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.

UTC Aerospace Systems to Integrate ISR Sensor onto Global Hawk UAS
UTC Aerospace Systems to Integrate ISR Sensor onto Global Hawk UAS

UTC Aerospace Systems, a supplier of aerospace and defense products, has been awarded a contract to support the integration and...

Jul 12, 2016
SBG Systems Extends Warranty on Ellipse Inertial Systems
SBG Systems Extends Warranty on Ellipse Inertial Systems

SBG Systems, a developer of inertial motion sensing solutions, has announced that it has extended the warranty on its product...

Jul 12, 2016
GA-ASI and NLR to Support RPA Integration into Non-Segregated Airspace
GA-ASI and NLR to Support RPA Integration into Non-Segregated Airspace

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI) and the NLR-Netherlands Aerospace Centre have executed an agreement to support expanded operational...

Jul 12, 2016
NASA Concludes UAS NAS Integration Flight Tests
NASA Concludes UAS NAS Integration Flight Tests

NASA has confirmed that a two-month flight test series came to a close on Thursday, June 30, concluding an essential...

Jul 12, 2016
Textron Successfully Tests Shadow Tactical UAS Weapon System
Textron Successfully Tests Shadow Tactical UAS Weapon System

Textron Systems Weapon & Sensor Systems has announced that, in conjunction with Thales, it has successfully tested the Fury lightweight...

Jul 11, 2016
Fischer Connectors Provide High-Performance Connectors for UAVs and Robotics
Fischer Connectors Provide High-Performance Connectors for UAVs and Robotics

Fischer Connectors, a manufacturer and distributor of high-performance connectors and cable assembly solutions, have created a profile on Unmanned Systems...

Jul 11, 2016
SeeByte and MIT CSAIL to Collaborate on Unmanned Systems Cooperation
SeeByte and MIT CSAIL to Collaborate on Unmanned Systems Cooperation

SeeByte, a provider of smart software for unmanned maritime systems, and MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have...

Jul 11, 2016
Rockwell Collins Successfully Tests BVLOS Unmanned Avionics Solution
Rockwell Collins Successfully Tests BVLOS Unmanned Avionics Solution

Rockwell Collins has announced that, in collaboration with the University of Iowa’s Operator Performance Lab (OPL), it has successfully controlled...

Jul 08, 2016
U.S. Air Force Selects First Enlisted Airmen for Global Hawk Pilot Training
U.S. Air Force Selects First Enlisted Airmen for Global Hawk Pilot Training

The U.S. Air Force has announced that it has recently selected the first 10 enlisted Airmen to attend RQ-4 Global...

Jul 07, 2016
ADCOR MAGnet Systems Announces New Smart Antenna for Drones
ADCOR MAGnet Systems Announces New Smart Antenna for Drones

ADCOR MAGnet Systems, LLC, a developer of sensor fusion technologies, has announced the development of its new drone technology, the...

Jul 07, 2016
SBG Systems Announces Firmware Update for Ekinox and Apogee Sensors
SBG Systems Announces Firmware Update for Ekinox and Apogee Sensors

SBG Systems, a supplier of MEMS-based motion sensing solutions, has announced a major firmware update for its Ekinox and Apogee...

Jul 06, 2016
GA-ASI Begins Integration of Certifiable Predator B UAS Fuselage
GA-ASI Begins Integration of Certifiable Predator B UAS Fuselage

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems and related mission systems solutions, has...

Jul 06, 2016
Alta Devices Confirmed as Keynote Speaker at China UAV Summit
Alta Devices Confirmed as Keynote Speaker at China UAV Summit

BPM Research Group, Shanghai, has announced details of the second China UAV Summit, taking place in Shenzhen, August 25 at...

Jul 06, 2016
Measure and DJI Partner to Develop Commercial Drone Industry
Measure and DJI Partner to Develop Commercial Drone Industry

Measure and DJI have announced a partnership to assist commercial enterprise customers and help them to achieve their most demanding...

Jul 06, 2016
Saab Enhances Counter-UAV Abilities of Giraffe Surface Radars
Saab Enhances Counter-UAV Abilities of Giraffe Surface Radars

Saab has announced that it has made upgrades to the ability of its Giraffe surface radars to detect both UAVs...

Jul 05, 2016
Lumenera Releases Linux SDK 2.1 Software Development Kit
Lumenera Releases Linux SDK 2.1 Software Development Kit

Lumenera, a developer of high performance imaging solutions, has announced the launch of Lumenera Linux SDK 2.1, the company’s new...

Jul 05, 2016
UKRSPECSYSTEMS Demonstrate UAV Solutions & Gimbals
UKRSPECSYSTEMS Demonstrate UAV Solutions & Gimbals

UKRSPECSYSTEMS, a provider of UAV platforms and support equipment including ground control stations and gyro-stabilized gimbals, have created a profile...

Jul 04, 2016
Skyward and senseFly to Create Custom UAS Operations Management Software and Services
Skyward and senseFly to Create Custom UAS Operations Management Software and Services

Unmanned aircraft technology firms Skyward and senseFly have announced that the two companies are partnering to deliver a custom operations...

Jul 01, 2016
Flightradar24 and Skysense to Integrate ADS-B Technology into Drones
Flightradar24 and Skysense to Integrate ADS-B Technology into Drones

Flightradar24, a flight tracking service, and Skysense, a provider of safety solutions for drones, have announced that the two companies...

Jul 01, 2016
AIAA Awards GA-ASI for Aerospace Achievement and Contribution
AIAA Awards GA-ASI for Aerospace Achievement and Contribution

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has recently been honored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) with...

Jul 01, 2016
Simulyze Situational Awareness Software Deployed During Ship-to-Shore Drone Delivery
Simulyze Situational Awareness Software Deployed During Ship-to-Shore Drone Delivery

Simulyze, Inc., a provider of operational intelligence (OI) technology and applications, has announced the successful deployment of its enterprise-level Mission...

Jul 01, 2016
MQ-8B Fire Scout Begins Flight Operations with New Maritime Surveillance Radar
MQ-8B Fire Scout Begins Flight Operations with New Maritime Surveillance Radar

The U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command has announced that the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter recently deployed with the...

Jun 30, 2016
Seagull USV Successfully Completes Torpedo Trials
Seagull USV Successfully Completes Torpedo Trials

Elbit Systems has announced that it has recently completed a trial test torpedo launch from its Seagull multi-mission, autonomous Unmanned Surface...

Jun 30, 2016
Modular Devices Announces Radiation Hardened DC-DC Power Converters
Modular Devices Announces Radiation Hardened DC-DC Power Converters

Modular Devices, Inc., a developer of advanced power converters, has announced the availability of custom design radiation hardened DC-DC power...

Jun 30, 2016
X-ES Introduces XPedite5850 COM Express Module with QorIQ Processor
X-ES Introduces XPedite5850 COM Express Module with QorIQ Processor

Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES), a developer of embedded computing solutions, has announced the XPedite5850, a ruggedized COM Express module supporting...

Jun 29, 2016
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