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.

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
Kongsberg Geospatial’s Software Selected for BVLOS Drone Research

Kongsberg Geospatial and the Federal Aviation Administration’s ASSURE UAS Center of Excellence, lead by Mississippi State University, have announced that...

Aug 30, 2016
NuWaves Engineering to Develop New Miniaturized RF Bidirectional Amplifier

NuWaves Engineering, a provider of Radio Frequency (RF) and Microwave solutions, has announced an internal Research and Design (IRaD) effort...

Aug 29, 2016
Schmidt Ocean Institute Tests New ROV

The Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI) has announced that it has completed a month of rigorous testing of its new Remotely...

Aug 29, 2016
Kespry Unveils New Commercial Micro UAV

Kespry has released the new Kespry Drone 2.0, a light-weight Micro UAV designed for commercial applications. Based on requests from...

Aug 29, 2016
Drone Aviation Receives Award for WASP Tactical Aerostat Sensor Integration

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

Aug 25, 2016
Propeller Aero Announces Smart Drone Survey Ground Control Points

Propeller Aero, a geospatial data company, has announced the launch of AeroPoints – smart ground control points that allow users...

Aug 25, 2016
Bal Seal Engineering Develop Sealing & Connecting Solutions for Unmanned Systems

Bal Seal Engineering, a supplier of sealing, connecting, conducting and EMI/RFI shielding solutions for unmanned aircraft, ground robotics, and other...

Aug 25, 2016
First Students Graduate from GA-ASI UAS Training Academy

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced that the company’s new Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Flight Training Academy has...

Aug 25, 2016
PrecisionHawk and SkyWard to Provide Commercial Drone Operations Platform

PrecisionHawk, an unmanned aerial data acquisition company, and Skyward, a provider of drone operations solutions, have announced that the two...

Aug 24, 2016
Protonex UAV Fuel Cell Propulsion Systems Designated EAR99

Ballard Power Systems, a developer of clean energy products, has announced that the company’s subsidiary, Protonex, has received notification from...

Aug 24, 2016
Details Announced for 3DPrinting@home and Robot@home Expos

Rising Media and IFA have announced details of 3DPrinting@home powered by Inside 3D Printing and Robot@home powered by Innorobo, part...

Aug 23, 2016
Raytheon to Modernize Ground Controls for U.S. Air Force Global Hawk UAS

Raytheon Company has been awarded a subcontract valued up to $104 million to modernize the ground segment for the U.S....

Aug 22, 2016
Wingsland Unveils S6 Mini Drone

Shenzhen Wingsland Technology Co., Ltd (Wingsland) has officially launched its new S6 mini drone. With four folding motor arms and...

Aug 22, 2016
Understanding Cooling Methods Used in AC-DC and DC-DC Power Supplies

Aegis Power Systems, a manufacturer of power supply solutions for industrial, commercial and military applications, has written a technical article...

Aug 22, 2016
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