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.

DroneDeploy Announces New Crop Health Analysis Capabilities

DroneDeploy has announced that it has developed new capabilities for its software platform to help growers perform more accurate plant...

Jul 25, 2017
Martek to Trial UAS Vaccine Delivery in Vanuatu

Martek Marine has announced that it has been selected by UNICEF & the Vanuatu Government to demonstrate the capability of...

Jul 25, 2017
NASA, BP and UK MoD Confirmed for Commercial UAV Show

Now in its 4th year, The Commercial UAV Show has released the full conference agenda which includes contributions from NASA,...

Jul 25, 2017
High-Performance Industrial Grade Gimbals for Commercial Drones

UKRSPECSYSTEMS has developed industrial-grade UAV camera gimbals for use on commercial drones. The USG-301 and USG-302 are high-performance EO and EO/IR...

Jul 25, 2017
New Long-Distance Drone Detection Solution Revealed

Groupe ADP and DSNA Services, a subsidiary created by the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC), have announced that the two...

Jul 24, 2017
Alpha UAV Records BVLOS Gimbal-Free Software-Stabilized Video

Alpha Unmanned Systems has announced that, working in conjunction with Sky Sapience and Sightec, it has used an unmanned aerial...

Jul 24, 2017
Hybrid Air/Water Drone Completes Bridge Inspection

The Delaware River Bay Authority (DRBA) has announced that, using a drone that can both fly and swim, the first...

Jul 21, 2017
Airbus Jet-Propelled UAV Demonstrator Completes First Test Flight

Airbus Defence and Space has announced that it has successfully tested a new type of aircraft that will aid the...

Jul 21, 2017
Trimble and Propeller Aero Collaborate on UAS Analytics Platform

Trimble has announced that it is collaborating with Propeller Aero to distribute its Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) analytics platform. Propeller...

Jul 20, 2017
U.S. Air Force Tests New Counter-UAS Program

The U.S. Air Force has announced that its 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron has teamed up with a researcher from...

Jul 19, 2017
Alta Devices Joins High Altitude Technology Group

Alta Devices has announced that it has joined with other developers of high altitude technology to create the Upper Airspace...

Jul 19, 2017
Embry-Riddle to Research Advanced Unmanned Surface Vessel Capabilities

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has announced that it has been awarded a five-year, $900,000 research grant by the U.S. Office of...

Jul 19, 2017
Seawater Batteries to Power Long-Range Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

MIT has announced that its spinout company Open Water Power (OWP), recently acquired by major tech firm L3 Technologies, has...

Jul 19, 2017
Details Announced for Second Annual Big Drone Show

The Sky Guys Ltd. (“The Sky Guys”), a leading Canadian drone technology provider, has teamed up with Cambridge House International...

Jul 18, 2017
Kraken AUV to Search for Lost Canadian Test Aircraft

Kraken Sonar Inc. has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kraken Sonar Systems Inc., has been awarded its first “Robotics as...

Jul 18, 2017
uAvionix Drone ADS-B Technology Adapted for General Aviation

uAvionix and ForeFlight have announced the release of Scout, a portable, dual-band ADS-B receiver in a small form-factor that delivers...

Jul 18, 2017
Autonomous Solutions to Research Driverless Vehicle AI for Department of Defense

Autonomous Solutions (ASI) has announced that it has been awarded additional funding through the Department of Defense (DoD) to further...

Jul 17, 2017
BAE to Develop UK’s First Maritime Autonomous Systems Testing Service

BAE Systems has announced that it has been awarded a grant of £457,000 by the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)...

Jul 17, 2017
NovAtel Releases New Firmware for OEM7 GNSS Receivers

NovAtel has announced that its new 7.03.00 firmware is now available on all OEM7 GNSS receivers. The OEM7700, OEM719 and...

Jul 13, 2017
UKRSPECSYSTEMS Announces New Lightweight UAS Gimbal with Target Tracking

UKRSPECSYSTEMS has announced the introduction of the USG-211, a compact and lightweight gimbal suitable for a wide range of fixed-wing...

Jul 13, 2017
FT Technologies Develops Rugged Ultrasonic Wind Sensors for UAVs and Control Stations

FT Technologies, a leading developer of high-performance Acoustic Resonance wind sensors, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”) to demonstrate...

Jul 13, 2017
Explotrain Develops Drone-Based IED Training & Simulation System

Explotrain has announced that it has developed a realistic drone-based IED (Improvised Explosive Device) simulation and training system. Explotrain is...

Jul 12, 2017
Sentera Introduces Updated Multispectral Quad Sensor for Precision Agriculture

Sentera has introduced the latest update to its high-precision sensor product line, the Quad Sensor. Featuring four fully customizable imagers,...

Jul 12, 2017
Whitepaper: SWaP-C – Why Your Component Partner Matters

Sparton Navigation and Exploration, a developer of advanced inertial sensor systems, has released a whitepaper that discusses the importance of...

Jul 12, 2017
Vigilant Aerospace Launches New FlightHorizon UAS Services

Vigilant Aerospace has announced its new list of FlightHorizon products for both ground-based and on-board detect-and avoidance for unmanned aerial...

Jul 12, 2017
Measure Announces Aerial Solar Plant Drone Inspection Services

Measure, a provider of enterprise drone services, has announced the launch of new services for the solar energy industry with...

Jul 12, 2017
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