonomous vehicles that detects drop-offs and other...

Dec 03, 2019
UST Acknowledged as Global Top 10 Military and Security Influencer
UST Acknowledged as Global Top 10 Military and Security Influencer

UnmannedSystemsTechnology.com has been recognised as one of the biggest global military and security online influencers in GlobalData’s latest top 10 military...

Nov 28, 2019
Leonardo Invests in Solar-Powered Heavy-Lift Drone
Leonardo Invests in Solar-Powered Heavy-Lift Drone

Leonardo has announced that it has invested in Skydweller Aero Inc., a start-up specialising in large-scale solar-powered unmanned air systems...

Nov 28, 2019
New 61 MP Aerial Imagery Payload for UAS Released
New 61 MP Aerial Imagery Payload for UAS Released

ZALA Aero, a developer of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and associated equipment, has announced the launch of a new high-end...

Nov 27, 2019
MQ-9 UAS Aids Firefighting Operations in California
MQ-9 UAS Aids Firefighting Operations in California

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that its Predator B/MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) has been used by...

Nov 27, 2019
Advanced Navigation to Undergo Global Expansion and Accelerate R&D
Advanced Navigation to Undergo Global Expansion and Accelerate R&D

Advanced Navigation, a developer of sensor technologies for drones and robotics, has announced that it has raised AUD $20 million...

Nov 27, 2019
Oceanalpha USV Surveys Port of Hamburg
Oceanalpha USV Surveys Port of Hamburg

Oceanalpha has announced that, following successful functional testing, the HPA (Hamburg Port Authority) has selected the company’s SL40 USV (unmanned...

Nov 27, 2019
U.S. Air Force Counter-Drone System Completes Next Field Testing Phase
U.S. Air Force Counter-Drone System Completes Next Field Testing Phase

Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) has announced that it has completed the latest phase of field testing of the company’s eXpeditionary...

Nov 26, 2019
Vehicle-Launched Multi-Rotor Micro-Drone Introduced
Vehicle-Launched Multi-Rotor Micro-Drone Introduced

Elbit Systems has announced the launch of a new fully-autonomous multi-rotor vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial system (UAS)...

Nov 26, 2019
Echodyne Radars Deployed for DARPA Urban Drone Testing
Echodyne Radars Deployed for DARPA Urban Drone Testing

Echodyne has announced that the company’s EchoGuard and EchoFlight radars were used by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)...

Nov 26, 2019
First NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance UAS Delivered
First NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance UAS Delivered

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that the first of five NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has...

Nov 26, 2019
FLIR Introduces New Multi-Sensor UAS Payloads
FLIR Introduces New Multi-Sensor UAS Payloads

FLIR Systems has announced the launch of the new FLIR StormCaster family of payloads for the company’s SkyRanger R70 and...

Nov 25, 2019
Septentrio PPK Upgraded With Multi-GNSS & BaseFinder Functionality
Septentrio PPK Upgraded With Multi-GNSS & BaseFinder Functionality

Septentrio, a developer of GNSS positioning technology for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and unmanned systems, has announced the release of...

Nov 25, 2019
Extending the Range of a Low-Power UAV Radio
Extending the Range of a Low-Power UAV Radio

NuWaves Engineering, a leading developer of radio frequency and microwave solutions for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has released an article...

Nov 25, 2019
CAMCOPTER S-100 Integrated with French Naval Carrier
CAMCOPTER S-100 Integrated with French Naval Carrier

Schiebel has announced that it has worked with the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) and marine technology company Naval Group...

Nov 25, 2019
USV & UUV Sensor Degradation Detection Under Development
USV & UUV Sensor Degradation Detection Under Development

Mikros Systems Corporation, a developer of electronic systems for defense applications, has announced that it has been awarded a $150,000...

Nov 24, 2019
Small Glide Munition Demonstrated with Gray Eagle ER UAS
Small Glide Munition Demonstrated with Gray Eagle ER UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that one of its MQ-1C ER Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) unmanned...

Nov 24, 2019
An Introduction to Fuel Cells for UAVs
An Introduction to Fuel Cells for UAVs

Intelligent Energy, a leading developer of PEM (proton exchange membrane) fuel cell technologies for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), has released...

Nov 21, 2019
UAV LiDAR System Surveys WWII Concentration Camp
UAV LiDAR System Surveys WWII Concentration Camp

Routescene, a developer and manufacturer of integrated 3D mapping solutions for UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), has announced that the company’s...

Nov 20, 2019
Rugged GPS Time Synchronization Server Developed for Unmanned Systems
Rugged GPS Time Synchronization Server Developed for Unmanned Systems

OnTime Networks, a developer of rugged data communication products for aerospace and defense, has announced the launch of the Cloudberry...

Nov 20, 2019
UMEX and SimTEX Announced for 2020 in Abu Dhabi
UMEX and SimTEX Announced for 2020 in Abu Dhabi

Building on the success of the previous Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference in 2016 & 2018, launched during the International...

Nov 19, 2019
Whitepaper: Hydrogen Safety & Handling for Fuel Cell-Powered UAS
Whitepaper: Hydrogen Safety & Handling for Fuel Cell-Powered UAS

Ballard Power Systems, a leading developer of innovative clean energy solutions and hydrogen fuel cells for drones, has released a...

Nov 19, 2019
UMS SKELDAR Boosts Production of V-200 VTOL UAS
UMS SKELDAR Boosts Production of V-200 VTOL UAS

UMS SKELDAR has announced that, following manufacturing outsourcing of its SKELDAR V-200 Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicles...

Nov 19, 2019
Next-Generation Multispectral Sensor Features Real-Time Processing
Next-Generation Multispectral Sensor Features Real-Time Processing

Sentera has announced the launch of the 6X, a new multispectral sensor designed for unmanned aerial system (UAS) precision agriculture,...

Nov 19, 2019
New Vehicle-Mounted Counter-UAS System Released
New Vehicle-Mounted Counter-UAS System Released

DroneShield has announced the release of DroneSentry-X, the company’s new vehicle-mounted counter-UAS (unmanned aerial system) product. Compatible with a range...

Nov 19, 2019
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