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.

ASV to Supply C-Enduro USV to Heriot-Watt University
ASV to Supply C-Enduro USV to Heriot-Watt University

Heriot-Watt University’s Edinburgh Campus, have confirmed the order of an ASV C-Enduro. The C-Enduro Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) will be...

Jun 24, 2014
Rockwell Collins and NASA Plan Tests to Integrate UAS in National Airspace
Rockwell Collins and NASA Plan Tests to Integrate UAS in National Airspace

Rockwell Collins and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have scheduled risk reduction tests that will eventually enable unmanned...

Jun 24, 2014
U.S. Army’s JLENS Radar Aerostat Ready for Deployment
U.S. Army’s JLENS Radar Aerostat Ready for Deployment

Should the U.S. or its allies need enhanced protection against cruise missiles, hostile airplanes, sea-borne threats or unmanned aircraft, military...

Jun 24, 2014
CPI to Supply Airborne Data Links For Global Hawk UAS
CPI to Supply Airborne Data Links For Global Hawk UAS

The Malibu Division of Communications & Power Industries LLC (CPI) has been selected by an international defense technologies company to...

Jun 24, 2014
US Navy Purchases Four New Iver3 AUVs
US Navy Purchases Four New Iver3 AUVs

OceanServer Technology has received orders for four new Iver3 Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) across three different US Navy contracts. The...

Jun 23, 2014
Royal Navy Completes First Flight of ScanEagle UAS
Royal Navy Completes First Flight of ScanEagle UAS

Just 7 months after the Ministry of Defence ordered the system from Boeing Defence UK, footage released today, 22 June,...

Jun 23, 2014
Thales Brings Together French Watchkeeper Team
Thales Brings Together French Watchkeeper Team

Thales brought together the French SMEs that make up its Watchkeeper France Team at Eurosatory 2014 last week. The team...

Jun 23, 2014
Aero Surveillance & Robot Aviation Partner to Develop New Long Endurance UAS
Aero Surveillance & Robot Aviation Partner to Develop New Long Endurance UAS

Aero Surveillance has announced a new technical and marketing partnership with Robot Aviation to jointly develop and market an advanced...

Jun 19, 2014
Engility Subsidiary Awarded Task Orders to Support USAF Unmanned Aircraft Program
Engility Subsidiary Awarded Task Orders to Support USAF Unmanned Aircraft Program

Engility Holdings, Inc. has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Dynamics Research Corporation (DRC) has been awarded modifications to two task...

Jun 19, 2014
WASP Aerostat Systems Successfully Utilized in U.S. Army’s NIE
WASP Aerostat Systems Successfully Utilized in U.S. Army’s NIE

Drone Aviation Corp. (“DAC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a developer of specialized lighter-than-air aerostats and...

Jun 19, 2014
Fire Scout UAS Fitted With New Maritime Surface Search Radar
Fire Scout UAS Fitted With New Maritime Surface Search Radar

An MQ-8 Fire Scout UAS completed its first flight with a new multimode maritime surface search radar on June 16 at Webster Field...

Jun 17, 2014
FAA Approves AAAI’s RS-16 UAS to Fly in New Jersey and Texas
FAA Approves AAAI’s RS-16 UAS to Fly in New Jersey and Texas

American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. (AAAI), a revolutionary Unmanned Systems and Services company that specializes in performing safe, successful and affordable...

Jun 17, 2014
Sagem Tests Optronics Multi-Sensor Payload on Tactical Patroller UAS
Sagem Tests Optronics Multi-Sensor Payload on Tactical Patroller UAS

Sagem (Safran) has tested and successfully integrated a new generation optronics multi-sensors suite on its Patroller endurance UAS. Tested in...

Jun 17, 2014
Rubb Introduce New Military UAV Storage Hangar
Rubb Introduce New Military UAV Storage Hangar

Rubb Buildings Ltd (Rubb) have unveiled the latest addition to their Expeditionary Forces Aircraft Shelter System (EFASS) range at Eurosatory...

Jun 17, 2014
G-NIUS Robotic Suite Converts Any Vehicle to Unmanned
G-NIUS Robotic Suite Converts Any Vehicle to Unmanned

G-NIUS, a leader in the development and manufacturing of unmanned ground systems, has launched a unique robotic suite that enables...

Jun 16, 2014
Scopustech Launches 360° Spherical Vision System for Unmanned Systems
Scopustech Launches 360° Spherical Vision System for Unmanned Systems

A new real-time spherical vision system for defense and homeland security that produces and records spherical movies over an area...

Jun 16, 2014
G-NIUS Unveils New Multi-Purpose Hybrid UGV
G-NIUS Unveils New Multi-Purpose Hybrid UGV

G-NIUS, a leader in the development and manufacturing of unmanned ground systems, has unveiled its new Hybrid Unmanned Ground Vehicle...

Jun 16, 2014
MAVinci Release SIRIUS NIR Camera for SIRIUS UAS
MAVinci Release SIRIUS NIR Camera for SIRIUS UAS

MAVinci have announced a new near infrared camera option for the SIRIUS and SIRIUS pro UAS. The new SIRIUS NIR...

Jun 16, 2014
ACP Composites Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Certification
ACP Composites Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Certification

ACP Composites, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high quality composite solutions, has received ISO9001:2008 certification. The ISO 9001:2008 quality management...

Jun 16, 2014
NuWaves Wins NASA Contract to Develop C-Band Power Amplifier for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
NuWaves Wins NASA Contract to Develop C-Band Power Amplifier for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

NuWaves Engineering, an international Radio Frequency (RF) and Microwave solutions provider, has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation...

Jun 13, 2014
Aeronautics Launches Orbiter 2B Mini UAS
Aeronautics Launches Orbiter 2B Mini UAS

Aeronautics – a leader in the development, manufacture, and marketing of state-of-the-art unmanned systems for land, sea and air, integrating...

Jun 12, 2014
Sky Sapience Introduce New Autonomous Tethered Hovering Platform for Small Vehicles
Sky Sapience Introduce New Autonomous Tethered Hovering Platform for Small Vehicles

Sky Sapience – a leading developer of mobile, tethered, hovering platforms – will introduce the unique, HoverMast-100 hovering system for...

Jun 12, 2014
BP Selects AeroVironment’s Puma AE UAS for GIS Services
BP Selects AeroVironment’s Puma AE UAS for GIS Services

AeroVironment has announced that BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., selected the company to provide mapping, Geographic Information System (GIS) and other...

Jun 11, 2014
Lockheed Martin, U.S. Army Complete Latest Autonomous Convoy Demonstrations
Lockheed Martin, U.S. Army Complete Latest Autonomous Convoy Demonstrations

The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) and Lockheed Martin successfully completed new tests validating the ability...

Jun 11, 2014
Fire Scout UAS Flies Simultaneously With Manned Sea Hawk Helicopter
Fire Scout UAS Flies Simultaneously With Manned Sea Hawk Helicopter

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy successfully flew the unmanned MQ-8B Fire Scout simultaneously with the MH-60R Sea Hawk...

Jun 11, 2014
Schiebel Demonstrates Camcopter S-100 VTOL UAS to Brazilian Navy
Schiebel Demonstrates Camcopter S-100 VTOL UAS to Brazilian Navy

Schiebel’s dedication to the maritime domain and its ability to respond to the evolving unmanned systems requirements lead to a...

Jun 10, 2014
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