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.

Microdrones to Host GeoDays for Product Demonstrations
Microdrones to Host GeoDays for Product Demonstrations

Microdrones is hosting GeoDays 2019 June 12th – 14th at their German location: Microdrones, Nerzweg 5, 57072 Siegen, Germany. At...

May 20, 2019
Defect Detection Software Integrated with Drone Railyard Inspection Service
Defect Detection Software Integrated with Drone Railyard Inspection Service

360 Rail Services, a provider of engineering, construction, operations and maintenance services for the rail industry, has announced the selection...

May 17, 2019
Nikon to Mass-Produce Velodyne Lidar Sensors
Nikon to Mass-Produce Velodyne Lidar Sensors

Velodyne Lidar has announced an agreement with Nikon Corporation, under which Sendai Nikon Corporation, a Nikon subsidiary, will manufacture lidar...

May 17, 2019
San Francisco Circuits Expands PCB Testing & Inspection Capabilities
San Francisco Circuits Expands PCB Testing & Inspection Capabilities

San Francisco Circuits (SFC), a provider of PCB fabrication, assembly and test services for unmanned systems and robotic platforms, has...

May 16, 2019
Seagull USV Demonstrates Anti-Submarine Warfare Capabilities
Seagull USV Demonstrates Anti-Submarine Warfare Capabilities

  Elbit Systems has announced that during an Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercise conducted with the Hellenic Navy, the Israeli Navy...

May 16, 2019
US Army Next-Generation UAS to Use AI-Based Perception
US Army Next-Generation UAS to Use AI-Based Perception

Robotics startup ModalAI, Inc. has announced that the U.S. Army, through the Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit, has awarded...

May 15, 2019
Remotely Navigated Rescue USV Launched
Remotely Navigated Rescue USV Launched

OceanAlpha has announced that it has launched the Dolphin 1, a smart, buoyant, unmanned surface vessel (USV) designed for rescue...

May 15, 2019
UK’s Dstl Releases Open-Source Framework for Improved Tracking
UK’s Dstl Releases Open-Source Framework for Improved Tracking

A new open-source software framework designed by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is now available to help improve...

May 15, 2019
Orbital UAV Receives Official Government Visit
Orbital UAV Receives Official Government Visit

Orbital Corporation has announced that The Honourable Kim Beazley AC, Governor of Western Australia, recently visited its Perth headquarters, as...

May 15, 2019
Workboats Fitted with Marine Autonomy Technologies for SAR Missions
Workboats Fitted with Marine Autonomy Technologies for SAR Missions

Sea Machines Robotics has announced that it has formed a new partnership with Hike Metal, a manufacturer of workboats, to...

May 15, 2019
Whitepaper: Emerging Trends in Wearable Technology
Whitepaper: Emerging Trends in Wearable Technology

Fischer Connectors, a leading manufacturer and distributor of high-performance circular connectors and cable assembly solutions, has released a whitepaper highlighting the innovative...

May 15, 2019
Agenda Released for Expanded Energy Drone & Robotics Summit
Agenda Released for Expanded Energy Drone & Robotics Summit

The Energy Drone & Robotics Summit, taking place June 12-13 in Houston, Texas at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott, has released...

May 15, 2019
Speakers Confirmed for UAV BVLOS Conference
Speakers Confirmed for UAV BVLOS Conference

Inmarsat has announced additional speakers for the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Beyond Visible Line Of Sight (BVLOS) Conference, taking place 30 May...

May 14, 2019
Intelligent Energy Develops PEM Fuel Cell Technologies for UAVs
Intelligent Energy Develops PEM Fuel Cell Technologies for UAVs

Intelligent Energy, a leading developer of PEM (proton exchange membrane) fuel cell technologies for drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs),...

May 14, 2019
NW-88 Multi-Fuel UAV Engine Continues Testing
NW-88 Multi-Fuel UAV Engine Continues Testing

Northwest UAV has announced that its NW-88 heavy fuel twin-cylinder engine for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), which in just over...

May 14, 2019
Registration Opens for SMi’s 5th Annual Airborne ISR 2019 Conference
Registration Opens for SMi’s 5th Annual Airborne ISR 2019 Conference

Registration is now open for the Airborne ISR conference, returning to London on 23-24 October for its fifth year running....

May 14, 2019
New First Responder Drone Uses Open-Source Flight Control Software
New First Responder Drone Uses Open-Source Flight Control Software

Auterion, a developer of enterprise operating system for drones, has announced that it has collaborated with drone manufacturer Impossible Aerospace...

May 14, 2019
WASP Lite Aerostat System Selected for US Army Multi-Unit Award
WASP Lite Aerostat System Selected for US Army Multi-Unit Award

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

May 13, 2019
Subsea Resident E-ROVs Equipped with Sonardyne Navigation Technology
Subsea Resident E-ROVs Equipped with Sonardyne Navigation Technology

Sonardyne Inc. has announced that Oceaneering International has ordered the company’s hybrid underwater navigation systems for its subsea resident unmanned...

May 13, 2019
FlytBase and AirMap Form UTM Partnership
FlytBase and AirMap Form UTM Partnership

Drone software solutions provider FlytBase and airspace intelligence platform AirMap have announced that the two companies have partnered to speed...

May 13, 2019
Small ROV Used for Underwater Inspection of Shipping Vessels
Small ROV Used for Underwater Inspection of Shipping Vessels

Blueye Robotics has announced that it has formed a partnership with Inchcape Shipping Services, providing underwater inspection services via ROV...

May 10, 2019
New Multipurpose Airborne Satellite Terminal Announced
New Multipurpose Airborne Satellite Terminal Announced

Orbit Communication Systems, a provider of tracking airborne and maritime terminals and compact ground stations for unmanned systems, has announced...

May 09, 2019
IP64-Rated EO/IR Camera Released for UAVs
IP64-Rated EO/IR Camera Released for UAVs

TeAx Technology has announced that it has developed an IP64-rated splash-resistant version of its ThermalCapture Fusion EO/IR camera for UAVs...

May 09, 2019
Sky Power Expands UAS Product Portfolio
Sky Power Expands UAS Product Portfolio

Sky Power has announced that, in addition to the company’s engines and propulsion systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), it...

May 08, 2019
MAGMA UAV Demonstrates Innovative Flow Control Technologies
MAGMA UAV Demonstrates Innovative Flow Control Technologies

BAE Systems has announced that its MAGMA unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has demonstrated two innovative flow control technologies in a...

May 08, 2019
Canadian Armed Forces Select UMS SKELDAR V-200 UAS
Canadian Armed Forces Select UMS SKELDAR V-200 UAS

UMS SKELDAR has announced that its SKELDAR V-200 UAS (unmanned aerial system) has been selected as the base system for...

May 08, 2019
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