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.

Integrated Microwave Technologies Announces HD Wireless Video Transmitter for Drones

Integrated Microwave Technologies (IMT), a developer of wireless communications technologies, has announced its new microLite–Aerial HD Wireless Video Transmitter for...

May 02, 2016
AeroVironment Upgrades Switchblade Tactical Missile System

AeroVironment, Inc., a manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems, has announced that it has developed a block upgrade, designated Block 10C,...

May 01, 2016
UAV Turbines to Deliver Pre-Production Units of 50HP Gas Turbine Engine System

UAV Turbines, Inc. (UAVT), a developer of gas turbine technology for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), has announced that plans to...

May 01, 2016
EnergyOr Announces New H2Quad 1000 Fuel Cell Powered UAV

EnergyOr Technologies Inc., a developer of advanced proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell systems and integrated UAV platforms, has announced...

Apr 30, 2016
uAvionix, DJI and Stanford University Collaborate on Safe Aircraft Separation Solutions

uAvionix, a developer of ADS-B transponders and receivers, has announced that it has partnered with DJI and Stanford University to...

Apr 30, 2016
Unmanned Systems Source Announces Availability of APC Propellers Range

Unmanned Systems Source, an online reseller of unmanned systems-related products, has announced that it is now offering the complete line...

Apr 30, 2016
Textron Systems Integrates Hybrid Quadrotor Technology with Aerosonde UAS

Textron Systems Unmanned Systems, a subsidiary business of aerospace and defense firm Textron Inc., has announced that it has successfully...

Apr 29, 2016
Protonex Delivers UAV Fuel Cell Propulsion System to Boeing Insitu

Ballard Power Systems, a developer of clean energy products, has announced that the company’s subsidiary, Protonex, has delivered prototype PEM...

Apr 29, 2016
UAV Factory Announces New Partnership Program for Payload Developers

UAV Factory, a manufacturer of long-endurance small fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced a new partnership program to support...

Apr 29, 2016
Cobham Aerospace Unveils UAV Satellite Communications Solution

Cobham SATCOM, a provider of communications solutions, has announced that it has developed what it claims is the world’s smallest...

Apr 28, 2016
Raytheon Provides Advanced Mission Controls for US Navy MQ-8 Fire Scout UAS

Raytheon Company has announced that, in conjunction with the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command, it has deployed advanced mission...

Apr 28, 2016
e.Yo Copter Develops Turbo Prop Multi-Mission Drone Helicopter

e.Yo Copter, a startup technology firm, has announced that it is developing a multi-mission unmanned helicopter. The e.Yo 400 is...

Apr 27, 2016
Fischer Connectors Launches New Rugged Single Fiber Optic Connector

Fischer Connectors, a manufacturer of connection and cable assembly solutions for harsh environments, has launched a new FO1 single fiber optic...

Apr 27, 2016
5D Robotics Acquires Assets of Aerial MOB and Creates New Aerial Division

5D Robotics, Inc., a developer of robotic positioning and motion technologies, has announced its acquisition of industrial assets and intellectual...

Apr 27, 2016
Persistent Systems to Launch IP Mesh-Based Wireless Transmission System

Persistent Systems, LLC, a developer of Mobile Ad Hoc Networking (MANET) radio systems, has announced its latest product – the...

Apr 27, 2016
Sekai Electronics Announces Compact Near-Infrared Aviation Spotlight

Sekai Electronics, a developer of video products for harsh environments, has announced the introduction of an ultra-compact near-infrared (NIR) Spotlight...

Apr 27, 2016
Textron Systems Joins Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Textron Systems Unmanned Systems, a developer of unmanned vehicles, has announced its participation in the Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems...

Apr 27, 2016
MicroPilot Selects Spirent GNSS Simulators to Enhance UAS Autopilot Systems

MicroPilot, a developer of autopilots for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has selected Spirent Communications, a provider of global navigation satellite...

Apr 27, 2016
PrecisionHawk Introduces Lancaster 5 UAS for Enterprise Data Collection

PrecisionHawk, a developer of unmanned aerial information tools for business, has announced the Lancaster 5, the company’s fifth generation UAV...

Apr 27, 2016
SimActive Announces New Correlator3D Release with Updated Aerial Triangulation

SimActive Inc., a developer of photogrammetry software, has announced the latest version of Correlator3D, the company’s photogrammetry solution for the...

Apr 26, 2016
ADLINK Announces Intel Xeon-Based Processor Blade & Network Appliance

ADLINK Technology, Inc., a provider of cloud-based services and embedded device solutions, has announced two new products based on the...

Apr 26, 2016
Silent Falcon UAS Technologies Collaborates with NASA on Drone Traffic Management Program

Silent Falcon UAS Technologies, a developer of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and related components and sensors, has announced that...

Apr 26, 2016
Real Earth Wins Microsoft 3D Mapping and Localization Competition

Real Earth, a developer of real-time 3D mapping and localization products, has announced that it has secured first place in...

Apr 26, 2016
FAA Approves First Nighttime Commercial UAV Operation

Aeryon Labs Inc., the premier manufacturer of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), announced today that Toronto-based Industrial SkyWorks (ISW), a...

Apr 26, 2016
Kokam Introduces New High Energy Battery Solutions for Unmanned Systems

Kokam Co., Ltd, a provider of innovative battery solutions, has introduced a variety of new high energy battery solutions based...

Apr 26, 2016
U.S. Army Orders RQ-7B V2 Shadow Tactical UAS Upgrades

Textron Systems Unmanned Systems, a Textron Inc. business, has received a $116.5 million award from the U.S. Army for an...

Apr 25, 2016
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