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.

FLIR Introduces MLR 4K Laser Rangefinder
FLIR Introduces MLR 4K Laser Rangefinder

FLIR EOC has introduced the MLR 4K laser rangefinder, a SWaP- optimized, military grade ER:Glass solid state laser rangefinder. The...

Apr 24, 2013
GA-ASI and OMX Partner to Identify Suppliers for Canada’s JUSTAS Program
GA-ASI and OMX Partner to Identify Suppliers for Canada’s JUSTAS Program

  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) and OMX have signed a two-year agreement to support GA-ASI’s Industrial Regional Benefit...

Apr 24, 2013
iRobot Reports Positive First-Quarter Financial Results
iRobot Reports Positive First-Quarter Financial Results

  iRobot Corp., a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended...

Apr 24, 2013
LTAS Provides Aerostat Launcher System and Aerostats to BAE Systems
LTAS Provides Aerostat Launcher System and Aerostats to BAE Systems

Lighter Than Air Systems Corp. (LTAS), a wholly owned subsidiary of World Surveillance Group Inc., has provided the initial trailer-mounted...

Apr 24, 2013
NTS Wins Contract to Monitor Atmospheric Radiation with UAVs
NTS Wins Contract to Monitor Atmospheric Radiation with UAVs

National Technical Systems, Inc. (NTS), a leading provider of testing and engineering services, announced today that it has signed a...

Apr 23, 2013
FluxData to Showcase Multispectral Technology at SPIE Defense Security + Sensing
FluxData to Showcase Multispectral Technology at SPIE Defense Security + Sensing

FluxData, Inc. will demonstrate their full line of tactical and research grade customizable multi-sensor, multispectral and polarization imaging systems at...

Apr 22, 2013
UTC Receives Queen’s Award for Solid State IMUs
UTC Receives Queen’s Award for Solid State IMUs

Sensors & Integrated Systems, a unit of UTC Aerospace Systems located in Plymouth, UK has won a 2013 Queen’s Award...

Apr 22, 2013
Renishaw Wins Queen’s Award for Revolutionary Measurement System
Renishaw Wins Queen’s Award for Revolutionary Measurement System

Renishaw, the global engineering technologies company, has received a Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2013 in the Innovations category for its...

Apr 22, 2013
HGH Infrared Systems Introduce New Thermal Imaging System for Wide Area Surveillance
HGH Infrared Systems Introduce New Thermal Imaging System for Wide Area Surveillance

HGH Infrared Systems, a global provider of 360 degree thermal imaging systems, has introduced a new high resolution system for...

Apr 22, 2013
Northrop Grumman Launches CUTLASS, Next Generation Unmanned Ground Vehicle
Northrop Grumman Launches CUTLASS, Next Generation Unmanned Ground Vehicle

Northrop Grumman Corporation has launched CUTLASS, its latest generation unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), expanding its range of industry-leading capabilities in...

Apr 19, 2013
NASA Imaging Sensor Prepares for Western Wildfire Season
NASA Imaging Sensor Prepares for Western Wildfire Season

Airborne imaging technology developed at NASA and transferred to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service (USFS) in 2012 is...

Apr 19, 2013
Woolpert Purchases Altavian Nova Block III UAS
Woolpert Purchases Altavian Nova Block III UAS

Woolpert, a national geospatial, infrastructure management and design consulting firm, has purchased its first unmanned aerial system (UAS), the Nova...

Apr 18, 2013
Omnetics Introduces Latching Micro-D and BiLobe Connectors for High Shock and Vibration Applications
Omnetics Introduces Latching Micro-D and BiLobe Connectors for High Shock and Vibration Applications

Small, lightweight connectors are high strength and easy to use, ideal for military, aerospace and medical equipment sectors. Omnetics Connector...

Apr 18, 2013
NSA Certification for ViaSat KG-200R Ruggedized DAR Encryptor
NSA Certification for ViaSat KG-200R Ruggedized DAR Encryptor

The National Security Agency / Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) has certified the KG-200R Hardware Encryptor, a ruggedized inline media encryptor...

