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.

Kratos Receives $4 Million Unmanned Aerial Drone System Award

Micro Systems, Inc., a subsidary of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc’s Advanced Drones and Target Systems Division recently received a...

Apr 09, 2014
Video: AAI, Overwatch Intelligence Demonstrate UAS

Teams from AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Overwatch Intelligence recently demonstrated unmanned aircraft systems and technologies to high-ranking officials from...

Apr 08, 2014
DARPA’s Mobile Hotspots Program Looks to Integrate Wireless Networks on UAVs

Missions in remote, forward operating locations often suffer from a lack of connectivity to tactical operation centers and access to...

Apr 08, 2014
New Lycoming Multi-Fuel Engine Achieves 10,000 Flight Hours Onboard the Aerosonde SUAS

Lycoming’s new EL-005 multi-fuel engine has surpassed 10,000 deployed flight hours with the Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) in...

Apr 08, 2014
SimActive Unveils New One-Click Solution for UAV Imagery

SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, has announced a new one-click solution for UAV imagery. The new Correlator3D™...

Apr 07, 2014
SPH Engineering’s Universal Ground Control Software Enhances NjordWorks USV

Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) manufacturer NjordWorks, who debuted the Pioneer USV in February this year, has formed a technical partnership...

Apr 07, 2014
Northrop Grumman to Supply Five More MQ-8C Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopters to U.S. Navy

Northrop Grumman Corporation will build five additional U.S. Navy MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters, which allow ship commanders to extend...

Apr 07, 2014
Lockheed Martin to Integrate Neya Systems’ VERTI System into K-MAX VTOL UAS

Neya Systems‘ Mission Planning and Management System (MPMS) has been in development for the past three years and is tailored...

Apr 07, 2014
CONTROP to Showcase New HD EO/IR Stabilized Payload Surveillance Package at LAAD 2014

CONTROP Precision Technologies Ltd. will showcase the newly expanded line of High Definition (HD) Electro Optical InfraRed (EO/IR) stabilized payloads...

Apr 07, 2014
ONR Completes Unmanned Helicopter Flight Demonstrations

Autonomy options for the Marines have taken a major step forward, as officials at the Office of Naval Research (ONR)...

Apr 07, 2014
Global Hawk UAS Demonstrates Satellite Communications Capabilities

The U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has completed a series of ground and air demonstrations...

Apr 04, 2014
TE Connectivity to Acquire the SEACON Group

TE Connectivity Ltd. has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the SEACON group, a leading provider...

Apr 03, 2014
Curtiss-Wright Introduces New 16-slot AFT Rugged Chassis

Curtiss-Wright Corporation has announced that its Defense Solutions division has introduced the Hybricon® AFT16, the industry’s first COTS OpenVPX™ Air...

Apr 03, 2014
DARPA’s Phoenix Program Aims to Develop Orbital Robotics & Satellite Architectures

The process of designing, developing, building and deploying satellites is long and expensive. Satellites today cannot follow the terrestrial paradigm...

Apr 03, 2014
Northrop Grumman Sponsors Australia’s 2014 UAV Outback Challenge

As part of Northrop Grumman Corporation’s effort to increase innovative thinking in engineering and technology among today’s youth, the company...

Apr 02, 2014
Kratos Wins $3m Contract to Supply UAS & Support Equipment

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its Advanced Drones & Target...

Apr 02, 2014
New UST Profile for X-ES: Rugged Embedded Computing Solutions For Unmanned Systems

Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc (X-ES) has a new ‘Silver’ profile on the Unmanned Systems Technology (UST) website, highlighting the company’s...

Apr 01, 2014
TORC Robotics Provides Remote Control Solutions for Mining in Hazardous Areas

TORC Robotics, LLC has provided a remote control solution for a 40 cubic yard shovel and 240-ton mining truck to...

Apr 01, 2014
DARPA Completes First Phase of Upward Falling Payloads Program

Cost and complexity limit the number of ships and weapon systems the Navy can support in forward operating areas. A...

Mar 31, 2014
Northrop Grumman Signs Research Partnership Agreement With Australian DSTO

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) have signed a strategic alliance to conduct collaborative...

Mar 31, 2014
Thales to Develop Optionally Piloted Aircraft with The Quatar Armed Forces

Thales has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Qatar Armed Forces to assist in the development of an...

Mar 28, 2014
AMREL Upgrade ROCKY RK10 Fully Rugged 15″ Laptop

American Reliance, Inc. (AMREL) has revealed major upgrades for its most popular laptop, the 15″ ROCKY RK10. Adding performance to...

Mar 28, 2014
Elbit Systems to Supply Hermes 900 UAS to Brazilian Air Force

Elbit Systems Ltd. has been awarded a contract to supply a Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft System (“UAS”) to the Brazilian...

Mar 28, 2014
U.S. Army Successfully Demonstrates Autonomous Mobility Appliqué System

Working closely with Lockheed Martin and a conglomeration of Army technology, acquisition and user community stakeholders, the U.S. Army Tank...

Mar 25, 2014
Neya Systems Releases Software Developer Kit for UAS Control Segment (UCS) Architecture

Neya Systems, LLC is pleased to announce Release Candidate 1 of its UxSDK™ for UCS Software Developers Kit. The SDK...

Mar 25, 2014
SAIC to Provide Technical Services for Anti-Submarine Warfare Sensor Systems

The Avionics Department (AIR-4.5) at the Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Station Patuxent River awarded Science Applications International Corporation...

Mar 25, 2014
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