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.

TeAx Releases Add-On for FLIR Boson Thermal Camera Core

TeAx Technology has announced the release of the company’s first ThermalCapture add-on for the new FLIR Boson thermal core. The...

Apr 23, 2018
Curtiss-Wright Announces 8th Gen Intel Xeon-Based SBC

Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division has announced what it claims is the aerospace and defense industry’s highest performance 3U OpenVPX single...

Apr 22, 2018
Kratos Begins Phase 3 of DARPA Gremlins UAS Program

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that its subsidiary, Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, as part of a Dynetics-led...

Apr 22, 2018
Z3 Technology Announces New Dual 4K Visible & Thermal Camera

Z3 Technology, a provider of video encoding and camera solutions, has announced the launch of the Z3Cam-DX, a dual camera...

Apr 20, 2018
Teledyne Gavia AUV Integrates High-Accuracy Magnetometer

Teledyne Gavia, a developer of marine survey solutions, has announced that it has integrated Marine Magnetics’ Explorer AUV magnetometer with...

Apr 20, 2018
VectorNav GPS/INS Provides Primary Navigation for Long-Endurance UAV

VectorNav has confirmed that its surface-mount VN-200 GPS-aided inertial navigation system (INS) has been selected as the primary navigation system...

Apr 20, 2018
Sonardyne Develops OEM & Custom Sensors & Instruments for ROV, AUV, USVs

Sonardyne, a leading developer of marine acoustic, inertial, optical and sonar technologies for unmanned robotic platforms, has partnered with Unmanned...

Apr 19, 2018
Knight Optical Introduces New IR Spherical Sapphire Lenses

Knight Optical has announced that it has developed a new range of spherical sapphire lenses for rugged applications such as...

Apr 19, 2018
Technical Workshop Agenda Announced for Self Driving Track Days Event

A comprehensive technical workshop agenda has been announced for the Self Driving Track Days event which is due to take place...

Apr 19, 2018
uAvionix Demonstrates Remote UAS Identification Solution for NASA UTM

uAvionix has announced that it has successfully completed testing and demonstration of the DroneAware uAvionix UAS (unmanned aerial system) Remote...

Apr 19, 2018
Exyn Technologies and Velodyne Develop Fully Autonomous Indoor UAVs

Exyn Technologies and Velodyne LiDAR have announced that they have combined Exyn’s proprietary AI software, exynAI, and Velodyne’s VLP-16 Puck...

Apr 19, 2018
Leonardo DRS Unveils 10-Micron Thermal Camera Core

Leonardo DRS has announced the launch of its new Tenum 640 thermal imager, the first uncooled 10-micron thermal camera core...

Apr 18, 2018
Leonardo Target Drone Authorised for Military Operations

Leonardo has announced that, following comprehensive testing at the PISQ (Poligono Interforze Salto di Quirra) joint armed forces test range...

Apr 18, 2018
MicroLink Devices Achieves New Certified Solar Cell Power Conversion Efficiency Record

MicroLink Devices has announced that it has achieved a 37.75% power conversion efficiency from a three-junction epitaxial lift-off (ELO) thin-film...

Apr 18, 2018
SensUp Launches New Modular Fibreoptic Laser Rangefinder

SensUp, a developer of laser-based electro-optical systems, has announced the launch of the LRF 1550 SR+, an OEM laser rangefinder...

Apr 18, 2018
Amphibious Robotic Crawler Provides Complete Data Visualisation Solution

Survae, a geospatial media company, and C-2i Innovations, a developer of autonomous amphibious robots, have announced that Survae’s digital asset...

Apr 18, 2018
Raytheon to Develop Barracuda Unmanned Mine Neutralization System

Raytheon Company has announced that it has been awarded an $83 million contract for the design, test and deployment of...

Apr 18, 2018
Xsens Releases Miniature INS Module for UAVs and Robotics

Xsens has released a miniature Inertial Navigation System (INS) module, adding to their MTi product portfolio. The MTi-7 INS uses...

Apr 17, 2018
Novadem Develops Next-Generation Tethered Drone

Novadem has announced that it has developed the next generation of its NXWIRE tethered drone system, which allows Novadem’s NX70...

Apr 17, 2018
Sky Power Develops UAV Engine Construction Kits

Sky Power, a leading manufacturer of 2-stroke combustion and Wankel engines for UAS, has introduced a novel engine construction kit for...

Apr 17, 2018
Windform Composites Pass Flammability and Ultraviolet Degradation Tests

CRP Technology has announced that its Windform family of high performance composite materials has been rated HB according to the...

Apr 17, 2018
The Impact of Data Speed and Miniaturization on Rugged Connector Selection

Connector selection has become a serious challenge for unmanned systems design engineers who need to find ways to deliver increasing...

Apr 16, 2018
GA-ASI Demos MQ-25 UAS Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck Handling

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that it has successfully demonstrated aircraft carrier deck handling, to include taxi...

Apr 16, 2018
World’s First Driverless Container Truck Uses AI Technology

Westwell, a technology startup, has announced that it has developed a driverless container truck, introduced in China’s Zhuhai Port. Adopting...

Apr 16, 2018
FT Tech Upgrades Wind Sensors to Read Acoustic Temperature

FT Technologies has announced that it has upgraded its 722 and 742 digital wind sensors to allow these models to...

Apr 16, 2018
Dynautics Introduces New Simulation Environments for USVs and AUVs

Dynautics, a provider of unmanned marine technologies, has announced the release of two new products, USV SimBox and AUV SimBox,...

Apr 13, 2018
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