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.

Yamaha RMAX Unmanned Helicopter Performs First U.S. Commercial Agricultural Flight

Yamaha Motor Corp. U.S.A. has announced the inaugural commercial operation of its RMAX remotely piloted helicopter for agriculture spraying service...

May 20, 2016
MicroLink Solar Cells will Power Airbus’ Zephyr HAPS UAS

MicroLink Devices has announced that Airbus Defence and Space has issued a production contract for the company’s epitaxial liftoff (ELO)-based multi-junction...

May 19, 2016
NovAtel Announces GNSS Positioning Technology for Autonomous Vehicles

NovAtel Inc., a provider of high-precision positioning technologies, has announced the company’s new initiative to develop functionally safe Global Navigation...

May 18, 2016
US Navy to Deploy AeroVironment Blackwing Reconnaissance UAS on Submarines

AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that the United States Navy plans to deploy the company’s Blackwing tube-launched small unmanned aircraft system,...

May 18, 2016
Aeryon and Liteye Systems to Integrate SkyRanger into Counter-UAS System

Aeryon, a manufacturer of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), and Liteye Systems, a manufacturer and provider of products that protect...

May 18, 2016
Harris Geospatial Solutions to Offer Icaros OneButton Software for UAS Image Processing

Icaros Inc., a provider of aerial remote sensing services and software, has announced that Harris Geospatial Solutions, a division of...

May 18, 2016
X-ES Announces QorIQ ARM Processor-Based Boards with Up to Eight 64-bit Cores

Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) has announced the company’s first NXP QorIQ ARM-based boards, the XPedite6401 XMC/PrPMC mezzanine module and the...

May 17, 2016
Connect Tech Introduces New Orbitty Carrier Board for NVIDIA Jetson TX1

Connect Tech, a developer of products for embedded applications, has announced its newest and lowest-priced NVIDIA Jetson TX1 Carrier, the...

May 16, 2016
Simlat to deliver a Full Crew UAS Simulator (C-STAR) to LDCC

Simlat has confirmed that it will deliver its Full Crew UAS Simulator (C-STAR), an advanced UAS simulation solution, to Louisiana...

May 16, 2016
Details announced for new Age of Drones Expo

Organizers have announced that the first ‘Age of Drones’ Specialized Exhibition and Conference will be held 14-15 October 2016 in Dortmund,...

May 16, 2016
Saab Announces Unmanned Underwater Anti-IED Robot

Saab, a defense and security company, has announced that it has presented its new remotely operated vehicle (ROV), Sea Wasp,...

May 16, 2016
Insitu’s ScanEagle UAS used in BVLOS Natural Gas Operations

Insitu Pacific, a provider of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) solutions, has announced that after 18 months of successful trials, natural...

May 16, 2016
Curtiss-Wright Announces New Networked Data Storage System for Unmanned Platforms

Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division has announced a new small form factor SWaP-optimized solution for storing large amounts of data on...

May 13, 2016
Insitu and PrecisionHawk Form Strategic Alliance to Provide Commercial UAS Solutions

Insitu, a developer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), and aerial data provider PrecisionHawk have announced the formation of a strategic...

May 12, 2016
NuWaves Engineering to Offer Custom RF Filters for Military & Commercial Applications

NuWaves Engineering, a provider of international radio frequency (RF) and microwave solutions, has announced that it is now offering custom...

May 12, 2016
Liteye Systems Signs CRDA with FAA to Test Counter-UAV System

Liteye Systems, Inc., a developer of surveillance systems, has announced that it has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement...

May 12, 2016
SelectTech GeoSpatial Launches New Lightweight Fixed-Wing UAS

SelectTech GeoSpatial, a developer of situational awareness solutions, has announced the launch of its new custom configured EP-30000 lightweight fixed-wing...

May 12, 2016
MEMSIC Ships Billionth MEMS Sensor

MEMSIC, Inc., a developer of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)-based sensors, has announced the shipment of its 1 billionth MEMS sensor. MEMSIC’s...

May 11, 2016
Silent Falcon UAS Monitors Oil & Gas Operations in New Mexico

Silent Falcon UAS Technologies has announced that its solar electric Silent Falcon Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) has successfully performed flights...

May 11, 2016
Cambridge Pixel Introduces Radar Display for Unmanned Surface Vehicles

Cambridge Pixel, a developer of radar display, tracking and recording subsystems, has announced the launch of USVx, a new radar...

May 11, 2016
Textron Systems Opens Expanded Unmanned Systems Service & Support Center

Textron Systems Unmanned Systems, a subsidiary business of aerospace and defense firm Textron Inc., has announced the construction, completion and...

May 11, 2016
Skycatch Launches Commercial Mapping App for DJI Drones

Skycatch, a developer of commercial drone data software, has announced the launch of COMMANDER, the company’s iOS flight app for...

May 10, 2016
Flyability Announces Elios Collision-Tolerant UAV

Flyability, a developer of industrial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced the release of Elios, the company’s collision-tolerant drone. Based...

May 10, 2016
TEKEVER Develops Maritime Vessel Detection Capabilities for Small UAS

TEKEVER has developed new vessel detection capabilities for its unmanned aircraft system (UAS) product lines. Available for TEKEVER’s AR3 and AR4...

May 10, 2016
FAA Expands Pathfinder Program to Evaluate Drone Detection Technologies

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expanding the part of its Pathfinder Program that focuses on detecting and identifying unmanned...

May 10, 2016
Orbital Delivers First Batch of UAV Engines to Insitu

Orbital Corporation Limited, a developer of fuel and engine technologies, has announced that it has delivered the first shipment of...

May 09, 2016
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