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.

New UAV Provides Full 4G Cell Phone Service

Fenix Group, a private technology firm, has announced that, in partnership with Martin UAV, it has launched what it claims...

Apr 03, 2017
AGERpoint Develops New Small Form Factor LiDAR Sensor

AGERpoint has announced the development of its new LiDAR sensor, the GML100. The GML100, according to AGERpoint, is the first...

Apr 03, 2017
Textron Systems Provides U.S. Navy with Mine-Hunting USVs

Textron Systems Unmanned Systems has announced that it has received a $14.8 million contract to provide two additional fourth-generation Common...

Apr 03, 2017
VT MÄK Releases VR-Forces 4.5

VT MÄK has announced the release of version 4.5 of its VR-Forces simulation environment. The VR-Forces software is a complete...

Apr 03, 2017
Schiebel Develops Manned-Unmanned Teaming Technology for CAMCOPTER UAS

Schiebel has announced that it has been working with defense and aviation technology company Patria to integrate Patria’s sophisticated Compact...

Mar 31, 2017
Airobotics Approved to Fly Fully-Automated BVLOS Drones

Airobotics has announced that it has been granted authorization by the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI) to fly fully...

Mar 31, 2017
Sky-Futures and Bristow Conduct Successful Manned-Unmanned Interoperability Flight Tests

Sky-Futures and Bristow Group have announced that they have successfully conducted their first interoperability test between a helicopter and an...

Mar 31, 2017
Rotron Power UAV Engine Completes 1000 Hour Simulated Flight Endurance Test

Rotron Power, a manufacturer of advanced rotary-powered propulsion systems for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) applications, has announced the successful completion...

Mar 31, 2017
Opgal Announces New Eye-Q Thermal Imaging Processor

Opgal Optronic Industries has announced the launch of its new Opgal Eye-Q thermal image processor. Based on many years of...

Mar 31, 2017
Riptide Autonomous Solutions Unveils New Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

Riptide Autonomous Solutions, a developer of unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs), has announced two new platform offerings to complement their initial...

Mar 31, 2017
Aerojet Rocketdyne to Develop Power Management System for US Navy UUVs

Aerojet Rocketdyne has announced that it has received a $1.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy to mature the demonstration...

Mar 31, 2017
Altia Systems Develops Micro Camera With Real-Time Panoramic Video

Altia Systems has announced that it recently demonstrated its new PanaCast Computer Vision Engine, which delivers real-time panoramic video stitching...

Mar 30, 2017
uAvionix Releases Remote Identification White Paper

uAvionix, an avionics solution provider for sUAS, has produced a white paper in response to AUVSI’s Call for Papers (CFP)...

Mar 30, 2017
AM General to Develop Autonomous Transport Vehicle for U.S. Army

AM General has announced that it has entered into partnership with the U.S. Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center...

Mar 29, 2017
Drone Delivery Canada to Develop Vision-Based Drone Navigation System

Drone Delivery Canada has announced that it has entered into a Sponsored Research and Collaboration Agreement with the University of...

Mar 29, 2017
Kraken Develops 3D Underwater Laser Imaging System for AUVs

Kraken Sonar has announced that its subsidiary, Kraken Robotik GmbH, will introduce its new SeaVision system at the Ocean Business...

Mar 28, 2017
NASA Selects SmartPlanes’ Fixed Wing UAV for BVLOS Testing

SmartPlanes has announced that its Freya fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been included in the NASA UAS Traffic...

Mar 28, 2017
Norway Selects Kongsberg’s HUGIN AUV for Mine Hunting Missions

Kongsberg Maritime has announced that it has signed a contract with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) for delivery of...

Mar 28, 2017
Aurora Centaur UAS Used in NOAA Gravity Measurement Program

Aurora has announced that its Centaur optionally-piloted aircraft (OPA) has been chosen as a key tool in the new airborne...

Mar 28, 2017
Black Swift Technologies UAS Completes Extreme Altitude Mapping Test

Black Swift Technologies (BST) has announced that it has overcome the challenges of mapping terrain in difficult conditions at altitudes...

Mar 28, 2017
Artemis Optical Announces New Filter for Thermal Camera Protection

Artemis Optical, a developer and manufacturer of high precision thin film coatings, has announced the launch of a new thermal...

Mar 28, 2017
CRP Develops New Thermoplastic Elastomer Material for Additive Manufacturing

CRP Technology, a developer of additive manufacturing technologies, has launched “Windform RL”, the first thermoplastic elastomer material within the company’s...

Mar 28, 2017
Kongsberg Geospatial and uAvionix Announce Integrated ADS-B Drone Safety Technology

Kongsberg Geospatial and uAvionix have announced that the two companies will be integrating Kongsberg Geospatial’s IRIS UAS Airspace Situational Awareness...

Mar 27, 2017
Inertial Labs Announces New Lightweight Compact Inertial Measurement Unit

Inertial Labs has announced the release of the IMU-P, the company’s latest lightweight compact Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). Weighing 70...

Mar 27, 2017
Japan Plans to Fly MALE UAS in Non-Segregated Civil Airspace

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced during a briefing at the Japan Drone expo that it has executed a research...

Mar 27, 2017
Kraken KATFISH Sonar Successfully Completes Phase One Sea Trials

Kraken Sonar has announced that it has successfully completed phase one sea trials of its KATFISH towed Synthetic Aperture Sonar...

Mar 25, 2017
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