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.

Northrop Grumman Demonstrates AQS-24B Mine Hunting System
Northrop Grumman Demonstrates AQS-24B Mine Hunting System

Northrop Grumman has announced that it has successfully demonstrated the AQS-24B mine hunting system at the Royal Navy-sponsored Unmanned Warrior...

Oct 28, 2016
Makeblock Announces Airblock Modular Hexacopter and Hovercraft Drone
Makeblock Announces Airblock Modular Hexacopter and Hovercraft Drone

Robotics startup Makeblock has announced the release of Airblock, a modular six-axis drone that transforms into various flying configurations, including...

Oct 27, 2016
Textron Systems Demonstrates Aerosonde HQ sUAS
Textron Systems Demonstrates Aerosonde HQ sUAS

  Textron Systems Unmanned Systems has announced that it has completed its inaugural customer demonstration of the Aerosonde HQ. The...

Oct 26, 2016
ASV Global Completes 1000 Days of Unmanned Surface Vehicle Operations
ASV Global Completes 1000 Days of Unmanned Surface Vehicle Operations

  ASV Global, a manufacturer of autonomous surface vehicles, has announced that it has reached the landmark of 1000 days...

Oct 26, 2016
NASA Awards Silent Falcon UAS Airworthiness Statement
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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 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 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
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 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 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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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