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.

LAAD 2013: Boeing to Showcase UAS, Cybersecurity & Super Hornet Simulator

An F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block II simulator, cybersecurity demonstration, and unmanned airborne system models will anchor Boeing’s display at the...

Apr 08, 2013
BlueBird To Supply SpyLite Mini-UAV Systems to Chilean Army

BlueBird Aero Systems – a leader in the design, development and production of Micro, Mini and Small tactical UAS and...

Apr 05, 2013
Kratos Receives $11.5m in Specialty Product Orders for UAS and Other Programs

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its Unmanned Systems Solutions Division...

Apr 04, 2013
LAAD: UVision to Introduce Command and Control System for HERO Family of UAS

UVision – a leader in the design, development and manufacturing of UAVs – will introduce a common command and control...

Apr 04, 2013
Omnetics’ New SureCon 360 Nano-Connectors Pass Shock, Vibration and Immersion Tests

Omnetics, a leading supplier of micro and nano miniature interconnect products, has announced the latest addition to it’s NANO 360°...

Apr 04, 2013
DoD Receive Initial Blimp in a Box Aerostat System

World Surveillance Group Inc., a developer of lighter-than-air aerostats and unmanned aerial systems (“UAS”), today announced that, with the support...

Apr 04, 2013
U.S. Navy’s BAMS-D UAS Exceeds 10,000 Flight Hours

The Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance-Demonstrator (BAMS-D) surpasses 10,000 flight hours April 1, marking another milestone for Navy unmanned aviation....

Apr 04, 2013
LAAD: Gilat to Showcase Lightweight Satellite Communications Solution for UAVs

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. – a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services – will be showcasing its...

Apr 04, 2013
U.S. Navy’s MQ-8B Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Completes 600th Flight

The U.S. Navy’s MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter surpassed another milestone in March when the MQ-8B Fire Scout helicopter completed...

Apr 03, 2013
Bluefin Completes Deep-Water Tests of DARPA UUV

Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), announced that the company has successfully completed deep-water testing of...

Apr 03, 2013
Israel to Promote Cooperation and Partnership with Brazil at LAAD 2013

SIBAT, the International Defense Cooperation Division of the Israel Ministry of Defense, is promoting defense cooperation between Brazilian and Israeli...

Apr 03, 2013
Ittiam Unveils Full HD Low Latency Video Streaming Solution

Ittiam has unveiled its latest low latency server-client streaming solution, which delivers high quality, full HD video (1080p60) at less...

Apr 03, 2013
Velodyne LiDAR Demonstrates use of LiDAR in 3-D Mapping, Autonomous Vehicles, Surveillance & Security

Featured as a leader in revolutionary technology, Velodyne LiDAR recently presented a seminar at NACSA’s “Beyond Semiconductor: The New Trend...

Apr 03, 2013
FAA to Hold Online Session on UAS Test Site Privacy Policy

The FAA will hold an online public engagement session on Wednesday, April 3 from 12 noon to 2 p.m. EDT...

Apr 03, 2013
Bluefin Subsea Lithium Battery Receives Navy Safety Approval

Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and related subsea technologies, announced that the US Navy has...

Apr 02, 2013
Clearpath Robotics’ Kingfisher USV Named Edison Awards Finalist

Clearpath Robotics has been named a 2013 Award Finalist by the internationally renowned Edison Awards. The Kingfisher Remote Survey System...

Apr 02, 2013
NASA Studies Volcanic Plume with Aerovironment RQ-14 Dragon Eye UAV

NASA Earth science researchers last month traveled to Turrialba Volcano, near San Jose, Costa Rica, to fly an Aerovironment Dragon...

Apr 02, 2013
World Surveillance Group Acquires Lighter Than Air Systems to Support DOD Contract

World Surveillance Group Inc. (“WSGI”), a developer of lighter-than-air aerostats and unmanned aerial systems, today announced that it has completed...

Apr 01, 2013
Xsens to Showcase Next Generation IMU, VRU & AHRS Technology

Xsens will display its range of next generation MTi® technology for the first time at Ocean Business in Southampton. The...

Apr 01, 2013
Hoverfly Founder Seeks FAA Partnership for ‘Film Flight School’ Certification

In the midst of a recovering economy, a 7.7 percent unemployment rate and federal sequestration, a group of Central Florida...

Mar 29, 2013
Ventura County Public Safety Agencies to Evaluate Aerovironment Qube UAV

The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office has applied for a Certificate of Authorization (COA) through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to...

Mar 29, 2013
X-ES Announces New Rugged Embedded Computer for Small Unmanned Vehicles

Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc. (X-ES) has introduced the XPand6103, the industry’s smallest and most rugged fanless embedded box computer using...

Mar 28, 2013
Shiebel Demonstrates CAMCOPTER S-100 Capabilities at LIMA

Shiebel will demonstrate the capabilities of the CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Aircraft System during flight displays at Langkawi International Maritime and...

Mar 27, 2013
Tesla Offshore Selects Bluefin-21 AUV to for Deepwater Surveying

Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and related subsea technologies, announced that Tesla Offshore LLC has...

Mar 27, 2013
AMP Launches Miniature PCI Express Card with 8-Channel Video Capture

Advanced Micro Peripherals (AMP) has announced the launch of the AVC8000nano, a market leading 8 channel video capture on a...

Mar 27, 2013
VITEC Launches the World’s Smallest Professional-grade H.264 Rugged HD Encoder

VITEC, a worldwide leader in advanced video solutions, has announced the availability of Optibase MGW Pico, the world’s smallest professional-grade H.264...

Mar 27, 2013
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