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.

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Wing Test Unmanned Ground Vehicle
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Wing Test Unmanned Ground Vehicle

Special Operations Airmen at the Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., have recently tested the latest in unmanned vehicle technology. The...

Feb 11, 2013
Advanced Micro Peripherals to Launch New Decoder
Advanced Micro Peripherals to Launch New Decoder

Advanced Micro Peripherals (AMP), a world leader in the design and development of ultra-low latency, high throughput embedded video, plans...

Feb 11, 2013
Video Discussion: Garden Drones, New Possibilities in Personal Aerial Vehicles
Video Discussion: Garden Drones, New Possibilities in Personal Aerial Vehicles

A recent ‘Hot Topics’ event organised by independent UK charity Nesta focused on opportunities for future application of UAV technologies....

Feb 09, 2013
Neya Systems to Provide Support for DOD Unmanned Systems Toolset
Neya Systems to Provide Support for DOD Unmanned Systems Toolset

Neya Systems LLC, a leading developer of unmanned systems technologies, will be providing multiple support options for the Joint Architecture...

Feb 08, 2013
Boeing’s Phantom Eye UAS Completes Taxi Tests and Software Upgrades
Boeing’s Phantom Eye UAS Completes Taxi Tests and Software Upgrades

Boeing’s liquid hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned aircraft system has completed taxi testing at Edwards Air Force Base in California as...

Feb 08, 2013
Northrop Grumman Completes Global Hawk Test Flight Using New Mission Management Control System
Northrop Grumman Completes Global Hawk Test Flight Using New Mission Management Control System

Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully flew a RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft for the first time using open architecture-based command and...

Feb 07, 2013
GA-ASI Completes Test Flight of Due Regard Radar Prototype on Predator B UAV
GA-ASI Completes Test Flight of Due Regard Radar Prototype on Predator B UAV

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems,...

Feb 07, 2013
Halberd Corp to Provide Unmanned Vehicle University With UAV for Research and Training
Halberd Corp to Provide Unmanned Vehicle University With UAV for Research and Training

Halberd Corporation has entered into an exclusive agreement with Unmanned Vehicle University (UVU). A cora-plast version of the Halberd Smoke...

Feb 07, 2013
CDL’s TOG System for ROVs Wins Major Industry Award
CDL’s TOG System for ROVs Wins Major Industry Award

A revolutionary underwater true north seeking inertial system, developed by Aberdeen-based engineering company CDL for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and...

Feb 07, 2013
MicroLink Devices Announces New High Efficiency Solar Sheet
MicroLink Devices Announces New High Efficiency Solar Sheet

MicroLink Devices, Inc., a Niles, Illinois-based semiconductor manufacturer and leader in high-efficiency solar cell technology, announced that it has developed...

Feb 06, 2013
SMD and SeeByte Successfully Integrate CoPilot into Work-class ROV
SMD and SeeByte Successfully Integrate CoPilot into Work-class ROV

Soil Machine Dynamics Limited (SMD), world leading manufacturer of remote intervention equipment, and SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart...

Feb 06, 2013
US Army Divisions Will Deploy With 12 Gray Eagle UAVs
US Army Divisions Will Deploy With 12 Gray Eagle UAVs

The Army plans additional Gray Eagle units, one for each of 10 active-duty divisions, and several more for special operations...

Feb 06, 2013
Scout Exploration Acquires Unmanned Oil Spill Response System
Scout Exploration Acquires Unmanned Oil Spill Response System

Scout Exploration Inc. has acquired the rights to an unmanned airborne, oil spill response system currently under development at IDS...

Feb 05, 2013
SRI International Introduces Video Stabilization Module
SRI International Introduces Video Stabilization Module

SRI International today unveiled a compact video stabilization interface board for Sony’s popular line of FCB-EX and FCB-EX-E series standard...

Feb 05, 2013
Harpia Systems Expands to Develop Brazilian UAS
Harpia Systems Expands to Develop Brazilian UAS

Embraer Defense and Security and its affiliate AEL Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of the Israeli company Elbit Systems Ltd., have...

Feb 05, 2013
NuWaves Engineering to provide RF Substems to ViaSat
NuWaves Engineering to provide RF Substems to ViaSat

NuWaves Engineering, an international Radio Frequency (RF) and Embedded Systems solutions provider, announced today that two of its module-level RF...

Feb 05, 2013
CoroWare Launch Affordable “Smart UGV” for Robotics Researchers and Developers
CoroWare Launch Affordable “Smart UGV” for Robotics Researchers and Developers

CoroWare Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of CoroWare, Inc., has announced  availability and pricing for the CoroBot Jr, an affordable...

Feb 05, 2013
Fossil Energy-Developed Fuel Cell Technology Adapted for Unmanned Undersea Vehicles
Fossil Energy-Developed Fuel Cell Technology Adapted for Unmanned Undersea Vehicles

Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology being developed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for coal-based central power generation...

Feb 04, 2013
Next-Generation Fire Scout UAV to Feature Enhanced Avionics Protection
Next-Generation Fire Scout UAV to Feature Enhanced Avionics Protection

Northrop Grumman Corporation received the first protective cage for its next-generation MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter that will store and...

Feb 04, 2013
U.S Navy to Introduce Unmanned Mine-hunting Surface Systems in 2017
U.S Navy to Introduce Unmanned Mine-hunting Surface Systems in 2017

A new unmanned vehicle will keep sailors and ships farther away from the danger of exploding mines. The Unmanned Influence...

Feb 04, 2013
Northrop Grumman to Highlight ISR Capabilities at Aero India 2013
Northrop Grumman to Highlight ISR Capabilities at Aero India 2013

Northrop Grumman Corporation will highlight its industry-leading range of capabilities in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) including airborne early warning...

Feb 04, 2013
Aeryon Scout sUAS Supports Critical Florida Wildfire Research
Aeryon Scout sUAS Supports Critical Florida Wildfire Research

Recently, in the closing months of 2012, the Aeryon Scout™ small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) played a significant role in...

Feb 03, 2013
New UAV-based Multi-spectral Imaging System Developed
New UAV-based Multi-spectral Imaging System Developed

Monitoring the soil composition of agricultural land is important for maximizing crop-yields. Carinthian Tech Research, Schiebel GmbH and Quest Innovations...

Feb 03, 2013
UTC Aerospace Systems to Showcase two New UAS at Aero India
UTC Aerospace Systems to Showcase two New UAS at Aero India

UTC Aerospace Systems will exhibit a range of products for military and civil markets at Aero India, with two new...

Feb 03, 2013
Elbit Systems and Windward Team to Introduce Advanced Maritime Surveillance Solution for India
Elbit Systems and Windward Team to Introduce Advanced Maritime Surveillance Solution for India

Elbit Systems Ltd. has teamed with Windward Ltd. to offer integrated maritime solutions for the Indian authorities. The joint solution...

Feb 03, 2013
AMARG to Complete F-4 Aerial Drone Conversion Program
AMARG to Complete F-4 Aerial Drone Conversion Program

The Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group is on track to finish the F-4 Phantom phase of Air Combat Command’s full-scale...

Feb 02, 2013
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