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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.

Textron Systems Joins Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Textron Systems Joins Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Textron Systems Unmanned Systems, a developer of unmanned vehicles, has announced its participation in the Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems...

Apr 27, 2016
MicroPilot Selects Spirent GNSS Simulators to Enhance UAS Autopilot Systems
MicroPilot Selects Spirent GNSS Simulators to Enhance UAS Autopilot Systems

MicroPilot, a developer of autopilots for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has selected Spirent Communications, a provider of global navigation satellite...

Apr 27, 2016
PrecisionHawk Introduces Lancaster 5 UAS for Enterprise Data Collection
PrecisionHawk Introduces Lancaster 5 UAS for Enterprise Data Collection

PrecisionHawk, a developer of unmanned aerial information tools for business, has announced the Lancaster 5, the company’s fifth generation UAV...

Apr 27, 2016
SimActive Announces New Correlator3D Release with Updated Aerial Triangulation
SimActive Announces New Correlator3D Release with Updated Aerial Triangulation

SimActive Inc., a developer of photogrammetry software, has announced the latest version of Correlator3D, the company’s photogrammetry solution for the...

Apr 26, 2016
ADLINK Announces Intel Xeon-Based Processor Blade & Network Appliance
ADLINK Announces Intel Xeon-Based Processor Blade & Network Appliance

ADLINK Technology, Inc., a provider of cloud-based services and embedded device solutions, has announced two new products based on the...

Apr 26, 2016
Silent Falcon UAS Technologies Collaborates with NASA on Drone Traffic Management Program
Silent Falcon UAS Technologies Collaborates with NASA on Drone Traffic Management Program

Silent Falcon UAS Technologies, a developer of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and related components and sensors, has announced that...

Apr 26, 2016
Real Earth Wins Microsoft 3D Mapping and Localization Competition
Real Earth Wins Microsoft 3D Mapping and Localization Competition

Real Earth, a developer of real-time 3D mapping and localization products, has announced that it has secured first place in...

Apr 26, 2016
FAA Approves First Nighttime Commercial UAV Operation
FAA Approves First Nighttime Commercial UAV Operation

Aeryon Labs Inc., the premier manufacturer of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), announced today that Toronto-based Industrial SkyWorks (ISW), a...

Apr 26, 2016
Kokam Introduces New High Energy Battery Solutions for Unmanned Systems
Kokam Introduces New High Energy Battery Solutions for Unmanned Systems

Kokam Co., Ltd, a provider of innovative battery solutions, has introduced a variety of new high energy battery solutions based...

Apr 26, 2016
U.S. Army Orders RQ-7B V2 Shadow Tactical UAS Upgrades
U.S. Army Orders RQ-7B V2 Shadow Tactical UAS Upgrades

Textron Systems Unmanned Systems, a Textron Inc. business, has received a $116.5 million award from the U.S. Army for an...

Apr 25, 2016
Nuwaves announces new 10 Watt VHF to S-Band RF Power Amplifier
Nuwaves announces new 10 Watt VHF to S-Band RF Power Amplifier

NuWaves Engineering, an international Radio Frequency (RF) and Microwave solutions provider, has revealed details of an upgraded broadband RF power...

Apr 25, 2016
Silvus Unveils SC4200 MIMO Radio for Unmanned Systems
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
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 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 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
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 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
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 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 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 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 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
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 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 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 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
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