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.

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
VStar Systems Demonstrates Modular Signal Intelligence Sensor

VStar Systems has announced that, in conjunction with Martin UAV, it has successfully completed an overseas demonstration of its modular...

Jul 11, 2017
NuWaves Engineering Releases 4 Watt Miniature Bidirectional Amplifier

NuWaves Engineering has announced the release of the company’s smallest and lightest bidirectional amplifier (BDA), the NuPower Xtender VU4GX01 (OEM)...

Jul 11, 2017
Micro Systems Develops New Drone Swarming Technology

Micro Systems, a subsidiary of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, has announced that it has developed a swarming technology called...

Jul 11, 2017
New Consumer Underwater Drone Dives to 150 Metres

Blueye Robotics has announced the introduction of the Pioneer, an underwater drone that can dive up to 150 meters –...

Jul 11, 2017
Unmanned Ground Vehicle Platform Integrates with Quadcopter Drone

RoboTiCan, a manufacturer and developer of autonomous robotic platforms, has announced full-scale deployment of unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) robot integration...

Jul 11, 2017
Nicomatic Unveils Lightweight Connector for UAV Applications

Nicomatic has unveiled its latest product development, a new lightweight metalized connector. The DLMM is Nicomatic’s DMM connector with the...

Jul 10, 2017
MicroPilot Integrates xNAV GNSS/INS into Autopilots for Greater Accuracy

MicroPilot has completed work to integrate an OxTS xNAV miniature GNSS/INS system in to their UAV autopilots. The interface will...

Jul 10, 2017
Netherlands Aerospace Centre Tests Jet-Powered Drone

The Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) has announced that it will be testing the XCalibur+ Jet Trainer drone at Twente Airport....

Jul 09, 2017
New MQ-9 Reaper Variant Flies First Successful Combat Mission

The U.S. Air Force has announced that the latest version of the MQ-9 Reaper UAS (unmanned aircraft system), the Block...

Jul 06, 2017
ECA Group Demonstrates Simultaneous MCM Drone Operation to Belgian Navy

ECA Group has announced that it has demonstrated the capability to simultaneously deploy its AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles), USVs (Unmanned...

Jul 06, 2017
New 360 Degree Video Camera Features Advanced Computer Vision

CEVA, a developer of signal processing technologies, and Evomotion Technology, a provider of deep learning and computer vision hardware, have...

Jul 06, 2017
Silvus to Provide Wireless Expertise for US Military Unmanned Systems

Silvus, a developer of military-grade tactical MIMO wireless communications, has announced that it has won a contract as a key...

Jul 05, 2017
Tersus Unveils GNSS RTK System for Surveying Applications

Tersus GNSS has announced the launch of the NeoRTK System, the company’s next-generation GNSS RTK system specifically designed for surveying...

Jul 05, 2017
Sentient ViDAR Demonstrated to European Maritime Surveillance Agencies

Sentient has announced that it has demonstrated its ViDAR airborne optical radar system to European maritime surveillance agencies, with a...

Jul 04, 2017
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