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.

Marques Aviation Unveil “MA THOR Twin” MALE UAS
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 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
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
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
Inside UK MoD’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Control Centre
Inside UK MoD’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Control Centre

The U.K. Ministry of Defence has, for the first time, opened the doors to its unmanned aerial systems (UAS) control...

Dec 18, 2013
Kratos Wins $4.5m Unmanned Aerial Drone System Program Contract Award
Kratos Wins $4.5m Unmanned Aerial Drone System Program Contract Award

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced 17th December that its Advanced Drone and...

Dec 18, 2013
Aeryon Labs Relocates to New Larger Offices
Aeryon Labs Relocates to New Larger Offices

Aeryon Labs, the small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) provider and trusted partner of civil and military customers, resellers, and other...

Dec 18, 2013
Video: Use of 3D Printed Components on PTERA UAV
Video: Use of 3D Printed Components on PTERA UAV

Georgia based Area-I, the company begind the PTERA unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), approached Solid Concepts to manufacture multiple Selective Laser...

Dec 18, 2013
GA-ASI Successfully Tests SAA System Components Aboard Predator B UAV
GA-ASI Successfully Tests SAA System Components Aboard Predator B UAV

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

Dec 16, 2013
Sikorsky Innovations Wins DARPA Contract for Phase 1 of VTOL X-Plane Program
Sikorsky Innovations Wins DARPA Contract for Phase 1 of VTOL X-Plane Program

Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., has announced it has won a contract for Phase 1...

Dec 13, 2013
MDA to Continue UAV Surveillance Service for Australian Defence Force
MDA to Continue UAV Surveillance Service for Australian Defence Force

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), a global communications and information company, has announced that it has been contracted by...

Dec 12, 2013
Northrop Grumman Brief Media on Expanding C4ISR Capabilities Through Open and Integrated Technologies
Northrop Grumman Brief Media on Expanding C4ISR Capabilities Through Open and Integrated Technologies

Five executives from Northrop Grumman Corporation briefed media at the National Press Club on expanding C4ISR capabilities for the U.S....

Dec 12, 2013
SRI’s Underwater Mass Spectrometer Conducts Underwater Surveys On Bluefin AUV
SRI’s Underwater Mass Spectrometer Conducts Underwater Surveys On Bluefin AUV

SRI International has successfully demonstrated unprecedented capabilities for conducting underwater chemical surveys with its in situ membrane introduction mass spectrometry...

Dec 12, 2013
API Technologies Receives Two Additional AS9100 Rev C Aerospace Site Certifications
API Technologies Receives Two Additional AS9100 Rev C Aerospace Site Certifications

API Technologies Corp., a trusted provider of RF/microwave, microelectronics, and security solutions for critical and high-reliability applications, has announced that...

Dec 11, 2013
Themis Launches New Intel® Core™ i7 NanoPAK™ Small Form Factor Computer
Themis Launches New Intel® Core™ i7 NanoPAK™ Small Form Factor Computer

Themis Computer today announced the Intel® Core™ i7 NanoPAK™ small form factor computer, the newest member of the Themis Tactical...

Dec 11, 2013
Australian MoD Extends Heron RPA Operations in Afghanistan
Australian MoD Extends Heron RPA Operations in Afghanistan

The Australian Government has extended the Heron Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) deployment to Afghanistan providing high resolution Intelligence, Surveillance and...

Dec 11, 2013
NASA Developing Legs for Space Station’s Robonaut 2
NASA Developing Legs for Space Station’s Robonaut 2

NASA engineers are developing climbing legs for the International Space Station’s robotic crewmember Robonaut 2 (R2), marking another milestone in...

Dec 11, 2013
Video: Vision4ce Image Stabilization Demonstration
Video: Vision4ce Image Stabilization Demonstration

Vision4ce, who specialize in the provision of electro-optical (EO) system management hardware, software and integration services, have released a video...

Dec 09, 2013
Tidewater Subsea Awards $30m ROV Contract to FMC Technologies
Tidewater Subsea Awards $30m ROV Contract to FMC Technologies

FMC Technologies, Inc. has received an order from Tidewater Subsea (Tidewater) to supply a fleet of six work-class ROV systems...

Dec 09, 2013
Ohio Conducts Airspace Study To Fly Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Ohio Conducts Airspace Study To Fly Unmanned Aircraft Systems

A study set to be completed early next year will lead to developing a unique national capability in Ohio for...

Dec 06, 2013
New Profile: SeeByte – Advanced Software for Underwater Vehicles, Sensors and Systems
New Profile: SeeByte – Advanced Software for Underwater Vehicles, Sensors and Systems

SeeByte, a global leader in creating smart software for unmanned maritime systems, has a new profile on Unmanned Systems Technology....

Dec 06, 2013
U.S. Navy Launches UAS from Submerged Submarine
U.S. Navy Launches UAS from Submerged Submarine

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) with funding from SwampWorks at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Department...

Dec 06, 2013
TeXtreme® To Showcase Capabilities at Carbon Fiber 2013
TeXtreme® To Showcase Capabilities at Carbon Fiber 2013

TeXtreme® will be exhibiting at the Carbon Fiber 2013 conference held in Knoxville/Oak Ridge, TN, USA, 9-12 of December. The...

Dec 04, 2013
ARA Demonstrates Search and Rescue Capabilities of Nighthawk Micro UAS
ARA Demonstrates Search and Rescue Capabilities of Nighthawk Micro UAS

As a result of ongoing conversations with law enforcement personnel, the Unmanned Systems & Security Product (USPD) Division of Applied...

Dec 04, 2013
Omnetics’ Micro-Circular Connectors Offer Size and Weight Reductions for Unmanned Applications
Omnetics’ Micro-Circular Connectors Offer Size and Weight Reductions for Unmanned Applications

Micro-sized, (.050 inch pitch), connectors in compact metal or over-molded polymer shells offer dramatic size and weight reductions for circuits...

Dec 04, 2013
Northrop Grumman Starts Production of First NATO Global Hawk UAS
Northrop Grumman Starts Production of First NATO Global Hawk UAS

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Moss Point, Miss., Unmanned Systems Center started production of the first NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) Block...

Dec 04, 2013
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