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.

NASA Awards Silent Falcon UAS Airworthiness Statement

Silent Falcon UAS Technologies has announced that it has been granted an Airworthiness Statement by the Airworthiness & Flight Safety...

Oct 24, 2016
Triumph Supports MQ-4C Triton UAS Transition to Production

Triumph Group has announced that, in conjunction with Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy, the company will be paving...

Oct 24, 2016
Ellipse-D INS Selected for new NEXUS 800 Drone

HYPACK, a Xylem brand, has released a new multi-rotor UAV surveying solution: the NEXUS 800. The NEXUS 800 is an...

Oct 24, 2016
UK and France Launch Next Phase of Maritime Mine Counter Measures Program

The UK Ministry of Defence and its French counterpart have announced the launch of the next phase of a £117...

Oct 23, 2016
Dstl MAST USV Tested at Unmanned Warrior

The UK Ministry of Defence’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has announced that its new Maritime Autonomy Surface Testbed...

Oct 22, 2016
New Warthog Amphibious UGV Developed for Robotics Research

Clearpath Robotics and ARGO XTR have announced the release of Warthog – a large, amphibious, all-terrain mobile robot designed for...

Oct 22, 2016
DCNS and Airbus to Design Tactical VTOL UAS for French Navy

Naval defense firm DCNS and Airbus Helicopters have announced that the two companies are joining forces to design the future...

Oct 21, 2016
Yost Labs Develops Precision AHRS and Inertial Measurement Solutions for Unmanned Systems

Yost Labs, a developer of real-time inertial motion tracking solutions for unmanned systems, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”)...

Oct 21, 2016
US Navy Tests Common Control System for Unmanned Vehicle Interoperability

The U.S. Navy has announced that it has recently tested its Common Control System (CCS) during a Tri-Service demonstration that...

Oct 20, 2016
Draganfly to Test New Miniaturized Hyperspectral Sensor System

Draganfly Innovations has announced that the company has signed an agreement with Optical Filter Corporation, a subsidiary of Corning Incorporated,...

Oct 20, 2016
Honeywell Developing Smaller, More Precise Inertial Navigation Solutions

Honeywell has signed an agreement with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to further develop the next generation of...

Oct 20, 2016
Saab Acquires Mine Disposal Systems Manufacturer Nordic Defence Industries

Saab has announced that it has acquired the Danish naval company Nordic Defence Industries (NDI). NDI designs and manufactures mine...

Oct 19, 2016
Predator B UAS Equipped With Automatic Takeoff and Landing Software

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Customs and Border Protection (CBP)...

Oct 19, 2016
Aeryon SkyRanger sUAS Utilized for Aerial Intelligence During Summer Olympics

Aeryon Labs has announced that the company successfully deployed its small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) solutions during the Summer Olympic...

Oct 18, 2016
NuWaves Engineering Announces New C-Band RF Power Amplifier

NuWaves Engineering, a Radio Frequency (RF) and Microwave solutions provider, has announced the upcoming release of the latest offering in...

Oct 18, 2016
Aurora Demonstrates ALIAS Robotic System on Cessna Aircraft

On October 17, Aurora Flight Sciences demonstrated automated flight capabilities as part of the Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS)...

Oct 18, 2016
Aeryon Announces Real-Time Video Processing and New EO/IR Payload

Aeryon Labs has announced the introduction of Vector, an integrated onboard computing platform dedicated to real-time video processing. Available on...

Oct 18, 2016
Leonardo Osprey Radar to be used on MQ-8C Fire Scout UAS

Leonardo-Finmeccanica has announced that its Osprey active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar has been picked to serve as look-out on-board...

Oct 17, 2016
Thales Launches Pathmaster Unmanned Mine Countermeasures System

Thales has announced that it is launching Pathmaster, a fully configurable unmanned mine countermeasures system for naval forces seeking to...

Oct 17, 2016
Applanix Announces POSPac MMS 8 Mobile Mapping Post-Processing Software

  Applanix has announced POSPac MMS 8, the company’s next generation of GNSS-Aided Inertial post-processing software for georeferencing data collected...

Oct 16, 2016
ECA Group Develops Unmanned Mine Countermeasure Simulator

ECA Group has announced that its Naval Simulation teams have developed a functional simulator dedicated to Mine Countermeasure (MCM) operations....

Oct 16, 2016
Endeavor Robotics and Leidos Partner for US Navy EOD Robotic System

Endeavor Robotics and Leidos, Inc. have announced that the two companies have teamed to pursue the upcoming U.S. Navy Advanced...

Oct 16, 2016
Pix4D Launches Hybrid Solutions for Drone Mapping

Drone mapping software developer Pix4D has announced the launch of hybrid solutions that integrate mobile, desktop, and cloud platforms for...

Oct 15, 2016
Drone Aviation to Supply WATT Electric Tethered Drones to US DoD

Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, has announced that it has been awarded a...

Oct 15, 2016
BAE Showcases Autonomous Vessels and Control System at Unmanned Warrior

BAE has announced that it will be showcasing its unmanned boat technology and a bespoke transportable command and control system...

Oct 14, 2016
GDU Unveils Advanced Byrd Folding and Modular Consumer Drone

GDU, a consumer drone manufacturer, has announced the launch of the Advanced Byrd, an upgrade to the company’s drone that...

Oct 14, 2016
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