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.

Autonomous Driving Technologies to be Developed for China
Autonomous Driving Technologies to be Developed for China

XPENG Motors has announced that it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with NVIDIA and its China partner Desay SV...

Nov 25, 2018
Hyundai to Develop Commercial Applications and Deployment of UAVs
Hyundai to Develop Commercial Applications and Deployment of UAVs

Hyundai Motor Company has announced a strategic partnership with Top Flight Technologies, Inc., a startup in hybrid-electric unmanned aerial vehicle...

Nov 25, 2018
Resolute Eagle UAS Receives NAVAIR Interim Flight Clearance
Resolute Eagle UAS Receives NAVAIR Interim Flight Clearance

PAE ISR has announced that it has received a Group 3 Interim Flight Clearance for its Resolute Eagle VTOL (vertical...

Nov 24, 2018
Volvo to Provide Commercial Autonomous Mining Trucks
Volvo to Provide Commercial Autonomous Mining Trucks

Volvo Trucks has announced that it has signed an agreement with Norwegian mining company Brønnøy Kalk AS to provide its...

Nov 23, 2018
AUV Fleet Locates Missing Submarine
AUV Fleet Locates Missing Submarine

Ocean Infinity, a seabed exploration company, has announced that it has used a fleet of five Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)...

Nov 23, 2018
Self-Driving Bus Tested at Korean Airport
Self-Driving Bus Tested at Korean Airport

KT Corp., South Korea’s largest telecommunications company, has announced that it has successfully tested a self-driving bus at the country’s...

Nov 23, 2018
UMS SKELDAR Conducts Manned-Unmanned Helicopter Teaming
UMS SKELDAR Conducts Manned-Unmanned Helicopter Teaming

UMS SKELDAR has announced that it joined forces with partner ESG to complete a range of successful exercises with the...

Nov 22, 2018
Collaborative Project to Improve Autonomous Navigation for AUVs
Collaborative Project to Improve Autonomous Navigation for AUVs

Sonardyne International Ltd. has announced that it has initiated a collaborative project to drive a major step change in ocean...

Nov 22, 2018
DARPA Demonstrates UAS Autonomy and Collaboration
DARPA Demonstrates UAS Autonomy and Collaboration

DARPA has announced that, in a recent test series at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, its Collaborative Operations in Denied...

Nov 22, 2018
U.S. Marine Corps Selects New InstantEye Mk-3 sUAS
U.S. Marine Corps Selects New InstantEye Mk-3 sUAS

InstantEye Robotics has announced that it has secured a contract with the United States Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) in support...

Nov 22, 2018
Speakers Announced for Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference
Speakers Announced for Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference

The 7th edition of the global Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Conference will take place during Amsterdam Drones Week, November 28 2018,...

Nov 22, 2018
Automotive Grade LiDAR Breaks Range Records
Automotive Grade LiDAR Breaks Range Records

AEye, a developer of artificial perception systems, has announced that in performance specification tests, its iDAR system detected and tracked...

Nov 20, 2018
Intel Unveils New AI & Computer Vision Prototyping System
Intel Unveils New AI & Computer Vision Prototyping System

Intel has announced the introduction of the Intel Neural Compute Stick 2 (Intel NCS 2), designed to build smarter AI...

Nov 20, 2018
Bathymetric Scanning LiDAR Tested on DJI Matrice Drone
Bathymetric Scanning LiDAR Tested on DJI Matrice Drone

ASTRALiTe, Inc., a developer of LiDAR systems, has announced that it has successfully demonstrated its 2-in-1 Topo-Bathy LiDAR on a...

Nov 19, 2018
VectorNav IMU/AHRS Selected for Four-Legged UGV Platform
VectorNav IMU/AHRS Selected for Four-Legged UGV Platform

VectorNav has confirmed that its VN-100 IMU/AHRS (Inertial Measurement Unit/Attitude and Heading Reference System) has been selected for integration into Ghost...

Nov 19, 2018
Mercury Outboard Motor-Powered Boats Converted to Unmanned Vessels
Mercury Outboard Motor-Powered Boats Converted to Unmanned Vessels

Dynautics Ltd, a developer of intelligent marine electronics for unmanned surface vessels (USVs), has announced that it has successfully developed...

Nov 19, 2018
Belgian Defense Selects SkyGuardian UAS
Belgian Defense Selects SkyGuardian UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced that the Government of Belgium has approved Belgian Defense to begin negotiations...

Nov 19, 2018
AI-Driven Overhead Line Inspection Uses CAMCOPTER UAV
AI-Driven Overhead Line Inspection Uses CAMCOPTER UAV

Siemens has announced that it has launched a new service approach for overhead line inspection called “SIEAERO”, using artificial intelligence...

Nov 18, 2018
Stratospheric Unmanned Glider Begins Flight Tests
Stratospheric Unmanned Glider Begins Flight Tests

UAVOS and Stratodynamics Aviation have announced that the two firms’ joint project, a stratospheric balloon-launched unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called...

Nov 18, 2018
New INS Improve Stability for UAS & Autonomous Vehicles
New INS Improve Stability for UAS & Autonomous Vehicles

Polynesian Exploration, a developer of navigation solutions, has announced the launch of its Polynav2000P/E family of GNSS-aided Inertial Navigation Systems...

Nov 18, 2018
Latest 3U VPX System Features High-Speed Optical Links
Latest 3U VPX System Features High-Speed Optical Links

Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) has announced the launch of its latest 3U VPX embedded system, designed for high-bandwidth data acquisition...

Nov 15, 2018
New Lithium Metal Ion Battery Enhances Drone Flight Times
New Lithium Metal Ion Battery Enhances Drone Flight Times

Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have announced that a new Lithium Metal Ion battery has...

Nov 15, 2018
Long Range UUV Under Development for Canadian DND
Long Range UUV Under Development for Canadian DND

Cellula Robotics has announced that it has been given the approval to proceed with phase 3 of a contract by...

Nov 14, 2018
Ultra-Long Endurance, Solar-Powered HALE UAS Introduced
Ultra-Long Endurance, Solar-Powered HALE UAS Introduced

Aurora Flight Sciences has announced the development of Odysseus, a solar-powered autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Powered only by the...

Nov 14, 2018
Europe’s First Hydrogen Powered Drone Unveiled
Europe’s First Hydrogen Powered Drone Unveiled

SKYCORP has officially launched Europe’s first hydrogen powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the Commercial UAV Show in London. SKYCORP’s...

Nov 14, 2018
Parrot Introduces New Drone Solution for Efficient Crop Assessment
Parrot Introduces New Drone Solution for Efficient Crop Assessment

Parrot has announced the launch of Parrot Bluegrass Fields, an end-to-end agriculture drone solution that provides farmers, agronomists and researchers...

Nov 14, 2018
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