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.

IoT Platform Connects Drones to Command Centers

Asteria Aerospace, a manufacturer of surveillance & security drones, has announced the launch of Genesis, an industrial IoT (Internet of...

Sep 19, 2018
K2 Unmanned Systems Launches Tethered Drone Solutions

K2 Unmanned Systems, a manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced that they are providing tethered solutions for their...

Sep 19, 2018
New 90-Kilo Payload Unmanned Helicopter Completes Flight Tests

Laflamme Aero Inc., a developer of autonomous helicopters, has announced the successful conclusion of its first series of flight tests...

Sep 18, 2018
Selecting a Long-Endurance Fixed-Wing VTOL UAV – Factors to Consider

ALTI UAS have released the article below outlining reasons to choose a long-endurance, fixed-wing UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) for an...

Sep 18, 2018
Redkite-I Wide-Area Sensor Passes Final UAS Flight Test

Logos Technologies has announced that the Redkite-I, a wide-area motion imagery (WAMI) system designed for the Insitu Integrator unmanned aircraft...

Sep 18, 2018
UK MoD Tests Chemical Detection Drones and UGVs

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that it has tested a new fleet of robots and drones designed...

Sep 18, 2018
USV Demonstrates Anti-Smuggling Capabilities

Oceanalpha, a developer of Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV), has participated in an the world’s first unmanned anti-smuggling exercise as part of...

Sep 18, 2018
Fortress UAV Announces Drone Preventative Maintenance Program

Fortress UAV, a provider of drone repair services, has announced the launch of Fortress UAV Protect – a new drone...

Sep 18, 2018
US Air Force Reaper UAS Performs First Automated Landing

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that the U.S. Air Force (USAF) has completed the first-ever automated landing...

Sep 17, 2018
Northrop Grumman Begins MQ-8C Fire Scout UAS Flight Tests

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that it has recently begun flight tests for the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter produced...

Sep 17, 2018
New Solution Will Aid USV Navigation in GNSS-Denied Environments

Ship technology companies Sonardyne International Ltd., and Guidance Marine Limited have announced that they are working together on a project...

Sep 14, 2018
AeroVironment Provides Raven UAS to Portuguese Army

AeroVironment has announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) equipped with Mantis...

Sep 14, 2018
Anemoment Develops 3D Ultrasonic Wind Sensors & Tactical Weather Stations for UAVs

Anemoment, a leading developer of compact three-dimensional ultrasonic anemometers for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and ground control stations (GCS), has...

Sep 13, 2018
UMS SKELDAR Showcases Multi-Sensor Payload Capabilities

UMS SKELDAR, a provider of rotary Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) solutions, has announced that it has showcased multi-payload capabilities at...

Sep 13, 2018
Avion Solutions to Provide Logistics Support to UAS Project Office

Avion Solutions, a provider of engineering and logistics services, has announced that it has been awarded a U.S. Army Aviation...

Sep 13, 2018
U-SAFE Unmanned Traffic Management Corridor Enters Second Phase

The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR) has announced that the implementation of the Initial Operating Capability (IOC) of...

Sep 13, 2018
Teledyne Gavia Introduces Training Target Module for AUVs

Teledyne Gavia, a developer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), has announced the introduction of a Sonar Transponder Module (STM) for...

Sep 13, 2018
General Dynamics Demonstrates Naval Unmanned Systems C3 Capabilities

General Dynamics Mission Systems has announced that a team led by the company has demonstrated cross-domain, multi-level command, control and...

Sep 11, 2018
Directed Energy Symposium to Focus on National Security Needs

Defense Strategies Institute (DSI) has announced details of the 2nd Annual Directed Energy Symposium, due to take place November 15,...

Sep 11, 2018
Xsens Upgrades MTi 1-series of IMU Modules

Xsens has released upgraded versions of its successful MTi 1-series of motion-sensing Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) modules, offering improved roll,...

Sep 11, 2018
Microdrones Continues Global Growth into Australia

Microdrones has announced that it has expanded its global footprint, with dedicated resources to support Australia, New Zealand and Papua...

Sep 10, 2018
Whitepaper: Selecting Socket Contacts for Micro and Nano Connectors

Ulti-Mate Connector, a provider of miniature connectors and interconnect solutions, has released a whitepaper focusing on the different types of...

Sep 10, 2018
Gladiator Technologies Develops Rugged High-Performance MEMS Inertial Systems for Unmanned Vehicles

Gladiator Technologies, a leading provider of rugged, high-performance MEMS inertial systems and sensors for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), UGVs (unmanned...

Sep 09, 2018
Bell to Aid NASA National Airspace UAS Demo

Bell Helicopter has announced a cooperative agreement with NASA for an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) flight demonstration in the National...

Sep 07, 2018
Yuneec Unveils Thermal Camera for Commercial UAVs

Yuneec International has expanded its commercial UAV payload offering, announcing details of the E10T advanced thermal camera for commercial applications. The...

Sep 07, 2018
Military Officials to Discuss UAV and Counter-UAS Capabilities

The SMi Group’s third annual UAV Technology conference returns to Prague, Czech Republic on 26th and 27th September 2018. The...

Sep 07, 2018
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