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.

Vanilla Aircraft UAS Successfully Completes Five Day Flight

Vanilla Aircraft has announced that its VA001 unmanned aircraft has successfully completed a flight of five days, one hour twenty-four...

Oct 26, 2017
General Dynamics Knifefish UUV Completes Minehunting Trials

General Dynamics Mission Systems has announced that it has successfully completed contractor trials for the U.S. Navy’s Knifefish program, a...

Oct 26, 2017
HAZON to Add LATAS Technology Into Drone Fleet Management Software

HAZON Solutions and PrecisionHawk have announced that the two companies have formed a partnership to integrate their technologies to provide...

Oct 25, 2017
Parrot Introduces New Quadcopter Thermal Imaging Solution

Parrot has announced the launch of Bebop-Pro Thermal, an all-in-one quadcopter thermal imaging solution specifically designed for small construction businesses,...

Oct 25, 2017
Cepton Technologies Introduces 3D LiDAR Sensor for UAV Mapping

Cepton Technologies, a developer of 3D LiDAR sensing solutions, has announced the launch of SORA 200, its new lightweight 3D...

Oct 25, 2017
New Delair Large-Area Mapping Drone Features 3G/4G and Onboard Processing

Delair has announced the introduction of its next-generation professional unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for survey-grade photogrammetric mapping, the UX11, at...

Oct 25, 2017
MicroLink Devices to Manufacture High-Efficiency Lightweight Solar Cell Technology

MicroLink Devices has announced that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE)...

Oct 25, 2017
Measure Expands Drone Solutions for Architecture, Engineering and Construction

Measure has announced an expansion of its drone-powered solutions for the architecture, engineering and construction industries with packages designed to...

Oct 24, 2017
OnTime Networks Introduces New Rugged Ethernet Switch with Embedded Router

OnTime Networks has announced the expansion of its military-grade gigabit Ethernet switch and router portfolio with the new CloudberryMIL CR-6900...

Oct 24, 2017
Sony Releases New High-Resolution Stacked CMOS Image Sensor for Automotive Cameras

Sony has announced the release of the IMX324, a new 1/1.7-type stacked CMOS image sensor equipped with what the company...

Oct 24, 2017
Septentrio Launches New GNSS Boards for UAS Applications

Septentrio has announced the arrival of the company’s new AsteRx-m2a and AsteRx-m2a UAS GNSS OEM engines, which will be showcased...

Oct 23, 2017
Thales Demonstrates ECOsystem Unmanned Traffic Management to FAA

Thales has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected the company as part of a small group that...

Oct 23, 2017
Velodyne LiDAR Sponsors Autonomous Driving Challenge

Velodyne LiDAR, a developer of 3D vision systems for autonomous vehicles, has announced that it is a sponsor and core...

Oct 20, 2017
CNN Awarded First FAA Part 107 Waiver for Open-Air Operations Over People

CNN has announced that it has received a first-of-its-kind Part 107 waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly...

Oct 20, 2017
FlightWave Aerospace Selects First Payload Partner

FlightWave Aerospace Systems has announced that it has formed a partnership with aerial sensor company MAPIR as part of FlightWave’s...

Oct 19, 2017
GA-ASI Announces Collaboration with Korean Civil RPAS Research Center

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA‑ASI) has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Korean Advanced...

Oct 18, 2017
Xsens Upgrades MEMS Sensors for Harsh Environments

Xsens has announced a significant upgrade to the company’s MTi 10-series, MTi 100-series and MTi-G-710 IMUs, VRUs and AHRS. The...

Oct 18, 2017
Yamaha Motor Introduces New Multirotor Agricultural Spraying Drone

Yamaha Motor has announced the introduction of the YMR-01 – a prototype industrial multi-rotor unmanned aircraft scheduled for launch in...

Oct 18, 2017
Vodafone Tests Elistair Tethered Drone System for 4G Coverage

Elistair has announced that Vodafone Group’s New Technologies and Innovation team has experimented with using the company’s Safe-T tethered station...

Oct 18, 2017
DTC Introduces Robust Mobile IP Mesh Radio for UAVs

Domo Tactical Communications (DTC), a specialist in wireless communications, has launched a Robust Mobile (RM) variant of the market-leading NETNode...

Oct 18, 2017
IMT Vislink Announces New Ultra-Compact COFDM Wireless HD Video Transmitter

xG Technology, a developer of wireless video solutions, has announced that its IMT Vislink business unit has released the MicroLite...

Oct 17, 2017
MQ-9 UAS Supports Firefighting Efforts in Northern California

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has announced that the California Air National Guard’s 163d Attack Wing operating out of March...

Oct 17, 2017
DJI Unveils New Drone Identification And Tracking Technology

DJI has announced that it has unveiled AeroScope, the company’s new solution to identify and monitor airborne drones with existing...

Oct 16, 2017
Unmanned Vehicles Win UK MoD Innovation Challenge

UK Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has announced the winners of an innovation challenge aimed at finding solutions for investigating...

Oct 16, 2017
Z3 Technology Unveils 4K Visible+Thermal Dual Camera Encoder System

Z3 Technology has unveiled a dual camera H.265 4K video encoder system designed for visible monitoring and IR solutions. The...

Oct 13, 2017
Article: Maintaining Accurate Heading in Magnetically Disturbed Environments

Xsens, a developer of inertial sensing technology, has issued an article which discusses how unmanned applications that rely on accurate...

Oct 13, 2017
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