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.

Analytic Systems Supports USMC in IED Defeat Program

The US Marine Corps through Tobyhanna Army Depot has chosen Analytic Systems to provide over 600 rugged commercial Voltage Converters...

Oct 05, 2012
Army Reserve Military Police Training As Small UAV Operators

Soldier’s safety in combat zones is a top priority for the Army, and state-of-the-art technology is often used to minimize...

Oct 05, 2012
US Department of Homeland Security Calls for Small UAS Fly-Off Evaluation

Officials of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Washington are asking industry to participate in a fly-off evaluation...

Oct 05, 2012
Boeing To Develop Truck-Mounted Solid-State Laser to Counter Unmanned Aerial Threats

Under a follow-on contractual effort from the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC), Boeing will continue developing a...

Oct 05, 2012
Xsens to Showcase IMU, AHRS and GPS/INS Portfolio at INTERGEO

Xsens will be showcasing its new product portfolio with IMUs, AHRSs and GPS/INSs at INTERGEO 2012 in Hanover, Germany. The...

Oct 05, 2012
Video: Smart Robotic Drones Advance Science

Chengyu Cao sees a day in the not-so-distant future when intelligent robots will be working alongside humans on a wide...

Oct 05, 2012
Navmar Applied Sciences Wins $41m Contract for Persistent Surveillance Unmanned Aerial Systems

Navmar Applied Sciences is being awarded a $41,463,854 contract for a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Project, the...

Oct 04, 2012
General Atomics Awarded $102.6m Contract Extension for Grey Eagle UAS

Poway-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has been awarded a $102.6 million contract extension to provide support services for unmanned aircraft...

Oct 04, 2012
ONR Awards Contracts to Develop Unmanned Rotorcraft Operated by Smartphones

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded contracts to Lockheed Martin and Aurora Flight Sciences Sept. 28 to develop robotic...

Oct 04, 2012
French Civil Aviation Authority Allows DelairTech to Fly UAV Over 100km in French Airspace

During the UAV Show Europe, held on 26th and 27th September 2012 in Bordeaux, the DGAC awarded DelairTech, the first...

Oct 03, 2012
Unmanned Helicopter To Measure Radiation at Fukushima

Japan has pressed into service an unmanned helicopter to measure radiation levels within a three-kilometer radius of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima...

Oct 03, 2012
Hydroid To Supply Six REMUS AUVs to German Navy

After extensive trials by the German Bundeswehr Technical Center for Ships and Naval Weapons (WTD 71) in Eckernfoerde, the Federal...

Oct 03, 2012
NASA Completes Unmanned Sense & Avoid Flight Tests

A joint team of government, a not-for-profit research and development organization and academia has completed two weeks of flight testing...

Oct 03, 2012
Polish MoD Cancels Unmanned Aircraft Contract with Israeli Supplier

The Polish Ministry of National Defence has cancelled a contract concluded in 2010 with the Israeli company Aeronautics Defense Systems...

Oct 03, 2012
MAVinci to Showcase New UAS Flight Planning Software at INTERGEO

Small Unmanned Aerial System manufacturer MAVinci will showcase ‘MAVinci Desktop’, a professional software package for flight planning and UAV control...

Oct 03, 2012
Massachusetts SWAT Team To Evaluate Use of Aurora’s Skate® SUAS

Aurora Flight Sciences recently signed an agreement with the Boston area Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council (MetroLEC) to establish a program...

Oct 02, 2012
AUVSI President Commends Formation of Senate Unmanned Aerial Systems Caucus

AUVSI welcomed the announcement from Capitol Hill that Sens. Jim Inhofe and Joe Manchin formed the Senate Unmanned Aerial Systems...

Oct 02, 2012
Logos Technologies Wins Tethered Blimp Surveillance System Contract

Logos Technologies has been awarded $111.8 million by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to develop an additional 22 Kestrel wide-area...

Oct 01, 2012
Chinese Defence Minister Defends Use of UAVs in South China Sea

A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman said on Thursday that the country’s use of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, over Huangyan...

Oct 01, 2012
New Draganflyer ‘ES’ Unmanned Helicopter Assists Emergency Services

Emergency responders now have a new remotely piloted unmanned helicopter to use when inspecting dangerous or difficult to reach areas....

Oct 01, 2012
Police Chief Believes Unmanned Drones Should Patrol UK Skies

Alex Marshall from Hampshire Police was speaking ahead of the launch of the new National Police Air Service (NPAS) today,...

Oct 01, 2012
Senators Announce Unmanned Aerial Systems Caucus

U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a senior member on Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), also...

Sep 28, 2012
Britain’s Military Drones Spending tops £2bn

UK spent £2bn on developing military drones in the past five years and is poised to commit an extra £2bn,...

Sep 27, 2012
AUVSI Praises State-Based Effort To Move Unmanned Aircraft Technology Forward

Aerospace States Association Calls on FAA to Advance Test Site Program That Could Bring Jobs and Economic Investment to States....

Sep 27, 2012
UAS Market Forecasted to be Worth $70.9bn Over Next 10 Years

According to Forecast International’s senior unmanned vehicles analyst, Larry Dickerson, the world’s appetite for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) appears insatiable....

Sep 26, 2012
Thales to Showcase Unmanned Air Systems Capabilities in Europe

On September 26th and 27th, Thales will be taking part in ADS Show Europe, dedicated to through-life support services for...

Sep 26, 2012
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