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.

TeAx Technology Develops Intelligent Thermal Camera Solution

TeAx Technology, based in Germany, has developed a solution to offer intelligent thermal cameras for drones. Based on its successful...

Sep 13, 2016
S-PLANE Automation Introduces Optionally Piloted Aircraft Conversion Solution

S-PLANE Automation, a supplier and developer of autonomous systems, has announced the release of the xKIT, an automation solution that...

Sep 12, 2016
Octopus ISR Unveils Moving Target Indicator for Micro Gimbals

Octopus ISR Systems, a developer of advanced imaging and communications equipment for UAV platforms, has announced details of their latest...

Sep 12, 2016
Epson & DJI to Develop AR Smart Glasses for UAV Pilots

Epson has announced a partnership with DJI to create new solutions for the Epson Moverio smart glasses and DJI’s suite...

Sep 10, 2016
Inertial Labs Launches New Motion Reference Unit

Inertial Labs’ has launched its latest product, the Motion Reference Unit MRU-B2, an inertial sensor-based orientation, positioning, and control solution...

Sep 10, 2016
ECA Group Successfully Completes Espadon Demonstration USV Program

ECA Group has announced that, along with its partners DCNS and Thales, it has successfully completed the Espadon demonstration program...

Sep 09, 2016
X-ES Announces New Intel Xeon Single Board Computers with Integrated Security FPGAs

Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES), a developer of embedded computing solutions, has announced the availability of the XPedite7674 and XPedite7676 Intel...

Sep 09, 2016
U.S. Navy Demonstrates Cross-Domain Unmanned Systems Communication

The U.S. Navy has announced that its Naval Undersea Warfare Center has successfully demonstrated the use of its submarine-launched Blackwing...

Sep 08, 2016
Liquid Robotics Announces Business and Technology Partnership with Maritime Robotics

Liquid Robotics, a provider of long-duration unmanned ocean robots, has announced a new business and technology partnership with Maritime Robotics,...

Sep 08, 2016
LeddarTech Launches New High-Resolution LiDAR Platform

LeddarTech has introduced ‘LeddarVu’, a new platform for the next generation of the company’s Leddar detection and ranging modules. Presented during the InterDrone...

Sep 08, 2016
GA-ASI Certifiable Predator B UAS Successfully Completes Aircraft Integration

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced that aircraft integration of its new Certifiable Predator B (CPB) RPA system...

Sep 08, 2016
TRADR Robotics Project Deploys Unmanned Vehicles in Post-Earthquake Response

A team from the TRADR project, a European Union FP7-funded initiative to develop technology for human-robot teaming in disaster response,...

Sep 06, 2016
NuWaves Engineering Announces Upgraded Custom RF Cavity Filter Design Form

NuWaves Engineering, a provider of Radio Frequency (RF) and Microwave solutions, has announced a major upgrade to the Custom Cavity...

Sep 06, 2016
Royal Navy MAST USV Completes Tidal Thames Trials

The UK’s Maritime Autonomy Surface Testbed (MAST), an unmanned surface vessel (USV) based on the innovative Bladerunner hull shape, has...

Sep 06, 2016
Australian Armed Forces to Adopt AeroVironment’s Wasp AE sUAS

AeroVironment, Inc. is to team with Australia-based XTEK, Sentient Vision and General Dynamics (GD) Mediaware to deliver AeroVironment’s Family of...

Sep 06, 2016
senseFly Launches eBee SQ Precision Agriculture Drone

senseFly has expanded its portfolio with the launch of the new eBee SQ fixed-wing agricultural drone. This unmanned aircraft system (UAS)...

Sep 02, 2016
ASV Global and TerraSond Complete Unmanned Hydrographic Survey in Bering Sea

ASV Global, a developer of unmanned marine systems, and TerraSond, a provider of hydrographic and geophysical surveys, have announced that...

Sep 02, 2016
Northrop Grumman to Demonstrate Unmanned Mine Hunting Capability

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that it will be demonstrating its unmanned mine hunting capability during the UK Royal Navy’s...

Sep 02, 2016
U.S. Army Orders Robonic Launchers for Target Drones

Robonic Ltd. Oy, a manufacturer of unmanned air system launchers, has announced that the U.S. Army has placed an order...

Sep 01, 2016
Warsaw University of Technology and Lockheed Martin Demonstrate UAV Optimization Technologies

The Warsaw University of Technology (WUT) and Lockheed Martin have announced the successful demonstration of their UAV optimization technologies using...

Sep 01, 2016
Autonomous Solutions and CNH Industrial Develop Autonomous Tractor

Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (ASI), a developer of unmanned vehicle systems, and CNH Industrial, a provider of agricultural machinery, have announced...

Aug 31, 2016
Orbital Receives Second Insitu Propulsion System Order

Orbital Corporation Limited has received a further batch order for propulsion systems from Insitu Inc., a subsidiary of The Boeing...

Aug 31, 2016
U.S. Navy and Canadian DND Agree First International RQ-21A Blackjack UAS Sale

The U.S. Department of Navy has signed an agreement with the Canadian Department of National Defense for the first RQ-21A...

Aug 31, 2016
AtlantikSolar UAV Completes Fully Autonomous 26-Hour Search and Rescue Flight

The team behind the AtlantikSolar UAV has announced that the aircraft has completed what is claimed to be the first-ever...

Aug 31, 2016
FAA’s Part 107 sUAS Rules Now Effective

The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) new comprehensive operational regulations are now in effect for routine non-recreational use of small unmanned...

Aug 30, 2016
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