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.

BAE Systems and EADS Consider Business Combination

BAE Systems plc (BAE Systems) and EADS N.V. (EADS) have today made a statement to the London Stock Exchange about...

Sep 12, 2012
GA-ASI Demonstrates NATO Interoperability of Predator-class ISR Aircraft Systems at Unified Vision 2012

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

Sep 12, 2012
New Expeditionary UAV takes off from China Lake via Unique Pneumatic Launcher

The Navy successfully launched its newest small unmanned aircraft without using a runway Sept. 10 at Naval Air Weapons Station...

Sep 12, 2012
Submarine-Tracking USV Under Development

Potential adversaries have shown an increasing ability to build quiet diesel-electric submarines, and the Pentagon has had enough. The Defense...

Sep 12, 2012
Nepal Tests UAV for Wildlife Crime Prevention

Nepal’s antipoaching efforts received a major boost this week as park rangers and army personnel learn how to operate unmanned...

Sep 12, 2012
Elbit Systems to Supply Latin American Customer with Hermes 900 and Hermes 450 UAS

Elbit Systems Ltd announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at many tens of millions of dollars, to...

Sep 12, 2012
Video: LS3 – Legged Squad Support System by Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics has released a video showing the LS3 ‘Legged Squad Support System’ during a recent capabilities demonstration. LS3 is...

Sep 11, 2012
NASA to Discuss Commercial Use Of UAVs

A NASA talk will explore how Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) – known primarily for their military applications – have a...

Sep 11, 2012
Pulsed Power-Combined Wideband TWT Amplifiers Introduced by dB Control

Suite of Four Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers for EW, ECM Defense Applications Span 2-18 GHz Frequency Range. California-based dB Control,...

Sep 11, 2012
SeaFox AUV Proves its Effectiveness Performing Unmanned Mine Countermeasure Missions

The SeaFox mine neutralization system, delivered by ATLAS North America (ATLAS NA), a subsidiary of the German-based ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH,...

Sep 10, 2012
EADS to Showcase Innovative Products and Technologies at ILA 2012

EADS and its Divisions – Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter – will present a broad selection of cutting-edge products, technologies...

Sep 10, 2012
ESG to Present Mission-specific Equipment for Manned and Unmanned Aircraft at ILA

ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH, the aviation engineering company for the planning, development, integration and logistic support of customised avionics, mission...

Sep 10, 2012
Diamond to Introduce GUARDIAN Optionally Piloted Vehicle at ILA

Diamond Aircraft will introduce the DA42 GUARDIAN remote sensing platform at ILA Berlin International Air Show 2012. The GUARDIAN is...

Sep 10, 2012
Swiss Air Force to Conduct UAS Flight Tests for Acquisition of New Reconnaissance Drone

A project team comprising the Swiss Air Force and armasuisse specialists will conduct flight tests of the IAI Heron 1...

Sep 10, 2012
UND, NDSU partner with NASA for Automatic Sense and Avoid Research

The University of North Dakota and North Dakota State University have partnered with NASA, working on an automatic sense and...

Sep 10, 2012
U.S. Navy and Marines Begin RQ-21 Developmental Flight Testing

A little more than two years into its engineering, manufacturing and development phase, the RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Air System...

Sep 10, 2012
AERIE to Showcase UAS Prototypes at ILA

Following a positive reception at the Farnborough International Airshow, AERIE GmbH has continued development of their I-2 and S-25 unmanned...

Sep 09, 2012
UAS Plaza debuts at ILA 2012

A new section at the International Air Show ILA 2012 reflects current global developments in civil and military aviation. From...

Sep 09, 2012
NASA’S Global Hawk Mission Begins With Flight to Hurricane Leslie

NASA has begun its latest hurricane science field campaign by flying an unmanned Global Hawk aircraft over Hurricane Leslie in...

Sep 08, 2012
Lynx Multi-Mode Radar Tracks People and Slow-Moving Vehicles from Predator B

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

Sep 08, 2012
Unmanned Systems Group Completes Maiden Flight of Discoverer II RPAS

Unmanned Systems Group (UMS) has announced that the maiden flight of the Discoverer II Remotely Piloted Air System took place...

Sep 07, 2012
Iron Brigade conducts Raven UAS Training

Soldiers with 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, conducted Unmanned Aircraft System crew member evaluation training at a...

Sep 07, 2012
Fury 1500 UAS Achieves Full Data Rate SATCOM Video Link

AME Unmanned Air Systems (AME UAS) announced today that the Fury 1500 UAS has become the first truly tactical UAS...

Sep 07, 2012
Cheetah Robot Sets New Land Speed Record for Legged Robots

Boston Dynamics, developer of BigDog, Atlas, LS3, RHex, Sand Flea and other advanced robots, announced today that its Cheetah Robot...

Sep 07, 2012
U.S and Japan Consider Joint Use of AAFB-Based Drones to Monitor Chinese Military Activity

Japan and the United States are looking to jointly use facilities at Andersen Air Force Base (AAFB) in Guam to boost...

Sep 07, 2012
Pentagon to Make UAVs Commercially Available to Outside Nations

The use of drones might be raising questions within the United States, but overseas the demand is mounting. The US...

Sep 07, 2012
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