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.

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
Advanced Radar Detection System Tested on MQ-9 Predator B UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Raytheon Deutschland GmbH have announced that the two companies have successfully proven the...

Feb 11, 2019
Anemoment Expands International Wind Sensor Distribution Program

Anemoment, a specialized meteorological instrument design firm, has announced the addition of Sparv Embedded AB to its International Authorized Distribution...

Feb 11, 2019
UAVOS Develops Unmanned Solutions for Air, Ground and Marine Applications

UAVOS, a leading developer of unmanned systems platforms, autopilots and other components, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”) to...

Feb 11, 2019
Fischer Connectors Selected for Modular Waterproof Quadcopter Drone

Fischer Connectors has confirmed that its MiniMax™ Series of connectors has been used in Hexadrone Systems’ Tundra-M UAS (unmanned aerial...

Feb 11, 2019
Drone Delivery Canada to Unveil 400lbs Payload Cargo Delivery Drone

Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has announced that it will unveil the company’s largest payload cargo delivery drone, known as the...

Feb 11, 2019
Details Announced for IS Auto Asia Conference

Smithers Apex will be extending its popular Image Sensors Automotive (IS Auto) conference series into Asia later this year. Taking...

Feb 10, 2019
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