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.

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
US Navy Develop Underwater Wireless Charging for UUVs

The Navy is developing ways to recharge underwater unmanned vehicles (UUVs) using undersea wireless technology. The Navy uses UUVs for...

Aug 25, 2015
U.S. Army Upgrades AeroVironment RQ-11B Raven UAS

The U.S. Army confirmed last week that selected units had received an upgrade to their RQ-11B Raven UAS, to include...

Aug 25, 2015
Mitsui Chemicals POLYMETAC to be Used in New Lightweight UAV Frames

Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has announced that the company’s unique metal resin integral technology, POLYMETAC, has been selected for use in...

Aug 24, 2015
Drone Aviation WASP Aerostat Completes DoD Enterprise Challenge

Drone Aviation Holding Corp. (DAC), a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, has announced that its U.S. Army-owned WASP...

Aug 24, 2015
Bal Seal Introduces Aerospace Gimbal Seal Test Service

A new test service introduced by Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. offers OEMs verified performance results for Bal Seal spring-energized rotary/face...

Aug 24, 2015
ASVs C-Enduro Deployed to Investigate Welsh Seas

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has begun the latest in a series of ambitious marine robotic vehicle trials off the...

Aug 24, 2015
Unmanned Systems Source Expands Product Portfolio

The product offering at Unmanned Systems Source continues to expand thanks to recent distribution partnerships with key businesses within the...

Aug 24, 2015
MSU, Resonon and Impulse Accelerated Technologies Awarded Funding for Machine Vision Research

The State of Montana has announced that it has awarded research grants to Montana State University, Resonon and Impulse Accelerated...

Aug 21, 2015
ODU Announces Easy-Clean Connectors for Mission-Critical Military Applications

ODU, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance connector solutions and cable assemblies, has announced the release of its new AMC...

Aug 21, 2015
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