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.

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
SMP Robotics Presents Next-Generation S5 HD Security Robot

SMP Robotics Systems, a manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots, has announced that its master distributor Robotic Assistant Devices (RAD) will...

Mar 25, 2017
Simlat Delivers UAS Simulation Research Lab to Macquarie Uni

Simlat has announced that it has delivered a Full Crew solution for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) training and simulation to...

Mar 25, 2017
Crystal Group and Intel Develop New Rugged Server for Autonomous Vehicles

Crystal Group, a designer and manufacturer of rugged computer hardware, has announced the development of a rugged server able to...

Mar 24, 2017
Neya Systems Releases New Sensor Interface Hardware for UGVs

Neya Systems has released its new UxCBRN IOP-compliant interface hardware, which provides an interface to a broad range of chemical, biological,...

Mar 24, 2017
Rakuten and AirMap to Provide Unmanned Traffic Management Platform for Japan

Rakuten, a developer of internet services headquartered in Japan, and AirMap have announced the launch of a joint venture, Rakuten...

Mar 23, 2017
Raytheon to Develop New Communications and Engagement Network for US Navy

Raytheon has announced that it has been awarded an $11.8 million contract by the U.S. Office of Naval Research to...

Mar 23, 2017
New Ruggedized RTK GNSS Receiver Offers Centimeter-Accurate Positioning

Emlid has announced the introduction of Reach RS, a ruggedized battery-powered RTK GNSS receiver that enables centimeter-accurate positioning for surveying,...

Mar 23, 2017
New Unmanned Autonomous Systems Track Announced for SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 2017

The SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing (DCS) event, to be held 9-13 April 2017 in Anaheim, CA (USA), will this year...

Mar 22, 2017
PINC Selects Intelligent Energy’s Fuel Cell System for UAVs

Intelligent Energy has has signed a deal with PINC to supply its air-cooled fuel cell systems for unmanned aerial vehicles...

Mar 22, 2017
SRC to Showcase Silent Archer Counter-UAS System

SRC has announced that the company will showcase its Silent Archer counter-UAS technology at the Navy League’s Sea Air Space...

Mar 22, 2017
WFS Technologies and Seatronics Demonstrate Drone-to-ROV Wireless Communications

WFS Technologies, a developer of subsea wireless automation, and marine rental equipment specialist Seatronics Inc. have announced that the two...

Mar 22, 2017
Martek Marine to Provide UAS to European Maritime Safety Agency

Martek Marine has announced that it has been awarded a 2-year Remotely Piloted Aircraft Services (RPAS) contract from the European...

Mar 21, 2017
Evans Incorporated Announces New UAS Solutions Suite

Evans Incorporated, a provider of human-centered consulting solutions, has announced the launch of its comprehensive CAARMA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)...

Mar 21, 2017
Applied Aeronautics Releases Upgraded HD Video Link for UAVs

Applied Aeronautics, a manufacturer of fixed-wing UAVs, has released an upgraded model of “Applied HD”, their encrypted, low latency, HD...

Mar 21, 2017
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