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.

Yara and Kongsberg to Build Autonomous Zero Emissions Ship
Yara and Kongsberg to Build Autonomous Zero Emissions Ship

Yara and Kongsberg have announced that the two companies have entered into a partnership to build the vessel “Yara Birkeland”,...

May 19, 2017
Lockheed Martin Indago UAS Selected for Search and Rescue Operations
Lockheed Martin Indago UAS Selected for Search and Rescue Operations

Lockheed Martin has announced that its Indago quadrotor small unmanned aerial system (UAS) has been selected by sheriff’s agencies in...

May 19, 2017
Persistent Systems Unveils Embedded MANET Radio Module for UAVs, UGVs
Persistent Systems Unveils Embedded MANET Radio Module for UAVs, UGVs

Persistent Systems has announced an Embedded Mobile Ad Hoc Networking (MANET) radio, in a SWaP-conscious form factor. The Embedded Module...

May 18, 2017
Consortiq Launches New IoT Intelligence UAS Operations Portal
Consortiq Launches New IoT Intelligence UAS Operations Portal

Consortiq has announced the launch of its IoT (Internet of Things) inspired flight planning portal, CQNet. Using real time data...

May 18, 2017
Hemisphere GNSS Announces New OEM Positioning and Heading Board
Hemisphere GNSS Announces New OEM Positioning and Heading Board

Hemisphere GNSS has announced the Vector Eclipse H328, the next offering in the company’s line of new and refreshed, low-power,...

May 18, 2017
ARGO Unveils Amphibious Robot for Defense and Disaster Recovery
ARGO Unveils Amphibious Robot for Defense and Disaster Recovery

ARGO’s Space, Robotics and Defense Division, a manufacturer of unmanned robots and lunar space rovers designed to tackle harsh environments,...

May 17, 2017
UAV Range Extender Enables BLOS Operations
UAV Range Extender Enables BLOS Operations

Flyability SA has announced the introduction of the Range Extender, an accessory for the company’s collision-tolerant indoor drone Elios. The...

May 17, 2017
LCR Embedded Systems Receives Mission Assurance Award from Raytheon
LCR Embedded Systems Receives Mission Assurance Award from Raytheon

LCR Embedded Systems has announced that it has been honored by Raytheon with the Raytheon Mission Assurance Award, given in...

May 16, 2017
MEMSIC Introduces New Compact, Highly Accurate Vertical Gyro Modules
MEMSIC Introduces New Compact, Highly Accurate Vertical Gyro Modules

MEMSIC Inc., a developer of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)-based sensors, has added the VG380 range of vertical gyros to its portfolio...

May 16, 2017
XPONENTIAL 2017 – the UST Round-Up
XPONENTIAL 2017 – the UST Round-Up

More than 7,000 attendees and over 600 exhibitors attended XPONENTIAL 2017, the annual AUVSI trade show last week, held in Dallas. It...

May 15, 2017
3W-International Develops New Hybrid Wankel UAV Engine
3W-International Develops New Hybrid Wankel UAV Engine

Engine manufacturer 3W-International has expanded its range of drive products for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with its new 3W-180 SRE...

May 15, 2017
Drone Aviation Unveils New Heavy Lift Multirotor Tethered Drone
Drone Aviation Unveils New Heavy Lift Multirotor Tethered Drone

Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, has unveiled the company’s new WATT 300 heavy-lift...

May 15, 2017
New Record Set for Urban Package Delivery by Drone
New Record Set for Urban Package Delivery by Drone

A Nevada unmanned aircraft system (UAS) consortium (Team Roadrunner) has announced that it has set a new record flying a...

May 12, 2017
Inertial Sense Introduces New Miniature GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System
Inertial Sense Introduces New Miniature GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System

Inertial Sense has announced the forthcoming release of its new GPS-aided inertial navigation system, the μINS. Inertial Sense hopes to...

May 11, 2017
Pulse Aerospace Unveils New Long-Endurance Unmanned Helicopters
Pulse Aerospace Unveils New Long-Endurance Unmanned Helicopters

Pulse Aerospace, a developer of multirotor Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) platforms, has announced the release of two new VTOL UAS, the...

May 11, 2017
UAV Vision Launches New Lightweight 3-Axis Camera Gimbal
UAV Vision Launches New Lightweight 3-Axis Camera Gimbal

UAV Vision has announced the launch of a new 3-axis gyro-stabilised gimbal, which has been unveiled at the AUVSI XPONENTIAL...

May 11, 2017
SBG Systems Inertial Navigation Solution Selected for Mobile Mapping System
SBG Systems Inertial Navigation Solution Selected for Mobile Mapping System

SBG Systems has announced that its Ellipse-D inertial navigation system has been chosen by Viametris to equip their new SLAM...

May 11, 2017
VectorNav IMU/AHRS to be Integrated into EOD Robotic System
VectorNav IMU/AHRS to be Integrated into EOD Robotic System

VectorNav Technologies has announced that it will supply its surface mount VN-100 IMU/AHRS to Neya Systems for a custom version...

May 10, 2017
NovAtel’s SPAN Land Vehicle Technology Optimizes GNSS + INS Performance
NovAtel’s SPAN Land Vehicle Technology Optimizes GNSS + INS Performance

NovAtel has introduced its new SPAN Land Vehicle technology for fixed wheel land vehicle applications, which optimizes integrated GNSS +...

May 10, 2017
AeroVironment Unveils Snipe Nano Quadrotor UAS for ISR Missions
AeroVironment Unveils Snipe Nano Quadrotor UAS for ISR Missions

AeroVironment has unveiled the new Snipe Nano Quad, a miniature (“Class 0”) and field-rugged unmanned aircraft system (UAS) designed to...

May 10, 2017
New Autonomous Technology Allows UGVs to Cooperate with Drones
New Autonomous Technology Allows UGVs to Cooperate with Drones

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has announced that it has secured a patent for technology that allows unmanned aerial systems (UAS)...

May 10, 2017
Ophir Optics Unveils Lightweight Continuous Zoom Lens for UAVs
Ophir Optics Unveils Lightweight Continuous Zoom Lens for UAVs

MKS Instruments has announced the LightIR compact, continuous zoom lens, developed by its Ophir Optics Group, at the AUVSI XPONENTIAL...

May 10, 2017
Harris to Provide BVLOS Capabilities for Grand Sky UAS Park
Harris to Provide BVLOS Capabilities for Grand Sky UAS Park

Harris Corporation has announced that it has been selected by Grand Sky Airfield Operations to provide an advanced solution to...

May 10, 2017
New Single Board Computer Simplifies Avionics Safety Certifiability
New Single Board Computer Simplifies Avionics Safety Certifiability

Curtiss-Wright has announced that its Defense Solutions division has introduced the newest addition to its growing family of DO-254 DAL...

May 10, 2017
Lockheed Martin Upgrades Indago UAS for Military ISR Missions
Lockheed Martin Upgrades Indago UAS for Military ISR Missions

Lockheed Martin has announced that the newest version of its Indago quadrotor unmanned aerial system (UAS), Indago 3, now enables...

May 10, 2017
New Rugged NAS Solution Provides Data Security for Unmanned Vehicles
New Rugged NAS Solution Provides Data Security for Unmanned Vehicles

Phoenix International Systems has introduced the Phalanx II rugged Network Attached Storage (NAS) data storage system. The new product was introduced...

May 09, 2017
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