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.

NASA Issues 2013 Call For Visionary Advanced Technology Concepts
NASA Issues 2013 Call For Visionary Advanced Technology Concepts

NASA’s Space Technology Program is looking for visionary advanced concepts. This year’s annual call for NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts Program...

Jan 17, 2013
Elbit Systems Selected for Award to Supply sUAS to U.S. Army
Elbit Systems Selected for Award to Supply sUAS to U.S. Army

Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced that Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems, has been selected...

Jan 16, 2013
SBG Systems Launches New Series of MEMS-based Tactical Grade Inertial Systems
SBG Systems Launches New Series of MEMS-based Tactical Grade Inertial Systems

SBG Systems presents Ekinox Series, a brand new product range of tactical grade inertial systems which brings robust and cost-effective...

Jan 16, 2013
Austro Engine Test New Rotary Engine for Unmanned Aircraft
Austro Engine Test New Rotary Engine for Unmanned Aircraft

Austro Engine have announced that tests have been successfully carried out on the new AE80R rotary engine. The vibration-free engine...

Jan 16, 2013
Ulti-Mate Connector, Inc. Unveils New Line of Nano Connectors
Ulti-Mate Connector, Inc. Unveils New Line of Nano Connectors

Ulti-Mate Connector has announced a complete, new line of Nano Connectors built in accordance with the specifications of MIL-DTL-32139. Ulti-Mate’s...

Jan 15, 2013
GTRI Small UAV Supports Development of Lightweight Sensors
GTRI Small UAV Supports Development of Lightweight Sensors

A research team at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is developing an airborne testing capability for sensors, communications devices...

Jan 15, 2013
Rockwell Collins, DARPA Reaching New Frontiers in Micro GPS Technology
Rockwell Collins, DARPA Reaching New Frontiers in Micro GPS Technology

Imagine having GPS navigation capability embedded on something as small as a hummingbird-size unmanned aerial vehicle. That day may be...

Jan 15, 2013
New Management at Imint to Support Next Growth Phase
New Management at Imint to Support Next Growth Phase

Andreas Lifvendahl has joined Swedish software firm Imint as their new CEO. Previous CEO, and company founder, Harald Klomp, will...

Jan 15, 2013
AAI Purchases MetaVR VRSG Licenses for U.S. Army UAS Simulation Training
AAI Purchases MetaVR VRSG Licenses for U.S. Army UAS Simulation Training

MetaVR, Inc. announces that AAI Corp., an operating unit of Textron Systems, recently purchased 176 MetaVR Virtual Reality Scene Generator...

Jan 15, 2013
Camp Shelby Home to UAS Training School
Camp Shelby Home to UAS Training School

You might not notice them. Some are big and some are small. But they have their eyes on you as...

Jan 14, 2013
WSU’s AUV with Robotic Gripper Extending Human Reach at Robosub Competition
WSU’s AUV with Robotic Gripper Extending Human Reach at Robosub Competition

Washington State University (WSU) students have completed a self-operated robotic submarine which has been entered into the International RoboSub 2012...

Jan 14, 2013
Camp Shelby Unmanned Aircraft System facility gets New Mission
Camp Shelby Unmanned Aircraft System facility gets New Mission

The Unmanned Aircraft System Support Facility at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., was recently named the nation’s only...

Jan 14, 2013
Moving Target Detection Capability Demonstrated by JLENS-Mounted Sensor
Moving Target Detection Capability Demonstrated by JLENS-Mounted Sensor

A recent demonstration proved that operators can observe surface moving targets — including a terrorist role-player planting an improvised explosive...

Jan 14, 2013
Sigma Labs Awarded Patents for Advanced Lightweight Materials
Sigma Labs Awarded Patents for Advanced Lightweight Materials

Sigma Labs, Inc. has been awarded two U.S. Patents for advanced lightweight materials suitable for munitions and unmanned aerial systems....

Jan 14, 2013
AMP Introduce Advanced Video Annotation Controller Board
AMP Introduce Advanced Video Annotation Controller Board

Advanced Micro Peripherals Ltd (AMP), a leading manufacturer of embedded video solutions, has introduced eVAC2000, a real time NTSC/PAL video...

Jan 14, 2013
Orbital Awarded Additional Contract for SUAS Engines
Orbital Awarded Additional Contract for SUAS Engines

Orbital Corporation Ltd. has announced that it has been awarded an additional contract to supply heavy fuel engines for use...

Jan 14, 2013
HRED Developing Robot Intelligence to Respond to Voice Commands
HRED Developing Robot Intelligence to Respond to Voice Commands

Unmanned systems have begun to have a significant impact on warfare. Unmanned drones providing sustained surveillance, swift precise attacks on...

Jan 14, 2013
DARPA to Launch Just-in-time Payloads from Bottom of Sea
DARPA to Launch Just-in-time Payloads from Bottom of Sea

Today, cost and complexity limit the Navy to fewer weapons systems and platforms, so resources are strained to operate over...

Jan 12, 2013
EURO HAWK UAS Completes First Test Flight Equipped With SIGINT Sensors
EURO HAWK UAS Completes First Test Flight Equipped With SIGINT Sensors

Northrop Grumman Corporation and EADS Deutschland GmbH, operating through Cassidian, together achieved a major milestone today with the first full...

Jan 11, 2013
IKM Subsea Singapore to Provide ROV Services for FPSO Hook-up
IKM Subsea Singapore to Provide ROV Services for FPSO Hook-up

IKM Subsea Singapore has been awarded a contract to provide ROV services onboard a Construction Support vessel for a FPSO...

Jan 11, 2013
Northrop Grumman and Pranalytica Develop Groundbreaking Infrared Countermeasure Laser
Northrop Grumman and Pranalytica Develop Groundbreaking Infrared Countermeasure Laser

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced a new variant of the current All Semiconductor Airborne Laser Threat Terminator (ASALTT™) product line...

Jan 10, 2013
Bluefin Robotics’ AUV Batteries Power Subsea Industry
Bluefin Robotics’ AUV Batteries Power Subsea Industry

Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and related subsea technologies, has announced that as of this...

Jan 10, 2013
F5 Robotics’ ”SkyEye” Tricopter UAV Completes Maiden Flight
F5 Robotics’ ”SkyEye” Tricopter UAV Completes Maiden Flight

F5 Robotics has conducted the first test flight of it’s new UAV platform, ”SkyEye”. The Tricopter design is intended to...

Jan 10, 2013
NASA to Send Unmanned Global Hawk into Stratosphere  for Climate Change Study
NASA to Send Unmanned Global Hawk into Stratosphere for Climate Change Study

Starting this month NASA will send an autonomously flown unmanned research aircraft up to 65,000 feet over the tropical Pacific...

Jan 10, 2013
PartnerTech Signs Agreement to Produce CybAero Unmanned Products
PartnerTech Signs Agreement to Produce CybAero Unmanned Products

Contract manufacturer PartnerTech AB and CybAero AB, a company developing and manufacturing autonomous unmanned helicopters, have signed a framework agreement...

Jan 09, 2013
Northrop Grumman Build New UAS as Triton Testing and Demonstration Platform
Northrop Grumman Build New UAS as Triton Testing and Demonstration Platform

Northrop Grumman Corporation is building a company-owned unmanned aircraft for use as a development and demonstration platform for at-sea surveillance...

Jan 09, 2013
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