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.

Northrop Grumman to Begin Production of Global Hawk UAS for Republic of Korea
Northrop Grumman to Begin Production of Global Hawk UAS for Republic of Korea

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that it will begin production of four RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for...

Feb 05, 2015
QinetiQ North America Introduces DriveRobotics Unmanned Vehicle Kit
QinetiQ North America Introduces DriveRobotics Unmanned Vehicle Kit

QinetiQ North America has announced the launch of a new, commercial robotic system that transforms manned industrial vehicles into unmanned...

Feb 05, 2015
Total Safety Granted FAA Exemption for Drone Inspection of Flare Stacks
Total Safety Granted FAA Exemption for Drone Inspection of Flare Stacks

Total Safety U.S., Inc., a provider of safety and compliance services and products, has announced that the company has been...

Feb 05, 2015
US Navy Researchers Develop Bio-Inspired Autonomous Vehicles
US Navy Researchers Develop Bio-Inspired Autonomous Vehicles

Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have designed and developed novel underwater propulsion, control, and sensing solutions for...

Feb 04, 2015
US Army Air Cavalry Course to Integrate Pilots with UAS Operators
US Army Air Cavalry Course to Integrate Pilots with UAS Operators

The US Army has announced a new course that aims to develop integration of manned and unmanned systems. The course...

Feb 04, 2015
Blue Marble’s New Global Mapper Release Features UAV Video Playback
Blue Marble’s New Global Mapper Release Features UAV Video Playback

Blue Marble Geographics, a provider of geospatial data solutions, has announced the release of Global Mapper version 16.1. This interim...

Feb 04, 2015
NJIT Conducts Unmanned Aircraft Flights Over Atlantic Ocean
NJIT Conducts Unmanned Aircraft Flights Over Atlantic Ocean

The New Jersey Institute of Technology has announced that it has conducted a flight in national airspace over the Atlantic...

Feb 04, 2015
DARPA Announces Research Program for Collaborative UAS Software
DARPA Announces Research Program for Collaborative UAS Software

DARPA has announced the formation of a research program that aims to overcome the current limitations of unmanned aircraft systems...

Feb 03, 2015
MEMSIC Develop MEMS Sensing Solutions for Unmanned Systems
MEMSIC Develop MEMS Sensing Solutions for Unmanned Systems

MEMSIC Inc., a provider of high performance MEMS sensing solutions for unmanned systems, have partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”)...

Jan 29, 2015
HGH Infrared Systems and DRG Develop Thermal Imaging ISR Platform
HGH Infrared Systems and DRG Develop Thermal Imaging ISR Platform

DRG, Inc. and HGH Infrared Systems have announced the development of a “360 day/night” plug-in, SpyShare. By integrating the superior...

Jan 29, 2015
Raytheon Acquires Unmanned Aircraft Systems Company Sensintel
Raytheon Acquires Unmanned Aircraft Systems Company Sensintel

Raytheon Company has acquired privately-held Sensintel, Inc., a provider of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) solutions to the intelligence and special...

Jan 29, 2015
Visual Intelligence and Cardinal Systems to Partner on UAV Imaging Solutions
Visual Intelligence and Cardinal Systems to Partner on UAV Imaging Solutions

Visual Intelligence and Cardinal Systems have announced a strategic agreement that will combine high-quality and affordable aerial image collection with...

Jan 28, 2015
Leidos Prototype Autonomous Vessel Completes First Self-Guided Voyage
Leidos Prototype Autonomous Vessel Completes First Self-Guided Voyage

Leidos, a national security, health, and engineering solutions company, has announced that its prototype maritime autonomy system for the Defense...

Jan 28, 2015
UAV Pilot Training Academy to be Launched in British Columbia
UAV Pilot Training Academy to be Launched in British Columbia

A British Columbia-based next-generation UAV pilot training academy has announced that it will launch in February 2015. Classes will be...

Jan 28, 2015
San Francisco Circuits and e-Dron Build UAVs for Precision Agriculture
San Francisco Circuits and e-Dron Build UAVs for Precision Agriculture

Precision agriculture (PA) is reported to have the potential to represent more than 80% of civilian drone applications in the...

Jan 26, 2015
NAB Show to Include New Aerial Robotics and Drone Pavilion
NAB Show to Include New Aerial Robotics and Drone Pavilion

The 2015 NAB Show, an electronic media exhibition covering the creation, management and delivery of content across all platforms, will...

Jan 26, 2015
FalconScan Announces Release of Aerial Mapping System
FalconScan Announces Release of Aerial Mapping System

FalconScan LLC, a provider of aerial imaging solutions, has announced the release of its FalconScan Camera System. FalconScan offers customers...

Jan 26, 2015
UAV Propulsion Tech to Market MicroPilot Autopilot Systems in US
UAV Propulsion Tech to Market MicroPilot Autopilot Systems in US

UAV Propulsion Tech, a private company representing several international companies that manufacture UAV solutions, has signed a representative agreement with...

Jan 26, 2015
Unlimited Aerial Systems Announces Boomerang UAS
Unlimited Aerial Systems Announces Boomerang UAS

Unlimited Aerial Systems, a newly-formed company founded by two partners with over 30 years of UAV and Aviation experience, has...

Jan 26, 2015
Advanced Navigation Releases Subsonus Underwater Acoustic Positioning System
Advanced Navigation Releases Subsonus Underwater Acoustic Positioning System

Advanced Navigation has announced the release of their Subsonus Ultra-Short Baseline (USBL) underwater acoustic positioning system. Subsonus is a next...

Jan 26, 2015
Clearpath Husky UGV Used to Explore Dangerous Mines
Clearpath Husky UGV Used to Explore Dangerous Mines

The University of Chile’s Department of Electrical Engineering and the Advanced Mining Technology Center have announced that they have successfully...

Jan 26, 2015
Exelis to Produce Carriage and Release Systems for General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
Exelis to Produce Carriage and Release Systems for General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper

Exelis, a global aerospace and defense company, has announced that it has received a follow-on contract valued at more than...

Jan 23, 2015
Custom Case Group Joins AUVSI
Custom Case Group Joins AUVSI

Custom Case Group has announced that it has become a member of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI),...

Jan 23, 2015
Aurora’s Orion UAS Claims New Flight Endurance World Record
Aurora’s Orion UAS Claims New Flight Endurance World Record

Aurora Flight Sciences has announced that it has filed for an official world endurance record following an 80 hour flight...

Jan 23, 2015
Japan Ministry of Defense Chooses Northrop Grumman Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Japan Ministry of Defense Chooses Northrop Grumman Unmanned Aircraft Systems

The Japan Ministry of Defense has selected two Northrop Grumman Corporation systems to enhance its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities....

Jan 19, 2015
UK MAA Publishes New Regulations for Remotely Piloted Air Systems
UK MAA Publishes New Regulations for Remotely Piloted Air Systems

The Military Aviation Authority (MAA) has published a number of new regulations under a notice of authorised amendment (NAA) for...

Jan 19, 2015
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