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.

New LiDAR Data Processing Software Released

YellowScan, a developer of UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) LiDAR solutions, has announced the release of its new CloudStation software, which...

Jun 07, 2019
Extended Capacity InstantEye Mk-3 sUAS Variants Developed

InstantEye Robotics has announced the availability of new extended range, endurance, and payload capacity variants of the InstantEye Mk-3 family...

Jun 07, 2019
Black Hawk Helicopter Flown With Optionally Piloted Vehicle Technology

Sikorsky has announced that a technology kit developed by the company has been used for the first time to operate...

Jun 07, 2019
SightLine Applications Receives Presidential Export Award

SightLine Applications, a developer of embedded video processing solutions for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and other unmanned systems, has announced...

Jun 07, 2019
Drone Aviation Awarded Additional $1.7 Contract

Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, has announced that it has been selected by...

Jun 06, 2019
Boeing Invests in Commercial UAS Services & Repair Provider

Boeing has announced its investment in Robotic Skies, a services provider that connects manufacturers and operators of commercial unmanned aircraft...

Jun 05, 2019
Drone Parachute System Granted FAA Waiver to Fly Over People

ParaZero Technologies Ltd., a drone safety systems company, has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved a first-ever...

Jun 05, 2019
Airborne Audio Management Solution Selected for Heron TP UAV

Orbit Communications Systems, a provider of airborne communications solutions, has announced that Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has placed a $US1.8...

Jun 05, 2019
BAE Systems Acquires UUV Manufacturer

BAE Systems, Inc. has announced the purchase of the key assets of Riptide Autonomous Solutions, a provider of unmanned underwater...

Jun 05, 2019
Drone Delivery Canada Forms Commercial Partnership with Air Canada

Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Air Canada whereby Air Canada Cargo...

Jun 05, 2019
Industry Experts Discuss If Drones Are Being Deployed Successfully in Germany

Against the backdrop of the German Federal Government’s funding programme for drones and air taxis, together with the unveiling of...

Jun 04, 2019
High-Performance Lenses for Aerial Photography and Inspection Introduced

Phase One Industrial has announced that it has expanded its RS and RSM lens offering with three new high-performance lenses...

Jun 04, 2019
NORAD Interview: The Place of Airborne Early Warning in 5th Generation Operations

Defence IQ recently sat down with Mr Brian ‘Bear’ Lihani (right), Deputy Chief, Aerospace Warning Branch, HQ NORAD and Keynote...

Jun 04, 2019
Textron Introduces Flexible Geospatial Analytic Platform

Textron Systems, a Textron, Inc. business, has announced the launch of SeeGEO™, a customizable geospatial analytic platform. SeeGEO connects geospatial...

Jun 03, 2019
Inertial Labs MRUs Granted Maritime Product Design Assessment Certificate

Inertial Labs has announced that all products in its MRU (Motion Reference Unit) line have been granted a Tier-2 Product...

May 31, 2019
UAVOS Introduces New Portable UAV Ground Control Station

UAVOS has announced the introduction of a new Portable Ground Control Station for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the PGCS 3....

May 31, 2019
New Multi-Domain Multi-Platform Drone Control System Introduced

Kongsberg Geospatial has announced today that the company is introducing a new multi-domain control system for coordinating the use of...

May 31, 2019
Drone Imagery Used for Flood Prevention Modelling Service

Airbus Aerial and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions have announced a collaboration that will help companies efficiently identify flood risks and...

May 31, 2019
Silent Falcon Extended Endurance UAS Announced

Silent Falcon UAS Technologies, manufacturer of the Silent Falcon solar electric fixed-wing Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), has announced the introduction...

May 31, 2019
QinetiQ Launches New Supersonic Target UAV

QinetiQ has unveiled a new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) supersonic target that can be attached to the company’s jet Banshee...

May 31, 2019
Autonomous UGVs Developed for Battlefield Evacuation & Surveillance

Rheinmetall has announced the launch of the Rescue and Surveillance variants of its Mission Master modular unmanned ground vehicle (UGV),...

May 31, 2019
Compact Global Shutter Camera Module Released for Machine Vision Applications

OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, has announced the release of its OVM7251 CameraCubeChip module. Built...

May 30, 2019
EO/IR Surveillance Payload Integrated onto SkyGuardian & Reaper UAS

L3 WESCAM and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) have announced that, as members of Team SkyGuardian Canada and supporters...

May 30, 2019
Canadian Armed Forces UAS Equipped with PicoSAR Radar

Leonardo has announced that it has signed a multi-million Euro contract with prime contractor QinetiQ to provide a number of...

May 30, 2019
Airbus to Trial Drone and AR-Based Aircraft Inspection

Airbus has announced that the Spanish Air Force has become the first air force worldwide to support the development of...

May 30, 2019
DJI Releases Drone Autonomy Computing Module

DJI has announced the launch of Manifold 2, an ultra-compact onboard supercomputer for DJI drones that enables the next-generation of...

May 29, 2019
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