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.

NovAtel® Introduces Commercial Tactical Grade MEMS IMU
NovAtel® Introduces Commercial Tactical Grade MEMS IMU

Today at Oceanology International (Oi) China, NovAtel announced the addition of Sensonor’s commercially exportable OEM-IMU-STIM300 to its SPAN® GNSS + INS...

Sep 03, 2013
NORBIT Selects NovAtel SPAN for Integration into the NORBIT iWBMS Compact Bathymetry Sonar
NORBIT Selects NovAtel SPAN for Integration into the NORBIT iWBMS Compact Bathymetry Sonar

NovAtel announced today at Oceanology International (Oi) China, that NORBIT has selected NovAtel’s Synchronized Position Attitude Navigation (SPAN) product for...

Sep 03, 2013
Mainstream Engineering Awarded USAF Contract for Hybrid Electric UAV Propulsion System
Mainstream Engineering Awarded USAF Contract for Hybrid Electric UAV Propulsion System

Mainstream Engineering Corporation, a 27-year-old Brevard County research and manufacturing company, has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air...

Sep 03, 2013
ASV’s C-Stat 2 completes final acceptance with Tohoku University
ASV’s C-Stat 2 completes final acceptance with Tohoku University

In early August 2013 a team from ASV oversaw the successful completion of the C-Stat 2 acceptance trials for Tohoku University around...

Sep 02, 2013
ASV recruits experts from the Navy and Oceanographic world
ASV recruits experts from the Navy and Oceanographic world

With more vehicles in build at any one time than ever before, unmanned marine system producer Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV)...

Sep 01, 2013
PX4 and 3D Robotics Launch New Pixhawk Autopilot for UAVs
PX4 and 3D Robotics Launch New Pixhawk Autopilot for UAVs

The PX4 Project and 3D Robotics have announced the arrival of Pixhawk — an advanced open-hardware autopilot design for multirotors,...

Aug 30, 2013
World Surveillance Group Establishes Consortium to Develop and Commercialize Argus One LTA UAV
World Surveillance Group Establishes Consortium to Develop and Commercialize Argus One LTA UAV

World Surveillance Group Inc., a developer of lighter-than-air aerostats and unmanned aerial systems, has signed a teaming agreement with three...

Aug 30, 2013
FLIR Systems Wins $137m Contract to Supply BRITE Star Imaging Systems to U.S. Navy
FLIR Systems Wins $137m Contract to Supply BRITE Star Imaging Systems to U.S. Navy

FLIR Systems, Inc. has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane...

Aug 30, 2013
DARPA Launches Hydra Program to Develop Undersea Network of Unmanned Payloads and Platforms
DARPA Launches Hydra Program to Develop Undersea Network of Unmanned Payloads and Platforms

Today’s naval forces rely primarily on highly capable multifunctional manned platforms, such as ships and submarines. Even the most advanced...

Aug 29, 2013
TCOM Deploys Next-Generation Ultra-Durable Hull Material for Surveillance Aerostats
TCOM Deploys Next-Generation Ultra-Durable Hull Material for Surveillance Aerostats

TCOMLP, the global leader in affordable persistent surveillance solutions, has announced that it has successfully deployed its revolutionary ultra-durable hull...

Aug 29, 2013
$15.8M U.S. Army Orders for AeroVironment Switchblade Tactical Missile Systems
$15.8M U.S. Army Orders for AeroVironment Switchblade Tactical Missile Systems

AeroVironment, Inc. has received a total of $15.8 million in orders under a contract for Switchblade™ tactical missile systems, ancillary...

Aug 28, 2013
Aero Surveillance Launches New ASV 150-EC UAS Surveillance System
Aero Surveillance Launches New ASV 150-EC UAS Surveillance System

Aero Surveillance Inc. has launched the new ASV 150-EC for Extended Capabilities, Unmanned Airborne Surveillance System designed for a broad...

Aug 28, 2013
UAV Navigation to Supply Attitude and Heading Reference System for AvMap’s EKP V Aeronautical GPS
UAV Navigation to Supply Attitude and Heading Reference System for AvMap’s EKP V Aeronautical GPS

UAV Navigation, a leading developer of flight control avionics and motion processing solutions, has announced that it will be supplying...

