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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.

TORC Robotics Provides Remote Control Solutions for Mining in Hazardous Areas
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
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 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 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
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 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
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 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
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
Triton UAS Completes Initial Flight Test Phase
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
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
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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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 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 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
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
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 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
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
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