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.

Exelis Releases First Nighttime IR Imagery from CorvusEye 1500 Sensor

Exelis, a global aerospace and defense company, has released the first nighttime imagery taken by its CorvusEye 1500™ wide-area airborne...

Feb 24, 2015
TORC and CSI Collaborate on Autonomous Vehicle Solutions

TORC Robotics, LLC, a provider of automated robotic solutions, has teamed up with Critical Solutions International (CSI), an international defense...

Feb 24, 2015
MilSource Supply Rugged Ethernet Switches and Routers for Unmanned Systems

The new MilSource profile is now live on the Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”) website. MilSource is the official US distributor...

Feb 24, 2015
Aeryon Labs Announces New Aeryon HDZoom30 Imaging Payload

Aeryon Labs Inc., a manufacturer of VTOL small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS), has introduced the Aeryon HDZoom30 imaging payload. The...

Feb 23, 2015
Battelle Successfully Tests Anti-Icing Technology for Drones

Battelle, a technology research and development organisation, has successfully performed a wind tunnel test on its new in-flight ice protection...

Feb 23, 2015
QUT and CSIRO Announce New International UAV Challenge

Queensland University of Technology and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency, have announced their...

Feb 23, 2015
Merrick & Company Enters into Partnership with Juniper Unmanned

Merrick & Company’s Geospatial Solutions (GSS) team has entered into a business partnership with Juniper Unmanned, a full-service provider of...

Feb 23, 2015
Agribotix Announces Agricultural Drone Data Processing Solution

Agribotix, a provider of turnkey drone data collection and analysis services, has announced its new cloud-based, Bring Your Own Drone™...

Feb 23, 2015
USAF Global Hawk UAS Flies to Australian International Air Show

An RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system, manufactured by Northrop Grumman Corporation, has landed at the Avalon Airport in Australia...

Feb 23, 2015
Dual Electronics and Arclarity Collaborate on Drone Sense-and-Avoid Solution

Dual Electronics Corporation, a manufacturer of aviation GPS and ADS-B receivers, has announced that it has been working with Arclarity...

Feb 20, 2015
RT LTA Announces New SkyStar 100 Mini Aerostat

RT LTA Systems Ltd., a designer, developer, and manufacturer of aerostats for ISR and communications applications, has announced its new...

Feb 20, 2015
Unmanned Safety Institute to Offer UAS Training at GRADD

The Unmanned Safety Institute (USI) has announced that it will begin offering its unmanned aircraft systems safety training and certification...

Feb 20, 2015
UAV Navigation Achieves Unmanned Aviation Milestone in Spain

UAV Navigation, a company that manufactures autopilots and other flight control solutions for unmanned aircraft, has succeeded in demonstrating the...

Feb 20, 2015
US State Department Announces New Unmanned Aircraft Export Policy

The U.S. State Department has announced a new export policy that governs the international sale, transfer and subsequent use of...

Feb 19, 2015
Textron Systems Announces New Web-Based Geospatial Image Exploitation Software

Textron Systems Geospatial Solutions has announced the beta release of its newest product, the RVcloud™ web-based Electronic Light Table (ELT),...

Feb 19, 2015
University of Exeter to Use UAV to Investigate Amazon Archaeology

The University of Exeter has announced a new international research project that will investigate the Amazon’s sustainable future by studying...

Feb 19, 2015
University of New Brunswick to Use Drones for Forestry Research

The University of New Brunswick, in partnership with Moncton Flight College, have undertaken an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) research project,...

Feb 19, 2015
Aeryon Labs and Pix4D Create First Hi-Res 3D Model of Christ the Redeemer

Aeryon Labs and Pix4D have collaborated to construct the first accurate 3D model of the Christ the Redeemer statue in...

Feb 18, 2015
SBG Systems Releases New Apogee Range of Inertial Navigation Systems

SBG Systems, a supplier of MEMS-based inertial motion sensing solutions, has announced the release of the Apogee series, the company’s...

Feb 18, 2015
OxTS Launches New xNAV550 Inertial Navigation System

Oxford Technical Solutions, a designer and manufacturer of Inertial Navigation and GPS/GNSS products, has announced the release of its new...

Feb 17, 2015
Alta Devices Develop Lightweight, Flexible Solar Power Solutions for UAVs

The new Alta Devices profile is now live on the Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”) website. The ‘Gold‘ profile highlights the...

Feb 17, 2015
US FAA Proposes New Regulations Framework for Small UAS

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a framework of regulations that would allow routine use of...

Feb 17, 2015
Autonomous Solutions Inc. Included in Robotics Business Review Watch List

Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (ASI) has been included in Robotics Business Review’s (RBR) annual RBR50 list as one of the most...

Feb 17, 2015
MTSU Introduces Bachelor’s Degree in Unmanned Aircraft Operations

Middle Tennessee State University has announced that its Department of Aerospace has introduced a new concentration in Unmanned Aircraft Systems...

Feb 17, 2015
Orbital’s ScanEagle Propulsion System Passes FAA Engine Endurance Test

Orbital, a manufacturer of engines and fuel/control systems, has announced that its ScanEagle propulsion system, designed and developed for Insitu,...

Feb 13, 2015
General Atomics Successfully Tests Airborne Sense and Avoid Radar

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

Feb 13, 2015
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