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.

AAI Purchases MetaVR VRSG Licenses for U.S. Army UAS Simulation Training

MetaVR, Inc. announces that AAI Corp., an operating unit of Textron Systems, recently purchased 176 MetaVR Virtual Reality Scene Generator...

Jan 15, 2013
Camp Shelby Home to UAS Training School

You might not notice them. Some are big and some are small. But they have their eyes on you as...

Jan 14, 2013
WSU’s AUV with Robotic Gripper Extending Human Reach at Robosub Competition

Washington State University (WSU) students have completed a self-operated robotic submarine which has been entered into the International RoboSub 2012...

Jan 14, 2013
Camp Shelby Unmanned Aircraft System facility gets New Mission

The Unmanned Aircraft System Support Facility at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., was recently named the nation’s only...

Jan 14, 2013
Moving Target Detection Capability Demonstrated by JLENS-Mounted Sensor

A recent demonstration proved that operators can observe surface moving targets — including a terrorist role-player planting an improvised explosive...

Jan 14, 2013
Sigma Labs Awarded Patents for Advanced Lightweight Materials

Sigma Labs, Inc. has been awarded two U.S. Patents for advanced lightweight materials suitable for munitions and unmanned aerial systems....

Jan 14, 2013
AMP Introduce Advanced Video Annotation Controller Board

Advanced Micro Peripherals Ltd (AMP), a leading manufacturer of embedded video solutions, has introduced eVAC2000, a real time NTSC/PAL video...

Jan 14, 2013
Orbital Awarded Additional Contract for SUAS Engines

Orbital Corporation Ltd. has announced that it has been awarded an additional contract to supply heavy fuel engines for use...

Jan 14, 2013
HRED Developing Robot Intelligence to Respond to Voice Commands

Unmanned systems have begun to have a significant impact on warfare. Unmanned drones providing sustained surveillance, swift precise attacks on...

Jan 14, 2013
DARPA to Launch Just-in-time Payloads from Bottom of Sea

Today, cost and complexity limit the Navy to fewer weapons systems and platforms, so resources are strained to operate over...

Jan 12, 2013
EURO HAWK UAS Completes First Test Flight Equipped With SIGINT Sensors

Northrop Grumman Corporation and EADS Deutschland GmbH, operating through Cassidian, together achieved a major milestone today with the first full...

Jan 11, 2013
IKM Subsea Singapore to Provide ROV Services for FPSO Hook-up

IKM Subsea Singapore has been awarded a contract to provide ROV services onboard a Construction Support vessel for a FPSO...

Jan 11, 2013
Northrop Grumman and Pranalytica Develop Groundbreaking Infrared Countermeasure Laser

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced a new variant of the current All Semiconductor Airborne Laser Threat Terminator (ASALTT™) product line...

Jan 10, 2013
Bluefin Robotics’ AUV Batteries Power Subsea Industry

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

Jan 10, 2013
F5 Robotics’ ”SkyEye” Tricopter UAV Completes Maiden Flight

F5 Robotics has conducted the first test flight of it’s new UAV platform, ”SkyEye”. The Tricopter design is intended to...

Jan 10, 2013
NASA to Send Unmanned Global Hawk into Stratosphere for Climate Change Study

Starting this month NASA will send an autonomously flown unmanned research aircraft up to 65,000 feet over the tropical Pacific...

Jan 10, 2013
PartnerTech Signs Agreement to Produce CybAero Unmanned Products

Contract manufacturer PartnerTech AB and CybAero AB, a company developing and manufacturing autonomous unmanned helicopters, have signed a framework agreement...

Jan 09, 2013
Northrop Grumman Build New UAS as Triton Testing and Demonstration Platform

Northrop Grumman Corporation is building a company-owned unmanned aircraft for use as a development and demonstration platform for at-sea surveillance...

Jan 09, 2013
Kairos Autonomi Delivers First Unmanned Moving Ground Targets to National Guard Training Ranges

Kairos Autonomi, Inc., a world leader in robotic appliqué kits and developer of the Pronto4 Robotic Appliqué Kit, has completed...

Jan 08, 2013
Unmanned K-MAX Helicopter Awarded Innovation Honors

The unmanned K-MAX helicopter’s peerless ability to resupply combat troops safely, precisely and efficiently has won top honors from the...

Jan 08, 2013
Northrop Grumman Selects Telephonics Corporation’s Radar for Navy’s MQ-8B Fire Scout VTOL UAS

Northrop Grumman Corporation, under contract to the U.S. Navy, has selected Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation,...

Jan 08, 2013
US Army Selects AeroVironment and Four Other sUAS Suppliers in Contract Worth Up To $248m

AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that the United States Army has selected it and four other companies to compete for future...

Jan 08, 2013
EMT’s MUSECO VTOL UAV Completes Test Flight

The uprated MUSECO (multisensor Copter) prototype completed a successful test flight in December 2012. The MUSECO is based on the...

Jan 08, 2013
U.S. Air Force Takes Delivery of Two Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft

Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed early delivery of two Global Hawk unmanned aircraft to the U.S. Air Force. Global Hawk...

Jan 07, 2013
Innocon’s Spider sUAS Completes Test Flights

Innocon has completed successful test flights of the new Spider sUAS. The Spider is part of the MicroFalcon family, which...

Jan 07, 2013
Unmanned Innovation os-Series Autopilots Integrate VectorNav Technologies’ VN-100 IMU

Unmanned Innovation, a leading provider of Development Platforms for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), has partnered with VectorNav Technologies to integrate...

Jan 07, 2013
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