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.

FAA Pressurised over UAV Test Site Delays

The drone industry joined with state officials Tuesday in pressuring the federal government to stop dragging its feet and begin...

Sep 26, 2012
Predator B Demonstrates Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability

The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper RPA has successfully completed 106 full-stop Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability...

Sep 25, 2012
Gill Sensors’ Fuel Level Sensor Used in Record Breaking Unmanned Aircraft Flight

Gill Sensors, a UK company widely regarded throughout the world as a leader in capacitive liquid level sensor technology, played...

Sep 25, 2012
LEMO adds USB Connector to its M Series Ratchet-Coupling Connector Range

LEMO, a global leader in the design and manufacture of precision custom connection solutions has added a Rugged Waterproof USB...

Sep 25, 2012
RUAG Presents Two Unmanned Ground Vehicle Projects at M-ELROB

UGVs (unmanned ground vehicles) – also known as land robots – are used for protection or rescue duties in hazardous...

Sep 25, 2012
Northrop Grumman to Supply 44 Further STARLite Radar Systems for U.S. Army MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAS

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected to supply an additional 44 STARLite wide area surveillance radars for the U.S. Army’s...

Sep 24, 2012
Kairos Autonomi Launches Cost-effective Tele-Op Only Kit for Unmanned Moving Ground Target Training

Kairos Autonomi, Inc., a world leader in robotic appliqué kits, has introduced a tele-op only kit that enables an existing...

Sep 24, 2012
Chinese Drones to Spy on Disputed Islands

Beijing said it will deploy unmanned aircraft to monitor the Diaoyu Islands and other disputed islets as it postponed a...

Sep 24, 2012
MicroStrain Introduces Wireless Thermocouple and OEM Analog Sensor Nodes to LXRS Sensor Family

MicroStrain’s LXRS wireless sensor network combines a groundbreaking lossless data wireless communication protocol with ultra-stable precision time sync and network...

Sep 24, 2012
AUVSI ’Surprised’ By GAO Study Urging More Monitoring Of Drone Sales

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) says a Government Accountability Office report warning drone exports are not sufficiently monitored...

Sep 21, 2012
cmRobot Launches the Element UGV™, a Rugged All-Terrain Unmanned Ground Vehicle

cmRobot one of the world’s leading providers of advanced computer systems, robotics technology and custom software solutions, has announced the...

Sep 20, 2012
U.S. Army Collaborates With Universities to Further Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research

The U.S. Army’s Project Manager for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or PM UAS, is establishing partnerships with a handful of academic...

Sep 20, 2012
Homeland Security Develop BIOSwimmer™ UUV

No question about it… they’re very good at what they do. But they don’t take well to orders, especially those...

Sep 20, 2012
NASA Unmanned Global Hawk Aircraft Support Hurricane Missions

Now deployed to the U.S. East coast, Northrop Grumman Corporation-built unmanned NASA Global Hawks will be able to better support...

Sep 20, 2012
QinetiQ North America to Display Latest Unmanned Systems at Modern Day Marine 2012

QinetiQ North America will display its latest survivability, unmanned systems, portable power and sensor technologies for land, air and maritime...

Sep 20, 2012
University of North Dakota and Corsair Engineering Train Unmanned Systems Pilots

Training a new type of pilot, the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences at the University of North Dakota...

Sep 19, 2012
Marotta Controls Promotes Michael J. Leahan to Senior Vice President of Business Development

Marotta Controls announces today that it has promoted Michael J. Leahan to the position of Senior Vice President of Business...

Sep 19, 2012
Guardium UGV Proves Reliability to Support IDF Patrols

A new initiative by the IDF that began in 2008, the Guardium unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) has seen a gradual...

Sep 19, 2012
Rockwell Collins MicroGRAM to provide AeroVironment’s Wasp AE with Secure GPS Capability

AeroVironment has selected Rockwell Collins to provide its MicroGRAM GPS receiver for the Wasp™ AE small unmanned aircraft system, bringing...

Sep 19, 2012
ISR Group and Vanguard Defense Sign Exclusive Agreement for Shadowhawk UAS Operations

ISR Group, Inc. and Vanguard Defense Industries, Inc., leaders in unmanned systems technologies, have signed an exclusive agreement for ISR...

Sep 19, 2012
Britain, France and Germany Reconsider European Defense Initiative

UAVs could be a vector for cooperation among Britain, France and Germany, as Paris looks to maintain UAV capabilities and...

Sep 18, 2012
BAE Systems to Integrate Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System on MQ-8B Fire Scout UAV

For the first time, the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS®) will be integrated onto an unmanned aerial vehicle, BAE...

Sep 17, 2012
DARPA Selects Rockwell Collins to Lead Cyber Security Program for UAVs

Rockwell Collins has been selected as the prime contractor for the unmanned air vehicle portion of the High-Assurance Cyber Military...

Sep 17, 2012
GAO: Agencies Should Address Drone Security and Privacy Concerns

There is a growing chorus of concern regarding the privacy and security implications of integrating unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) that...

Sep 17, 2012
PinPoint Gyros help win Gold in Robot World Cup

Plymouth Humanoids robot athletes, helped on their way by Silicon Sensing’s PinPoint® MEMS gyros, picked up a trio of medals...

Sep 13, 2012
Northrop Grumman Provides UK MoD with CUTLASS Unmanned EOD Disposal Vehicle

Almost six years after being appointed the prime contractor for Phase II of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) CUTLASS...

Sep 13, 2012
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