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.

Phoenix Aerial Systems Develops World’s Smallest Commercial UAV LiDAR Platform

Phoenix Aerial Systems, a leading manufacturer of unmanned aerial platforms, announced today that they have successfully developed and demonstrated the...

Aug 01, 2013
US Technik Appointed as Sales Contractor for World Surveillance Group’s Blimp in a Box™ Aerostat

World Surveillance Group Inc., a developer of lighter-than-air aerostats and unmanned aerial systems, announced today that WSGI and its wholly...

Jul 31, 2013
Sparton Navex Launches New MEMS Inertial Measurement Unit

Sparton Navigation and Exploration is introducing an enhanced MEMS based sensing Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU-10), at AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North...

Jul 31, 2013
OPM to Supply Mission-Critical 3D-Printed Parts to Northrop Grumman

Oxford Performance Materials (OPM) is pleased to announce that it has received a contract from Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC)...

Jul 31, 2013
GA-ASI Completes First Flight of Improved Gray Eagle UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems,...

Jul 31, 2013
Orbital to Develop Next Generation UAS Engine

Orbital has been awarded a contract for the development of a production engine for a small unmanned aerial system (SUAS)....

Jul 31, 2013
New Military-grade, Managed, 8 Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch from Techaya leads SWaP Innovation with Credit Card-sized Platform

Building upon its recent delivery of miniaturized, ruggedized, miltary grade Ethernet switches, MilSource, a newly-formed U.S.-based distributor of miltary-grade Ethernet...

Jul 30, 2013
Saab Sensis Team Awarded NASA Flight Critical Systems Research Contract

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a team led by Saab Sensis a contract to provide Flight...

Jul 30, 2013
AUVSI 2013: DSI to Showcase Optical Thin Film Coatings for UAVs

Deposition Sciences, Inc. (DSI®), global manufacturer of highly durable thin film optical coatings, announces plans to showcase specialized optical thin...

Jul 30, 2013
Raytheon Demonstrates Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) Prototype

Innovative use of Gallium Nitride, and an unmatched history of successful radar development, delivers warfighter capability against aerial targets. Raytheon...

Jul 30, 2013
Epson Announces Two New Inertial Measurement Units For Demanding Unmanned And Industrial Applications

Epson Electronics America (EEA) has developed two new products for its inertial measurement unit (IMU) lineup. The new products, the...

Jul 30, 2013
NuWaves Introduces NuPower Xtender Linear Bidirectional S-Band Amplifier for Advanced Communication Systems

NuWaves Engineering, an international Radio Frequency (RF) and Embedded Systems solutions provider, announces the release of the NuPower Xtender(TM) Linear...

Jul 30, 2013
How Students in America are affected by Limiting the use of UAVs in the National Airspace System

100,000 High Paying Technology Jobs in the USA in Jeopardy of being Filled in Time. One wonders if our President,...

Jul 29, 2013
Scion UAS Receives FAA Certification for SA-400 Jackal

Scion UAS, developers of VTOL unmanned and optionally piloted aerial systems, has received FAA certification for the SA-400 Jackal optionally...

Jul 29, 2013
sUSB Expo: Velodyne to Showcase HDL-32E LiDAR Sensors for UAVs

Velodyne will present its latest successes in the world of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) equipped with real-time, 3D LiDAR sensors...

Jul 26, 2013
SBG Systems Launch Dual Antenna GNSS Inertial Navigation System

SBG Systems has added a new inertial system to its Ekinox Series. With integrated Dual Antenna GPS + GLONASS receiver,...

Jul 26, 2013
ACP Composites Installs Second CNC Router for Precision Components

ACP Composites, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high quality composite solutions, expands their machining capabilities with the addition of a...

Jul 25, 2013
Alta Devices’ Lightweight Solar Material Powers Unmanned Aircraft Indefinitely

During a keynote at the small unmanned systems business expo in San Francisco, CA today, Alta Devices’ CEO, Christopher Norris,...

Jul 25, 2013
US Army Completes Early User Testing of JLENS Aerostat

The U.S. Army completed (EUT) of the Raytheon Company developed JLENS. During the six-week-long EUT, soldiers tested JLENS’ ability to...

Jul 25, 2013
Bluefin and MIT Demonstrate AUV Plug-n-Play Payload Autonomy

Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), and the Laboratory of Autonomous Marine Sensing Systems (LAMSS) at...

Jul 24, 2013
Fibre Optic Rotary Joint Provides High Speed Data Transfers on ROVs

Since the introduction of a Fibre Optic Rotary Joint (FORJ) into their product portfolio, BGB Engineering Ltd have further extended...

Jul 24, 2013
Heron 1 UAS Exceeds Over 15,000 Flight Hours in Afghanistan

At the beginning of July, the Heron 1 UAS logged its 15,000th operational flight hour. The three systems, which are...

Jul 24, 2013
Sentient’s Target Detection Solution Delivers Faster Processing and Dissemination

Sentient Vision Systems has announced enhancements to its automated target detection solution, Kestrel, through the incorporation of auto stabilization, exploitation...

Jul 24, 2013
Webinar: Enabling Smarter Sensors Onboard UAV Payloads

Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the real-time infrastructure software company, is sponsoring a complimentary webinar titled, “Enabling Smarter Sensors Onboard UAV Payloads,”...

Jul 24, 2013
L-3 Link Wins Predator Mission Aircrew Training System Recompete

L-3 Communications’ Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) division has won the recompete for the U.S. Air Force’s Predator Mission Aircrew...

Jul 24, 2013
Spectracom, Geodetics Collaborate for Rugged PNT Equipment

Spectracom, a business of the Orolia Group and a leading provider of GNSS signal management solutions, announced today a strategic...

Jul 23, 2013
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