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.

Silvus Unveils SC4200 MIMO Radio for Unmanned Systems

Silvus Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) communications technology, has announced the latest addition to its...

Apr 25, 2016
Royal Australian Air Force Operates Heron UAS Alongside Manned Aircraft

The Royal Australian Air Force has announced that it has operated the Heron remotely-piloted unmanned aircraft system out of RAAF...

Apr 21, 2016
DJI Announces Matrice 600 UAV for Aerial Photography and Filmmaking

DJI has announced the introduction of the Matrice 600, its next-generation aerial platform for professional aerial photography, filmmaking and industrial...

Apr 20, 2016
VITEC Announces Hardware-Based 4K Video Encoder With HEVC Compression Technology

VITEC, a developer of advanced video encoding and streaming solutions, has announced its new 4K/Ultra HD (UHD) HEVC real-time hardware-based...

Apr 20, 2016
SUAS Demonstrate Capabilities in RAPS II Flight Tests

UAV Solutions, Inc. has confirmed that two of its small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) participated in flight demonstrations as a...

Apr 20, 2016
Octopus ISR Demonstrates Automatic Aerial Tracking of UAV

Octopus ISR, a developer of imaging payloads and related systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has released a video showing...

Apr 20, 2016
MTSI Completes Assessment of PrecisionHawk’s LATAS Platform for Department of Homeland Security

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI), an engineering services and technology solutions provider, has announced that in cooperation with industry partners...

Apr 20, 2016
Juniper Unmanned Enters into Partnership with Pulse Aerospace

Juniper Unmanned, Inc., a developer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) business programs, has announced that it has entered into a...

Apr 20, 2016
Z3 Technology Announces New Compact HD HEVC Video Encoder

Z3 Technology, a developer of video encoding and decoding solutions, has announced the release of the ZEUS DME-10, a compact...

Apr 19, 2016
CaseCruzer Announces New Mobile Drone Charging Station

CaseCruzer, a developer of durable carrying cases, has announced the release of the SmartCruzer Drone Charging Station, targeted at the...

Apr 19, 2016
Dragonplate Announces New Lightweight Birch Core Prepreg Carbon Fiber Sheets

Dragonplate, a tradename of composites engineering and manufacturing firm Allred & Associates, has announced that it has developed new high...

Apr 19, 2016
First Flight of Subscale VTOL X-Plane is a Success

Aurora Flight Sciences has announced that a subscale vehicle demonstrator (SVD) of its LightningStrike, Vertical Take-off and Landing Experimental Plane...

Apr 19, 2016
XFly Introduces Intelligent Flight Control Navigator for UAVs

XFLY LLC, a developer of unmanned aerial vehicle technology (UAV) solutions, has announced the introduction of the company’s new xNav...

Apr 18, 2016
Northwest UAV Engine Successfully Completes FAR 33 Endurance Test

Northwest UAV (NWUAV), a developer of propulsion systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced the successful completion of the...

Apr 18, 2016
NASA Prepares Predator B UAS for NAS Integration Tests

NASA and its partners, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Honeywell International and the RTCA Special Committee (SC)-228, are validating and...

Apr 18, 2016
CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS Demonstrates Capabilities During Canadian Ice Trials

Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) has successfully demonstrated its capabilities to a host of dignitaries from the Canadian...

Apr 18, 2016
Bal Seal: Spring-Energized Seals for Reciprocating and Static/Face Applications

A new technical catalog published by Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. provides engineers and designers with detailed information about how spring-energized...

Apr 16, 2016
Unmanned Aircraft Launched from UK Royal Navy Icebreaker Vessel

The UK Royal Navy has announced that its ice patrol ship HMS Protector has launched small unmanned aerial aircraft from her...

Apr 15, 2016
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
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