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.

IAI’s Heron UAS Crosses Andes in Operational Flight Demonstration

Israel Aerospace Industries‘ (IAI) Heron Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) has marked a new achievement last month when crossing the Andes...

Oct 24, 2012
French DGA Completes Sea Trials of Automatic UAV Takeoff and Landing System

The French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA, Direction générale de l’armement) has recently conducted successful sea trials of D2AD*, an automatic...

Oct 24, 2012
R³ Engineering Completes the First ADS-B Fully Autonomous Collision Avoidance UAS Demonstration

R³ Engineering LLC (R³E) announces the first ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast) based, fully autonomous collision avoidance sequence, executed...

Oct 24, 2012
Lockheed Martin’s JAGM Dual-Mode Seeker Completes High-Speed Captive Flight Tests

Lockheed Martin successfully tested its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) dual-mode seeker in high-speed captive flight tests, demonstrating its ability to...

Oct 23, 2012
Oshkosh Defense Demonstrates TerraMax UGV Capabilities for Marine Corps Leaders

Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, recently demonstrated its TerraMax unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) technology for Brig. Gen. Mark...

Oct 23, 2012
ORBIT Successfully Tests and Deploys New Auto-Tracking Triple Band Antenna Systems

ORBIT Communication Systems, Inc. a subsidiary of ORBIT Technologies Ltd. provider of mission-critical connectivity solutions in a variety of markets,...

Oct 23, 2012
Advantech Wireless Releases New Line of Weather-Proof DVB-RCS Remote Terminals

Advantech Wireless, a Canadian-based manufacturer of broadcast-quality Satellite, RF Equipment and Microwave Systems has released a new line of weather-proof...

Oct 23, 2012
UK to Deploy More Reaper Drones to Afghanistan

The UK is to double the number of armed RAF “drones” flying combat and surveillance operations in Afghanistan and, for...

Oct 23, 2012
Aerosonde® Small UAS Logs 168 Flight Hours in Antarctica

AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, has announced that its Aerosonde® Small...

Oct 23, 2012
SRI International Launch TerraSight® EX Expeditionary System at AUSA 2012

The TerraSight® EX video exploitation system, a compact, lightweight expeditionary version of the proven TerraSight platform, was introduced today by...

Oct 22, 2012
Aurora Integrates SRI International’s On-Board Video Processor into Skate SUAS

Aurora Flight Sciences and SRI International Sarnoff have announced the integration of the SRI Sarnoff DL Micro™ digital data link...

Oct 22, 2012
DARPA Selects Team ViGIR Led by TORC for Robotics Challenge

TORC Robotics announced that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Team ViGIR – Virginia-Germany Interdisciplinary Robotics Team...

Oct 22, 2012
Sagetech and Arcturus UAV to Demonstrate Joint Manned and Unmanned Aircraft Operations Using NextGen ADS-B System

Sagetech Corporation an avionics company, and Arcturus UAV will demonstrate the use of the “NextGen” Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system...

Oct 22, 2012
Elbit Systems of America to Showcase Skylark UAS at AUSA 2012

Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd. will present an array of cutting edge...

Oct 22, 2012
Analytic Systems Wins Contract to Supply Power Products for AAI Shadow UAS Ground Control Stations

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

Oct 19, 2012
Pointman Tactical Robot Survives Close Range Shooting During SWAT Operation

In a SWAT operation that concluded with the suspect in custody, a Pointman Tactical Robot was struck with four rounds...

Oct 19, 2012
Northrop Grumman Remotec to Start Titus UGV Robot Deliveries in December

Northrop Grumman Corporation‘s subsidiary, Remotec Inc., will begin deliveries in December of Titus TM, the newest and smallest member of...

Oct 18, 2012
U.S. Army Research Lab Uses Thermoelectric Technology on Shadow Tactical UAS to Convert Heat into Energy

In one of its latest research projects, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory is investigating thermoelectric properties of materials on the...

Oct 18, 2012
Simlat Awarded Contract to Provide High Fidelity UAS Training System

Simlat Ltd. has been selected to provide a high fidelity UAS training system for UAS pilots and payload operators to...

Oct 18, 2012
NASA Issues RFI for UAS Challenge

NASA is considering the creation of an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) challenge with the goal of finding solutions to problems...

Oct 18, 2012
IAI to Showcase Live Maritime Heron UAS Demonstration at EuroNaval Show

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) invites visitors, exhibitors and guests of this year’s EuroNaval International Naval Defense and Maritime exhibition and...

Oct 18, 2012
IAI to Display Advanced Radars, HD Electro-Optical Payloads and Tactical Unmanned Systems at AUSA 2012

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will present various integrated solutions at the 2012 Annual Association of the United States Army (AUSA)...

Oct 18, 2012
ROBOTEAM to Exhibit Range of Unmanned Robotic Solutions at AUSA 2012

ROBOTEAM, a leader in advanced, multi-purpose robotic solutions for Defense, Homeland Security, and Public Safety, presents its innovative easy-to-operate and...

Oct 17, 2012
Rockwell Collins to Develop GPS Jamming, Spoofing Detection Technology

Rockwell Collins has announced that the Office of Naval Research has awarded the company a $1.25 million, three-year contract to...

Oct 17, 2012
iRobot Wins $10m Contract for SUGV Maintenance Training and Spares

iRobot Corp., a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, has received a $10 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from...

Oct 17, 2012
Imint’s Vidhance Video Enhancement Engine and Video Tracker to be Integrated into Innocon Small UAVs

Innocon integrates Imint’s unique low latency Vidhance video processing engine into its ground control station software. Vidhance gives access to...

Oct 16, 2012
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