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.

Airware Completes Anti-Poaching UAV Field Tests in Africa

A team of engineers from Airware recently traveled to Kenya to conduct field tests of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed...

Jan 14, 2014
Global Hawk UAS Achieves Best Safety Record Designation

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) has been designated as the platform with the best safety record...

Jan 14, 2014
NuWaves signs AeroGear Telemetry as an Authorized Representative of its Products and Design Services

NuWaves Engineering, an international Radio Frequency (RF) and Embedded Systems solutions provider, announced today that the company has added AeroGear...

Jan 13, 2014
SeeTrack Neptune Software Successfully Integrated into OceanServer Iver2 AUV

SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software for unmanned maritime systems, has successfully integrated SeeTrack Neptune with the OceanServer...

Jan 13, 2014
New Pix4Dmapper Software Provides Extended CAD and GIS Possibilities

Pix4D, a leading provider of professional unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) processing software, has launched Pix4Dmapper, a new software package with...

Jan 13, 2014
Engility Awarded $29.6M U.S. Navy Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment Program Contract

Engility Holdings, Inc. has been awarded a $29.6 million contract to provide engineering and technology support to the U.S. Navy’s...

Jan 13, 2014
State Department of Transportation Orders LTAS Blimp in a Box Aerostat System

Lighter Than Air Systems Corp. (“LTAS”) has received an order for a Blimp in a Box™ (“BiB”) 100 aerostat system...

Jan 13, 2014
Special Aerospace Services Announces Space Act Agreement With NASA Langley Research Center

Special Aerospace Services (SAS), a leader in aerospace systems engineering solutions, announced today that it has a completed Space Act...

Jan 13, 2014
Liberty University Plays Key Role in Virginia’s Selection As Drone Test Site

On Dec. 30, the Federal Aviation Administration authorized six public entities across the U.S. to research and test Unmanned Aircraft...

Jan 13, 2014
NG to Support U.S. Marine Corps Command, Control and Communications Facility for Tactical Air Operations

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to provide post-production life cycle support for...

Jan 13, 2014
API Technologies Launch Switched Multiplexer with Integrated Low Noise Amplifier

API Technologies Corp. has announced a new switched multiplexer that includes an integrated Low Noise Amplifier (LNA). Designed for radar,...

Jan 08, 2014
New Profile: Spectracom – GNSS Signal Management Solutions for Unmanned Systems

Spectracom, a leading provider of precise positioning, navigation and timing solutions, has a new profile on Unmanned Systems Technology. The...

Jan 07, 2014
FLIR Systems Announces New Low Cost Micro Thermal Imaging Camera Core

FLIR Systems, Inc. today announced the release of the new FLIR® Lepton™ thermal imaging camera core. Lepton utilizes innovative technology,...

Jan 07, 2014
Global Hawk UAS Supports Relief Efforts in Philippines

The inherent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities of Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Global Hawk Block 30 Unmanned Aerial System were...

Jan 07, 2014
Triton UAS Completes Nine Flight Tests

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy have completed nine initial flight tests of the Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS),...

Jan 07, 2014
Gladiator Technologies Launch High Performance MEMs AHRS

Gladiator Technologies released the LandMark™ 50 Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS). This new AHRS builds upon the successful heritage...

Jan 06, 2014
Video: Northrop Grumman’s MQ-4C Triton Flight Testing

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy have completed nine initial flight tests of the Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS),...

Jan 03, 2014
Kratos’ ADTS Division Announces $2.3m Contract for UAS Services

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced December 30th that its Advanced Drone and...

Jan 03, 2014
FAA Announces Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research and Test Sites

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced the selection of the six public entities that will develop unmanned aircraft systems...

Jan 03, 2014
L-3 Communications Acquires Mustang Technology Group

L-3 Communications has acquired Mustang Technology Group, L.P. The business, now named L-3 Mustang Technology, develops and manufactures radar-based sensors...

Dec 23, 2013
NASA’s Global Hawk UAS Completes 21 hour Flight Studying Canadian Arctic

Northrop Grumman Corporation, the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center and a team of international science organizations successfully flew a Northrop...

Dec 20, 2013
Marques Aviation Unveil “MA THOR Twin” MALE UAS

The MA THOR Twin is a versatile aircraft used in civilian and commercial missions as diverse as remote sensing and...

Dec 20, 2013
NovAtel Supplies Reference Receivers for IRNSS Ground Segment

NovAtel Inc., a world-leading manufacturer of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) precise positioning technology, has announced an agreement with the...

Dec 20, 2013
ASV’s C-Enduro LEMUSV Begins UK Sea Trials

Autonomous Surface Vehicles Ltd (ASV) has started sea trials in Portchester UK for their latest vehicle, the widely anticipated C-Enduro...

Dec 19, 2013
CWC Debuts Low-Cost Rugged, Removable Solid State Memory Module Carrier

Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions has introduced a new lost-cost, flexible solution for embedding rugged, high density SATA SSD drives into...

Dec 19, 2013
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