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.

DARPA Announces “Gremlins” UAS Program

For decades, U.S. military air operations have relied on increasingly capable multi-function manned aircraft to execute critical combat and non-combat...

Sep 08, 2015
Naval Postgraduate School Engineering Laboratory Simultaneously Flies 50 UAVs

The US Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Advanced Robotic Systems Engineering Laboratory (ARSENL) has announced that it has flown 50 autonomous...

Sep 08, 2015
XCMG Launches Fully Remote-Controlled Intelligent Excavator

XCMG, a construction equipment company, has developed the company’s first fully remote-controlled excavator – the XE15R. Without a cab, the XE15R...

Sep 07, 2015
World’s Lightest UAV LiDAR Utilises Ellipse-E Miniature INS

YellowScan® will present the world’s lightest LiDAR for fixed and rotary wing UAVs at the Intergeo trade show in Stuttgart....

Sep 07, 2015
DeTect HARRIER Air Surveillance Radar Installed at ATLAS UAS Flight Center

DeTect, Inc., a radar engineering company, has announced that its HARRIER S200d Air Surveillance Radar (ASR) has been installed at...

Sep 05, 2015
Telit Introduces Small-Footprint GNSS Module with Flash Memory

Telit, a provider of communications and Internet of Things (IoT) products, has introduced the company’s newest GNSS module, the Jupiter...

Sep 04, 2015
LDUUV Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Program to Enter Next Development Stage

The US Naval Sea Systems Command has announced that it has received a risk-reduction decision approval, known as a Milestone...

Sep 04, 2015
Global Forum for Commercial and Civilian UAVs Comes to London

The Commercial UAV Show takes place 20-21 October 2015 at the ExCel, London. It’s a conference and exhibition featuring the...

Sep 04, 2015
X-ES Introduces New 6U OpenVPX 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module

Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc. (X-ES) announces the XChange3100, a conduction- or air-cooled, 6U OpenVPX™ 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch module that...

Sep 03, 2015
Neurotechnology Announces SentiBotics Mobile Robotics Development Kit 2.0

Neurotechnology, a developer of robotics and high-precision object recognition and biometric identification technologies, has announced the release of the SentiBotics...

Sep 02, 2015
Drone Aviation Corp to Collaborate with Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership

Drone Aviation Holding Corp. (DAC), a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, has announced that The Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership...

Sep 02, 2015
WB Electronics and Thales Unveil Polish Gryf UAS

WB Electronics and Thales have unveiled their exclusive tactical unmanned aircraft system for the Polish Gryf requirement. The WB Electronics/Thales...

Sep 02, 2015
ScanEagle UAS Demonstrates Wildfire Monitoring Capabilities

While more than 625,000 acres of wildfires burned throughout the Pacific Northwest, crew members of the Insitu Rapid Response team...

Sep 02, 2015
ARCA Space Corporation to Partner with Spaceport America for Space Launch and UAS Testing

Spaceport America, a purpose-built commercial spaceport, has announced that ARCA Space Corporation, a manufacturer of space vehicles and unmanned aircraft, has...

Sep 01, 2015
Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered UAV to Attempt 300km Flight

Horizon Energy Systems (HES), a developer of high-performance fuel cells, has announced that one of the company’s fuel cells will...

Sep 01, 2015
International Space Station to Remotely Operate Earth-Based Rover

The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that it will be performing the very first force-feedback-based teleoperation of a rover-based...

Sep 01, 2015
NASA to Install Locata Network at UAS Research Center

Locata Corporation, a developer of terrestrial positioning networks, has announced that NASA plans to install a Locata network (LocataNet) as...

Aug 31, 2015
Orbital Receives Insitu Order for UAV Engines and Propulsion Systems

Orbital Corporation Limited (“Orbital” or “the Company”) has received an order valued at US$9.7 million (A$12 million) from Insitu Inc....

Aug 28, 2015
Pearson Sponsors Ocean Alliance to Study Whales with Drones

Pearson, the publishing and education company, has announced that it is partnering with the Ocean Alliance and the Olin College...

Aug 28, 2015
Boston Engineering Receives USAF Grant to Improve UAV Motor Control

Boston Engineering, an engineering consultancy company, has announced that it has been awarded a $150,000 contract by the U.S. Air...

Aug 28, 2015
Northwest UAV Concludes Flight Testing with NW-44 Engine

Northwest UAV (NWUAV), a developer of propulsion systems for unmanned aerial vehicles, has announced the completion of over 100 hours...

Aug 28, 2015
PRENAV Announces High-Precision Commercial Drone System

PRENAV, a startup technology company, has announced that it is developing a precision drone system with centimetre-level accuracy for infrastructure...

Aug 27, 2015
Sarcos to Unveil Snakelike “Guardian S” UGV

Sarcos Corporation, a developer of advanced robotic systems, has announced that it will unveil its “Guardian S” snake robot, a...

Aug 26, 2015
US Navy and Northrop Grumman Test Endurance of MQ-8C Fire Scout

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that, in conjunction with the U.S. Navy, it has successfully demonstrated endurance capabilities with the...

Aug 26, 2015
NASA Chooses UASUSA Tempest Drone to Monitor Wildfires and Swamp Algae

UASUSA, a manufacturer of small electric unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and developer of complete UAV-based solutions, has announced that its...

Aug 25, 2015
Trimble Announces New ZX5 Multirotor UAS for Mapping and Inspection

Trimble has announced the release of its new ZX5 Multirotor Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), an aerial imaging and workflow solution...

Aug 25, 2015
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