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.

CMU and Sikorsky Demonstrate Unmanned Collaborative Capabilities

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Sikorsky, a developer and manufacturer of helicopters, have announced that they have recently participated in...

Jan 20, 2016
UgCS Fly DJI Drone With Sagetech XPS-TR Transponder, Providing ATC Visibility

UgCS, a developer of software for mission planning and execution for unmanned systems, have integrated a Sagetech Mode S/ADS-B out...

Jan 20, 2016
Curtiss-Wright and Geospectrum Technologies to Develop Sonar System for USVs

Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division has announced that its Indal Technologies business unit is collaborating with GeoSpectrum Technologies, a developer of...

Jan 20, 2016
Beijing Normal University Unmanned Helicopter Completes South Pole Flight

Beijing Normal University has announced that an unmanned helicopter developed by the university has completed its maiden flight from the...

Jan 20, 2016
SeeByte Founder Awarded CBE

SeeByte, a leading supplier of software for underwater vehicles, are pleased to announce that SeeByte founding member, Professor David Lane, has...

Jan 18, 2016
Velodyne to Supply LiDAR for Autonomous Transport Shuttles

Velodyne LiDAR, a developer of real-time LiDAR sensors, has announced that, in the first deployment of fully autonomous production vehicles,...

Jan 15, 2016
Saab To Provide UAV Systems to Swedish Police

Saab, a defence and security company, has announced that it has signed a contract with the Swedish Police to deliver...

Jan 15, 2016
Dronecode Open Source UAV Project Announces New Milestones

Dronecode, the nonprofit organization developing a common, shared open source platform for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), has announced major milestones...

Jan 14, 2016
FAA Announces Public Release of B4UFLY UAS Smartphone App

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced the public release of the B4UFLY mobile application following an initial beta testing...

Jan 14, 2016
EnergyOr Multirotor Drone Completes Two-Hour Flight with Camera Payload

EnergyOr Technologies Inc., a developer of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell systems for aerospace applications, has announced that it...

Jan 13, 2016
KVH Announces New Fiber Optic Gyro-Based Inertial Navigation Systems

KVH Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of inertial sensors and integrated inertial systems, has announced the release of its new GEO-FOG...

Jan 13, 2016
Hirth Motors Unveils New 15hp COTS UAV Engine

Goebler-Hirthmotoren GmbH & Co. KG (Goebler-Hirthmotoren GmbH & Co. KG (Hirth Motors) have launched a new 15hp 4201 engine with...

Jan 11, 2016
Flypro Announces Voice-Controlled XEagle Drone

Flypro, a manufacturer of VTOL unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced that the company has developed a version of its...

Jan 11, 2016
Aeryon Labs Expands to Meet Increasing Demand for sUAS Platforms

Aeryon Labs, a leading manufacturer of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), has opened a second office in the Waterloo Region,...

Jan 11, 2016
EHang Unveils Unmanned Passenger-Carrying Drone

EHang, a developer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has unveiled the EHang 184, an electric, personal Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (AAV)...

Jan 08, 2016
Airbus Defense and Space Announces New Counter-UAV System

Airbus Defense and Space, Inc. has announced that it has developed a Counter-UAV System which detects illicit intrusions of Unmanned...

Jan 08, 2016
Global Hawk Awarded Prestigious Technology Innovation Award

Northrop Grumman has announced that CONNECT, an innovation company accelerator in San Diego, has awarded its highest honor for a...

Jan 07, 2016
US Naval Research Laboratory Conducts Flight Tests on Unmanned Sailplanes

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has announced that, in collaboration with the Air Vehicle Intelligence and Autonomy (AVIA) Lab...

Jan 07, 2016
Triad RF Introduces 6 GHz RF Power Amplifier Module

Triad RF Systems, a leading manufacturer and developer of high-performance RF/Microwave amplifiers, has announced the launch of TA1167, a compact...

Jan 07, 2016
US Army Tests Battlefield Unmanned Ground Vehicles

The US Army has announced that soldiers from its 25th Infantry Division have tested small unmanned ground vehicles that could...

Jan 06, 2016
360Heros Announces New Underwater Photography Solution

360Heros, a developer of virtual reality video technology, has announced the release of the 360Abyss v4, an electronic, automated underwater...

Jan 06, 2016
Yuneec International Announces New Typhoon H Camera Drone

Yuneec International, a manufacturer of electric multirotor unmanned aerial vehicles, has announced the latest addition to its Typhoon series, the...

Jan 06, 2016
Zerotech Announces 4K Video Drone Based on Qualcomm Snapdragon Flight Platform

ZEROTECH, a developer of intelligent drone solutions, has announced a commercial VTOL UAV based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon Flight platform. YING...

Jan 06, 2016
Bird-X Releases Autonomous Bird Control Drone

Bird-X, a developer of humane bird control solutions, has announced the release of its new multirotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)...

Jan 06, 2016
DJI and Ford Announce Drone-to-Vehicle Technology Developer Challenge

Ford and DJI have announced a challenge to develop software to allow vehicles and drones to become more capable and...

Jan 05, 2016
KDE Announces New Brushless Motor for Heavy Lift Drones

KDE Direct, a provider of motors and electronics for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), has announced the release of its new...

Jan 05, 2016
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