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.

Tethered Drones Provide Security for NFL Championship

Skyfire, a public safety UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) consulting company, in coordination with the Georgia World Congress Center Authority and...

Feb 01, 2019
Yuneec Integrates RTK Satellite Navigation into Hexacopter UAS

Yuneec International has announced that its commercial hexacopter UAS (unmanned aerial system), the H520, will now optionally be available with...

Jan 31, 2019
Sea Hunter USV Autonomously Navigates from California to Hawaii

Leidos has announced that the Office of Naval Research (ONR)’s Medium Displacement Unmanned Surface Vessel (MDUSV), Sea Hunter, became the...

Jan 31, 2019
Rugged Tactical Switch and Router for Military Applications Released

OnTime Networks and Architecture Technology Corporation (ATCorp) have announced the introduction of the combination of the new ultra-rugged military grade...

Jan 31, 2019
Details Announced for Commercial UAV Expo Europe

Organizers of the third annual Commercial UAV Expo Europe, an international trade fair and conference focused on commercial drone integration...

Jan 31, 2019
AI-Based Control Unit Enables Autonomous Driving Applications

Xilinx and automotive technology developer ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF) have announced a new strategic collaboration in which Xilinx technology will...

Jan 31, 2019
Airobotics Integrates LiDAR into Drone Solutions

Airobotics, a developer of automated drone solutions, has announced that it has integrated LiDAR capabilities into its UAV (unmanned aerial...

Jan 31, 2019
Drones Used for Invasive Rat Control in Galapagos Islands

Island Conservation, an organization that focuses on removing invasive species, has announced that in conjunction with the Directorate of the...

Jan 31, 2019
High-Accuracy RTK INS Unveiled for Unmanned Systems

ACEINNA, a provider of inertial measurement technologies, has announced its new INS1000 state-of-the-art, high performance dual band RTK INS (Real-Time...

Jan 31, 2019
Honeywell and Pipistrel to develop Autonomous Urban Air Mobility Drone

Honeywell and Pipistrel have announced that the two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding that will bring them together...

Jan 31, 2019
Delair Expands UAV Repair and Maintenance Operations

Delair, a supplier of commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) solutions, has announced the expansion of its customer service operations with...

Jan 31, 2019
Testing of 50 lbs Cargo Delivery Drone Commences

Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has announced that it has commenced testing of its newest cargo delivery drone, known as the...

Jan 31, 2019
FLIR Systems Acquires Aeryon Labs

FLIR Systems has announced that it has acquired Aeryon Labs Inc., a developer of high-performance unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for...

Jan 29, 2019
Silvus Adds Anti-Jamming Capabilities to MANET Radios

Silvus Technologies has announced that it has developed a cognitive radio capability that enables StreamCaster Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs) to...

Jan 29, 2019
Synthetic Training System Under Development for UK Protector UAS

CAE has announced that the company has been awarded a contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to develop...

Jan 29, 2019
Emergency Medical Supply Drone Deliveries to be Tested in Alaska

The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) has announced that, in conjunction with K2 Dronotics and Unmanned Systems Alaska LLC, it...

Jan 28, 2019
Drone-Based Geothermal Energy Exploration Survey Completed

Global UAV Technologies has announced that it has recently completed a drone-based geothermal energy exploration survey for Borealis GeoPower. The...

Jan 28, 2019
Airobotics Receives First Australian Drone BVLOS Approval

Airobotics has announced that it has obtained the first and to date the only Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)...

Jan 28, 2019
U.S. Army Trains with Tactical Unmanned Aerostats

Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, has announced that it has concluded U.S. Army...

Jan 27, 2019
MEMS Solid-State LiDAR Introduced for Autonomous Vehicles

RoboSense, a developer of LiDAR perception technology solutions, has announced the introduction of an upgraded version of their MEMS solid-state...

Jan 27, 2019
Article: Optics in Engineering & Manufacturing

Knight Optical, a provider of off-the-shelf and custom optics solutions for a wide variety of industries, including defense, oil &...

Jan 27, 2019
Hybrid Quadrotor VTOL UAS Technology Developed

L3 Technologies has announced that it has been issued a patent that covers key functionality of the company’s Hybrid Quadrotor...

Jan 26, 2019
New Tactical-Grade FOG INS/GNSS for UAV Mapping & Surveying

Polynesian Exploration has announced the launch of the Polynav2000F, a high-performance GNSS-aided fiber optic gyroscope (FOG)-based Inertial Navigation System (INS)...

Jan 26, 2019
Shipboard Integration Testing of MCM UUV and USV Completed

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has announced that the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Module Program has successfully completed...

Jan 26, 2019
New Imaging Software Allows Custom AI & Machine Learning Models

Picterra has announced the launch of its online custom detector software, allowing users to build their own artificial intelligence model...

Jan 25, 2019
Royal Air Force Protector UAS to Carry Brimstone Missiles

MBDA Systems has announced that it has received a contract for the integration of its Brimstone high-precision strike missile onto...

Jan 25, 2019
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