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.

Schiebel Camcopter S-100 Completes Flight Tests with Local Positioning System

Schiebel has successfully concluded a series of flight trials with EADS Astrium’s Pseudolite-based Local Positioning System “DeckFinder”, expanding its automated...

Jul 03, 2013
Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Management Of Varied UAVs from One Integrated Control System

During a recent demonstration at NAVAIR, Lockheed Martin monitored and controlled multiple types of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) from one...

Jul 02, 2013
Cornell University’s CUAir Team Wins Unmanned Air Systems Competition

CUAir, a group of high-flying Cornell engineering students, soared into first place at the Student Unmanned Air Systems Competition held...

Jul 02, 2013
Law Enforcement Uses for UAS Presented by Liberty University & Industry Professionals

John Marselus, associate dean of Flight Operations for Liberty University School of Aeronautics, joined a team of industry professionals in...

Jul 02, 2013
Raytheon Awarded NAVAIR Cross-domain Surveillance System Contract

Raytheon Company has been awarded a contract with the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to build an integrated multi-INT...

Jul 02, 2013
ASV to Build USV under SBRI Funding

Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) won the second phase of the recent SBRI competition to develop a Long Endurance Marine Unmanned...

Jul 01, 2013
DII Announce ETURNAS Long-Endurance Solar Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Design Intelligence Incorporated, LLC (DII) and MicroLink Devices, Inc. (MLD) have announced the development of a new solar-optimized unmanned aerial...

Jun 28, 2013
GA-ASI to Develop New Predator B UAS Variant

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

Jun 27, 2013
GTRI Agile Aperture Antenna Tested on Autonomous Ocean Vehicle

Antenna technology originally developed to quickly send and receive information through a software-defined military radio may soon be used to...

Jun 27, 2013
Micro-Epsilon Launch Lightweight Thermal Imager for UAVs

Precision sensor manufacturer Micro-Epsilon has launched a lightweight thermal imaging camera that can be easily mounted to a variety of...

Jun 26, 2013
US Navy Deploys MK18 Kingfish UUV

The U.S. Navy has deployed the MK18 Mod 2 Kingfish underwater unmanned vehicle for operations in the 5th Fleet area...

Jun 26, 2013
Aeryon sUAS Successfully Complete Department of Homeland Security RAPS Trials

Aeryon Labs Inc. recently participated in the Robotic Aircraft for Public Safety (RAPS) program trials at the Oklahoma Test Center-Unmanned...

Jun 26, 2013
DynCorp International and Sierra Nevada Corporation Form Strategic Alliance

DynCorp International (DI) and Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Integrated Mission Systems (IMS) today announced a strategic alliance to provide mission...

Jun 26, 2013
Autocopter UAV Launched for Agricultural Applications

The AutoCopter™ is a UAV helicopter providing remote sensing of crops using three full-sized cameras (multi-spectral, DSLR and HD Video)...

Jun 25, 2013
Northrop Grumman Awarded Inertial Navigation System Development Contract by AFRL

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a phase two inertial navigation system-related contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to...

Jun 25, 2013
Rockwell Collins RTK SAASM and Autopilot Pivotal in Ship-based Recovery of U.S. Navy RQ-21A UAS

The Rockwell Collins Athena® 111m Flight Control System and Real Time Kinematic (RTK) Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) technology solution...

Jun 25, 2013
SNC Completes Second Sense and Avoid Radar Sensor Flight Demonstration

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) successfully completed its second airborne demonstration for the Air Force Research Lab under its Multi Sensor...

Jun 25, 2013
UEI Announces FLATRACK 1U DAQ/Embedded Control Platform

United Electronic Industries (UEI) has announced the release of an innovative Ethernet-based data acquisition (DAQ) and control platform. The DNF-4-1G...

Jun 25, 2013
Video: microdrone UAS Completes First Flight Across the Alps

On 12th June, a microdrones md4-1000 drone equipped with an HD camera set off from Switzerland and crossed the Saint-Gotthard...

Jun 21, 2013
ScanEagle UAS to be Deployed by Royal Navy for ISR Operations

ScanEagle is a maritime reconnaissance asset that can be launched off the back of Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary...

Jun 21, 2013
Paris 2013: Aeroprobe Introduce Micro Air Data Computer

Aeroprobe Corporation introduced a micro sized air data computer to the aviation community at the 50th Paris-Le Bourget International Air...

Jun 20, 2013
Paris 2013: Piaggio Aero Unveils “HammerHead” UAS

Piaggio Aero Industries has unveiled at the 2013 Paris Air Show, the Piaggio Aero P.1HH “HammerHead” Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)....

Jun 19, 2013
GA-ASI Partner with Fokker to Prepare Predator B UAS for the Dutch Government

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

Jun 19, 2013
GA-ASI Completes VideoSAR Software System Tests

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

Jun 19, 2013
Raytheon’s Mini IFF Transponders to be Used on Korean Air UAVs

Raytheon Company has completed deliveries of its miniature military-grade Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders to Korean Air Lines as...

Jun 19, 2013
AGI Software Selected by Insitu for UAS Control System

Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI), the producer of commercial modeling and analysis software for the space, defense and intelligence communities, today...

Jun 18, 2013
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