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.

ASV Global and TerraSond Complete Unmanned Alaskan Hydrographic Survey

ASV Global and TerraSond have announced the successful completion of a hydrographic survey for charting off the coast of Alaska....

Aug 24, 2018
VectorNav GPS/INS Selected for Precision UAV Imaging Payload

VectorNav has confirmed that its VN-200 GPS-aided inertial navigation system (INS) has been integrated into Overwatch Imaging’s TK-series precision imaging...

Aug 24, 2018
Autonomous Underwater Robot Developed for Marine Ecosystem Protection

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced that its undergraduate students are building an autonomous underwater robot that could help reduce...

Aug 24, 2018
Echodyne UAV Radar Certified by FCC

Echodyne, a manufacturer of high-performance radars for guiding autonomous vehicles, has announced that it has received FCC certification for its...

Aug 24, 2018
Tersus GNSS Unveils UAV PPK Solution

Tersus GNSS has announced the introduction of the company’s new solution for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) PPK (Post Processed Kinematic)...

Aug 24, 2018
Speaker Line-up Confirmed for ‘UAS West’ Conference

Technology Training Corporation will hold their UAS West 2018 conference September 12-13 in San Diego. The conference — a technical symposium...

Aug 22, 2018
BVLOS Commercial UAS Flights Begin at Grand Sky

Grand Sky, a fully operational commercial unmanned aerial systems (UAS)-focused research and development park, has announced that beyond visual line...

Aug 22, 2018
DroneDeploy Releases Machine Learning-Driven Photogrammetry Software

DroneDeploy, a drone software platform with the largest drone data repository in the world, has announced the release of Map...

Aug 22, 2018
Embedded Vision Camera Introduced for UAVs

Entner Electronics has announced the launch of its new UC-200 camera, designed for easy integration into embedded vision systems for...

Aug 21, 2018
ScanEagle UAS Provides Data for Wildfire Suppression

Insitu has announced that it has been helping firefighters on wildfires in Oregon, providing information for fire suppression activities via...

Aug 21, 2018
BVLOS Experimentation Corridor to be Created in UK

Blue Bear Systems Research Ltd and Cranfield University have announced that they intend to create a new test corridor to...

Aug 21, 2018
Intel Demonstrates Remote Drone Identification Solution

Intel has announced that it has performed the first public demonstration of Open Drone ID, an open standard that offers...

Aug 20, 2018
Whitepaper: Using Fuel Cell Technology to Extend VTOL UAV Missions

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

Aug 20, 2018
Boeing Completes Synchronised UAV Flight Tests in Australia

Boeing has announced that it has successfully completed the first suite of synchronised unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight tests using...

Aug 20, 2018
Inertial Sense Develops Miniature High-Performance Sensors for Unmanned Systems

Inertial Sense, a leading developer of miniature high-performance GPS Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), Attitude Heading Reference Systems (AHRS), and Inertial...

Aug 17, 2018
UMS SKELDAR UAV to Provide Reconnaissance for German Navy

UMS SKELDAR has announced that it has has been awarded a procurement contract through Munich-based partner and prime contractor Elektroniksystem-...

Aug 17, 2018
New Folding Drone Features Voice Control and Facial Detection

Yuneec International has announced the Mantis Q, a drone controlled via mobile device or remote that features voice control technology...

Aug 16, 2018
Tamron Unveils 30x Zoom Block Camera with Global Shutter Imaging

Tamron has announced that it has launched its very first global shutter block camera. The MP2030M-GS is equipped with Sony’s...

Aug 16, 2018
Understanding BVLOS and its Importance for Commercial Drone Operators

ALTI UAS has published an article that explains ‘Beyond visual line of sight’ (BVLOS) and discusses the importance of this concept...

Aug 16, 2018
Pasternack Launches New Line of High-Power RF Switches

Pasternack, a developer of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has announced a new line of SPDT high-power PIN diode...

Aug 15, 2018
Advanced Navigation INS Selected for Driverless Race Car

Advanced Navigation has announced that its inertial navigation system (INS) has been selected by the Academic Motorsports Club Zurich (AMZ)...

Aug 15, 2018
New Image Sensor Provides Enhanced NIR Sensitivity

FRAMOS has announced that it is distributing ON Semiconductor’s latest EMCCD image sensor, the KAE-08152, which captures critical imaging details...

Aug 14, 2018
Drone Airspace Management System Completes Final Trials

Kongsberg Geospatial has announced the conclusion of the final trials of a new situational awareness system for emergency airspace management,...

Aug 14, 2018
BVLOS UAS Test Flights Approved for Remote Communities Project

Drone Delivery Canada has announced that Transport Canada has granted the company approvals to commence Beyond Visual Line of Sight...

Aug 14, 2018
Epson Launches New Smart Glasses for Drone Piloting

Epson has announced the launch of its new Moverio BT-35E Smart Glasses. Designed for use with existing hardware devices and...

Aug 13, 2018
uAvionix Announces New Quick-Install ADS-B Solution

uAvionix has announced the availability of its new tailBeacon EXP ADS-B solution. TailBeacon EXP is available currently for experimental and...

Aug 13, 2018
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