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.

Insitu Conducts First Beyond Line of Sight Commercial UAS Flight in Contiguous US

Insitu, a developer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), has announced that it has accomplished the first commercial beyond visual line...

Oct 30, 2015
Erle Robotics Launches Erle-Brain 2 Robot Platform

Erle Robotics, a developer of Linux-based robotics systems, has announced the release of Erle-Brain 2, a streamlined and enhanced upgrade...

Oct 29, 2015
RE2 Wins US Navy Contract to Design Inflatable Underwater Robotic Arms

RE2, Inc., a developer of robotic manipulator arms, has announced that it has received a Phase I Small Business Innovation...

Oct 29, 2015
PrecisionHawk and Partners Demonstrate Technology for Drone Airspace Integration

PrecisionHawk, a provider of unmanned data acquisition services, along with Verizon, Harris and DigitalGlobe Inc., has announced the successful completion...

Oct 28, 2015
Aeryon SkyRanger to be Included in Microsoft Advanced Patrol Platform Vehicle

Aeryon Labs, a developer of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS), has announced that it has entered into a technology partnership...

Oct 28, 2015
UAS 2015 Announces Keynote Address Speaker

UAS 2015, in association with UAS CDC, is taking place at Twickenham Stadium, London from the 1-2 December 2015. Now...

Oct 28, 2015
Cardno Announces New UAS and Remote Sensing Data Analytics Services

Cardno, a infrastructure and environmental services company, has announced that it has added Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Remote Sensing...

Oct 28, 2015
Harvard Engineers Develop First Aerial-Aquatic Microrobot

Engineers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) and the Wyss Institute for Biologically...

Oct 27, 2015
CAMCOPTER® S-100 Completes Successful Trials for South African Navy

Schiebel Elektronische Geraete GmbH has reported that their CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) has demonstrated its capabilities to the...

Oct 27, 2015
Alliance Lp Drones Unveils Vision for Solar-Powered Atmospheric Satellite UAVs

Alliance Lp Drones Ltd., specialists in the design, development and manufacturing of solar unmanned atmospheric platforms, has unveiled visuals of...

Oct 26, 2015
Alta Devices Introduces “Solar for UAV Index”

Alta Devices, a developer of lightweight, flexible solar power solutions for UAVs, has introduced a new “Solar for UAV Index”...

Oct 26, 2015
Aeryon Labs to Expand sUAS Capabilities With Growth Financing Investment

Aeryon Labs Inc., a manufacturer of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) and mission control software, has closed a $60 million investment...

Oct 26, 2015
LikeAbird launches new Battery Management System for Unmanned Systems

LikeAbird S.L. has launched a modular and scalable off-the-shelf smart battery pack manager that reduces the need for manufacturers in...

Oct 26, 2015
EagleView Announces the Launch of CONNECTExplorer Visualization Software

EagleView Technology Corporation, a provider of aerial imagery and GIS solutions, has announced the launch of CONNECTExplorer by its subsidiary...

Oct 22, 2015
Royal Navy and US Navy Deploy Unmanned Minehunting Systems

The UK’s Royal Navy has announced that, along with its US counterparts, it has surveyed the sea bed for mines...

Oct 22, 2015
Systron Donner Announces Update to SDI500 MEMS IMU

Systron Donner Inertial (SDI), a brand of Custom Sensors & Technologies (CST), has announced the release of a significant update...

Oct 22, 2015
FAA Announces Registration Process for UAS

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta and U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx have announced the creation of a...

Oct 21, 2015
Teledyne RESON Introduces SeaBat T50‐P Sonar Echosounder

Teledyne RESON, a provider of hydrographic sonar solutions, has announced the launch of its new ultra‐high resolution, portable multibeam echosounder,...

Oct 21, 2015
Shafer, Kline & Warren Evaluates Tethered Bridge Inspection Drone Prototype

Shafer, Kline & Warren (SKW), a provider of surveying and engineering services, has announced that it has tested tethered drone...

Oct 21, 2015
Planehook Aviation Online UAV Safety Course Accredited by FAA

Planehook Aviation Services, an aviation safety consulting firm, has announced that its online UAV flying safety training course, published on...

Oct 21, 2015
KSU Salina and Westar Energy Build UAS Pavilion Flight Facility

Kansas State University Salina and industry partner Westar Energy have announced the creation of a new flight facility dedicated to...

Oct 20, 2015
Sentera Announces Agricultural Imagery Upgrade for Phantom 3 UAS

Sentera LLC, a designer and manufacturer of drones and related equipment, has announced that it has developed an add-on to...

Oct 20, 2015
General Atomics Awarded US Army Contract for Improved Gray Eagle UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), has announced that it has been awarded a...

Oct 19, 2015
Ambarella Announces New SoCs for Drone Camera Applications

Ambarella, Inc., a developer of video compression and image processing semiconductors, has announced the addition of two new families of...

Oct 19, 2015
Indra Announces Unmanned Maritime Reconnaissance and Intelligence Aircraft

Indra, a Spanish defense systems company, has announced that it has presented the unmanned version of its P2006T MRI maritime...

Oct 16, 2015
Thales Watchkeeper UAS Successfully Flies in UK Civil Airspace

Thales has announced that its Watchkeeper Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) has successfully flown alongside commercial manned aircraft in controlled civil...

Oct 16, 2015
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