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.

NovAtel Introduces New VEXXIS Family of GNSS Antennas

NovAtel Inc. has announced the introduction of its new VEXXIS series of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) antennas. The VEXXIS...

Sep 19, 2016
Garuda Robotics Announces Cell Tower Survey UAS

Garuda Robotics, a provider of enterprise robotics solutions, has announced the launch of Garuda TowerSight, a complete unmanned aerial vehicle...

Sep 16, 2016
Xsens Launches Online 3D Motion Tracking Technology Platform

Xsens, a developer of motion tracking and sensor fusion technologies, has announced the launch of BASE, an online technology platform...

Sep 15, 2016
NovAtel Launches Next-Generation OEM7 GNSS Positioning Technology

NovAtel Inc. has announced that it has unveiled its new OEM7 positioning engine, incorporating new capabilities and features that significantly...

Sep 14, 2016
Inertial Labs Develops Position and Orientation Tracking Solutions for Unmanned Systems

Inertial Labs, a developer of high-performance inertial sensing systems for unmanned vehicles, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”) to...

Sep 14, 2016
Simlat Announces High-Fidelity Simulation for UAS Mine Inspection

Simlat, a provider of training solutions for unmanned vehicle systems (UAS), has announced that it has developed high-fidelity simulation capabilities...

Sep 14, 2016
Bluefin SandShark Micro-AUVs Successfully Launched From AUV

General Dynamics has announced that its Bluefin-21 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) successfully launched multiple Bluefin SandShark micro-autonomous underwater vehicles (M-AUV)...

Sep 14, 2016
Soliton Systems Announces Miniature H.265 Video Mobile Encoders

Soliton Systems, a developer of mobile H.265 encoding solutions for live video streaming, has announced the launch of ZAO-S, the...

Sep 14, 2016
Ghost Robotics Launches Autonomous Direct-Drive Legged Robot Platform

Ghost Robotics, LLC, a developer of legged, direct-drive (gearless) and proprioceptive robotics technologies, has announced the launch of its first...

Sep 14, 2016
ASV Global Expands Autonomous Marine Technology into South America

ASV Global, a manufacturer of Autonomous Surface Vehicles, has announced that the company has expanded into the Brazilian city of...

Sep 13, 2016
PrecisionHawk and Harris Corporation Launch LATAS Platform for Drone Operators

PrecisionHawk Inc. has announced the launch of its low altitude traffic and airspace safety platform (LATAS), which it claims is...

Sep 13, 2016
Sharp and ASI Unveil ‘Intellos’ Autonomous Security Robot

Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (ASI), a developer of unmanned vehicle systems, and Sharp have announced the launch of the Sharp Intellos...

Sep 13, 2016
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
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