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.

Analytic Systems to Supply Power Systems for AAI Shadow Tactical UAS Ground Control Stations

On the heels of a record production year, Analytic Systems has announced its largest order ever for a power system...

Jan 24, 2013
TerraLuma selects Headwall Hyperspectral Sensor for Unmanned Aircraft

The University of Tasmania TerraLuma Project is partnering with Headwall Photonics to bring hyperspectral technology to their fleet of unmanned...

Jan 23, 2013
AeroVironment Wins $12m US Army Contract for Wasp AE SUAS

AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that NAVAIR’s Program Office for Navy & Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PMA-263), working...

Jan 23, 2013
IKM Subsea Awarded 3+2 Year ROV Frame Agreement

IKM Subsea, a supplier of Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV), have announced the award of a 3+2 year frame agreement by Nexans Norway for...

Jan 23, 2013
Kongsberg Evotec to Supply New ROV Launch and Recovery System to Swire Seabed

Kongsberg Evotec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, will deliver its new mobile Launch and Recovery System (E-LARS) for...

Jan 23, 2013
Tech Source Partners with Cambridge Pixel to Develop Video Applications for Embedded Mil-Aero Market

Tech Source, Inc., an independent supplier of high performance embedded video, graphics and high end computing solutions, has partnered with...

Jan 23, 2013
RAPTR SUAS to be Used in RAPS Tests

Tactical Electronics, supplier of the RAPTR UAV has been selected to participate in the upcoming SUAS demonstrations for the Robotic...

Jan 22, 2013
Frost & Sullivan’s Michael Blades to Chair the 9th Annual UAS Summit

Frost & Sullivan’s Senior Industry Analyst Michael Blades will serve as chairman of the 9th Annual Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)...

Jan 22, 2013
Bloomberg: European Drone Plan Seeks Political Backing

France and Germany are set to renew efforts to work on a joint unmanned aerial vehicle, supporting European Aeronautic, Defence...

Jan 22, 2013
BoldIQ to Supply Software for Silent Guardian Hybrid UAV

Bye Aerospace, Inc., a Denver-based company applying clean energy solutions to innovative aircraft designs for the aerospace and defense markets,...

Jan 22, 2013
Blanks joins K-State Salina’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program

Mark Blanks is the new program manager of Kansas State University Salina’s unmanned aircraft systems program. Blanks is charged with...

Jan 21, 2013
Global Telesat Wins DOD Contract for Blimp in a Box Aerostat System

World Surveillance Group Inc., a developer of lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicles and related technologies, has announced that its wholly owned...

Jan 18, 2013
Rolls-Royce Delivers Launch and Recovery Systems for Unmanned surface vehicles

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has recently delivered two launch and recovery systems for unmanned surface vehicles (USV) and...

Jan 18, 2013
Zettlex Expands IncOder range to 30,000 Products

Cambridge-based sensors company Zettlex has massively expanded its IncOder product range to include a choice of more than 30,000 different...

Jan 18, 2013
Flex Analytics & PiXlogic Bring Unprecedented Image and Video Search to Government and Industry

Flex Analytics LLC, a provider of multimedia analytical solutions for government and industry and value-added software reseller, is pleased to...

Jan 17, 2013
Northrop Grumman and UAE’s Higher Colleges of Technology to Host Unmanned Aircraft Innovation Challenge

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) of the United Arab Emirates have signed a memorandum of...

Jan 17, 2013
Saab Receives Order for AUV Systems

Defence and security company Saab have signed a contract on delivery of autonomous underwater vehicles systems, AUV62, in training configuration....

Jan 17, 2013
UAV “Sense and Avoid” Capabilities Demonstrated by Sagetech and ING Robotic Aviation

ING Robotic Aviation and Sagetech Corporation teamed to make Canadian aviation history back in November, as a manned aircraft and...

Jan 17, 2013
Husky A200 Unmanned Ground Vehicle in Training for NASA’s HI-SEAS Study

Clearpath Robotics’ Husky A200 Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) has joined Dr. Jean Hunter (Cornell University), Dr. Kim Binstead (University of...

Jan 17, 2013
NASA Issues 2013 Call For Visionary Advanced Technology Concepts

NASA’s Space Technology Program is looking for visionary advanced concepts. This year’s annual call for NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts Program...

Jan 17, 2013
Elbit Systems Selected for Award to Supply sUAS to U.S. Army

Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced that Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems, has been selected...

Jan 16, 2013
SBG Systems Launches New Series of MEMS-based Tactical Grade Inertial Systems

SBG Systems presents Ekinox Series, a brand new product range of tactical grade inertial systems which brings robust and cost-effective...

Jan 16, 2013
Austro Engine Test New Rotary Engine for Unmanned Aircraft

Austro Engine have announced that tests have been successfully carried out on the new AE80R rotary engine. The vibration-free engine...

Jan 16, 2013
Ulti-Mate Connector, Inc. Unveils New Line of Nano Connectors

Ulti-Mate Connector has announced a complete, new line of Nano Connectors built in accordance with the specifications of MIL-DTL-32139. Ulti-Mate’s...

Jan 15, 2013
GTRI Small UAV Supports Development of Lightweight Sensors

A research team at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is developing an airborne testing capability for sensors, communications devices...

Jan 15, 2013
Rockwell Collins, DARPA Reaching New Frontiers in Micro GPS Technology

Imagine having GPS navigation capability embedded on something as small as a hummingbird-size unmanned aerial vehicle. That day may be...

Jan 15, 2013
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