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.

Autonomous Drone Flight Utilizes Mobile Communications Network and 3D Map
Autonomous Drone Flight Utilizes Mobile Communications Network and 3D Map

Terra Drone, a provider of industrial drone services, and KDDI Corporation, a Japanese telecommunications operator, have announced that the two...

Nov 30, 2017
Speakers Confirmed for Robotics and Autonomous Systems Conference
Speakers Confirmed for Robotics and Autonomous Systems Conference

SMi has confirmed the speaker line-up for its Robotics and Autonomous Systems conference taking place on 25th and 26th April...

Nov 30, 2017
ScanEagle UAS Assists Disaster Relief and Fire Suppression Missions
ScanEagle UAS Assists Disaster Relief and Fire Suppression Missions

Insitu has announced that the company has used its ScanEagle unmanned aerial system (UAS) in assisting with several recent disaster...

Nov 28, 2017
Seafloor-Mapping USV Competes for Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE
Seafloor-Mapping USV Competes for Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE

Kongsberg Maritime has announced that it has supported the GEBCO-NF (General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans-Nippon Foundation) Alumni Team, one...

Nov 28, 2017
Alpha Adds Image Stabilization Technology to VTOL UAV
Alpha Adds Image Stabilization Technology to VTOL UAV

Alpha Unmanned Systems, the manufacturer of the Alpha 800 gasoline-powered helicopter UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), has announced that it has...

Nov 27, 2017
UAVE Demonstrates Long-Endurance Fixed-Wing UAVs
UAVE Demonstrates Long-Endurance Fixed-Wing UAVs

UAVE Ltd., a leading developer of large long-endurance fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”)...

Nov 27, 2017
UMS SKELDAR Unveils New VTOL UAS Platform
UMS SKELDAR Unveils New VTOL UAS Platform

UMS SKELDAR, a provider of rotary Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) solutions, has announced the launch of its new enhanced R-350...

Nov 26, 2017
Velodyne LiDAR and UMS to Develop Autonomous Vehicle Technologies
Velodyne LiDAR and UMS to Develop Autonomous Vehicle Technologies

Velodyne LiDAR, a developer of 3D vision systems for autonomous vehicles, has announced that it is partnering with Unmanned Solution...

Nov 24, 2017
ASV Adds Autonomous Capabilities to Hydrographic Survey Vessel
ASV Adds Autonomous Capabilities to Hydrographic Survey Vessel

ASV Global has announced that it has converted a 26ft hydrographic survey launch to enable it to operate autonomously using...

Nov 24, 2017
ECA Group Unveils New Drone-Mounted Signal Intelligence Solution
ECA Group Unveils New Drone-Mounted Signal Intelligence Solution

ECA Group, a developer of robotics for challenging environments, has announced its new IMSI-Catcher signal intelligence module designed to integrate...

Nov 23, 2017
SwiftCore FMS to be Integrated on Penguin BE UAV for NOAA Mission
SwiftCore FMS to be Integrated on Penguin BE UAV for NOAA Mission

Black Swift Technologies (BST) has announced that it’s SwiftCore Flight Management System (FMS) will be integrated with a UAV Factory...

Nov 23, 2017
Whitepaper: Remote Hydrogen Refuelling for UAVs
Whitepaper: Remote Hydrogen Refuelling for UAVs

Protonex, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ballard and developer advanced fuel cell power solutions for UAVs, has released a technical...

Nov 23, 2017
Uavos Develops Pan-Tilt Platform for Drone Tracking Systems
Uavos Develops Pan-Tilt Platform for Drone Tracking Systems

Uavos has announced the introduction of the OPU-03, a rotary turret manipulator on a pan-tilt platform designed to accommodate observation...

Nov 23, 2017
3DR Integrates Site Scan Drone Data Platform with Autodesk BIM 360
3DR Integrates Site Scan Drone Data Platform with Autodesk BIM 360

3DR has announced that it has integrated its Site Scan drone data platform for construction and engineering professionals with Autodesk...

Nov 23, 2017
Volvo to Supply Uber with Autonomous Drive Compatible Cars
Volvo to Supply Uber with Autonomous Drive Compatible Cars

Volvo Cars has announced that it has signed a framework agreement with Uber to sell tens of thousands of autonomous...

Nov 23, 2017
Tersus Launches New OEM GNSS Positioning & Heading Board
Tersus Launches New OEM GNSS Positioning & Heading Board

Tersus GNSS has announced the launch of the BX316D, the company’s newest GNSS OEM RTK & PPK board designed to...

Nov 21, 2017
Tuco Marine Adds Autonomous Control Option to Workboats
Tuco Marine Adds Autonomous Control Option to Workboats

Sea Machines Robotics has announced a collaboration with Tuco Marine of Denmark to offer remote and autonomous control products as...

Nov 21, 2017
Bye Aerospace and SolAero Test Solar UAV Wing
Bye Aerospace and SolAero Test Solar UAV Wing

SolAero Technologies has announced the successful completion of ground testing of the integrated solar wings on Bye Aerospace‘s medium-altitude, long-endurance...

Nov 20, 2017
Commtact Develops New Data Link System for Unmanned Vehicles
Commtact Develops New Data Link System for Unmanned Vehicles

Commtact Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of communications systems, has announced the introduction of its new Mini-Micro Data Link System...

Nov 20, 2017
Lockheed Martin Updates Fury UAV Engine
Lockheed Martin Updates Fury UAV Engine

Lockheed Martin has announced that Fury, the company’s expeditionary, runway-independent unmanned air vehicle (UAV), now has engine updates that will...

Nov 17, 2017
Lufthansa Technik Launches UAS Health Condition Monitoring Service
Lufthansa Technik Launches UAS Health Condition Monitoring Service

SafeDrone, an initiative of Lufthansa Technik, has announced the launch of a new online service, Health Condition Monitoring (HCM), allowing...

Nov 17, 2017
Persistent Systems to Provide Communications for U.S. Army UGV
Persistent Systems to Provide Communications for U.S. Army UGV

Persistent Systems, a developer of Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET) technologies, has announced that the company is part of Endeavor...

Nov 16, 2017
Northwest UAV Provides Engines & Components for Unmanned Aircraft
Northwest UAV Provides Engines & Components for Unmanned Aircraft

Northwest UAV, a leading developer of propulsion systems and components for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has partnered with Unmanned Systems...

Nov 16, 2017
Insitu to Provide QGC With UAS Inspection and Management Services
Insitu to Provide QGC With UAS Inspection and Management Services

Insitu has announced that it has entered into a contract with QGC to leverage Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) to...

Nov 15, 2017
Newton Labs Introduces New Ultra High Resolution Subsea Scanner
Newton Labs Introduces New Ultra High Resolution Subsea Scanner

Newton Labs, a manufacturer of underwater laser scanners, has announced the introduction of its new M500UW, an ultra high resolution...

Nov 15, 2017
VolAero Drones Track Pythons With Thermal Cameras
VolAero Drones Track Pythons With Thermal Cameras

VolAero Drones has demonstrated that drones equipped with state-of-the-art thermal imaging equipment can effectively spot and track pythons at night...

Nov 15, 2017
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