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.

Clearpath Robotics and Christie Make 3D Video Game Using Robots

Clearpath Robotics, a company specializing in unmanned vehicle robotics, has combined resources with Christie, a visual technologies company, to create...

Mar 31, 2015
DroneDeploy Partners With DJI to Provide Mobile Data Collection App

DroneDeploy, a start-up that provides cloud-based software solutions for commercial drone operations, has launched a new mobile app, providing users...

Mar 31, 2015
FAA Awards Solusia Air Section 333 Exemption for UAS Infrastructure Inspections

Solusia Air, LLC, a firm that utilizes UAS technologies to provide audits and safety inspections, has announced that it has...

Mar 31, 2015
Rapid Imaging Software Introduces Drone Obstacle Management System

Rapid Imaging Software, Inc., a company specializing in augmented reality software, has introduced SmarTopo Harvest. This new technology for unmanned...

Mar 30, 2015
Thales Awarded French-UK Mine Countermeasures Contract

Thales has announced that it has been awarded the Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) contract by OCCAR, a defense equipment...

Mar 30, 2015
First Solar-Electric UAV Goes Into Production

Silent Falcon™ UAS Technologies (SFUAS), a former subsidiary of Bye Aerospace, Inc., working in close collaboration with Ascent Solar, has...

Mar 30, 2015
Critical Communications World 2015 Programme Announced

The agenda for the 17th Critical Communications World conference in Barcelona has been finalised and is set to be a...

Mar 30, 2015
Morphing Robotic Wing Developed to Help Drones Manage Collisions

Researchers from Stanford University have announced that they have created a mechanism that could allow future flying robots to easily...

Mar 30, 2015
Balloon-Assisted UAV Collects Stratospheric Samples in Antarctica

A balloon-assisted UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) named “Phoenix-S1,” developed by Kyushu University and Fukuoka University, Japan, has successfully brought back...

Mar 30, 2015
Raytheon Wins $46M Contract for South Korean Global Hawk Ground Stations

Raytheon Company has announced that it has been awarded a contract valued at up to $45.7 million by Northrop Grumman...

Mar 30, 2015
Modus Seabed Intervention Purchases Schilling Robotics ROV

Modus Seabed Intervention Ltd., a provider of integrated subsea project services, has announced that it has taken delivery of a...

Mar 30, 2015
FAA Authorizes SDG&E To Fly Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Aerial Inspections

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted the utilities company a...

Mar 30, 2015
Camber Corporation Forms Unmanned Systems Innovation Subsidiary

Camber Corporation, an organization that provides unmanned systems and other technology solutions, has announced the establishment of Unmanned Systems Innovation...

Mar 30, 2015
DARPA Issues RFI for Sensor Technologies for ACTUV Unmanned Surface Vessel

DARPA has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to help its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) comply...

Mar 27, 2015
UMass Dartmouth Research to Improve Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Teamwork

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has announced that Professor of Computer Science and Associate Dean of the College of Engineering, Dr....

Mar 27, 2015
3D Robotics Announces Open Source Drone App Development Platform

3D Robotics (3DR), a manufacturer of consumer drones, has announced the release of a new open software product called DroneKit,...

Mar 27, 2015
Permac Industries Announces Quick Turn Small Parts Machining for UAV Manufacturers

Permac Industries, a company specializing in precision small part machining of metals and plastics for high-reliability and aerospace applications, has...

Mar 27, 2015
IMSI/Design to Create Automated Reporting App for UAVs

IMSI/Design, a developer of mobile solutions for engineering and construction, has announced that it is creating TurboSite Drone, the first...

Mar 26, 2015
Pole/Zero Releases New High-Performance Miniature Bandpass Filters

Pole/Zero, a designer and manufacturer of RF interference mitigation products, has announced the release of its new line of NANO-ERF™...

Mar 26, 2015
Nextel Leads Development of Simulators for UAV Pilot Training

A consortium lead by Nextel Aerospace Defence & Security has announced that it is developing a new generation of unmanned...

Mar 26, 2015
Micro/sys Releases ARM Cortex-A8 Single Board Computer with Image Processing

Micro/sys, a provider of industrial embedded computer products, has announced an enhancement to its 2.5-inch Pico-ITX™ ARM Cortex-A8 SBC5651 single...

Mar 26, 2015
FAA Announces New COA Policy for UAS Section 333 Exemptions

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it has established an interim policy to speed up airspace authorizations for...

Mar 25, 2015
DARPA Awards Contracts for Phase 2 of UAS Project Tern

DARPA has announced that it has awarded prime contracts for Phase 2 of Tern, a joint program between DARPA and...

Mar 25, 2015
FPS Completes First Commercial UK Drone Delivery

FPS, a nationwide supply chain solution provider, has announced that it has completed what is believed to be the first...

Mar 25, 2015
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