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.

Echodyne MESA Radar Selected for Counter-UAS Solutions

Echodyne, a manufacturer of high-performance small electronically scanned array (ESA) radars for government and commercial markets, has announced that its...

Mar 12, 2019
FAA Approves BVLOS Drone Delivery of Defibrillators

Flirtey has announced that it has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct drone delivery flights beyond...

Mar 12, 2019
Case Study: LiDAR Mapping Workflow with UAVs

Microdrones, in conjunction with multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm ESP Associates, has launched a new series of three videos,...

Mar 12, 2019
UK MoD to Present at Military Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2019

As reported last week, UK military robotic projects are to be fast tracked. Senior experts from the UK MoD will...

Mar 11, 2019
AUV Communication Nodes to be Developed for Deepwater Monitoring

Sonardyne International has announced that it has agreed a partnership with Shell Brasil and Brazilian research institute Senai-Cimatec to develop...

Mar 11, 2019
US Air Force Valkyrie UAS Demonstrator Completes First Flight

The U.S. Air Force has announced that its XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator, a long-range, high subsonic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), has...

Mar 11, 2019
Embention Redesigns UAV Dual-Camera Gimbal Payload

Embention has announced the development of a new version of its Veronte Gimbal Pro camera payload for unmanned aerial vehicles...

Mar 07, 2019
Fuel Cell Power Module Link Provides Up to 1.6kW for UAVs

Intelligent Energy, a developer of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell products, has announced the launch of its new Power...

Mar 07, 2019
UK MoD Fast-Tracks Unmanned Systems Projects

The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that £66m of its new multi-million-pound Transformation Fund has been committed...

Mar 07, 2019
NovAtel Introduces Smart Antennas for AgTech Applications

NovAtel has launched its new SMART7 family of SMART antennas, providing SPAN technology, future-ready Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), Wi-Fi...

Mar 07, 2019
UAV Factory Drones Selected by Latvian Armed Forces

UAV Factory, a developer of small fixed-wing unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has announced it has signed an agreement with the...

Mar 06, 2019
Next-Generation K-MAX Unmanned Helicopter Under Development

Kaman Aerospace Group has announced that it is developing the next generation of its K-MAX helicopter unmanned aircraft system (UAS)...

Mar 06, 2019
Using Drones for Search & Rescue

ALTI UAS has published an article that explains the benefits of using unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for a variety of...

Mar 06, 2019
Commercial UAV Expo Americas Announces 5th Annual Event

Organizers of the fifth annual Commercial UAV Expo Americas, the leading commercial drone event in North America, have announced an...

Mar 05, 2019
Global Hawk UAS Lands at Airshow

Northrop Grumman has announced that its RQ-4 Global Hawk autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has landed at the Avalon 2019...

Mar 05, 2019
Northwest UAV Heavy Fuel Engine Logs 10,000 Combat Flight Hours

Northwest UAV has announced that its NW-44 Multi-Fuel Engine has flown over 10,000 flight hours and has logged over 1000...

Mar 05, 2019
U.S. Navy Unmanned Aerial Target Achieves Initial Operational Capability

The U.S. Navy has announced that its next-generation Sub-Sonic Aerial Target (SSAT) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), BQM-177A, has reached Initial...

Mar 04, 2019
FLIR Systems Completes Acquisition of Endeavor Robotics

FLIR Systems has announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Endeavor Robotic Holdings, Inc., a developer of...

Mar 04, 2019
Australia Developing Low Altitude Airspace Management Platform

Thales and Australian mobile network provider Telstra have announced that they have combined their expertise with a view to building...

Mar 04, 2019
Unmanned Delivery Solutions to be Created in Japan

Rakuten and Chinese retailer JD.com have announced that the two companies have signed an agreement that will see JD.com’s unmanned...

Mar 01, 2019
Acoustic Positioning System Tracks Aquaculture ROVs

Sonardyne International has announced that joint trials conducted with Norwegian research institute SINTEF Ocean have proven the ability for an...

Mar 01, 2019
CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS Demonstrates Oil & Gas Monitoring Capabilities

Schiebel has announced that its CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) has demonstrated its capabilities to a large European oil...

Feb 28, 2019
Xsens Provides Open-Source API for Embedded Development Platforms

Xsens, a developer of 3D motion tracking technology for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and robotics, has announced that it has...

Feb 28, 2019
US Navy Fire Scout UAS to be Redesigned

The U.S. Navy has announced that it is rethinking how it will employ its emerging MQ-8C Fire Scout rotary-wing unmanned...

Feb 27, 2019
Block 50 GCS Successfully Controls Reaper UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that the U.S. Air Force’s new Block 50 Ground Control Station (GCS)...

Feb 27, 2019
New Dual-Band Maritime Satcom Solution Unveiled

Orbit Communication Systems, a provider of satellite-tracking maritime and ground-station solutions, has announced that it has unveiled its latest dual-band...

Feb 26, 2019
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