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.

GPS Spoofing Test System Developed for Autonomous Vehicles

Southwest Research Institute has announced that it has developed a cyber security system to test for vulnerabilities in automated vehicles...

May 06, 2019
US Navy USV Swarm Program Extended

Spatial Integrated Systems Inc. (SIS) has announced the extension of its Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Swarming program under the auspices...

May 06, 2019
Audi E-Tron Cars Equipped with Autonomous LiDARs

Aeva, a developer of sensing systems for autonomous vehicles, has announced a partnership with AID-Autonomous Intelligent Driving GmbH, a wholly-owned...

May 06, 2019
Microturbine Propulsion Systems Introduced for sUAS

UAV Turbines, Inc. (UAVT), a developer of microturbine technology, has announced the introduction of its Monarch RP family of microturbine...

May 06, 2019
Iver4 UUV Successfully Completes Long-Endurance Mission

L3 Technologies has announced that its Iver4 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) has successfully completed a mission lasting more than 14...

May 05, 2019
Mission Management Processor Selected for MQ-25 Tanker UAV

Harris Corporation has announced that it has been awarded a contract by The Boeing Company to partner with Boeing AvionX...

May 05, 2019
CAMCOPTER S-100 to be Deployed in Arctic

Schiebel has announced that its CAMCOPTER S-100 Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) has been selected by...

May 03, 2019
Long-Range BVLOS SkyHopper Drone Unveiled

Yuneec, a developer of unmanned aerial vehicles for commercial and federal applications, and Mobilicom, a global provider of high-security communications...

May 03, 2019
Silvus Mesh Network Technology Selected for Mission-Critical Communications

Silvus Technologies, a developer of Mobile-Networked MIMO (MN-MIMO) wireless communications systems, has announced a partnership with Anduril Industries, a defense...

May 03, 2019
Ground-Based Detect-and-Avoid Systems Enables BVLOS Drone Flight

Raytheon has announced that its Ground Based Detect and Avoid (GBDAA) system is now operational at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport and...

May 03, 2019
New NAND-Based Solid State Drive Announced for Rugged Applications

SMART Modular Technologies, a developer of solid state storage products, has announced a new addition to its SMART RUGGED product...

May 02, 2019
Hirth Engines Demonstrates Future Hybrid Innovation Programme

Hirth Engines has announced that it has demonstrated its future innovation programme to develop hybrid applications to harness the power...

May 02, 2019
Piccolo Elite UAS Autopilot Upgraded

Collins Aerospace Systems has announced that it has launched a next-generation Piccolo Elite autopilot featuring advanced sensors, powerful processing upgrades...

May 02, 2019
US Marine Corps to Reactivate K-MAX Unmanned Helicopters

Kaman Aerospace has announced that it has been awarded a contract to return two United States Marine Corps (USMC) K-MAX...

May 02, 2019
PrecisionAnalytics Drone Data Platform Delivers Insights for Energy & Utility

PrecisionHawk has announced PrecisionAnalytics Energy, a complete aerial mapping, modeling, and inspection platform that uses the latest generation of artificial...

May 02, 2019
Airbus Aerial Opens Software Suite to UAS Service Providers & Enterprises

Airbus Aerial has announced the opening up of its software suite to add the ability for large enterprises and UAS...

May 01, 2019
Autonomous Drones Flown Over 5G Trial Network

Percepto has announced that it has successfully demonstrated operation of its autonomous drones over SK Telecom’s 5G trial network. SK...

May 01, 2019
Launch & Recovery System Enables Drone Package Delivery To and From Moving Platforms

Target Arm has announced that it has officially unveiled v2.5 of its Talon Universal Launch and Recovery (ULaR) platform at...

May 01, 2019
Lightweight Helical GNSS and Iridium Antennas Announced for UAVs

Calian GNSS Ltd., a manufacturer of high performance GNSS and Iridium antennas, has announced the first three products of a...

May 01, 2019
Advanced Avionics Computer Introduced for Unmanned Vehicles

GE Aviation has announced the introduction of a new advanced avionics computer specifically built for military and commercial unmanned aerial...

May 01, 2019
New 2-Cylinder UAS Engine Developed for High-Speed Applications

Sky Power, a manufacturer of engines for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has announced the introduction of a new high-performance two-cylinder...

May 01, 2019
StreamCaster Wireless Datalink Aids UAS Organ Delivery

Silvus Technologies has announced that its StreamCaster 4200 MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) radio has supported the world’s first unmanned aircraft system...

May 01, 2019
Xsens Announces Next-Generation Inertial Sensors

Xsens has announced the launch of the MTi 600-series of inertial sensors, featuring flexible interfacing options backed by software development...

May 01, 2019
Cloud-Based Remote Drone Operations Solution Launched

FlytBase, an enterprise drone automation company, has announced the launch of FlytGCS, a cloud-based remote drone operations solution, at AUVSI...

Apr 30, 2019
Computer Vision Detect-and-Avoid Solution Enables BVLOS for Autonomous Vehicles

Iris Automation, an artificial intelligence and safety avionics company, has announced the launch of Casia – the first commercially available...

Apr 30, 2019
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