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.

U.S. Air Force to Develop AI-Powered Combat UAV
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Schiebel Awarded EN 9100 Quality Certification
Schiebel Awarded EN 9100 Quality Certification

Schiebel, a developer of rotary unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has announced that it has been awarded the widely recognized EN...

Mar 25, 2019
DARPA Successfully Tests UAV Swarming Technologies
DARPA Successfully Tests UAV Swarming Technologies

DARPA has announced that it has successfully tested its Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) system for unmanned aerial vehicle...

Mar 25, 2019
Multispectral Imaging Payload Released for Maritime ISR Operations
Multispectral Imaging Payload Released for Maritime ISR Operations

Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) has announced the launch of a new multi-spectral imaging system for maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance...

Mar 22, 2019
FAA Awards First BVLOS COA for Emergency Response Drone Use
FAA Awards First BVLOS COA for Emergency Response Drone Use

Skyfire Consulting, a public safety UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) consultancy, has announced that it has received FAA approval for the...

Mar 22, 2019
NVIDIA Unveils New Autonomous Driving Simulation Platform
NVIDIA Unveils New Autonomous Driving Simulation Platform

NVIDIA has announced the launch of its new NVIDIA DRIVE Constellation autonomous vehicle simulation platform. The cloud-based platform enables millions...

Mar 21, 2019
BST Tests Autonomous Navigation Sensors on Fixed-Wing UAV
BST Tests Autonomous Navigation Sensors on Fixed-Wing UAV

Black Swift Technologies (BST) has announced that it has completed the first phase of a NASA-funded project to demonstrate the...

Mar 21, 2019
NovAtel Upgrades GNSS Post-Processing Software
NovAtel Upgrades GNSS Post-Processing Software

NovAtel has announced the release of version 8.80 of its Waypoint post-processing software portfolio, which consists of Inertial Explorer, GrafNav/GrafNet...

Mar 21, 2019
GetSAT and HISPASAT to Offer On-Demand Mobile Satellite Services
GetSAT and HISPASAT to Offer On-Demand Mobile Satellite Services

HISPASAT, a Spanish satellite-based telecommunications operator, and GetSAT, a manufacturer of micronized satellite terminals for aerial, maritime and land-based applications,...

Mar 21, 2019
New UAV Satcom Terminal Operates on Inmarsat Global Xpress Network
New UAV Satcom Terminal Operates on Inmarsat Global Xpress Network

Orbit Communication Systems Ltd., a provider of airborne communications and satellite-tracking maritime and ground-station solutions, and Inmarsat Government, a developer...

Mar 20, 2019
DJI Drones Powered by CEVA AI & Computer Vision Technologies
DJI Drones Powered by CEVA AI & Computer Vision Technologies

CEVA, a developer of signal processing platforms and artificial intelligence processors, has announced that the latest generation of Mavic 2...

Mar 20, 2019
Details Announced for SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing Exhibition
Details Announced for SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing Exhibition

The organizers of SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 2019 have announced further details of the presentations and technology planned for...

Mar 19, 2019
Thales to Lead EU Drone Geofencing Project
Thales to Lead EU Drone Geofencing Project

Thales has announced that it will manage the Geosafe project, which aims to establish state-of-the-art geofencing solutions for unmanned aerial...

Mar 19, 2019
Hexacopter UAS Solutions Launched for Secure Long-Range Applications
Hexacopter UAS Solutions Launched for Secure Long-Range Applications

Yuneec International and Mobilicom have announced a strategic partnership to offer the commercial and federal markets new advanced solutions for...

Mar 19, 2019
New NVIDIA Jetson Interface Card Released for AI System Development
New NVIDIA Jetson Interface Card Released for AI System Development

D3 Engineering has announced the release of its new DesignCore sensor interface card for the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier Developer...

Mar 19, 2019
Airbus Trials Shore-to-Ship Drone Deliveries
Airbus Trials Shore-to-Ship Drone Deliveries

Airbus has announced that it has begun shore-to-ship trials in Singapore with its Skyways parcel delivery drone. This marks the...

Mar 18, 2019
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