Apr 18, 2013
Boeing X-48C Blended Wing Body Research Aircraft Completes Flight Testing
Boeing X-48C Blended Wing Body Research Aircraft Completes Flight Testing

The Boeing X-48C research aircraft flew for the 30th and final time April 9, marking the successful completion of an...

Apr 18, 2013
Carbon by Design acquires Fortus FDM Rapid Prototyping Machine
Carbon by Design acquires Fortus FDM Rapid Prototyping Machine

Carbon by Design, manufacturer of Aerospace Composite Structures has acquired the first in a series of FDM rapid prototyping machines...

Apr 17, 2013
Ultra-Thin Silicon Wafers Provide Alternative Power Source Options for UAVs
Ultra-Thin Silicon Wafers Provide Alternative Power Source Options for UAVs

UniversityWafer.com, who provide researchers with wafers and other semiconductor related materials and services, now distributes super-thin silicon wafers that are...

Apr 17, 2013
SPI Corp Introduces Low Cost Wireless Thermal PTZ Camera
SPI Corp Introduces Low Cost Wireless Thermal PTZ Camera

The M1-D thermal pan tilt zoom camera platform from SPI Corp is now available with a wireless network option. This...

Apr 17, 2013
Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Modernize U.S. Joint Theater Air Operations System
Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Modernize U.S. Joint Theater Air Operations System

Lockheed Martin is upgrading the command and control system that allows Joint Force Air Component Commanders to deploy air assets,...

Apr 17, 2013
DARPA Researchers Demonstrate New Five-Micron Pixel LWIR Camera
DARPA Researchers Demonstrate New Five-Micron Pixel LWIR Camera

The military uses long-wave infrared (LWIR) cameras as thermal imagers to detect humans at night. These cameras are usually mounted...

Apr 16, 2013
REGI U.S. Inc to Present RadMax Technology at UAS East Symposium
REGI U.S. Inc to Present RadMax Technology at UAS East Symposium

REGI U.S. Inc‘s Chief Engineer for RadMax technology, Paul Porter, will be a speaker and presenter at Unmanned Aircraft Systems East...

Apr 16, 2013
LynuxWorks and Twin Oaks Computing to Deliver CoreDX DDS Communication Middleware on LynxOS-178 in Alignment with Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE™) Standards
LynuxWorks and Twin Oaks Computing to Deliver CoreDX DDS Communication Middleware on LynxOS-178 in Alignment with Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE™) Standards

LynuxWorks™, Inc and Twin Oaks Computing, Inc. announced today their partnership to deliver Twin Oaks Computings’ CoreDX Data Distribution Service...

Apr 16, 2013
Aitech Introduce Ruggedized Low Power Single Board Computer for Avionics
Aitech Introduce Ruggedized Low Power Single Board Computer for Avionics

Aitech Defense Systems Inc., a pioneer in true embedded and mission critical computing technologies for environmentally-demanding military, defense and aerospace...

Apr 16, 2013
Trimble and CodaOctopus Unveil New Motion Solutions for Marine Applications
Trimble and CodaOctopus Unveil New Motion Solutions for Marine Applications

Trimble and CodaOctopus have announced new integrated position, heading and attitude solutions for marine-based applications. Trimble, a leader in Global...

Apr 12, 2013
UAV Factory Announces Low-noise Muffler for Small UAVs
UAV Factory Announces Low-noise Muffler for Small UAVs

UAV Factory, specialists in unmanned composite airframe development and manufacturing, have announced details of their low-noise muffler for small unmanned...

Apr 12, 2013
Lighter Than Air Systems Deliver Aerostat Launcher Sub-Systems to U.S. Army
Lighter Than Air Systems Deliver Aerostat Launcher Sub-Systems to U.S. Army

World Surveillance Group Inc., a developer of lighter-than-air aerostats and unmanned aerial systems, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Lighter...

Apr 11, 2013
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