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.

X-ES Introduces New Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA-Based VME SBCs

Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc. (X-ES) has announced several new 6U VME SBCs featuring a Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA-based VME Bridge. These...

Feb 01, 2016
Flyability Drone Explores Swiss Alps Glacier

Flyability, a developer of collision-resistant drones and the winner of the 2015 UAE Drones for Good Award, has announced that...

Jan 29, 2016
US Navy Tests Software Architecture with Unmanned Undersea Vehicle

The US Navy has announced that it has tested its newly developed Common Control System (CCS) software architecture with a...

Jan 29, 2016
European Aviation Safety Agency Issues Recommendations for UAS Airspace Integration

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has announced that it has issued a technical opinion on the future of unmanned...

Jan 29, 2016
Atlas Elektronik UK Delivers USV to German Navy

Atlas Elektronik UK (AEUK), a provider of defense technology solutions, has announced that it has successfully delivered an ARCIMS multi-role...

Jan 27, 2016
Lufthansa Aerial Services and DJI Team Up to Develop Commercial Drone Applications

Lufthansa Aerial Services, a division of the Lufthansa aviation group, has announced that it has signed a deal with DJI...

Jan 27, 2016
Qualcomm Adopts ETH Zurich Drone Software as Standard

Swiss university ETH Zurich has announced that Qualcomm Technologies, a major developer of drone processors, has adopted as standard the...

Jan 26, 2016
NMC Completes Training at UAV Factory

In anticipation of their Penguin C UAS delivery, NMC has taken part in a comprehensive 15 day training program at...

Jan 26, 2016
LiveU and FlyMotion Collaborate on Wireless Video for Integrated Drone Command Vehicles

FlyMotion, a provider of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) solutions, has announced that it has developed a drone command and control...

Jan 26, 2016
Measure UAS and Drone Aviation Partner on WATT-200 Tethered Drone

Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, and Measure UAS Inc., a drone operator firm,...

Jan 26, 2016
German Aerospace Center Lands UAV on Moving Car

Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) have successfully landed UAV Factory’s Penguin BE...

Jan 26, 2016
Volz Servos Showcases Electro-Mechanical Servo Actuators

Volz Servos, a leading manufacturer and developer of electro-mechanical actuators for unmanned systems, are showcasing their state-of-the-art range of products...

Jan 26, 2016
TeAx Technology Develops Miniature Commercial LWIR Thermal Imaging Camera for Drones

TeAx Technology, a developer of specialized payloads for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced that it has developed what the...

Jan 25, 2016
Amimon Introduces CONNEX Mini Wireless HD Video Transmission Solution

Amimon, a developer of HD wireless video transmission solutions for the professional video and broadcast markets, has announced the introduction...

Jan 25, 2016
Thales and ASV Sign Agreement to Develop Autonomous USV Technology

After successful trials on Halcyon Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV), Thales and ASV strengthen their partnership. Both companies have signed an...

Jan 25, 2016
Pergam Technical Services Unveils First Methane Sensor for UAVs

Pergam Technical Services Inc., a developer of systems for natural gas leak detection, has announced that it has released what...

Jan 22, 2016
US Navy Blackjack UAS Ready for Fleet Operation

The US Naval Air Systems Command has announced that the Navy and Marine Corps’ RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft system (UAS)...

Jan 22, 2016
NOAA Uses Raytheon Coyote UAS for Hurricane Tracking

Raytheon has announced that it has provided its enhanced Coyote Unmanned Air System (UAS) to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

Jan 22, 2016
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
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