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.

Triton UAS Completes Initial Flight Test Phase

The Navy’s MQ-4C Triton completed its initial flight test phase at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, Calif., facility March 13, bringing the...

Mar 24, 2014
LM & Warsaw Polytechnic to Advance Integration of Manned and Unmanned Aerial Platforms

Lockheed Martin and Politechnika Warszawska (Warsaw Polytechnic) will jointly conduct an advanced applied research program in the field of integration...

Mar 24, 2014
DARPA Selects Four Companies for VTOL X-Plane Program

For generations, new designs for vertical takeoff and landing aircraft have remained unable to increase top speed without sacrificing range,...

Mar 20, 2014
Boeing’s Phantom Swift VTOL UAS Selected for DARPA X-Plane Program

Phantom Swift, a prototype Boeing initially built in less than a month, has been accepted to be part of the...

Mar 20, 2014
Northrop Grumman Delivers Global Hawk UAS Early and On Cost

Northrop Grumman Corporation delivered a Global Hawk Block 40 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to the U.S. Air Force at Grand...

Mar 19, 2014
Airbus Defense and Space Launches AuroraGlobal, Designed for Secure UAV ISR Operations

Airbus Defense and Space has launched AuroraGlobal, able to provide unmatched high throughput military satcom services to defense and other...

Mar 18, 2014
API Launch Pre-Filtered GPS Low Noise Amplifiers

API Technologies Corp. has introduced a new series of pre-filtered GPS Low Noise Amplifiers (GPS LNAs) designed to amplify signals...

Mar 18, 2014
RADWIN Unveils New Vehicular Mobile Unit

RADWIN, a global leader in sub-6 GHz wireless broadband, has announced the release of its new Vehicular Mobile Unit (VMU),...

Mar 18, 2014
Velodyne’s HDL-32E LiDAR Sensors Used to Measure Calibrated Reflectivity Data

Velodyne’s LiDAR division, the leading manufacturer and supplier of real-time LiDAR sensor technology used in a variety of commercial applications,...

Mar 18, 2014
Curtiss-Wright Introduces Rugged XMC Single Board Computer

Curtiss-Wright Corporation’s Defense Solutions division has introduced its first rugged XMC single board computer (SBC), the new XMC-109 XMC single...

Mar 14, 2014
Unmanned Aircraft Tested as New South Texas FAA Test Site Prepares for Operation

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi continued its preparations to be fully operational as one of only six federal test sites for...

Mar 14, 2014
Optech Announces New HydroFusion Turbid Water Module for CZMIL

Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of high accuracy lidar 3D survey systems and productivity-enhancing workflow...

Mar 13, 2014
Kongsberg to offer MUNIN AUV as part of Growing Rental Service

Kongsberg Maritime Ltd will add the sophisticated new MUNIN AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) to its extensive subsea equipment rental pool...

Mar 13, 2014
New UST Profile for Omnetics Connector Corporation

Omnetics Connector Corporation, a leading supplier of micro and nano miniature connectors for unmanned systems, has a new ‘Gold’ profile...

Mar 13, 2014
AutonomouStuff Becomes Authorized Reseller of ASI’s Forecast 3D Laser System

Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (ASI) is pleased to announce a reseller agreement with AutonomouStuff for the Forecast 3D laser system. Primarily...

Mar 12, 2014
Tech Source Launches Condor 4000x XMC Graphics/Video Card for Rugged Applications

Tech Source Inc., an independent supplier of high performance embedded video, graphics and high-end computing solutions, has today announced its...

Mar 12, 2014
X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Wins Laureate Award

The U.S. Navy’s X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS), built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), has won a Laureate...

Mar 12, 2014
ViaSat’s Embeddable Security System Awarded NIST Certification

ViaSat Inc. has received Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 Level 2 Certification for the ViaSat Embeddable Security System 1200...

Mar 10, 2014
Thales’s Watchkeeper UAS Given Full Release To Service by UK MoD

Watchkeeper, the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) developed by Thales for the British Army, has been given a Release To Service...

Mar 10, 2014
Flying Robots to Help Train Athletes, Prevent Sports Injuries

A new flying robot is being developed to help athletes and teams elevate their performance while helping to prevent sports...

Mar 05, 2014
Calex Introduces Compact High Efficiency 2100 Watt DC/DC Converter

Calex has introduced the new MBH series of DC/DC Converters, which are capable of delivering up to 2100 Watts in a...

Mar 05, 2014
SRCTec to Produce Radars for U.S Army Ground-Based Sense and Avoid Program

SRCTec has been awarded a $7.2 million order from the U.S. Army to provide radars for the Army’s Ground-Based Sense...

Mar 05, 2014
Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Performs Surveillance at Sochi Olympic Games

During the entire 2014 Winter Olympics Games and Paralympics in Sochi, the Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS Unmanned Aircraft System (in...

Mar 04, 2014
NIITEK® to Supply VISOR® GPR System to South Korean Government

Non-Intrusive Inspection Technology Inc. (NIITEK®), Inc., a subsidiary of the Chemring Group PLC (“Chemring”), and now a part of Chemring...

Mar 04, 2014
Aurora Wins DARPA VTOL X-Plane Program Contract

Aurora Flight Sciences has been awarded a Phase I contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Vertical Takeoff...

Mar 04, 2014
Green Hills Software INTEGRITY RTOS Selected for AirMule UAS Flight Management System

Green Hills Software‘s INTEGRITY® real-time operating system (RTOS) and MULTI® integrated development environment (IDE) have been selected by Urban Aeronautics,...

Mar 03, 2014
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