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.

Metron, Inc to Develop Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle
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 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
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
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
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 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
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 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
iRobot Wins $7.2m Contract to Supply PackBot Robots to Brazilian government
iRobot Wins $7.2m Contract to Supply PackBot Robots to Brazilian government

iRobot Corp., a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, has won contracts totaling $7.2 million from the Brazilian government to...

May 15, 2013
Saab’s Skeldar V-200 Vertical Lift UAS Demonstrates Key Capabilities
Saab’s Skeldar V-200 Vertical Lift UAS Demonstrates Key Capabilities

Defence and security company Saab has verified a number of key capabilities of its Skeldar V-200 vertical lift UAS through...

May 15, 2013
X-47B UCAS Demonstrator Completes First Carrier-Based Catapult Launch
X-47B UCAS Demonstrator Completes First Carrier-Based Catapult Launch

The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator (UCAS-D) completed its first ever carrier-based catapult launch from USS George H.W. Bush...

May 14, 2013
ASI Releases New Version of Mobius™ Command & Control Software
ASI Releases New Version of Mobius™ Command & Control Software

Autonomous Solutions, Inc. announces that Version 6.0 of Mobius™ Command & Control Software has been released. Mobius v6.0 features Windows...

May 14, 2013
Insitu Pacific Delivers ScanEagle UAS for the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force
Insitu Pacific Delivers ScanEagle UAS for the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force

Insitu Pacific, the Australia-based subsidiary of Insitu Inc., announced today that it has delivered a ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)...

May 14, 2013
U.S Army Gray Eagle UAS Receives Electronic Jamming Capability
U.S Army Gray Eagle UAS Receives Electronic Jamming Capability

Raytheon Company has delivered two electronic attack payloads in support of the U.S. Army’s Networked Electronic Warfare, Remotely Operated (NERO)...

May 14, 2013
VITEC’s Rugged H.264 Encoders receive MIL-STD-810F and MIL-STD461 Certifications
VITEC’s Rugged H.264 Encoders receive MIL-STD-810F and MIL-STD461 Certifications

VITEC, a worldwide leader in advanced video solutions, today announced its military-grade family of portable Full-Motion-Video encoding and streaming appliances...

May 14, 2013
Robotics Firms Falkor Systems and I Heart Engineering Announce Merger
Robotics Firms Falkor Systems and I Heart Engineering Announce Merger

Falkor Systems, Inc., the developers of the autonomous flying pet drone, and I Heart Engineering, TurtleBot manufacturer and open source...

May 13, 2013
PolyU Students Show Prowess in UAV Design Competition
PolyU Students Show Prowess in UAV Design Competition

A student team from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has made a strong presence in the 2013 Taiwan Innovative...

May 13, 2013
NRL Extend Electric UAV Flight Time Using Liquid Hydrogen
NRL Extend Electric UAV Flight Time Using Liquid Hydrogen

Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory flew their fuel cell powered Ion Tiger unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for 48...

May 10, 2013
Development Projects to Oversee NASA’s UAS Airspace Operations Challenge 2014
Development Projects to Oversee NASA’s UAS Airspace Operations Challenge 2014

NASA has selected Development Projects Inc. of Dayton, Ohio, to manage a new Centennial Challenge prize competition involving unmanned aircraft...

May 10, 2013
Omnetics Offers Custom Designed Micro and Nano Cables for Unmanned Systems
Omnetics Offers Custom Designed Micro and Nano Cables for Unmanned Systems

Omnetics’ miniature cables and connectors are designed to fit into tight spaces, meet connection routes, and reduce weight. Omnetics, a...

May 10, 2013
WineHawk Labs Re-Brands as Precision Hawk To Launch New UAV Platform
WineHawk Labs Re-Brands as Precision Hawk To Launch New UAV Platform

Unmanned aerial systems and remote sensing company, Winehawk Labs, has announced they will release a new model of their successful...

May 10, 2013
Lockheed Martin’s Marlin AUV Now Available for Underwater Inspections
Lockheed Martin’s Marlin AUV Now Available for Underwater Inspections

Lockheed Martin is leveraging its proven capabilities and technology with autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) to enable the oil and gas...

May 09, 2013
Navy’s Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron to Operate Manned and Unmanned Aircraft
Navy’s Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron to Operate Manned and Unmanned Aircraft

Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 became the first composite expeditionary helicopter squadron to include both the world’s most technologically...

May 09, 2013
NuWaves introduces Bidirectional L- & S-Band Power Amplifier
NuWaves introduces Bidirectional L- & S-Band Power Amplifier

NuWaves Engineering, an international Radio Frequency (RF) and Embedded Systems solutions provider, announces the release of the NuPower Xtender(TM) Bidirectional...

May 09, 2013
Centaur Optionally Piloted Aircraft Wins C4ISR Award for Innovation
Centaur Optionally Piloted Aircraft Wins C4ISR Award for Innovation

Aurora Flight Sciences‘ Centaur Optionally Piloted Aircraft was awarded the “Big 25 Award” from C4ISR Journal on April 26 during...

May 08, 2013
iGT Launches Airborne Satcom Solutions for Secure Connectivity and Situational Awareness
iGT Launches Airborne Satcom Solutions for Secure Connectivity and Situational Awareness

As the demand for airborne applications increases, iDirect Government Technologies (iGT), a wholly owned subsidiary of VT iDirect (iDirect), launches...

May 08, 2013
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