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.

Kairos Autonomi Delivers First Unmanned Moving Ground Targets to National Guard Training Ranges
Kairos Autonomi Delivers First Unmanned Moving Ground Targets to National Guard Training Ranges

Kairos Autonomi, Inc., a world leader in robotic appliqué kits and developer of the Pronto4 Robotic Appliqué Kit, has completed...

Jan 08, 2013
Unmanned K-MAX Helicopter Awarded Innovation Honors
Unmanned K-MAX Helicopter Awarded Innovation Honors

The unmanned K-MAX helicopter’s peerless ability to resupply combat troops safely, precisely and efficiently has won top honors from the...

Jan 08, 2013
Northrop Grumman Selects Telephonics Corporation’s Radar for Navy’s MQ-8B Fire Scout VTOL UAS
Northrop Grumman Selects Telephonics Corporation’s Radar for Navy’s MQ-8B Fire Scout VTOL UAS

Northrop Grumman Corporation, under contract to the U.S. Navy, has selected Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation,...

Jan 08, 2013
US Army Selects AeroVironment and Four Other sUAS Suppliers in Contract Worth Up To $248m
US Army Selects AeroVironment and Four Other sUAS Suppliers in Contract Worth Up To $248m

AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that the United States Army has selected it and four other companies to compete for future...

Jan 08, 2013
EMT’s MUSECO VTOL UAV Completes Test Flight
EMT’s MUSECO VTOL UAV Completes Test Flight

The uprated MUSECO (multisensor Copter) prototype completed a successful test flight in December 2012. The MUSECO is based on the...

Jan 08, 2013
U.S. Air Force Takes Delivery of Two Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft
U.S. Air Force Takes Delivery of Two Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft

Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed early delivery of two Global Hawk unmanned aircraft to the U.S. Air Force. Global Hawk...

Jan 07, 2013
Innocon’s Spider sUAS Completes Test Flights
Innocon’s Spider sUAS Completes Test Flights

Innocon has completed successful test flights of the new Spider sUAS. The Spider is part of the MicroFalcon family, which...

Jan 07, 2013
Unmanned Innovation os-Series Autopilots Integrate VectorNav Technologies’ VN-100 IMU
Unmanned Innovation os-Series Autopilots Integrate VectorNav Technologies’ VN-100 IMU

Unmanned Innovation, a leading provider of Development Platforms for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), has partnered with VectorNav Technologies to integrate...

Jan 07, 2013
General Dynamics Canada to Supply Communications Technology for NATO AGS Program
General Dynamics Canada to Supply Communications Technology for NATO AGS Program

General Dynamics Canada has been awarded a CA$32 million contract by Northrop Grumman Corporation for key communications network technology for...

Jan 04, 2013
New Mobile Power Charger Technology Could be Used in Unmanned Systems
New Mobile Power Charger Technology Could be Used in Unmanned Systems

Alta Devices has provided a glimpse of the future of mobile power with the announcement of reference designs for the...

Jan 04, 2013
Kratos to Supply Unmanned Systems for National Security Programs
Kratos to Supply Unmanned Systems for National Security Programs

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, has announced that its Unmanned Systems Solutions (USS)...

Jan 02, 2013
New High Durability Cables for Unmanned Submersible Vehicles
New High Durability Cables for Unmanned Submersible Vehicles

Cicoil’s highly flexible flat silicone cables are designed for use on Autonomous Subsea Vehicles that require absolute reliability in Mission...

Jan 02, 2013
U.S. Soldiers Train With Remote-Controlled Mine-Clearing Vehicle
U.S. Soldiers Train With Remote-Controlled Mine-Clearing Vehicle

Tripping improvised explosive devices and unexploded ordnance in a controlled way to avoid Soldier injury has now become an automated...

Jan 02, 2013
UAV Vision Launches IP66 ISR Aerostat System
UAV Vision Launches IP66 ISR Aerostat System

UAV Vision has announced the launch of its new complete turnkey Aerostat solution. The IP66 is suitable for harsh environments...

Jan 02, 2013
Elbit Systems Wins Contract to Supply Hermes UAS to Israel Ministry of Defense
Elbit Systems Wins Contract to Supply Hermes UAS to Israel Ministry of Defense

Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced that it has been awarded various contracts by the Israel Ministry of Defense (“IMOD”), in...

Jan 02, 2013
DDC Introduces New Solid-State Power Controllers for Unmanned Systems
DDC Introduces New Solid-State Power Controllers for Unmanned Systems

Data Device Corporation (DDC) has introduced its latest and most advanced generation of solid-state power controllers (SSPC) featuring on-board DC-to-DC...

Dec 28, 2012
Video: How the DARPA ACTUV Unmanned Autonomous Surface Vessel will Track Submarines
Video: How the DARPA ACTUV Unmanned Autonomous Surface Vessel will Track Submarines

The DARPA ACTUV program aims to develop an unmanned autonomous surface vessel with the ability to track a quiet diesel-electric...

Dec 28, 2012
Kratos to Provide Specialized Ground Equipment for UAS Programs
Kratos to Provide Specialized Ground Equipment for UAS Programs

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, has announced that its Unmanned Systems Solutions (USS)...

Dec 28, 2012
Lockheed Martin Acquires Assets of CDL Systems Ltd
Lockheed Martin Acquires Assets of CDL Systems Ltd

Lockheed Martin has announced the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of CDL Systems Ltd., a software engineering firm...

Dec 24, 2012
ASI’s BatCat Telehandler Robot Helps LAPD Bomb Squad Officers
ASI’s BatCat Telehandler Robot Helps LAPD Bomb Squad Officers

After several anonymous 911 calls, the Los Angeles Police Department responded to a bomb threat outside Los Angeles’ oldest Jewish...

Dec 21, 2012
DLR Completes Virtual UAV Test Flights for Maritime Monitoring
DLR Completes Virtual UAV Test Flights for Maritime Monitoring

Reliably monitoring extensive areas of the sea is a major challenge for the coastguard and emergency relief services. Unmanned aircraft...

Dec 21, 2012
General Dynamics Digital Video Exploitation System Integrated into Shadow 200 TUAS
General Dynamics Digital Video Exploitation System Integrated into Shadow 200 TUAS

General Dynamics Mediaware has delivered two video capture and exploitation D-VEX systems to the Australian Army, enhancing the distribution of...

Dec 20, 2012
Bluefin and Seebyte Collaborate to Provide Enhanced AUV Pipeline Inspections
Bluefin and Seebyte Collaborate to Provide Enhanced AUV Pipeline Inspections

Bluefin Robotics, the leading provider of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) solutions and SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software...

Dec 20, 2012
Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 UAS Carries New Hydrographic Airborne Sensor
Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 UAS Carries New Hydrographic Airborne Sensor

Schiebel and Riegl Laser Measurement Systems GmbH are proud to announce the successful integration of the Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned...

Dec 20, 2012
World Surveillance Group Demonstrates Blimp in a Box™ Aerostat for DOD
World Surveillance Group Demonstrates Blimp in a Box™ Aerostat for DOD

World Surveillance Group Inc., a developer of lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicles and related technologies, has announced that it has completed...

Dec 20, 2012
U.S. Navy UAVs to be Equipped with DEL Imaging Systems’ High Speed Digital Cameras
U.S. Navy UAVs to be Equipped with DEL Imaging Systems’ High Speed Digital Cameras

DEL Imaging Systems, LLC, a leader and innovator in the implementation and operation of High Speed Digital Cameras and Imaging...

Dec 20, 2012
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