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.

Whitepaper: GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation Systems for Remote Sensing

Inertial Labs has released a whitepaper discussing the use of GPS-aided inertial navigation systems (INS) for remote sensing using UAVs...

Apr 02, 2019
Clearpath Selects Velodyne Lidar Technology for Autonomous Navigation

Velodyne Lidar has announced a partnership with Clearpath Robotics to provide its lidar sensors for the Clearpath research robot platform....

Apr 02, 2019
DARPA Announces Next Phase of OFFSET Program

DARPA has announced that it is soliciting creative proposals for the fourth swarm sprint in its OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET)...

Apr 02, 2019
C-ASTRAL Launches Long Endurance BVLOS Drone

Following months of integration testing and optimization, C-ASTRAL Aerospace has announced that the new BRAMOR mSX long endurance beyond visual...

Mar 31, 2019
UAVOS Announces 3-Axis UAV Camera Gimbal

UAVOS has announced that it has developed a gyro-stabilized 3-axis gimbal for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with integrated RGB Full...

Mar 31, 2019
LiDAR-Equipped UGV Inspects Abandoned Mine

Milrem Robotics has announced that its Multiscope commercial unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) has been utilized by Estonian energy company Enefit...

Mar 30, 2019
New Counter-UAS System Utilizes AI & Machine Learning

Citadel Defense Company has announced the official launch of their counter-UAS (unmanned aerial system) solution, Titan, after over 6 months...

Mar 30, 2019
Velodyne Releases LiDAR Solutions for NVIDIA Autonomous Driving Platform

Velodyne Lidar has announced that its surround-view lidar solutions for collecting rich perception data in testing and validation are available...

Mar 29, 2019
DJI Launches Drone Data 3D Mapping Software

DJI has announced the introduction of DJI Terra, a new software tool that transforms drone data into digital 3D models...

Mar 29, 2019
UK Ministry of Defence Funds Drone Swarm Project

The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence has announced that its Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has awarded £2.5M to a...

Mar 29, 2019
AML Oceanographic Integrates Moving Vessel Profiler Into Fugro Uncrewed Surface Vessel

AML Oceanographic integrates its automated Moving Vessel Profiler into Fugro’s uncrewed surface vessels, enabling continuous, high-resolution water column data collection to optimize remote autonomous marine surveys

Mar 29, 2019
Sky Power Obtains ISO 9001 Quality Certification

Sky Power, a manufacturer of engines for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has announced that it has been awarded ISO 9001:2015...

Mar 29, 2019
New Wireless Transmission Platforms Announced

Solace Power, a developer of wireless power, sensing and data solutions, has announced the release of the Equus100 and Equus200,...

Mar 29, 2019
ECA Group Introduces Integrated Unmanned Counter-Mine System

ECA Group has announced that it has developed UMIS Containerised, an integrated stand-alone mine counter-measures (MCM) solution, consisting of multiple...

Mar 29, 2019
Rugged Digital Video Encoder Launched for Unmanned Systems

Delta Digital Video, a supplier of video encoding solutions for Full Motion Video (FMV) transmission and exploitation, has announced the...

Mar 29, 2019
U.S. Air Force to Develop AI-Powered Combat UAV

The U.S. Air Force has announced that its Office of Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation at the Air Force Research...

Mar 28, 2019
AutoNaut Unveils New Long-Duration Communications Hub USV

AutoNaut has announced the launch of its new 3.5 Comms Hub unmanned surface vessel (USV), which is specifically designed for...

Mar 28, 2019
Ocean Business 2019 Announces AV Demo Programme

Following the overwhelming number of requests, visitors to Ocean Business 2019 will see a record number of autonomous vehicles taking...

Mar 28, 2019
World’s Longest Multilayer Flexible PCB Manufactured for UAV Wings

Trackwise, a manufacturer of printed circuit boards, has announced that it has has shipped a 26-metre long multilayer flexible printed...

Mar 27, 2019
Whitepaper: Comparing NRT GNSS Post-Processing with Common Correction Services

NovAtel, a leading provider of high-precision GNSS positioning technology for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and other unmanned platforms, has released...

Mar 27, 2019
Multi-Sensor Payloads Developed for UAS Safety and Inspection Applications

Infrared Cameras Inc. (ICI) has announced the launch of a line of multi-sensor payloads specifically designed for the unmanned aerial...

Mar 27, 2019
Australia to Acquire Second MQ-4C Triton UAS

The Australian Ministry of Defence has announced that the Government has committed to purchasing another MQ-4C Triton Remotely Piloted Aircraft...

Mar 27, 2019
6G-Enabled Range of Autonomous USVs Unveiled

L3 ASV, an L3 Technologies company, has announced that together with Sonardyne International Ltd. it will offer 6G-enabled capability across its...

Mar 26, 2019
Drone ID and Tracking Technology Selected for UTM Trials

RelmaTech, a developer of spatial tracking solutions, has announced that it has become a member of both the State of...

Mar 26, 2019
Heavy-Lift VTOL Crop-Spraying UAV to be Developed

ADAMA Ltd., a global crop protection company, has announced that it has partnered with aerospace company Tactical Robotics Ltd. to...

Mar 25, 2019
High-Res Stereo Camera Unveiled for NVIDIA Jetson Robotics Platforms

e-con Systems Inc., a developer of embedded camera solutions, has announced the launch of STEEReoCAM, a MIPI CSI-2 interface version...

Mar 25, 2019
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