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.

DoD to Discuss Autonomous Capabilities at Upcoming DSI Summit

On September 26-27, 2017, senior leaders within the U.S. Military Services, DoD, Industry and Academia will convene in Alexandria, VA,...

Jul 04, 2017
ASV Global USV Monitors Marine Mammals in Gulf of Mexico

ASV Global has announced that it has participated in the Littoral Acoustic Demonstration Center’s LADC-GEMM consortium summer expedition to the...

Jul 03, 2017
San Francisco Circuits Develops RF PCB Capabilities for Unmanned Vehicles

San Francisco Circuits has announced new RF (Radio Frequency) PCB manufacturing and assembly capabilities for unmanned vehicle markets, having made...

Jul 03, 2017
Nicomatic and ECA Group to Develop Smart Connector for Aerospace Electrical Testing

Nicomatic and ECA Group have announced that the two companies have teamed up to develop a smart connector, SmartCo, which...

Jul 03, 2017
Modular Devices Announces New DC-DC Power Converter

Modular Devices, a supplier of DC-DC Converter technology, has announced the introduction of a new series in the company’s POWRMOD...

Jul 02, 2017
Applanix and WatCAR Collaborate on Advanced Autonomous Vehicle Technologies

Applanix has announced that it is collaborating on advanced research for autonomous vehicle guidance and control systems with the University...

Jun 29, 2017
DARPA Smart Quadcopters Navigate Without Human Pilots or GPS

DARPA has announced that Phase 1 of its Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program has concluded following a series of obstacle-course...

Jun 29, 2017
New Long-Range Commercial Drone Comms Link Exceeds 5km Range

Mobilicom has announced the release of SkyHopper PRO, a bi-directional data link for commercial and industrial drones which provides a...

Jun 29, 2017
MIT CSAIL to Develop Hybrid Aerial and Ground Drones

Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have announced that they are aiming to develop robots that...

Jun 29, 2017
X-ES Introduces New Intel Xeon-Based Server-Class Computing Products

Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) has announced the introduction of the XAct1012, XCalibur1412, and XPand9011 – three server-class computing products featuring...

Jun 29, 2017
Microdrones md4-1000 UAV Earns Compliance from Transport Canada

Microdrones has announced that the company’s md4-1000 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been added to Transport Canada’s (TC) exclusive list...

Jun 29, 2017
US Air Force Selects RE2 Robotics to Develop Robotic Pilot System

RE2 Robotics has announced that the company has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to develop a drop-in robotic...

Jun 29, 2017
Elbit Demonstrates Seagull USV Mine Counter-Measure Capabilities

Elbit Systems has announced that its Multi-Mission USV Seagull has participated in the bi-national MCM (Mine Counter-Measure) trials for unmanned...

Jun 29, 2017
Third Annual Women-in-Drones Panel to Convene at InterDrone

BZ Media LLC has announced that the third annual Women-in-Drones Luncheon, a special networking event, will take place at InterDrone™,...

Jun 29, 2017
Leonardo Unveils Lightweight Multi-Mode Radar for Unmanned Aircraft

Leonardo has announced that it has unveiled its new Gabbiano TS Ultra-Light (UL) surveillance radar, the result of the company’s...

Jun 28, 2017
Insitu Announces INEXA Cloud Data Processing for UAVs

Insitu has announced the availability of its INEXA Cloud capability — an integral feature of Insitu’s rapidly growing professional unmanned...

Jun 27, 2017
ECA Group Optimizes Aerial Drone for Maritime Applications

ECA Group has announced that it is expanding the use of its IT180 helicopter mini-drone to maritime applications and is...

Jun 27, 2017
Memery Launches Dragonfly Drone Video Solution App

Memery, a developer of location-based video apps, has announced the launch of Dragonfly, the company’s new complete solution for drone...

Jun 27, 2017
Kraken Uses ThunderFish Alpha AUV as Technology Demonstrator Platform

Kraken Sonar has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kraken Sonar Systems, has formally taken delivery of ThunderFish Alpha – a...

Jun 27, 2017
Kongsberg to Develop Autonomous Underwater Glider Systems

Kongsberg Underwater Technology has announced that it has successfully completed negotiations with CoMotion, the University of Washington’s collaborative innovation hub,...

Jun 27, 2017
Aerialtronics Announces Dual Spectrum Computer Vision Platform

Aerialtronics has announced the release of the company’s new fully integrated computer vision platform with deep learning capabilities. PENSAR is...

Jun 27, 2017
Sparton NavEx Develops MEMS-Based AHRS Inertial Sensors for Unmanned Systems

Sparton Navigation and Exploration, a leading developer of MEMS-based inertial sensors for unmanned systems, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology...

Jun 27, 2017
Sentient ViDAR to be Deployed on UMS Skeldar UAS

UMS SKELDAR has announced an agreement with Sentient Vision Systems to provide Sentient’s ViDAR (Visual identification Detection and Ranging) system...

Jun 25, 2017
Nicomatic Develops EMI Shielding Technology for Flex Cables

Nicomatic has released its latest product development, V Shield. V Shield is a shielding option designed for dynamic flexing applications;...

Jun 25, 2017
Raytheon Unveils Lightweight Multi-Spectral Targeting System

Raytheon Company has announced the development of a smaller, lightweight version of its Multi-Spectral Targeting System. The Compact MTS, a...

Jun 25, 2017
European Maritime Safety Agency Selects TEKEVER AR5 UAS

TEKEVER has announced that its AR5 UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) has been chosen by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)...

Jun 24, 2017
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