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.

HAZON Performs 100,000 Feet of UAS Bridge Inspections

HAZON Solutions has announced that the company has recently surpassed the inspection of more than 100,000 linear feet of railway...

Aug 23, 2017
QNA Demonstrates New Acoustic Underwater Data Communications Technology

QinetiQ North America (QNA) has announced that it has successfully demonstrated full-duplex underwater acoustic data communications, using its new proprietary...

Aug 23, 2017
NIAS and Microsoft Test Advanced UAS Artificial Intelligence

The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) has announced that it has teamed up with the Nevada Governor’s Office of...

Aug 23, 2017
Persistent Systems Launches Lower C-Band RF Radio Module for UGVs

Persistent Systems, LLC has released a Lower C-Band RF module for its MPU5 radio system, reflecting the company’s commitment to...

Aug 23, 2017
Leidos Demos New Unmanned Surface Vessel Technologies

Leidos has announced that it has demonstrated new unmanned maritime capabilities at the U.S. Navy’s Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX...

Aug 22, 2017
DARPA Selects Teams to Develop UAS-Neutralizing Tech

DARPA has recently awarded Phase 1 agreements for the Mobile Force Protection (MFP) program, to develop real-time protection of ground...

Aug 22, 2017
DST Control Showcases Gyro-Stabilized UAS Gimbals and LWIR Thermal Cameras

DST Control, a leading supplier of lightweight thermal imagers and high-performance gyro-stabilized gimbals with both electro-optical (EO) and infrared (IR)...

Aug 22, 2017
MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAS Completes FAA-Approved Flight

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has announced that it has flown an MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) from Laguna...

Aug 20, 2017
Avion Unmanned Delivers UAS Training for Utilities Provider

Avion Unmanned, a provider of commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) training solutions, has provided formal training to Huntsville Utilities to...

Aug 18, 2017
New Industrial Electric Drone to Carry 100kg Payloads

A group of entrepreneurial engineers based in the UK has announced that it will build a mid-mass logistics drone for...

Aug 17, 2017
MILREM to Upgrade THeMIS UGV with Silvus Wireless Datalink

Silvus Technologies, a developer of military-grade tactical MIMO wireless communications, has confirmed that its StreamCaster 4200 radio has been selected...

Aug 17, 2017
Kudan Introduces 3D Recognition Position Tracking Software for Autonomous Vehicles

Kudan, a developer of SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) technology, has announced that it has developed real-time 3D mapping and...

Aug 17, 2017
Mobilicom Releases Advanced Data Link for DIY Drones

Mobilicom has announced the release of the SkyHopper ONE UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) data link, an advanced UAV communication system...

Aug 17, 2017
Volaero to Integrate Geodetics LiDAR into UAS

Volaero Drones has announced that it has partnered with Geodetics to integrate, deploy, and resell Geodetics’ advanced LiDAR and RGB...

Aug 16, 2017
NGC to Showcase Autonomous Maritime Capabilities at ANTX

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that the company and industry partners will demonstrate advanced autonomous technologies in a multi-domain contested...

Aug 16, 2017
DJI Develops Private Flight Mode for Drone Apps

DJI has confirmed that it is developing a new local data mode that stops internet traffic to and from its...

Aug 16, 2017
New Hybrid VTOL UAV Boasts Two Hour Flight Time

FlightWave Aerospace Systems, Inc., a California-based startup, has revealed the FlightWave Edge™ Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The FlightWave Edge™ UAS...

Aug 15, 2017
Kratos’ Mako Tactical UAS Completes Flight Test Series

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has recently completed a flight test series evaluating the next evolution of the UTAP-22...

Aug 15, 2017
New Fixed-Wing VTOL UAV Completes Flight Tests

ULC Robotics, Inc. has successfully flight tested its newly developed vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle. As...

Aug 15, 2017
FreeWave Technologies Unveils Rugged Radio for Unmanned Systems

FreeWave Technologies, Inc. has announced general availability of its new rugged and secure MM2-5 Watt 1.3 GHz (13X5W) integrated radio...

Aug 15, 2017
Award-Winning Robotics Team Uses KDE Direct Motors

KDE Direct has announced that it has sponsored an award-winning team at the International Aerial Robotics Competition (IARC), an annual...

Aug 15, 2017
Persistent Systems Releases Lower C-Band RF Module for MPU5 Radio

Persistent Systems has announced that it has released a Lower C-Band RF module for its MPU5 radio system, reflecting the...

Aug 14, 2017
KDE Direct Provides Components for Commercial and Industrial Drones

KDE Direct, a leading designer and manufacturer of high quality components for single- and multi-rotor unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has...

Aug 14, 2017
New UAS Introduced for Wildlife Management

Saxon Remote Systems, a developer of fixed-wing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), has announced the release of its newest line of...

Aug 14, 2017
New Drone-Based Mapping Program Designed for Public Safety Applications

CompassDrone, a developer of unmanned aerial solutions for high-quality data collection, has announced a new comprehensive drone-based mapping program designed...

Aug 14, 2017
Altus Intelligence Unveils Electric VTOL UAS

Altus Intelligence has unveiled an electric helicopter drone platform ahead of its official release at Interdrone in Las Vegas this...

Aug 11, 2017
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