Aug 28, 2013
Panacis Granted Patent for Battery Connection Failure Detection System
Panacis Granted Patent for Battery Connection Failure Detection System

Designers and manufacturers of advanced, lithium powerpack systems for the defense and aerospace markets, Panacis Inc, has been granted a patent...

Aug 27, 2013
Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar System Demonstrated by Northrop Grumman
Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar System Demonstrated by Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman has demonstrated the AN/TPS-80 radar system to 40 members of the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps and the...

Aug 27, 2013
Integrated Informatics Uses senseFly’s eBee UAS to Improve Data Capture Capabilities
Integrated Informatics Uses senseFly’s eBee UAS to Improve Data Capture Capabilities

Integrated Informatics Inc. now offers a complete aerial data solution, from data capture to analysis and data management, using senseFly’s...

Aug 26, 2013
Orbital Corp. Wins Contract to Develop New Heavy Fuel Engine for SUAS Platform
Orbital Corp. Wins Contract to Develop New Heavy Fuel Engine for SUAS Platform

An innovative Australian company designing engines for unmanned aerial vehicles is carving out a successful niche in the global aviation...

Aug 26, 2013
Prioria Robotics’ Maveric™ SUAS Selected by Saint Louis University for UAS Program
Prioria Robotics’ Maveric™ SUAS Selected by Saint Louis University for UAS Program

Prioria Robotics, Inc., developers of the tactical Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) Maveric™ and Tetra™, was chosen by Saint Louis...

Aug 23, 2013
Video: UAV Factory Penguin C Unmanned Aircraft System
Video: UAV Factory Penguin C Unmanned Aircraft System

UAV Factory’s Penguin C UAS is a breakthrough product in terms of performance, reliability and cost efficiency. The aircraft fits...

Aug 23, 2013
AUVSI 2013 – the UST Round-Up
AUVSI 2013 – the UST Round-Up

More than 8,100 attendees and nearly 600 exhibitors attended the annual Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) convention last...

Aug 22, 2013
3D Robotics Launches Ready-to-Fly UAV Quadcopter
3D Robotics Launches Ready-to-Fly UAV Quadcopter

3D Robotics (3DR) has announced the availability of Iris, an advanced quadcopter with full GPS-guided autonomous capabilities. Designed to provide...

Aug 22, 2013
Video: Real-Time Visible/IR Video Transmission from a Quadcopter
Video: Real-Time Visible/IR Video Transmission from a Quadcopter

SRI participated in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Demonstration at AUVSI 2013. The demonstration featured a quadcopter equipped with SRI’s DL...

Aug 20, 2013
Roke Demonstrates Wide Area Man-Portable Military Base Station
Roke Demonstrates Wide Area Man-Portable Military Base Station

Roke has announced that SmartLink, the world’s only man-portable, 15km range, private 3G basestation for military, security and public safety...

Aug 20, 2013
Septentrio’s GNSS Heading Receiver is Integrated into Tethered Aerostat System
Septentrio’s GNSS Heading Receiver is Integrated into Tethered Aerostat System

Septentrio have announced that Raven Aerostar, a manufacturer of Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) platforms that provide unmatched performance in challenging environments, has...

Aug 16, 2013
Rockwell Collins’ Receiver Cards Used to Navigate RQ-11B Raven UAV With Live M-code Signals
Rockwell Collins’ Receiver Cards Used to Navigate RQ-11B Raven UAV With Live M-code Signals

Rockwell Collins’ Receiver Cards were recently used in an historic test flight resulting in the first time any aircraft has...

Aug 16, 2013
AeroVironment’s Solar-Powered Puma AE Small UAS Completes Nine Hour Continuous Flight Test
AeroVironment’s Solar-Powered Puma AE Small UAS Completes Nine Hour Continuous Flight Test

AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that a recent outdoor test flight of a solar-powered prototype version of the company’s proven Puma...

Aug 16, 2013
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