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.

uAvionix Announces New Micro ADS-B Receiver for Small Drone Collision Avoidance

uAvionix, a manufacturer of navigation electronics, has announced the introduction of what it claims is the smallest and lightest ADS-B...

Apr 14, 2016
DARPA Unveils ACTUV Autonomous Technology Demonstration Vessel

DARPA has announced that it has completed the prototype technology demonstration vessel developed and built through the Agency’s Anti-Submarine Warfare...

Apr 14, 2016
KVH to Develop Inertial Sensor for Self-Driving Cars

KVH Industries, Inc., a developer of sensors and integrated inertial systems, has announced that, based on its successes in autonomous...

Apr 13, 2016
DARPA Conducts Successful Sense-and-Avoid System Flight Tests

A research effort associated with DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program recently conducted the first successful flight tests...

Apr 13, 2016
SensUp Announces New Real-Time Mini 2D LiDAR Sensor

SensUp, a designer and manufacturer of laser electro-optical systems for the defense and automated transport markets, has announced its latest...

Apr 13, 2016
MMC Launches HyDrone 1800 Hydrogen-Fueled UAV

Micro Multi Copters Aero Technology Co., Inc. (MMC), a developer of VTOL Multirotor UAVs, has announced the launch of the HyDrone...

Apr 12, 2016
BAE to Manufacture Archerfish Unmanned Undersea Mine Neutraliser

BAE Systems has announced that it been awarded a £15.5 million contract by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to...

Apr 12, 2016
AUVSI Releases Interactive Analysis of Commercial UAS Exemptions

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has released an interactive analysis on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Section...

Apr 12, 2016
DJI Launches Social and Professional Networking App for Drone Users

DJI has announced that it has launched a new social platform app called “DJI+ Discover,” available for both iOS and...

Apr 11, 2016
Velodyne Announces New ULTRA Puck Real-Time 3D LiDAR Sensor

Velodyne LiDAR, a developer of real-time LiDAR sensors, has announced the introduction of the ULTRA Puck VLP-32A, the company’s most...

Apr 11, 2016
MEMSIC Identifies and Explains the Sensing Technologies used in Drones

MEMSIC Inc., a leading sensing solutions provider, has released a new whitepaper that spotlights and explains the various types of...

Apr 11, 2016
Moog to Supply Flight Control System for DARPA/ONR Tern UAS

Moog Inc., a developer of precision control systems, has announced that its Aircraft Group has been selected by Northrop Grumman...

Apr 08, 2016
Praxis Aerospace Partners with Griffiss Airport UAS Test Site for NASA Research

Praxis Aerospace Concepts International, Inc., a developer of unmanned robotics technologies, has announced that it has entered into a partnership...

Apr 08, 2016
Deep Trekker releases new ROV Hybrid-Power System

Deep Trekker Inc., the world’s only manufacturer of completely portable remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) has released a new hybrid power system for...

Apr 07, 2016
French Army Selects Sagem Patroller for New Tactical Drone

Sagem, a part of aerospace and defense company Safran, has announced that the French Army has selected the company’s Patroller...

Apr 06, 2016
Airbus and Local Motors Launch Crowdsourced Commercial Drone Project

Airbus, in conjunction with vehicle technology firm Local Motors, has announced the launch of the two firms’ joint pilot project...

Apr 06, 2016
Drone Safety Awareness Weekend to take place at Farnborough

The CAA, NATS and ARPAS have joined forces with the UK Drone Show and Farnborough International Airshow to create a...

Apr 05, 2016
Drone Aviation to Upgrade Department of Defense Tactical Aerostats

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

Apr 05, 2016
Cubic Global Defense Data Link Solutions Integrated into MQ-8C Fire Scout UAS

Cubic Global Defense (CGD), a developer of defense technologies, has announced that a Cubic-designed and produced Wide Band Line of...

Apr 05, 2016
DARPA Awards Phase 1 Contracts for Gremlins Air-Recoverable UAS Program

DARPA has announced that it has awarded Phase 1 contracts for its Gremlins program, which seeks to develop innovative technologies...

Apr 04, 2016
Freebird Flight Announces UAV With 3D Printed Safety Airframe Technology

FreeBird Flight, a developer of commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology, has announced the FreeBird One, a UAV with structurally...

Apr 04, 2016
VT MÄK Announces New Version of VR-Forces Simulation Software

VT MÄK, a developer of 3D modeling and simulation software, has announced a major update to its flagship product, VR-Forces....

Mar 31, 2016
WPI Professor Receives US Air Force Grant for UAS Operational Safety Research

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced that one of its professors has received an 18-month, $185,000 grant from the U.S....

Mar 31, 2016
Riptide Delivers Micro-UUVs to US Navy

Riptide Autonomous Solutions, a developer of unmanned maritime vehicles, has announced that it has completed the delivery of its first...

Mar 31, 2016
Lexycom Technologies Announces New Miniature Software Defined Radio

Lexycom Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of miniaturized Software Defined Radios (SDRs), has announced the introduction of the company’s latest product,...

Mar 31, 2016
FAA Raises SUAS Altitude Authorization to 400 Feet

After a comprehensive risk analysis, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has raised the unmanned aircraft (UAS) “blanket” altitude authorization for...

Mar 30, 2016
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