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.

Mission Payloads Tested on MQ-25 Surrogate UAS
Mission Payloads Tested on MQ-25 Surrogate UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced that it has successfully flown its MQ-25A surrogate unmanned aerial system (UAS)...

Jul 04, 2018
AeroVironment to Build NASA’s JPL Unmanned Helicopter for Mars Mission
AeroVironment to Build NASA’s JPL Unmanned Helicopter for Mars Mission

AeroVironment has revealed its critical role in collaborating with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA/JPL) to build the drone helicopter recently...

Jul 04, 2018
Alta Devices Single-Junction Solar Module Sets New Efficiency Record
Alta Devices Single-Junction Solar Module Sets New Efficiency Record

Alta Devices has announced that the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory, one of the world’s three largest renewable energy research...

Jul 03, 2018
Schiebel CAMCOPTER UAS Completes Belgian Navy Trials
Schiebel CAMCOPTER UAS Completes Belgian Navy Trials

Schiebel has announced that it has effectively demonstrated the search and rescue and maritime surveillance capabilities of the CAMCOPTER S-100...

Jul 03, 2018
AirMap UTM Services Integrated into Drone Autopilot Systems
AirMap UTM Services Integrated into Drone Autopilot Systems

AirMap has announced that its UTM (unmanned traffic management) services have been selected by TopXGun to be integrated into the...

Jul 03, 2018
Hexagon Demonstrates GNSS Correction Technology for Autonomous Driving
Hexagon Demonstrates GNSS Correction Technology for Autonomous Driving

Hexagon has announced that its Positioning Intelligence division has successfully deployed TerraStar X Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) correction technology,...

Jul 03, 2018
Spanish Armed Forces Selects Fulmar X UAS for ISR Missions
Spanish Armed Forces Selects Fulmar X UAS for ISR Missions

Thales has announced that it has been awarded two contracts by Spain’s Directorate-General for Armament and Material (DGAM) to provide...

Jul 02, 2018
Counter-UAS Jamming System Unveiled for Dismounted Soldiers
Counter-UAS Jamming System Unveiled for Dismounted Soldiers

MyDefence has announced the launch of PITBULL the company’s next-generation wearable Counter-UAS (unmanned aerial system) solution that utilizes smart jamming...

Jul 02, 2018
Rugged USB Storage Solution Released for Robotics Applications
Rugged USB Storage Solution Released for Robotics Applications

Renice Technology, a developer of solid state storage solutions, has announced the release of their industrial-grade USB3.0 Disk on Module...

Jul 02, 2018
ONR Sponsors Autonomous Surface Vehicle Competition
ONR Sponsors Autonomous Surface Vehicle Competition

The U.S. Navy has announced that its Office of Naval Research (ONR), in conjunction with the Association for Unmanned Vehicle...

Jul 01, 2018
KDE Direct Upgrades UAV Electronic Speed Controllers
KDE Direct Upgrades UAV Electronic Speed Controllers

KDE Direct have announced new features for their UAS (unmanned aerial system) UVC electronic speed controller (ESC) series and KDE...

Jun 28, 2018
Inertial Sense Releases Rugged Micro-INS with On-Board GNSS
Inertial Sense Releases Rugged Micro-INS with On-Board GNSS

Inertial Sense, a developer of GNSS/INS modules, has announced the availability of a micro-sized rugged version of their product. The...

Jun 28, 2018
Kongsberg UAS Airspace Awareness Software Selected for BVLOS Flight Trials
Kongsberg UAS Airspace Awareness Software Selected for BVLOS Flight Trials

Kongsberg Geospatial has announced that its IRIS technology will be used by three of the four winning teams selected by...

Jun 26, 2018
4K Block Cameras with 30x Equivalent Optical Zoom Unveiled for UAV Applications
4K Block Cameras with 30x Equivalent Optical Zoom Unveiled for UAV Applications

FRAMOS has announced the availability of two new Sony industrial 4K functional camera blocks, the FCB-ER8530 and FCB-ER8550. The new...

Jun 26, 2018
GA-ASI to Undertake First Transatlantic MALE UAS Flight
GA-ASI to Undertake First Transatlantic MALE UAS Flight

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that it plans to make the first-ever trans-Atlantic flight of a Medium-altitude,...

Jun 26, 2018
Australian Air Force to Acquire MQ-4C Triton UAS
Australian Air Force to Acquire MQ-4C Triton UAS

Northrop Grumman has announced that the Australian Department of Defence will purchase up to six MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Air Systems...

Jun 26, 2018
Technical Agenda Announced for Autosens Conference
Technical Agenda Announced for Autosens Conference

AutoSens returns once again to the spectacular AutoWorld Museum in Brussels, Belgium this Autumn from 17-20 September. The speaker line-up and full conference agenda for its...

Jun 25, 2018
Whitepaper: Meeting Data Signal Processing Requirements in SWaP-limited Applications
Whitepaper: Meeting Data Signal Processing Requirements in SWaP-limited Applications

ADLINK Technology, a developer of rugged embedded computing solutions, has released a whitepaper that discusses the challenges and considerations for...

Jun 25, 2018
Guardian UAS Completes Demonstration Flights in Japan
Guardian UAS Completes Demonstration Flights in Japan

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that the Guardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) has concluded the first large-scale...

Jun 25, 2018
Z3 Technology Launches Lowlight 4K Ultra-HD Video Camera
Z3 Technology Launches Lowlight 4K Ultra-HD Video Camera

Z3 Technology, a developer of video encoding and camera solutions, has announced the launch of the Z3Cam-LX, a H.265 IP...

Jun 25, 2018
VectorNav INS Selected for UAV LiDAR Mapping System
VectorNav INS Selected for UAV LiDAR Mapping System

VectorNav has confirmed that its VN-300 Dual-Antenna Inertial Navigation System (INS) has been selected by LiDAR USA for its ScanLook...

Jun 24, 2018
SolAero Develops High-Efficiency Solar Cells and Panels for UAVs
SolAero Develops High-Efficiency Solar Cells and Panels for UAVs

SolAero Technologies, a leading developer and manufacturer of high efficiency solar cells, solar panels and composite structural products for unmanned...

Jun 24, 2018
Firestorm UAV Unveils Smartphone-Integrated Search & Rescue Sensor
Firestorm UAV Unveils Smartphone-Integrated Search & Rescue Sensor

Firestorm UAV has announced the launch of a new handheld search and rescue sensor, which can also be mounted directly...

Jun 24, 2018
AERTEC Fixed-Wing UAV Completes Automated Flight Tests on Sand
AERTEC Fixed-Wing UAV Completes Automated Flight Tests on Sand

AERTEC Solutions has announced that its fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platform, TARSIS 75, has completed automated flight tests on...

Jun 24, 2018
British Army to Test Unmanned Systems During Autonomous Warrior
British Army to Test Unmanned Systems During Autonomous Warrior

The UK Ministry of Defence has announced that it will be testing a range of prototype unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...

Jun 22, 2018
MQ-8C Fire Scout UAS Begins Testing Aboard USS Coronado
MQ-8C Fire Scout UAS Begins Testing Aboard USS Coronado

The U.S. Navy has announced that USS Coronado (LCS 4) has begun operational testing of the Navy’s newest unmanned helicopter,...

Jun 22, 2018
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