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.

Inertial Labs Completes MRU Qualification Tests
Inertial Labs Completes MRU Qualification Tests

Inertial Labs have confirmed that qualification tests of their Motion Reference Units (MRU) have been completed by Motion-Lab, an independent...

Jun 15, 2016
GA-ASI Successfully Tests Predator C Avenger with Long Range Imaging Sensor
GA-ASI Successfully Tests Predator C Avenger with Long Range Imaging Sensor

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

Jun 15, 2016
TeAx Technology Announces New Version of ThermalCapture Data Capture Solution
TeAx Technology Announces New Version of ThermalCapture Data Capture Solution

TeAx Technology, a developer of specialized payloads for commercial drones, has announced that it has developed a new version of...

Jun 15, 2016
Integrated Microwave Technologies Launches Mini COFDM Handheld Receiver
Integrated Microwave Technologies Launches Mini COFDM Handheld Receiver

Integrated Microwave Technologies (IMT), a developer of advanced digital microwave systems, has announced the launch of its Mini DirectVu Handheld...

Jun 14, 2016
Agenda Confirmed for Collaborative Robots & Automation Event
Agenda Confirmed for Collaborative Robots & Automation Event

The Next-Generation Collaborative Robots & Automation Technologies Automotive Manufacturing 2016 conference will be held August 17-18 in Detroit, MI. A...

Jun 14, 2016
Milrem and Leica Geosystems Announce Pegasus:Multiscope Unmanned Ground Vehicle
Milrem and Leica Geosystems Announce Pegasus:Multiscope Unmanned Ground Vehicle

Milrem, a defense technology company, and Leica Geosystems, a developer of measurement and survey solutions, have announced Pegasus:Multiscope, an unmanned...

Jun 13, 2016
Tritech Gemini Sonar Integrated with SeeByte CoPilot ROV Software
Tritech Gemini Sonar Integrated with SeeByte CoPilot ROV Software

SeeByte, a provider of smart software for unmanned maritime systems, and Tritech International Limited, a developer of imaging equipment for...

Jun 13, 2016
Fischer Launches USB 3.0 Rugged Flash Drive
Fischer Launches USB 3.0 Rugged Flash Drive

Fischer Connectors launched on 13 June at the Eurosatory tradeshow in Paris the USB 3.0 version of its ultra-portable, miniature,...

Jun 13, 2016
Kokam’s Lithium Ion NANO Battery Technology Avoids Thermal Runaway after being Shot
Kokam’s Lithium Ion NANO Battery Technology Avoids Thermal Runaway after being Shot

Kokam has conducted ballistic tests on battery cells using its unique Lithium Ion NANO battery technology and determined that even...

Jun 13, 2016
Fischer Connectors Demonstrates Product Miniaturization, high data transmission and ultra-ruggedness at Eurosatory
Fischer Connectors Demonstrates Product Miniaturization, high data transmission and ultra-ruggedness at Eurosatory

Fischer Connectors is showcasing the new Fischer Rugged Flash Drive, ultra-miniature high-density connector MiniMax 06 and the single fiber optic...

Jun 13, 2016
Sentera Launches Phoenix 2 Fixed-Wing UAV
Sentera Launches Phoenix 2 Fixed-Wing UAV

Sentera, LLC, a global provider of UAV hardware, sensors and data management platforms, has announced the launch of its Phoenix...

Jun 10, 2016
Corvus Lithium Ion Storage System Used in Boeing’s New UUV
Corvus Lithium Ion Storage System Used in Boeing’s New UUV

Corvus Energy, a developer of lithium ion energy storage systems, has announced that one of its systems has been incporporated...

Jun 10, 2016
O’Qualia Unveils Fully 3D Printed Commercial Fixed-Wing Drone
O’Qualia Unveils Fully 3D Printed Commercial Fixed-Wing Drone

O’Qualia, an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research and manufacturing company, has announced the launch of its new Captor UAS, which...

Jun 09, 2016
NASA Selects Near Earth Autonomy to Develop Flight Safety Software for UAS
NASA Selects Near Earth Autonomy to Develop Flight Safety Software for UAS

Near Earth Autonomy has received a $754,000 award through NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research program to develop Safe50, a software module...

Jun 09, 2016
Textron Shadow Tactical UAS Achieves One Million Flight Hours
Textron Shadow Tactical UAS Achieves One Million Flight Hours

Textron Systems Unmanned Systems has announced that its Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS) has surpassed one million total flight...

Jun 08, 2016
Northrop Grumman and U.S. Navy Complete CDR for EOD Robotic System
Northrop Grumman and U.S. Navy Complete CDR for EOD Robotic System

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that, in conjunction with the U.S. Navy, it has successfully completed the Critical Design Review...

Jun 08, 2016
Super Pro Aerial Announces AlumaHex Heavy Lift UAS
Super Pro Aerial Announces AlumaHex Heavy Lift UAS

Super Pro Aerial has released the AlumaHex UAS – a new heavy-lift multi-sensor drone platform. “The new AlumaHex UAS is the most capable...

Jun 08, 2016
NuWaves Engineering Announces New 15-Watt RF Power Amplifier Module
NuWaves Engineering Announces New 15-Watt RF Power Amplifier Module

NuWaves Engineering, a Radio Frequency (RF) and Microwave solutions provider, has announced the release of an upgraded broadband RF power...

Jun 07, 2016
nEUROn UAS Performs Public Flight Demonstration
nEUROn UAS Performs Public Flight Demonstration

The nEUROn unmanned combat air vehicle demonstrator has flown at an air meet at Istres. The event was organized by...

Jun 07, 2016
Marotta Controls Recognized as Lockheed Martin Outstanding Small Business
Marotta Controls Recognized as Lockheed Martin Outstanding Small Business

Marotta Controls is proud to announce that it has been selected by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control as one...

Jun 07, 2016
CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS Aids Refugee Rescue Missions in the Mediterranean
CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS Aids Refugee Rescue Missions in the Mediterranean

Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS is once again supporting the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS), a global search-and-rescue charity organization. Following...

Jun 07, 2016
Saab to Provide Sweden With Advanced Anti-Submarine Warfare Training
Saab to Provide Sweden With Advanced Anti-Submarine Warfare Training

Defence and security company Saab has announced that it has received an order from the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV)...

Jun 07, 2016
Globe UAV Announces Long Distance Drone with HD Video Transmission
Globe UAV Announces Long Distance Drone with HD Video Transmission

Globe UAV GmbH, a developer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced the introduction of its GUAV7 drone, a long...

Jun 07, 2016
GA-ASI and Fokker to Develop New Predator B Landing Gear System
GA-ASI and Fokker to Develop New Predator B Landing Gear System

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI) and GKN Aerospace’s Fokker business unit have announced that they will collaborate to...

Jun 06, 2016
Airbus Unveils 3D Printed Unmanned Test Aircraft
Airbus Unveils 3D Printed Unmanned Test Aircraft

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus unveiled its fully 3D printed Unmanned Test Aircraft at the ILA Berlin Airshow. The 3D printed UAV, named...

Jun 03, 2016
PrecisionHawk and Munich Re partner to Enhance Disaster Assessment using Drones
PrecisionHawk and Munich Re partner to Enhance Disaster Assessment using Drones

PrecisionHawk and the reinsurer firm Munich Re, have partnered to enhance insurance assessments worldwide by providing faster response times and increased reporting...

Jun 03, 2016
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