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.

Northrop Grumman to Supply Next-Generation Fire Scout to U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract valued at more than $71 million to produce six additional...

Mar 12, 2013
CMU’s DARPA Challenge Robot has Four Limbs; Moves on Rubberised Tracks

A team from Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center is building a new class of robot to compete in...

Mar 12, 2013
DARPA’s ACTUV Program to use Raytheon’s 5th Generation Hull Mounted Sonar

Raytheon Company has been awarded a sub-contract from Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to deliver its first 5th generation medium...

Mar 12, 2013
Larus Technologies appoints Pierre Charron to Develop Strategic Partnerships

Larus Technologies Corporation, an innovator of next-generation embedded technology for developers of mission-critical C4ISR systems and security systems, is pleased...

Mar 12, 2013
Video: Microdrones Supports NBC Wildlife Film in Kenya

The Mission was to create a high-end documentary for NBC about the big wild animal migration from the Serengeti to...

Mar 11, 2013
Naval Air Systems Command Awards Wyle $24m UAS Contract

Wyle has been awarded a three-year $24 million contract to provide reliability improvement, testing, technology insertion and life-cycle analysis for...

Mar 11, 2013
TAMUCC to Conduct UAS Research Flight over Gulf of Mexico

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) will conduct the first mission over the Gulf of Mexico with their unmanned aircraft from...

Mar 11, 2013
Trimble Introduce GNSS Sensor for Attitude Determination and Real-Time Positioning

Trimble has introduced the Ashtech ADU800 for GNSS attitude determination and real-time positioning. The ADU800 is a 6D positioning solution...

Mar 11, 2013
Omnetics Introduces New PZN Miniature Connectors

Miniature wire harnesses and connectors are increasingly being adapted to the more rugged environment of portable military electronics. Reduced space...

Mar 08, 2013
Vanguard Defense Industries Shadowhawk UAS Selected For Naval Demonstration

The ShadowHawk Unmanned Aerial System by Vanguard Defense Industries has been selected by the Department of the Navy, Naval Surface...

Mar 07, 2013
Northrop Grumman Successfully Demonstrates Joint STARS, Global Hawk Interoperability

Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed a successful exchange of radar data during a flight test involving the U.S. Air Force’s...

Mar 07, 2013
Silicon Sensing Celebrates 100 Years of Gyro Production

2013 marks a centenary of involvement at the forefront of gyroscope technology and the inertial industry for Silicon Sensing and...

Mar 07, 2013
Teledyne Acquires RESON to Enhance 3D Marine Imaging Options for Unmanned Vehicles

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated has announced that it has completed the acquisition of RESON A/S. RESON, headquartered in Slangerup, Denmark, provides...

Mar 06, 2013
Silicon Sensing Developing Ultra Low-Drift Gyro

Silicon Sensing Systems is developing a new range of inertial sensors, modules and systems based on an all-new low-drift, sub-0.3°/hr,...

Mar 06, 2013
DARPA Launches TERN Program to Develop Mobile Bases for UAVs

Effective 21st-century warfare requires the ability to conduct airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and strike mobile targets anywhere, around...

Mar 05, 2013
ViaSat Demonstrates High-Throughput Ka-band Satellite Communication System

ViaSat Inc. has demonstrated a high-performance Ka-band satellite communication system that delivers beyond line-of-sight broadband for manned and unmanned rotary...

Mar 05, 2013
ARL Extends MAST Program to Develop Remotely-Operated Micro-Robotic Technology

BAE Systems has been awarded a $43 million cooperative agreement extension to lead the Army Research Laboratory’s (ARL) Micro Autonomous...

Mar 05, 2013
U.S. Army Gray Eagle UAS Completes Initial Operational Testing and Evaluation

The U.S. Army’s Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system recently completed a successful initial operational testing and evaluation at the Army’s...

Mar 04, 2013
TEKEVER’s AR4 Light Ray UAS Completes Trials in Colombia

TEKEVER has conducted a week of intensive trials of the AR4 Light Ray UAS for the Colombian Armed Forces, to...

Mar 04, 2013
New Series of SPAN® MEMS IMU Products Introduced by NovAtel

NovAtel Inc. announced today in Calgary the new SPAN-IGM series of Micro Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) inertial sensor products, including the...

Mar 02, 2013
Cassidian’s ATLANTE UAS Completes Maiden Flight

Cassidian has successfully performed the maiden flight of the ATLANTE Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The flight took place at Rozas...

Mar 01, 2013
DARPA Awards Funding to Carnegie Mellon To Protect UGV Systems From Cyber Attacks

Carnegie Mellon University’s Franz Franchetti has received a 4.5-year, $6 million grant from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency...

Feb 28, 2013
Analytic Systems to Supply Power Products for AAI’s Shadow® Tactical UAS Ground Control Stations

On the heels of a record production year, Analytic Systems is pleased to announce its largest order ever for a...

Feb 28, 2013
General Dynamics Mediaware Honored for Efforts to Integrate Video Exploitation Systems into Operational UAVs

General Dynamics Mediaware received recognition at this year’s Australian Defence Magazine industry awards, taking home the Defence Material Organisation (DMO)/Industry...

Feb 27, 2013
BAE Systems’ UAV Intelligent Recovery System Wins Award

BAE Systems Australia’s ground-breaking technology that enables Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to land themselves has been awarded the inaugural National...

Feb 27, 2013
Boeing’s Phantom Eye UAS Demonstrates Capabilities During 2nd flight

Boeing’s liquid hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system completed its second flight Feb. 25, demonstrating capabilities that will allow it...

Feb 26, 2013
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