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.

LynuxWorks Announces Broad Support for 4th Generation Intel Core Processor Family

In conjunction with the launch of the 4th Generation Intel® Core™ processor family (formerly code-named “Haswell”), LynuxWorks™, Inc, a world...

Jun 04, 2013
AutonomouStuff to Distribute Neptec OPAL 2.0 3D Laser Scanners

Neptec Technologies Corp., a leading developer of innovative 3D machine vision products, today announced that it has signed AutonomouStuff as...

Jun 03, 2013
TORC Unmanned Vehicle Kit Provides Multi-mission Autonomous Capabilities to U.S. Marine Corps

The TORC Robotics GUSS autonomous ground vehicle has completed an 11-day Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL) Limited Technical Assessment (LTA)...

Jun 03, 2013
Northrop Grumman & NASA Renew Earth Science Partnership Using Global Hawk UAS

Northrop Grumman Corporation and NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center extended the NASA Space Act Agreement and will continue sharing Northrop...

May 30, 2013
Kraken Completes Testing of Synthetic Aperture Sonar on REMUS 600 AUV

Kraken Sonar Systems Inc. announced today that the sea acceptance testing of its AquaPix® Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar (InSAS) with...

May 30, 2013
Navy Initiative Will Cut Costs of MQ-4C Triton UAS Program

An engineer at Naval Air Station Patuxent River is leading an initiative that will save the Navy’s MQ-4C Triton Unmanned...

May 30, 2013
CarteNav Solutions Inc. Adds Advanced Functionality to AIMS-ISR® Software

CarteNav Solutions Inc. is set to showcase the advanced capabilities introduced to its innovative AIMS-ISR® family of software solutions at...

May 29, 2013
ING Robotic Aviation Becomes Canadian Reseller of Huginn X1 VTOL UAV

ING Robotic Aviation is proud to announce that it has just entered into a partnership with Anthea Technologies to become...

May 29, 2013
Predator UAV Exceeds 20,000 Flying Hours in Afghanistan

An MQ-1 Predator currently in service in Afghanistan has become the first Predator to pass 20,000 flying hours over Afghanistan, a...

May 29, 2013
In View Series to Cover the Intensifying Technology Arms Race and Cybersecurity

The natures of combat, warfare and espionage have quickly evolved in the information age. As the United States has expanded...

May 29, 2013
Draganfly Innovations Launch Ultra Portable UAV

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) able to carry high quality cameras have, until today, required prohibitively large transport cases. This has...

May 28, 2013
EuroHawk GmbH, Northrop Grumman and EADS Statement on the Euro Hawk Program

EuroHawk GmbH, Northrop Grumman Corporation and EADS have released the following statement on the Euro Hawk program: “EuroHawk GmbH, Northrop...

May 28, 2013
Insitu’s RQ-21A Small Tactical UAS Reaches Milestone C Approval

Insitu announced today that RQ-21A reached Milestone C under the Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) contract with Naval Air...

May 23, 2013
Northrop Grumman Delivers 8,000th LN-100 Inertial Navigation System

Northrop Grumman Corporation has achieved a significant milestone by delivering its 8,000th LN-100 inertial navigation system (INS), which provides primary...

May 23, 2013
Video: U.S Navy Triton UAV First Flight

Video has been released of the Northrop Grumman-built Triton unmanned aircraft system’s first flight, which was completed from the company’s...

May 23, 2013
Aeryon Labs Launch Aeryon SkyRanger sUAS

Aeryon Labs has launched the Aeryon SkyRanger™ small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS). This new Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) system...

May 23, 2013
Survey Copter Utilize Stratasys 3D Printing Technology for UAV Components

Stratasys Ltd., a leading manufacturer of 3D printers and production systems for prototyping and manufacturing, has announced that remote control...

May 23, 2013
Northrop Grumman’s Triton UAV Completes First Flight

The Northrop Grumman Corporation-built MQ-4C Triton high-altitude unmanned aircraft successfully completed its first flight today from the company’s manufacturing facility...

May 22, 2013
Metron, Inc to Develop Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle

Metron, Inc. has been awarded a $7.2m contract for research and development of a large displacement unmanned undersea vehicle (LDUUV)...

May 22, 2013
Steve Dittman Joins Marotta Controls as Director of Business Development, Marine Systems

Steve Dittman has joined the Marotta Controls team as Director of Business Development, Marine Systems. Steve Dittman, a Professional Engineer...

May 22, 2013
Video: Unmanned Aircraft Films Inside Canterbury Cathedral

Eagle Video Productions has obtained unique video footage inside Canterbury Cathedral using its EagleCam drone to tempt tourists to visit...

May 21, 2013
X-47B Completes First Ever Carrier Touch-and-Go Landing Operations

The Navy’s X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) has begun touch-and-go landing operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS George...

May 21, 2013
A-NSE T-C350 Airborne Surveillance System to be Deployed the Middle-East

The T-C350 is an aerial surveillance platform loaded on an aerostat. It can lift a 200 kg payload. Its integrated...

May 17, 2013
Liquid Robotics Receives Guinness World Record for Longest Unmanned ASV Journey

Liquid Robotics®, an ocean data services provider and developer of the Wave Glider®, announced it has been officially awarded the...

May 17, 2013
Australia Renews Interest in MQ-4C Triton UAS

The Australian Ministers for Defence and Defence Materiel announced May 15 that the government of Australia will enter into a...

May 17, 2013
Trimble Enhances Business Center Software to Process Gatewing X100 UAS Images

Trimble has introduced a new version of its office surveying software—Trimble® Business Center Software version 3.00. Trimble Business Center Software...

May 16, 2013
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