Unmanned Systems News & Articles

Here’s our round-up of the five most read articles on UnmannedSystemsTechnology.com this week

Sentronics launches its new RealFlow® d450 and d600 UAV fuel flow meters at DSEI 2025, stand N5-155, delivering lightweight, ultra-compact, multi-fuel precision technology for next-generation UAV operations

Gabler Maschinenbau GmbH has acquired SubCtech, combining expertise and resources to expand capabilities in maritime technology, ocean monitoring, and offshore energy systems

Parallel Flight Technologies has received a $3.74 million ONR Sequential Phase II SBIR contract to adapt its Firefly hybrid-powered heavy-lift UAS for maritime operations, enhancing naval logistics, surveillance, and research missions

Advanced Navigation is establishing international PNT Centers of Excellence, starting in the UK, to expand inertial navigation system manufacturing and support while addressing GNSS-denied battlefield requirements

AGISTAR has launched the USVSTAR, a compact, modular unmanned surface vehicle, offering customizable payloads, rapid deployment, and versatile performance for a wide range of missions

Rotron Aerospace has unveiled the Defendor UCAV at DSEI 2025, highlighting propulsion innovation, affordability, and sovereign capability in the evolving one-way effector domain

OpenWorks partners with Walaris to integrate AirScout AI into Vision Flex, expanding modular Counter-UAS options with edge processing, sensor fusion, and enhanced tracking

The Airbus Flexrotor delivers unmatched range and endurance for its class and can carry up to 8 kg of payload

TEKEVER has introduced the AR3 Evolution at DSEI 2025, a modular unmanned system designed for shipborne operations, contested environments, and multi-domain missions across defense and security sectors

Nordic Wing has selected Amprius' SiCore® cells for its ASTERO ISR UAV after achieving 90% greater endurance, extending missions up to four hours, and enhancing defense surveillance capabilities

Ascent AeroSystems’ Spirit™ UAV has been recognized as a cleared component in the DIU’s Blue UAS Framework, building on its position on the Blue UAS Cleared List and leveraging its coaxial, modular, open-architecture design to provide a flexible, scalable platform for mission-specific UAV systems

Kraken Robotics has secured $13 million in global orders for synthetic aperture sonar and subsea batteries, with systems set to equip uncrewed underwater vehicles across the U.S., Norway, and Turkey

Schiebel has unveiled the armed CAMCOPTER® S-101 and S-301 UAS, designed for modern military operations with advanced systems, AI integration, and precision strike capability

HD Air Studio has customized its Infinity MR-PRO gimbal for Alpha Wind’s DragonSky project, enabling precise 3D rotor geometry reconstruction with LIDAR, camera, and microPC payloads on DJI drone platforms

Chess Dynamics has unveiled OMEGA, a high-torque, precision system designed to deliver stable handling for payloads up to 500kg, ensuring accurate and reliable sensor tracking in challenging, multi-domain defense operations

Chess Dynamics' upgraded EOSS-D (Electro-Optical Surveillance System-Digital) introduces a digital architecture, AI-enabled tracking, and modular design, delivering sharper surveillance, streamlined integration, and reliability for land and maritime missions in complex environments

The U.S. Navy has awarded ANELLO Photonics a Phase II SBIR contract to demonstrate its optical gyroscope and AI-powered sensor fusion engine for precise navigation in GPS-denied and contested environments

Teledyne Marine has been awarded a long-term contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to support the REPMUS exercises, thereby strengthening NATO’s maritime defense capabilities

DeltaQuad joins the Dutch Coalition for Defence and Security to strengthen Netherlands–Finland cooperation, advancing autonomous drone technologies and supporting NATO Joint Expeditionary Force priorities

TEKEVER showcased its AI-powered AR3 and AR5 drones ahead of DSEI UK 2025, highlighting advanced autonomous capabilities, UK border support, and defence partnerships

ARK Electronics has introduced the ARK DIST SR and ARK DIST MR, two compact USA-built distance sensor modules designed for precise short-range and mid-range rangefinding in demanding UAV operations

Transport Canada has granted Volatus Aerospace a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) to conduct advanced Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations using MatrixSpace’s radar integrated with Kongsberg Geospatial’s IRIS Terminal

Centinus introduced AI-powered aerial security and surveillance features at CUAV Expo, including BOLO AI and Zoom to ID, enabling drones to identify and track people and vehicles, capture high-resolution imagery, and enhance situational awareness across multiple drone feeds

Embention’s Veronte Autopilot integrates with Volz Servos to ensure robust UAV performance, combining advanced avionics and precision actuators for dependable control across eVTOL, logistics, surveillance, and inspection platform

Advanced Navigation has expanded its Boreas FOG INS range with the Boreas 50 Series, which includes the A50 and D50 models, delivering precise PNT capabilities in GPS-denied environments for defense, UAS, and autonomous platforms