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.

Orbital UAV Hosts Australian Office of Defence West

Orbital UAV has announced that it has hosted a delegation from the Office of Defence West – the Western Australian...

Feb 20, 2019
Ocean Discovery XPRIZE Finalists Conduct Final Field Tests

XPRIZE has announced that the three finalist teams competing for the $1M Bonus Prize, sponsored by the National Oceanic and...

Feb 20, 2019
Tethered Drone Manufacturer Joins Wave Relay MANET Ecosystem

Persistent Systems has announced that it has entered into a five-year agreement with tethered drone solutions provider Hoverfly Technologies Inc....

Feb 20, 2019
NASA to Commence Final Phase of Unmanned Traffic Management Tests

NASA has announced that it has selected two organizations to host the final phase of its four-year series of increasingly...

Feb 20, 2019
Leonardo Target Drones Utilised in Italian Navy Training Exercise

Leonardo has announced that its new M-40 target drone has flown its first live missions for the Italian Navy in...

Feb 19, 2019
World’s First Anti-Tank UGV Announced

MBDA and Milrem Robotics have announced that the two firms are showcasing the world’s first anti-tank unmanned ground vehicle (UGV)...

Feb 19, 2019
Synthetic Aperture Radar Payload Integrated with Aerosonde sUAS

Textron Systems and IMSAR have announced the successful integration and demonstration of IMSAR’s NSP-3 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) system on...

Feb 19, 2019
UAVOS Modifies VTOL UAV for Tropical Climate Operations

UAVOS has announced that it will unveil a modified version of its UVH-170E helicopter UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), adapted to...

Feb 19, 2019
VT MAK Upgrades VR-Engage Virtual Simulator Software

VT MAK has announced the release of version 1.3 of the company’s VR-Engage multi-role virtual simulator, which allows users to...

Feb 18, 2019
Commtact Develops Advanced Wireless Data Links for Unmanned Systems

Commtact, a leading developer of innovative wireless communications and information systems for both military and commercial applications, has partnered with...

Feb 18, 2019
ECA Group Unveils Rugged USV for High Seas Operations

ECA GROUP has announced that, in collaboration with its naval architecture subsidiary MAURIC, it has developed a new USV (Unmanned...

Feb 17, 2019
SATCOM Launch & Recovery Demonstrated for MQ-9B UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that it has demonstrated a complete MQ-9B UAS (unmanned aerial system) mission...

Feb 17, 2019
Ordnance Survey to Develop Solar HAPS UAV

Ordnance Survey has announced that it is developing a solar powered, High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)...

Feb 15, 2019
Sky Power Refines Electronics Production Capabilities

Sky Power, a manufacturer of 2-stroke combustion and Wankel engines for UAS (unmanned aerial systems) has announced that the company...

Feb 15, 2019
Embry-Riddle Acquires Penguin C UAS for Flight Training

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has announced that it has become the only university to acquire the Penguin C long-endurance, long-range professional...

Feb 15, 2019
Drone Hackathon Challenge Seeks Wildfire Solutions

The UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), in collaboration with the...

Feb 15, 2019
AutoSens in Detroit 2019 – Program Launch

AutoSens in Detroit have announced the launch of their conference program which takes place at the Michigan Science Center from...

Feb 15, 2019
New Compact SATCOM Solution Developed for UAVs

UAV Navigation has announced that it has partnered with Cobham to develop a small, light SATCOM solution for UAVs (unmanned...

Feb 15, 2019
NVIDIA Jetson Development Kit Launched for Autonomous and Deep Learning Applications

D3 Engineering, a developer of embedded electronic OEM products, has announced availability of its DesignCore NVIDIA Jetson RSP-TX2 Development Kit...

Feb 14, 2019
DJI Improves Drone Geofencing for European Airports and Facilities

DJI has announced that it is improving its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) geofencing technology with the launch of its Geospatial...

Feb 14, 2019
U.S. Army Unmanned Aerostat Upgraded with Advanced Communications Technology

Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a developer of tethered aerial monitoring and communications platforms, has announced that it has commenced the...

Feb 14, 2019
AeroVironment Introduces Next-Generation Hybrid VTOL Drone

AeroVironment has announced the introduction of the next generation of its Quantix VTOL hybrid drone and the AeroVironment Decision Support...

Feb 13, 2019
First Remote UAS Operations Take Place in Papua New Guinea

Insitu Commercial Solutions (operating through Insitu Pacific Pty. Ltd.) has announced that it has recently conducted a series of aerial...

Feb 13, 2019
Counter-UAS Simulation Application Launched

Simlat, a provider of training systems for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), has announced that it has developed a simulation capability...

Feb 13, 2019
Elistair Tethered Drones Deployed for Super Bowl Broadcasting and Security

Elistair has announced that its tethered stations for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) were selected to provide TV broadcasting and security...

Feb 13, 2019
FLIR to Acquire Endeavor Robotics

FLIR Systems has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Endeavor Robotic Holdings, Inc., a developer...

Feb 12, 2019
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