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 Micro-Turboprop Propulsion System Integrated into ArcticShark UAS

UAV Turbines (UAVT) and Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation (NASC) have announced that an ArcticShark unmanned aircraft fitted with a UAVT...

May 01, 2017
OxTS Integrated INS Selected for Multi-Platform LiDAR Payload System

Oxford Technical Solutions has announced that its xOEM550 integrated inertial navigation system (INS) has been selected for incorporation into 3D...

May 01, 2017
Sentera Introduces New Multispectral Double 4K Sensor for Precision Agriculture

Sentera has announced the release of its new Multispectral Double 4K Sensor, which offers five precise spectral bands: blue, green,...

Apr 30, 2017
New IBM Invention Transfers Packages Between Drones During Flight

IBM has announced that its inventors have been granted a patent for transferring packages between drones during flight. The invention...

Apr 30, 2017
Fuel Cell Propulsion System Successfully Tested on ScanEagle UAV

Ballard Power Systems has announced that the company’s subsidiary, Protonex, has successfully powered test flights of the ScanEagle unmanned aerial...

Apr 30, 2017
Lockheed Martin Performs Flight Demonstrations of Fury Tactical UAS

Lockheed Martin has announced that it is regularly flying long-range endurance test missions with its advanced tactical Group 3 unmanned...

Apr 30, 2017
uAvionix Unveils New Integrated ADS-B and GPS Solutions for Drones

uAvionix has announced a new line of four integrated Ping transceivers and navigation products for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that...

Apr 30, 2017
New Heavy-Lift Drone to Enter Production

GRIFF Aviation has announced that a new assembly plant that will produce the company’s new heavy-lift Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)...

Apr 28, 2017
Sensofusion to Further Develop Counter-UAS Mobile Platform for U.S. Marine Corps

Sensofusion has announced that the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Lab, in partnership with Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx), has awarded...

Apr 27, 2017
Abaco Systems Announces New Advanced Image Processing Software Toolkit

Abaco Systems has announced ImageFlex, the company’s new software tool designed to allow engineers to harness the full potential of...

Apr 26, 2017
FAA Releases First Set of UAS Facility Maps

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it has published more than 200 facility maps to streamline the commercial...

Apr 26, 2017
Teledyne DALSA to Unveil Advanced LWIR UAV Camera Platform

Teledyne DALSA will introduce its versatile and configurable Calibir DX series of LWIR cameras at the AUVSI XPONENTIAL show. The Calibir DX...

Apr 25, 2017
DJI And Hasselblad Announce 100-Megapixel Integrated Aerial Photography Platform

DJI and professional camera developer Hasselblad have announced the introduction of what the two companies claim is the first 100-megapixel...

Apr 25, 2017
WiBotic Receives New Funding for Wireless Power Solutions for Robotics

WiBotic, a developer of wireless power and battery intelligence solutions for the robotics industry, has announced that it has raised...

Apr 25, 2017
New Production Facility for Predator B UAS Landing Gear Opened in the Netherlands

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and GKN Aerospace’s Fokker business, a developer of landing gear technologies, have announced the official opening...

Apr 25, 2017
NWUAV Develops New Twin-Cylinder Multi-Fuel UAV Engine

Northwest UAV (NWUAV) has started development of its new NW-88 Twin-Cylinder Multi-Fuel UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) propulsion system based on...

Apr 24, 2017
New Small Form Factor LiDAR Sensor Developed for Autonomous Vehicles

Velodyne LiDAR has announced its new fixed-laser, solid-state Velarray LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensor, a high-performance and rugged automotive...

Apr 24, 2017
OxTS Launches New GNSS/INS System for Space-Constrained Applications

Oxford Technical Solutions (OxTS) has announced the launch of the RT1003, a compact single-box GNSS/INS system specifically developed for Advanced...

Apr 24, 2017
KDE Motors Power Aerial Cinematography UAS

KDE Direct has confirmed that its industrial drone components were fitted to a heavy lift multicopter drone used to film...

Apr 23, 2017
Silvus Announces Long-Range 4×4 MIMO Radio for Unmanned Systems

Silvus Technologies has announced that it will showcase its new StreamCaster 4400 radio at the AUVSI XPONENTIAL show. The SC4400...

Apr 22, 2017
XDynamics Unveils New Modular Customizable Industrial Drone

XDynamics has announced the introduction of the D-02, its next-generation aerial platform for professional drone cinematography and industrial applications. The...

Apr 22, 2017
MAP Marine Technologies Develops Autonomous Navigation Solutions for USVs

MAP Marine Technologies, a developer of innovative autonomous marine navigation solutions for the unmanned surface vessel (USV) market, has partnered...

Apr 21, 2017
X-ES Launches Enterprise Linux Board Support Package

Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) has announced that it is now offering X-ES Enterprise Linux (XEL) – a Board Support Package...

Apr 21, 2017
Navmar to Test Micro-Turboprop Engine on TigerShark UAV

Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation (NASC) and UAV Turbines Inc. (UAVT) have announced plans for a joint flight demonstration of NASC’s...

Apr 20, 2017
VectorNav High Performance GPS/INS Selected for Precision Gimbal Geo-Lock

Octopus ISR Systems, a division of UAV Factory Ltd., has released a new feature for precision geo-pointing for its miniature...

Apr 20, 2017
LORD Sensing Announces New Industrial-Grade Inertial Sensors

LORD Sensing MicroStrain has announced the introduction of the 3DM-CV5 family of industrial-grade inertial sensors, consisting of the CV5-10 IMU,...

Apr 20, 2017
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