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.

u-blox Releases Precision GNSS Positioning Module

u-blox, a developer of wireless and positioning modules and chips, has announced the launch of the u-blox F9 technology platform,...

Feb 24, 2018
Tritex Introduces Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge for Drone Inspections

Tritex NDT have announced the launch of a new ultrasonic metal thickness gauge specifically designed for mounting onto unmanned aerial...

Feb 23, 2018
Micro-Gimbal Improves Crop Scouting Options for DJI Phantom 4 Drones

Sentera has announced the availability of a Micro Gimbal upgrade for Sentera Single sensors mounted on the DJI Phantom 4...

Feb 22, 2018
The Environmental Benefits of Autonomous Surface Vehicles

ASV Global, a leading developer of unmanned marine systems, has released an article explaining the benefits of using autonomous surface...

Feb 21, 2018
EMCORE Releases Precision Single-Axis FOG Modules

EMCORE Corporation has introduced a new series of precision, single-axis Fiber Optic Gyroscope (FOG) modules. The new EMCORE-HawkeyeTM EG-120 and...

Feb 21, 2018
Systron Donner Inertial Reaches 2500 MEMS IMU Milestone

Systron Donner Inertial, a developer of high-performance MEMS inertial sensors and systems, has announced that it has delivered its 2,500th...

Feb 20, 2018
Lockheed Martin Unveils Multi-UAV Control Software

Lockheed Martin has announced the launch of VCSi, a new vehicle control software, as the culmination of more than two...

Feb 20, 2018
Image Processing Software Aids Long-Range UAS Railway Inspection

Bihrle Applied Research has announced that, in conjunction with BNSF Railway (BNSF), it has successfully demonstrated the processing of tens...

Feb 20, 2018
U.S. Army Selects UAV Turbines for Turboprop Gas Engine Development

UAV Turbines, a developer of advanced heavy-fuel microturbine propulsion systems, has announced that it has entered into a $19 million...

Feb 20, 2018
UAV Propulsion Tech to Distribute Aeron’s MEMS INS

Aeron Systems has announced that they have appointed UAV Propulsion Tech as their authorized representative for the United States of...

Feb 20, 2018
Microdrones to Integrate with Trimble Business Center Software

Microdrones has confirmed that it is currently working to integrate its solutions with Trimble Business Center software, to further extend...

Feb 20, 2018
Skydio Unveils Fully Autonomous Camera Drone

Skydio has announced the availability of the company’s first product, the R1, a fully autonomous flying camera drone. Skydio has...

Feb 19, 2018
Aerialtronics Announces New AI-Driven Camera for Drones

Aerialtronics has announced that it has launched the new version of its PENSAR camera-computer, driven by artificial intelligence, which features...

Feb 19, 2018
Knight Optical Expands Colored Glass Filter Range

Knight Optical, a supplier of precision optical components, has expanded their range of stock colored longpass, shortpass and bandpass glass...

Feb 19, 2018
US Army Improves Battlefield Reconnaissance with sUAS

The U.S. Army has announced that its 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment has adopted small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) as...

Feb 19, 2018
Financing Allows Small Business to Acquire Essential UAV Equipment

AP Equipment Financing, a leading provider of flexible financing solutions for UAV manufacturers and operators, has released a case study outlining...

Feb 19, 2018
FRAMOS Provides New Rugged Anti-Shock & Vibration Lenses for Robotics

FRAMOS, a provider of specialist vision products for embedded systems, has announced that it is distributing Fujinon’s HF-12M and HF-5M...

Feb 18, 2018
New Counter-UAS Drone Uses AI-Enabled Radar Technology

Fortem Technologies has announced the release of DroneHunter, a military-tested unmanned aerial system (UAS) that provides perimeter intrusion detection and...

Feb 18, 2018
DroneDeploy Announces Real-Time Mapping Capabilities

DroneDeploy has announced the release of Live Map — a new feature that allows any UAS (unmanned aerial system) operator...

Feb 17, 2018
Canadian Navy to Integrate Maritime UAS Capabilities

MDA, a provider of robotics and defense technologies, has announced that it has signed a contract with Canada’s Department of...

Feb 15, 2018
Drone Aviation Provides U.S. Army with Enhanced WASP Tactical Aerostat

Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, has announced that it has delivered its multi-mission...

Feb 15, 2018
Northrop Grumman Provides Test Bed for DARPA UAS & UGV Swarm Program

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that it has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as a...

Feb 14, 2018
SBG Systems Introduces Micro Inertial Sensor Range

SBG Systems has announced the release of the Ellipse 2 Micro Series, a new product range of reduced size and...

Feb 13, 2018
Knight Optical Develops Precision Optics for Unmanned Systems

Knight Optical, a leading developer of precision optical components, opto-mechanics and subassemblies for unmanned vehicle applications, has partnered with Unmanned...

Feb 13, 2018
New Radar Scanning System Enables Autonomous Driving Applications

Magna has announced that it has unveiled its ICON RADAR, which incorporates advanced technology used by the U.S. military to...

Feb 12, 2018
Oceanalpha Develops Commercial Shipping USV

Oceanalpha has announced that, in conjunction with China Classification Society (CCS), Zhuhai Municipal Government and Wuhan University of Technology, it...

Feb 12, 2018
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