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.

Saab Seaeye Upgrades Falcon ROV

  Saab Seaeye has announced that it has upgraded its Falcon underwater electric robotic vehicle. The Falcon’s smart intelligent control...

Feb 13, 2017
Tersus GNSS RTK Board Used for UAS Camera Applications

Tersus GNSS, a provider of real-time high-precision GNSS positioning solutions for unmanned systems, has demonstrated how the company’s newest GNSS...

Feb 13, 2017
Sensofusion Upgrades AIRFENCE Drone Countermeasure Platform

Sensofusion has announced increased functionalities and in-demand service features for the company’s AIRFENCE drone countermeasure platform. The new upgrades will...

Feb 11, 2017
Measure to Inspect AES Energy Infrastructure with Drones

  Measure has announced that it has entered into a global partnership with The AES Corporation to scale and leverage...

Feb 10, 2017
Xsens IMU Used on Autonomous Electricity-Generating Aircraft

Xsens have confirmed that their MTi-100 IMU has been used in Ampyx Power’s Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) system. The AWE...

Feb 09, 2017
Ampex Develops New Onboard Data Recording System

Ampex Data Systems has announced the release of its new TuffCORD Compact Onboard Recording Device, designed for challenging environments such...

Feb 09, 2017
GoPro Relaunches Karma Drone

GoPro has announced that it has relaunched the Karma, a drone designed as a stabilized platform for aerial photography and...

Feb 08, 2017
NuWaves Introduces New RF Amplifier for Unmanned Systems

NuWaves Engineering has announced the release of a new small solid state power amplifier – the latest offering in the...

Feb 08, 2017
LORD Announces New Inertial Sensors for Unmanned Vehicles

LORD Sensing MicroStrain has announced that it has expanded its portfolio of sensors for unmanned and autonomous vehicles for air,...

Feb 07, 2017
Airware to Provide On-Site Drone Solutions to Caterpillar Dealers

Airware has secured a strategic investment from Caterpillar Ventures which will allow Airware to accelerate programs that will enable Caterpillar...

Feb 07, 2017
Firmware Release Enhances Positioning Capabilities of NovAtel GNSS Receivers

NovAtel Inc. has announced the release of 7.200 firmware for their OEM7 range of GNSS receivers: the OEM729, OEM719 and...

Feb 07, 2017
LeddarTech and IDT to Develop New IC for Autonomous LiDAR Applications

LeddarTech and Integrated Device Technology (IDT) have announced that the two companies have entered into a partnership agreement to jointly...

Feb 06, 2017
SRC to Develop Counter-UAS Technology for US Army

SRC Inc. has been awarded a $65M contract to provide the U.S. Army with an integrated counter-UAS system to meet...

Feb 06, 2017
Whitepaper: The Role of Fuel Cell Energy Systems for UAVs

Ballard Power Systems, a developer of fuel cell-based propulsion systems, has released a technical whitepaper that comments on the role...

Feb 06, 2017
Australian Navy Purchases CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS

Schiebel has confirmed that it has been awarded a contract by the Royal Australian Navy, for the supply of its...

Feb 06, 2017
Tersus Develops New Multi-Constellation RTK GNSS Board

Tersus GNSS, a provider of real-time high-precision GNSS positioning solutions for unmanned systems, has announced that the company’s newest GNSS...

Feb 04, 2017
Yost Labs Develops Custom AHRS Sensor for U.S. DoD

Yost Labs, a developer of inertial motion sensor technologies, has confirmed that a customized version of its 3-Space IMU/AHRS embedded...

Feb 04, 2017
Avion Unmanned Announces Online UAS Training Portal

Avion Unmanned‘s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Training Team has announced the launch of its new Online UAS Training Portal. Designed...

Feb 04, 2017
FreeWave Unveils New Wireless IoT Communication Modules

FreeWave Technologies has announced the availability of the company’s new high-performance ZumLink Z9-C and Z9-T serial radio modules for OEM...

Feb 04, 2017
IMT Introduces Ultra-Miniature Wireless Video System for UAVs

Integrated Microwave Technologies (IMT) has announced the availability of the DragonFly, an ultra-miniature wireless video system offered in a range...

Feb 03, 2017
UAS Awareness Course Educates Emergency Services

The SkyBound Rescuer Project, an initiative from SkyBound Innovations, has recently launched a cutting-edge UAS awareness course for the emergency...

Feb 02, 2017
Actuonix Motion Devices Announces New Line of Micro Track Actuators

Actuonix Motion Devices has announced the launch of the new T16 line of micro linear track actuators. The T16 line...

Feb 01, 2017
Details Announced for Inaugural International Robotics Week

RoboBusiness Europe and TUS Expo, in collaboration with RoboValley, have announced details of the first International Robotics Week, which will...

Feb 01, 2017
New Dime-Sized ADS-B Tested for Drone Operations

uAvionix Corporation has confirmed the development and testing of its smallest ADS-B transceiver yet, the “Ping UAT”. Weighing less than...

Jan 31, 2017
New Detect-and-Avoid System for Drones Completes BLOS Flight Tests

Vigilant Aerospace has completed successful beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) flight testing of its new FlightHorizon detect-and-avoid collision avoidance system for unmanned...

Jan 30, 2017
SBG Systems Upgrades Ellipse Series of Miniature Inertial Sensors

SBG Systems has announced that it has released new versions of the Ellipse Series of miniature inertial sensors. The Ellipse...

Jan 30, 2017
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