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.

US Navy Orders Switchblade Transceivers for UAS

Azure Summit Technology, a provider of high-performance RF electronics for the US Department of Defense, has announced that it has...

Dec 13, 2018
U.S. Marine Corps Selects L3 OceanServer UUV

L3 OceanServer, a developer of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), has announced that it has been awarded a contract to support...

Dec 13, 2018
Insitu ScanEagle UAS Aids Fire Suppression

Insitu has announced that it has used its ScanEagle unmanned aerial system (UAS) to assist from the air in the...

Dec 12, 2018
Ocean Alliance Develops Drone-Based Whale Monitoring

Ocean Alliance has announced that it has developed a method of non-invasively collecting biological samples from whales to gather the...

Dec 12, 2018
Elbit Adds Torpedo Launching Capabilities to Seagull USV

Elbit Systems has announced that its ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance) division has teamed with Leonardo to develop...

Dec 10, 2018
UAVOS Tests New Emergency Autorotation Mode for VTOL UAVs

UAVOS has announced that it has successfully tested a new flight algorithm for its VTOL (Vertical Take-Of and Landing) UAVs...

Dec 10, 2018
Applied Aeronautics Develops Long-Range Commercial Fixed-Wing UAV

Applied Aeronautics, a leading developer of composite fixed-wing drones (UAVs) for long-range commercial applications, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology...

Dec 10, 2018
AirMap Adds Real-Time Geofencing Alerts to Drone Mobile App

AirMap has announced the launch of Real-Time Geofencing Alerts in the AirMap for Drones mobile application on iOS and Android....

Dec 10, 2018
Microdrones Merges with UAV Component Manufacturer

Microdrones has announced a merger with Schübeler Technologies, a provider of advanced fan propulsion jets and lightweight composite materials fabrication....

Dec 10, 2018
Coverdrone Introduces New UAV Insurance Policy Features

Coverdrone, a provider of specialist insurance cover for commercial and recreational users of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), has announced the...

Dec 10, 2018
Remotely Operated Passenger Ferry Trialled in Finland

Robotics firm ABB has announced that, in conjunction with Helsinki City Transport, it has performed a remote operation trial of...

Dec 08, 2018
Tethered Drone Provides Security & Traffic Monitoring at Arena

Elistair has announced that French police forces have used the company’s tethered drone system to provide security at the Bordeaux...

Dec 08, 2018
World’s Largest Marine Unmanned Systems Test Site Opened

Oceanalpha, a developer of unmanned surface vessels (USVs), has announced that its parent company Yunzhou Intelligent Technology Co., in conjunction...

Dec 06, 2018
AeroVironment Quantix Drone Aids California Wildfire Recovery

AeroVironment has announced that it is supporting the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program to assess the environmental impact...

Dec 06, 2018
Schiebel Doubles Production Capacity of CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS

Schiebel has announced that it is expanding its flagship facility in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, to meet the growing demand for...

Dec 06, 2018
UK Develops UAS Traffic Management Program

ANRA Technologies, a developer of commercial drone operations and unmanned traffic management platforms, has announced that it has been selected...

Dec 06, 2018
Aeryon Labs Ranked in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 Companies

Aeryon Labs, a manufacturer of high-performance Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for military, public safety, and commercial customers, has announced that...

Dec 05, 2018
Persistent Autonomous Underwater Tracking System Under Development

GeoSpectrum Technologies (GTI) has announced that it has received funding from the Government of Canada under the Innovation for Defence...

Dec 05, 2018
Micro-AUVs Trialled by Royal Navy

Planet Ocean has announced that its ecoSUB AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) has been successfully trialled in the North Sea off...

Dec 05, 2018
Airbus Opens First Zephyr Solar High Altitude UAV Operating Site

Airbus Defence and Space has announced the opening of the world’s first High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) flight base, serving as...

Dec 05, 2018
Resolute Eagle UAS to Demonstrate Border Control & Security Capabilities

PAE ISR has announced that its Resolute Eagle unmanned aerial system (UAS) has been selected by the Department of Homeland...

Dec 05, 2018
Falco EVO UAS Deployed Under EU Surveillance Research Programme

Leonardo has announced that its Falco EVO Remotely-Piloted Air System (RPAS), in a maritime patrol configuration, has been deployed from...

Dec 05, 2018
Silicon Nanowire Lithium Ion Batteries Power HAPS Solar Unmanned Aircraft

Amprius, Inc., a manufacturer and developer of high energy and high capacity lithium-ion batteries, has announced that the company is...

Dec 05, 2018
NYPD Launches New Drone Program

Flymotion, a provider of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) solutions, has announced that it has collaborated with the New York Police...

Dec 05, 2018
Whitepaper: Refueling Developments in Hydrogen Fuel Cells for UAVs

Ballard Power Systems, a leading provider of innovative clean energy solutions and fuel cell technologies, has released a whitepaper outlining...

Dec 04, 2018
PolyExplore Provides High-Accuracy Inertial Solutions for Unmanned Systems

Polynesian Exploration, a leading developer of inertial navigation solutions, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”) to demonstrate their expertise...

Dec 04, 2018
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