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.

Textron Systems to Continue Shadow Tactical UAS Support for US Army
Textron Systems to Continue Shadow Tactical UAS Support for US Army

Textron Systems Support Solutions has been awarded a $206 million contract from the U.S. Army for Shadow Tactical Aircraft System...

Jan 11, 2017
DJI Introduces Drone Flight Planning App and New Accessories
DJI Introduces Drone Flight Planning App and New Accessories

DJI has introduced two new Osmo product extensions, a new aerial mapping app and a limited edition Phantom 4 drone...

Jan 09, 2017
New Portable Counter-UAV System Detects and Jams Drones
New Portable Counter-UAV System Detects and Jams Drones

Airbus Defence and Space Electronics and Border Security (EBS) has added a portable jamming system to its family of Counter-UAV...

Jan 09, 2017
FLIR Launches New Thermal Cameras for Drones
FLIR Launches New Thermal Cameras for Drones

FLIR Systems has announced that it has launched new thermal imaging cameras at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The...

Jan 09, 2017
New Unmanned Systems Models added to VR-Forces Simulation Software
New Unmanned Systems Models added to VR-Forces Simulation Software

VT MÄK have updated the latest version of its VR-Forces simulation environment, to add new unmanned systems models to the growing...

Jan 09, 2017
GDU Introduces Byrd Premium 2.0 Drone and New Camera Gimbals
GDU Introduces Byrd Premium 2.0 Drone and New Camera Gimbals

GDU has announced the launch of a new line of interchangeable camera gimbals for different drone operator needs and specific...

Jan 08, 2017
uAvionix’ ADS-B/Mode S Transponder Receives FCC Approval
uAvionix’ ADS-B/Mode S Transponder Receives FCC Approval

uAvionix has announced that the company’s Ping200S Mode S Transponder with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) has received FCC approval. Weighing...

Jan 08, 2017
Epson Announces Augmented Reality Smart Glasses for Drone Pilots
Epson Announces Augmented Reality Smart Glasses for Drone Pilots

Epson has announced the availability of its Moverio BT-300 augmented reality (AR) smart eyewear platform. The new AR platform is...

Jan 08, 2017
Yuneec Unveils New Six-Rotor Drone for Commercial Applications
Yuneec Unveils New Six-Rotor Drone for Commercial Applications

Yuneec International has announced the expansion of its commercial UAV offerings with the unveiling of the H520, an advanced multirotor drone...

Jan 08, 2017
TeAx Technology Announces New Dual Thermal Camera Solution
TeAx Technology Announces New Dual Thermal Camera Solution

TeAx Technology has announced the release of ThermalCapture Fusion, a dual camera solution that captures and stores both thermal and...

Jan 07, 2017
EnergyOr Delivers Fuel Cell-Powered Multirotor UAV to French Air Force
EnergyOr Delivers Fuel Cell-Powered Multirotor UAV to French Air Force

EnergyOr Technologies, a developer of PEM fuel cell systems for aerospace applications, has announced that it recently shipped the first...

Jan 06, 2017
Agribotix and senseFly Announce Agricultural Drone & Data Processing Solution
Agribotix and senseFly Announce Agricultural Drone & Data Processing Solution

Agribotix and senseFly have partnered to offer a new combined agricultural drone and data processing solution for professional users. Combining...

Jan 06, 2017
Triad RF Ships Amplifier Systems to UAV Manufacturer in Israel
Triad RF Ships Amplifier Systems to UAV Manufacturer in Israel

Triad RF Systems, a designer and manufacturer of RF and Microwave amplifiers and amplifier systems, has announced that it has...

Jan 06, 2017
Vanilla Aircraft UAS Completes Record 56-Hour Flight
Vanilla Aircraft UAS Completes Record 56-Hour Flight

Vanilla Aircraft has announced that the company’s VA001 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has completed a non-stop, unrefueled 56-hour flight. The...

Jan 06, 2017
Tersus Develops High-Precision GNSS Positioning Solutions for Unmanned Systems
Tersus Develops High-Precision GNSS Positioning Solutions for Unmanned Systems

Tersus GNSS, a provider of real-time high-precision GNSS positioning solutions for unmanned systems, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”)...

Jan 04, 2017
Thales to Provide French Armed Forces with Spy’Ranger Mini UAVs
Thales to Provide French Armed Forces with Spy’Ranger Mini UAVs

The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has selected Thales’ latest-generation Spy’Ranger mini surveillance and reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to equip...

Jan 04, 2017
New Conference Covers Use of Drones for Accident and Investigation
New Conference Covers Use of Drones for Accident and Investigation

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers has announced the launch a new conference to be held on 21st February 2017 in...

Jan 04, 2017
VideoRay and Elbit Systems Develop Satellite Control for ROV Aboard USV
VideoRay and Elbit Systems Develop Satellite Control for ROV Aboard USV

Elbit Systems and VideoRay have announced that technical teams from the two companies have worked together to complete successful tests...

Dec 30, 2016
TriLumina to Demonstrate 3D Solid-State LiDAR Systems for Autonomous Vehicles
TriLumina to Demonstrate 3D Solid-State LiDAR Systems for Autonomous Vehicles

TriLumina, a developer of solid-state illumination modules for LiDAR, has announced that it will be demonstrating a new 256-pixel 3D...

Dec 28, 2016
US Navy Develops New UUV Mission Software Framework
US Navy Develops New UUV Mission Software Framework

Scientists and engineers at the U.S. Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division have announced that they have developed...

Dec 28, 2016
Orbital Signs Agreement with Insitu for UAV Propulsion Systems
Orbital Signs Agreement with Insitu for UAV Propulsion Systems

Orbital Corporation has announced that it has signed a long-term agreement (LTA) with Insitu, valued at up to US$91m (A$120...

Dec 23, 2016
RT LTA Systems Announces New SkyStar 110 Aerostat
RT LTA Systems Announces New SkyStar 110 Aerostat

RT LTA Systems has announced that it has developed a new member of its Skystar family of aerostats, the Skystar...

Dec 23, 2016
Schmidt Ocean Institute’s New ROV Completes First Expedition
Schmidt Ocean Institute’s New ROV Completes First Expedition

The Schmidt Ocean Institute has announced that a team of geologists, chemists and biologists aboard its research vessel Falkor have...

Dec 23, 2016
GRIFF Aviation Announces New GRIFF 300 Heavy Lifting Drone
GRIFF Aviation Announces New GRIFF 300 Heavy Lifting Drone

GRIFF Aviation has launched its new GRIFF 300 drone. The GRIFF 300 is an unmanned aircraft with fully customisable payload...

Dec 21, 2016
Aegis Power Systems Announces New 650W 3U VPX Power Card
Aegis Power Systems Announces New 650W 3U VPX Power Card

Aegis Power Systems has announced the release of a new 3U VPX power card, the VPX2703UC. Designed to meet various...

Dec 21, 2016
US Navy Tests Autonomous Swarmboats
US Navy Tests Autonomous Swarmboats

The U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) has announced that it has recently tested autonomous unmanned swarming boats in a...

Dec 19, 2016
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