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.

GoPro Recalls Karma Drones
GoPro Recalls Karma Drones

GoPro Inc. has issued a recall on all Karma drones following a discovery that in a small number of cases,...

Nov 09, 2016
Cherokee Nation Technologies Supports NOAA/NASA UAS Hurricane Forecasting
Cherokee Nation Technologies Supports NOAA/NASA UAS Hurricane Forecasting

Cherokee Nation Technologies (CNT), a provider of technology solutions, has announced that it has been supporting the National Oceanic and...

Nov 09, 2016
Alta Devices’ Solar Cells Extend Endurance of New UAS
Alta Devices’ Solar Cells Extend Endurance of New UAS

Alta Devices, a developer of solar power solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced that the company’s solar technology...

Nov 08, 2016
microdrones™ and Delair-Tech Partner to Develop New Commercial UAV Solutions
microdrones™ and Delair-Tech Partner to Develop New Commercial UAV Solutions

Delair-Tech and microdrones have signed a revolutionary partnership agreement, with plans to develop new professional aerial mapping applications and solutions...

Nov 08, 2016
Trimble Launches ‘AutoUAS’ Rapid Image Processing Service
Trimble Launches ‘AutoUAS’ Rapid Image Processing Service

Trimble has announced new data processing capabilities for Trimble Connect™ software, a cloud-based collaboration ecosystem. The automated solution uses the...

Nov 07, 2016
Aerotenna Announces New UAV Collision Avoidance Radar and SoC Flight Controller
Aerotenna Announces New UAV Collision Avoidance Radar and SoC Flight Controller

Aerotenna, a developer of microwave sensors and flight control systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced two new sensing...

Nov 04, 2016
Sky-Futures Launches Drone-Based Industrial Inspection Software
Sky-Futures Launches Drone-Based Industrial Inspection Software

Sky-Futures, a provider of drone-based industrial inspection services, has announced that the company is making its in-house software commercially available....

Nov 04, 2016
UAV-America Upgrades Eagle XF UAV Platform with Sense and Avoid System
UAV-America Upgrades Eagle XF UAV Platform with Sense and Avoid System

UAV-America, Inc., a manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced the implementation of its advanced Sense and Avoid System...

Nov 04, 2016
Automated Ships and Kongsberg to Build Autonomous USV for Offshore Operations
Automated Ships and Kongsberg to Build Autonomous USV for Offshore Operations

Automated Ships Ltd and Kongsberg Maritime have announced that the two firms have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build...

Nov 03, 2016
C-ASTRAL Aerospace Announces New Long Endurance sUAS
C-ASTRAL Aerospace Announces New Long Endurance sUAS

C-ASTRAL Aerospace, a developer of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), has announced the launch of its new Bramor ppX long...

Nov 03, 2016
New Rugged Gigabit/10Gigabit Ethernet Switch for Demanding Environments
New Rugged Gigabit/10Gigabit Ethernet Switch for Demanding Environments

OnTime Networks has expanded its portfolio of military-grade Gigabit Ethernet switches, with the new CloudberryMIL CM-6200 Series. The Cloudberry CM-6200-MIL...

Nov 03, 2016
Sentient Successfully Demonstrates ViDAR Optical Radar at Unmanned Warrior
Sentient Successfully Demonstrates ViDAR Optical Radar at Unmanned Warrior

Sentient has announced that its ViDAR (Visual Detection and Ranging) optical radar has successfully completed its capability demonstration with the...

Nov 03, 2016
Aero ID Announces Explosives Sensor Payload for UAVs
Aero ID Announces Explosives Sensor Payload for UAVs

Aero ID, a developer of sensors for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced that it has developed a payload which...

Nov 02, 2016
Octopus ISR Systems Forms Strategic Partnership with SkyIMD
Octopus ISR Systems Forms Strategic Partnership with SkyIMD

Octopus ISR Systems has announced that it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with remote sensing and aerial imaging solutions...

Nov 02, 2016
NuWaves Engineering Announces 100 Watt RF Power Amplifier Module
NuWaves Engineering Announces 100 Watt RF Power Amplifier Module

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

Nov 01, 2016
US and EU Export Controls Compliance Experts to gather at ‘ITAR and the EAR’ Forum
US and EU Export Controls Compliance Experts to gather at ‘ITAR and the EAR’ Forum

C5, a leading defence control and compliance event organiser, will be holding the fifth annual EU conference on US export...

Nov 01, 2016
Unmanned Surface Vehicles Successfully Detect & Track Live Submarine
Unmanned Surface Vehicles Successfully Detect & Track Live Submarine

Liquid Robotics and Boeing have announced that the two firms have used a network of persistent unmanned surface vehicles (USVs)...

Oct 31, 2016
New Firewatch Payload Enhances Aerosonde sUAS Surveying Capabilities
New Firewatch Payload Enhances Aerosonde sUAS Surveying Capabilities

Textron Systems Unmanned Systems has announced that the company has begun to offer the TK-7 Firewatch precision survey sensor on...

Oct 31, 2016
Analog Devices Introduces New Tactical Grade IMU
Analog Devices Introduces New Tactical Grade IMU

Analog Devices, Inc. has announced the introduction of a new tactical grade Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). The ADIS16490 IMU is...

Oct 31, 2016
OmniVision Launches 12-Megapixel Image Sensor for Consumer Drones
OmniVision Launches 12-Megapixel Image Sensor for Consumer Drones

OmniVision Technologies, a developer of digital imaging solutions, has announced the OV12895, the latest addition to the company’s stacked-die technology...

Oct 29, 2016
Juliet Marine Systems to Construct Submersible Unmanned Surface Vehicle
Juliet Marine Systems to Construct Submersible Unmanned Surface Vehicle

Juliet Marine Systems, Inc. has announced plans to construct Guardian, a submersible unmanned surface vehicle (USV) that is a variation...

Oct 28, 2016
Swift Navigation Announces New Multi-Band and Multi-Constellation GNSS Receiver
Swift Navigation Announces New Multi-Band and Multi-Constellation GNSS Receiver

Swift Navigation, a developer of GPS technology for autonomous vehicles, has announced its newest product, Piksi Multi, a multi-band, multi-constellation...

Oct 28, 2016
OriginGPS Announces New SiRFstar V GPS/GNSS Modules
OriginGPS Announces New SiRFstar V GPS/GNSS Modules

OriginGPS, a manufacturer of miniature Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) modules, has announced the launch of three new products built...

Oct 28, 2016
Sentera Unveils Quad-Rotor Omni UAV with Multi-Angle Data Capture
Sentera Unveils Quad-Rotor Omni UAV with Multi-Angle Data Capture

Sentera has announced the release of its new Omni Quad-Rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), which is partnered with a gimbaled...

Oct 28, 2016
e-con Systems Launches 4K Enabled 13MP Autofocus Embedded Camera
e-con Systems Launches 4K Enabled 13MP Autofocus Embedded Camera

e-con Systems Inc., a developer of embedded camera solutions, has announced the launch of See3CAM_130, a 4K Autofocus USB 3.0...

Oct 28, 2016
AeroVironment Awarded Netherlands MoD Contract for New & Upgraded sUAS
AeroVironment Awarded Netherlands MoD Contract for New & Upgraded sUAS

AeroVironment has announced that it has received a contract from the Netherlands Ministry of Defence for small unmanned aircraft systems...

Oct 28, 2016
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