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.

Australian Air Force Heron Flies Final Mission in Afghanistan

Australia’s Heron Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) detachment in Afghanistan has flown its final mission for Operation SLIPPER from Kandahar Air...

Dec 04, 2014
US Navy Receives First Operational MQ-8C Fire Scout

Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered the first operational MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter to the U.S. Navy. The system will...

Dec 04, 2014
UAV Solutions Delivers Phoenix 30 UAVs to Bulgarian Army

UAV Solutions, Inc. has announced that it has delivered four Phoenix 30 Quad Rotor Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in response...

Dec 03, 2014
Nuwaves Engineering Introduces 35 Watt L-Band Power Amplifier

NuWaves Engineering, an international Radio Frequency (RF) and Microwave solutions provider, has introduced the next generation of its NuPower(TM) small,...

Dec 03, 2014
VT MAK to Demonstrate Simulation Technologies at I/ITSEC

VT MÄK (MÄK), a company of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), has announced that it will use its complete...

Dec 03, 2014
Aptima Measures Human Performance in Manned-Unmanned Scenarios for US Army Training

Aptima, a developer of tools and systems for increasing human performance, has applied its performance measurement platform to manned-unmanned teaming...

Dec 03, 2014
Aitech Releases New Rugged High-Performance Embedded Computer

Aitech Defense Systems Inc., a developer of embedded computing technologies for mission-critical applications, has released the enhanced A191, a rugged,...

Dec 02, 2014
Arca Space Announces New Range of High-Altitude UAVs

Arca Space Corporation, a New Mexico-based aerospace company, has announced a new range of unmanned aircraft. Airstrato UAVs fill the...

Dec 01, 2014
CybAero Unmanned Helicopter to be Tested from Swedish Armed Forces Vessel

CybAero has been selected by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to conduct test and demonstration flights from Sweden’s world-leading...

Nov 27, 2014
360Heros Announces 360-Degree Underwater Video Camera System

360Heros Inc., a developer of 360-degree video technology, has announced the release of its newest product, the 360Abyss, which is...

Nov 26, 2014
New Zealand Airline Pilots Association Welcomes CAA Calls for Rules Proposal

The New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association is welcoming calls by the Civil Aviation Authority to have industry and the...

Nov 26, 2014
New UST Profile: Lynx – RTOS & Secure Hypervisors for Unmanned Systems

The new Lynx Software Technologies (“Lynx”) profile is now live on the Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”) website. The ‘Silver‘ profile...

Nov 26, 2014
Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Provides 3-D Images of Antarctic Sea Ice

A National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded research team has successfully tested an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that can produce high-resolution, three-dimensional...

Nov 26, 2014
UCF Receives Modeling and Simulation Software from Presagis

University of Central Florida (UCF) computer modeling and simulation students can continue to develop, test and train on advanced software...

Nov 26, 2014
ING Robotic Aviation Chooses SimActive Correlator 3D for Image Processing

SimActive Inc., a developer of photogrammetry software, has been selected by ING Robotic Aviation, a Canadian provider of robotic aircraft...

Nov 25, 2014
Imagination TV Partners with “Drones to the Rescue” Relief Campaign

Imagination TV, Inc. has announced that it has partnered with “Drones to the Rescue” to help them gain awareness and...

Nov 25, 2014
Parrot Invests $2M in MicaSense for UAV-Based Agricultural Solutions

MicaSense, a sensor and information company, has announced that it has raised $2M in Series A funding from Parrot, a...

Nov 25, 2014
Carnegie Mellon Unveils XPrize Lunar Rover Robot

Carnegie Mellon University has unveiled Andy, a four-wheeled robot designed to scramble up steep slopes and survive the temperature swings...

Nov 24, 2014
Aerial Technology Partners with Film Company for Ice Caves Video

Aerial Technology International has teamed up with the Portland, Oregon film production company Uncage the Soul for the new video...

Nov 24, 2014
Sagem Demonstrates Patroller Drone Operation in Civilian Airspace

Sagem, an electronics and avionics company that is part of the Safran group, has completed a series of flight tests...

Nov 21, 2014
General Atomics Announces Key Developments in Sense and Avoid Technology

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission...

Nov 21, 2014
Aermatica Unveils Asbestos Detection Drone

Aermatica, a manufacturer of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), in conjunction with the Italian National Research Council (CNR), has announced the...

Nov 21, 2014
Spectracom Announces Integrated INS for ISR Platforms

Spectracom, a provider of GNSS signal management solutions, along with its partner, Geodetics of San Diego, California, has announced a...

Nov 21, 2014
MotionDSP ISR Software Tested with USSOCOM Drones

MotionDSP, a Silicon Valley-based company that makes advanced image processing, computer vision and video analytic software solutions, has participated in...

Nov 20, 2014
US Army Researchers Develop Pocket-Sized Surveillance UAV

Researchers at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center are developing technologies for a pocket-sized aerial surveillance...

Nov 20, 2014
LiquidPiston Unveils Power-Dense X Mini Engine Prototype

LiquidPiston, Inc., a company specializing in advanced combustion engine technology, has unveiled the X Mini, a power-dense, low-vibration, quiet, 70...

Nov 20, 2014
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