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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.

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
Florida Airport Installs Dual Bird-Drone Detection Radar System
Florida Airport Installs Dual Bird-Drone Detection Radar System

Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) has announced that, in partnership with DeTect, a provider of aviation security and safety...

Nov 15, 2017
ALTI Transition UAV Achieves Up To 11 Hours Flight Endurance
ALTI Transition UAV Achieves Up To 11 Hours Flight Endurance

ALTI, a developer and manufacturer of commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), has successfully completed an endurance flight with their ‘Transition’...

Nov 15, 2017
Diamond Systems Unveils Miniature COM-Based Single-Board Computers
Diamond Systems Unveils Miniature COM-Based Single-Board Computers

Diamond Systems Corporation, a provider of rugged embedded computing solutions, has announced that it has unveiled its new ultra-small COM-based...

Nov 15, 2017
Electric Cargo UAV Selected for Marine Corps Flight Test Program
Electric Cargo UAV Selected for Marine Corps Flight Test Program

Yates Electrospace Corporation (YEC) has announced that the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) has selected the company’s Silent Arrow product...

Nov 15, 2017
Resource Group Unmanned Aviation Services Division Rebrands as RUAS
Resource Group Unmanned Aviation Services Division Rebrands as RUAS

Resource Group’s Unmanned Aviation Services division, a provider of professional UAV services and pilot training, has rebranded to “RUAS”. Head...

Nov 15, 2017
Predator B UAS Demonstrates Anti-Submarine Warfare
Predator B UAS Demonstrates Anti-Submarine Warfare

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that it has used an MQ-9 Predator B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA)...

Nov 14, 2017
U.S. Navy Receives First Operational MQ-4C Triton UAS
U.S. Navy Receives First Operational MQ-4C Triton UAS

Northrop Grumman has announced that it has delivered the first operational MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to the U.S....

Nov 13, 2017
Article: The Importance of HEVC Technology for Video Streaming
Article: The Importance of HEVC Technology for Video Streaming

VITEC, a developer of advanced video encoding and streaming solutions, has released a whitepaper which introduces their latest second-generation HEVC...

Nov 13, 2017
Tersus GNSS Updates Precis RTK Board Firmware
Tersus GNSS Updates Precis RTK Board Firmware

Tersus GNSS, a provider of real-time high-precision GNSS positioning solutions, has announced that it has released the latest firmware update...

Nov 13, 2017
ASV Global Delivers New Autonomous Surface Vessel for Survey & Research
ASV Global Delivers New Autonomous Surface Vessel for Survey & Research

ASV Global has announced the latest addition to its C-Cat family of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), the C-Cat 3. The...

Nov 10, 2017
Optionally-Piloted UH-1H Helicopter Receives FAA Airworthiness Certificate
Optionally-Piloted UH-1H Helicopter Receives FAA Airworthiness Certificate

Aurora Flight Sciences has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a Special Airworthiness Certificate to Aurora’s newest...

Nov 10, 2017
Silicon Designs Introduces Low-Noise Inertial-Grade MEMS Capacitive Accelerometers
Silicon Designs Introduces Low-Noise Inertial-Grade MEMS Capacitive Accelerometers

Silicon Designs, a designer and manufacturer of rugged MEMS capacitive accelerometer chips and modules, has announced the availability of its...

Nov 10, 2017
New Deep-Sea Battery Developed for AUVs/UUVs Diving 6,000+ Meters
New Deep-Sea Battery Developed for AUVs/UUVs Diving 6,000+ Meters

OXIS Energy has announced that in conjunction with technology firm Steatite, underwater equipment developer MSubs and the UK’s National Oceanography...

Nov 09, 2017
L3 Technologies to Design Sensor and Communications Capabilities for U.S. Navy UUVs
L3 Technologies to Design Sensor and Communications Capabilities for U.S. Navy UUVs

L3 Technologies has announced that it will design next-generation communications, mission planning, autonomy, navigation, cybersecurity and anti-tamper capabilities for the...

Nov 09, 2017
Sentera Launches New Precision Agriculture Sensors for DJI Inspire 2 Drone
Sentera Launches New Precision Agriculture Sensors for DJI Inspire 2 Drone

Sentera has announced the availability of gimbaled Double 4k and Quad sensors for the DJI Inspire 2 drone. Sentera’s swappable...

Nov 09, 2017
Schmidt Ocean Institute Completes ROV Expedition at UNESCO World Heritage Site
Schmidt Ocean Institute Completes ROV Expedition at UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Schmidt Ocean Institute has announced that it has made seventeen underwater robotic dives with its ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle)...

Nov 09, 2017
New Tactical SATCOM Network Architecture Developed for Drones
New Tactical SATCOM Network Architecture Developed for Drones

Advantech Wireless, a developer of satellite broadband communications solutions, has announced the release of the new Tactical SATCOM Network Architecture...

Nov 09, 2017
Sensofusion Releases Latest Version of AIRFENCE Counter-UAS System
Sensofusion Releases Latest Version of AIRFENCE Counter-UAS System

Sensofusion has announced the launch of AIRFENCE 5.0, the company’s flagship unmanned aircraft system (UAS) countermeasures system that protects militaries,...

Nov 08, 2017
New Electric Delivery Van Solution Features Integrated Drone
New Electric Delivery Van Solution Features Integrated Drone

Workhorse Group, a provider of electric mobility solutions to the commercial transportation sector, has announced that it has commenced implementation...

Nov 08, 2017
SightLine Applications Releases New Software Update for Video Processors
SightLine Applications Releases New Software Update for Video Processors

SightLine Applications has announced the release of its version 2.24 software update for its Video Processors. The updates add new...

Nov 07, 2017
ASV Introduces New Unmanned Surface Vessel for Extended Operations
ASV Introduces New Unmanned Surface Vessel for Extended Operations

ASV Global has announced that it has developed a prototype of its newest unmanned surface vessel (USV), the C-Worker 12P....

Nov 07, 2017
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