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.

Micromem Demonstrates Power Line Sensor UAV Mounting System
Micromem Demonstrates Power Line Sensor UAV Mounting System

Micromem Technologies Inc., a designer and developer of sensor technologies, has announced that it has successfully demonstrated the installation of...

Mar 05, 2015
Inmarsat Successfully Tests L-Band Airborne ISR Service
Inmarsat Successfully Tests L-Band Airborne ISR Service

Inmarsat Government, a provider of secure global telecommunications to the U.S. public sector, has announced that its new L-band Airborne...

Mar 05, 2015
DARPA Awards ALIAS Phase 1 Contract to Sikorsky Aircraft
DARPA Awards ALIAS Phase 1 Contract to Sikorsky Aircraft

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has announced that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded the company an $8 million...

Mar 05, 2015
ComEd Receives FAA Approval for UAS Power Line Inspection
ComEd Receives FAA Approval for UAS Power Line Inspection

ComEd has announced that it has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)...

Mar 05, 2015
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Used to Locate Sunken WW2 Battleship
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Used to Locate Sunken WW2 Battleship

The Musashi, a Japanese WW2 vessel that was one of the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, has...

Mar 04, 2015
UAS Directions Develops Adaptable Frameless Multirotor UAS Body
UAS Directions Develops Adaptable Frameless Multirotor UAS Body

UAS Directions, a startup company that develops unmanned aerial systems technology, has announced that it has developed a frameless 3D...

Mar 04, 2015
Blue-Chip UAS Granted First Section 333 Exemption Across Multiple Industries
Blue-Chip UAS Granted First Section 333 Exemption Across Multiple Industries

Blue-Chip Unmanned Aerial Solutions, Inc., a company that facilitates cost-effective integration of unmanned aerial systems into its clients’ businesses, has...

Mar 04, 2015
General Atomics and SENER to Supply Predator B to Spain
General Atomics and SENER to Supply Predator B to Spain

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and SENER, a leading Spanish engineering company, have announced that they have signed a teaming...

Mar 04, 2015
SeeByte to Deliver UUV Demonstration System to UK MOD
SeeByte to Deliver UUV Demonstration System to UK MOD

SeeByte, a provider of software solutions for unmanned maritime systems, has announced that it has received an order from the...

Mar 04, 2015
Project Brainflight Controls Drone with Brain-to-Computer Interface
Project Brainflight Controls Drone with Brain-to-Computer Interface

Project Brainflight, a collaboration between four organizations – TEKEVER, Champalimaud Foundation, Eagle Science and Technische Universität München – has announced...

Mar 03, 2015
Video: Boeing Tests New Fuel Cell Technology on UAV
Video: Boeing Tests New Fuel Cell Technology on UAV

Boeing has announced that it is developing fuel cell technologies as part of an overall goal of making completely sustainable...

Mar 03, 2015
RMIT University Develops Talking Drone
RMIT University Develops Talking Drone

Researchers at RMIT University have developed a talking drone that can converse with air traffic controllers like a normal pilot....

Mar 03, 2015
NOAA Tests Unmanned Systems in National Marine Sanctuaries
NOAA Tests Unmanned Systems in National Marine Sanctuaries

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries has announced that it has successfully tested the integration...

Mar 03, 2015
Star Solutions Announces Drone-Based Cellular Network for Search and Rescue
Star Solutions Announces Drone-Based Cellular Network for Search and Rescue

Star Solutions, a supplier of mobile network infrastructure solutions, has announced a new concept for search and rescue that combines...

Mar 02, 2015
XactSense Develops New UAV Mapping Platform Incorporating Velodyne LiDAR
XactSense Develops New UAV Mapping Platform Incorporating Velodyne LiDAR

XactSense Inc., a company that develops UAV hardware and software solutions, has developed a new platform for low-altitude aerial mapping...

Mar 02, 2015
ING Robotic Aviation Drone Completes Arctic Mission
ING Robotic Aviation Drone Completes Arctic Mission

ING Robotic Aviation, a provider of robotic aircraft solutions, has announced that it has completed its two week mission to...

Mar 02, 2015
NWUAV Propulsion System Approved for Export
NWUAV Propulsion System Approved for Export

NWUAV, a manufacturer of UAV propulsion systems, has announced that it has prepared the initial shipment of its NW-44 Fuel...

Mar 02, 2015
Drone Aviation Announces New Industrial Electric Tethered Drone
Drone Aviation Announces New Industrial Electric Tethered Drone

Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a developer of specialized lighter-than-air aerostats and tethered drones, has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Drone...

Mar 02, 2015
DSI Announces Speaker Line-up for DoD Unmanned Systems Summit
DSI Announces Speaker Line-up for DoD Unmanned Systems Summit

Defense Strategies Institute have announced details of their 3rd annual DoD Unmanned Systems Summit, which is to be held March...

Mar 02, 2015
Synapticon Announces SOMANET Electronic Mobility Solution
Synapticon Announces SOMANET Electronic Mobility Solution

Synapticon, a company that develops sensor- and actuator-focused embedded systems, has announced its new SOMANET electronic mobility solution at the...

Feb 27, 2015
Al Marakeb Unveils B-7 Unmanned Surface Vessel at IDEX
Al Marakeb Unveils B-7 Unmanned Surface Vessel at IDEX

Al Marakeb, a UAE-based manufacturer of high-performance maritime vessels, has showcased its new B-7 craft at the International Defence Exhibition...

Feb 26, 2015
Aibotix UAV Used to Generate 3D Model of Zero-Gravity Airbus Landing Gear
Aibotix UAV Used to Generate 3D Model of Zero-Gravity Airbus Landing Gear

Aibotix, a manufacturer of multirotor unmanned aircraft systems, has announced that its Aibot X6 UAV was used to generate a...

Feb 26, 2015
QNX Neutrino OS to Power Euroimpianti Autonomous Robots
QNX Neutrino OS to Power Euroimpianti Autonomous Robots

QNX Software Systems Limited, an embedded systems software company, has announced that Euroimpianti S.p.A., a provider of automated warehouse solutions,...

Feb 26, 2015
PrecisionHawk and Agri-Trend to Offer Agricultural UAS Services
PrecisionHawk and Agri-Trend to Offer Agricultural UAS Services

PrecisionHawk, an unmanned aerial systems and remote sensing company, and Agri-Trend, an agricultural coaching organization, have announced a partnership to...

Feb 26, 2015
Royal Australian Air Force Commences MQ-9 Reaper UAS Training
Royal Australian Air Force Commences MQ-9 Reaper UAS Training

Parliamentary Secretary to the Australian Minister for Defence, Darren Chester, has announced that the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has...

Feb 26, 2015
Insitu Demonstrates Integrator UAS at IDEX
Insitu Demonstrates Integrator UAS at IDEX

Insitu, a designer and developer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), has announced that it has successfully demonstrated its Integrator UAS...

Feb 26, 2015
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