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.

NuWaves Engineering Awarded Contract for Rapid Development of Custom Radio Frequency Upconverter for Satellites
NuWaves Engineering Awarded Contract for Rapid Development of Custom Radio Frequency Upconverter for Satellites

NuWaves Engineering, an international Radio Frequency (RF) and Microwave solutions provider, announced today that the company has been awarded a...

Apr 25, 2014
Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Enhanced Ground Control System and Software for Small Unmanned Aircraft
Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Enhanced Ground Control System and Software for Small Unmanned Aircraft

Lockheed Martin’s Group 1 family of unmanned aircraft systems is migrating to enhanced automation capabilities using its Kestrel™ “Fly Light”...

Apr 25, 2014
U.S. Military Orders Datron Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
U.S. Military Orders Datron Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Datron World Communications, Inc. has received a purchase order from a U.S. military customer for small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS)....

Apr 24, 2014
Meller Introduces Optics for Gimbaled Systems and Outboard Protection on Unmanned Vehicles
Meller Introduces Optics for Gimbaled Systems and Outboard Protection on Unmanned Vehicles

Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island, has announced availability of custom fabricated sapphire, germanium, and zinc selenide optics for...

Apr 24, 2014
Zephyr 8 HAPS Programme Launched; Joint Demonstration Flights Invited
Zephyr 8 HAPS Programme Launched; Joint Demonstration Flights Invited

Airbus Defence and Space has launched the Zephyr 8 programme to develop the next generation of the world-record setting Zephyr...

Apr 24, 2014
TDK-Lambda Introduces High Reliability Low Voltage Power Supplies
TDK-Lambda Introduces High Reliability Low Voltage Power Supplies

TDK-Lambda has introduced 12V and 15V models to its ZWS300BAF series of high reliability power supplies. Operating from a universal...

Apr 23, 2014
Arcturus Introduces JUMP System; Adds VTOL Capability to Fixed Wing UAVs
Arcturus Introduces JUMP System; Adds VTOL Capability to Fixed Wing UAVs

Arcturus UAV, a California-based manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicle airframes and systems, has unveiled JUMP – an innovative system that...

Apr 22, 2014
Optionally Piloted Black Hawk Helicopter Completes Maiden Flight
Optionally Piloted Black Hawk Helicopter Completes Maiden Flight

In cooperation with the U.S. Army, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has successfully demonstrated optionally piloted flight of a Black Hawk helicopter,...

Apr 22, 2014
Draganfly Innovations Integrates New UAS Multispectral Camera Payload
Draganfly Innovations Integrates New UAS Multispectral Camera Payload

Multispectral imaging has long been used to collect data-rich images which reveal things not visible to the naked eye, but...

Apr 22, 2014
senseFly Launch eBee Ag UAS for Precision Agriculture
senseFly Launch eBee Ag UAS for Precision Agriculture

Swiss mini-drone manufacturer senseFly has launched the eBee Ag, a fully autonomous aerial imaging drone (or UAV) for precision agriculture...

Apr 22, 2014
FAA Announces First Unmanned Aerial System Test Site Now Operational
FAA Announces First Unmanned Aerial System Test Site Now Operational

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that the first of six test sites chosen to...

Apr 22, 2014
ASV Successfully Demonstrates C-Worker Unmanned Surface Vehicle in USA
ASV Successfully Demonstrates C-Worker Unmanned Surface Vehicle in USA

ASV’s C-Worker USV took to the water in Lake Conroe for its first International showcase following three highly successful demonstrations...

Apr 17, 2014
Airbus Defense and Space’s New WorldDEM Offers Improved Accuracy for Military Applications
Airbus Defense and Space’s New WorldDEM Offers Improved Accuracy for Military Applications

Airbus Defense and Space has commercially launched WorldDEM, a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) that provides pole-to-pole coverage of unprecedented accuracy....

Apr 17, 2014
Velodyne Launch Next Generation Visualization and Recording Software for LiDAR Sensors
Velodyne Launch Next Generation Visualization and Recording Software for LiDAR Sensors

Velodyne’s LiDAR division has released version 2.0 of its free and open-source VeloView visualization and recording software. The software is...

Apr 17, 2014
Aero Surveillance Partners with Aero Composite Innovation to Develop Unmanned Aircraft System
Aero Surveillance Partners with Aero Composite Innovation to Develop Unmanned Aircraft System

Aero Surveillance has announced a new partnership with Aero Composites Innovations (ACInnov) to focus on advanced Small and Medium Tactical...

Apr 17, 2014
Unmanned Vehicle Systems Certification aims to Fill Growing Need for Expertise
Unmanned Vehicle Systems Certification aims to Fill Growing Need for Expertise

The University of Texas at Arlington has announced a new unmanned vehicle systems undergraduate certificate for students interested in careers...

Apr 16, 2014
Orbital Completes First On-Engine Test of New “Argon” Electronic Control Unit
Orbital Completes First On-Engine Test of New “Argon” Electronic Control Unit

Orbital Corporation’s “Argon” ECU (Electronic Control Unit) under development with the support of the Australian Federal Government ANMP (Automotive New...

Apr 16, 2014
ING Robotic Aviation Selects FLIR Camera for Advanced Infrared Inspections
ING Robotic Aviation Selects FLIR Camera for Advanced Infrared Inspections

FLIR Systems, the world leader in thermal imaging systems, is pleased to announce that ING Robotic Aviation, leader in its...

Apr 16, 2014
Cardwave Launches New Range of mSATA Modules for Unmanned Systems
Cardwave Launches New Range of mSATA Modules for Unmanned Systems

Cardwave Services Ltd, a UK-based independent supplier of embedded flash memory, has added a new range of mSATA modules to...

Apr 16, 2014
nEUROn UCAV Makes History With First Formation Flight
nEUROn UCAV Makes History With First Formation Flight

On March 20, 2014, Dassault Aviation organized a formation flight of the nEUROn unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) with a...

Apr 14, 2014
Unmanned X-47B Aircraft Completes Maiden Night Flight
Unmanned X-47B Aircraft Completes Maiden Night Flight

The unmanned X-47B successfully conducted its first night flight on April 10 over Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. Night...

Apr 14, 2014
HoodTech Launch Ultra-Stabilized EO Imaging Payload with Ultra-Low SWaP for Small UAS
HoodTech Launch Ultra-Stabilized EO Imaging Payload with Ultra-Low SWaP for Small UAS

HoodTech Vision, a leading manufacturer of stabilized imaging payloads for small unmanned and manned systems, has launched the new Alticam...

Apr 14, 2014
NovAtel: GPS & GNSS Navigation Systems for Unmanned Vehicles
NovAtel: GPS & GNSS Navigation Systems for Unmanned Vehicles

NovAtel, who supply high precision Global Positioning Systems and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) OEM positioning technology to the Unmanned...

Apr 10, 2014
Retired Global Hawk UAV to Find New Life in Triton Training Program
Retired Global Hawk UAV to Find New Life in Triton Training Program

The US Navy, in accordance with the requirements of their new Triton Unmanned Aircraft System, is developing training aircraft to...

Apr 10, 2014
European Commission calls for Tough Standards to Regulate Civil Drones
European Commission calls for Tough Standards to Regulate Civil Drones

The European Commission has proposed to set tough new standards to regulate the operations of civil drones. The new standards...

Apr 09, 2014
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