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.

Advanced Defense Technologies Developing Small Lightweight UAV for Homeland Security and Public Safety

Advanced Defense Technologies, Inc. has announced the Company is developing small lightweight drone and UAV systems for the homeland security...

Oct 15, 2012
Elbit Systems Wins $50m Contract to Supply Autonomous Artillery Ground and Radio Systems

Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced that it has been awarded two contracts from a Far Eastern country to supply defense...

Oct 15, 2012
Kairos Autonomi Wins Military Contract for Remote Vehicle Systems to be Used as Moving Targets

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

Oct 15, 2012
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Become Lighter, Stealthier & Faster

In the future, the military can expect to have unmanned aerial vehicles that are faster, stealthier and lighter, with longer...

Oct 15, 2012
MACG-38 Displays High-Tech Military Equipment During Air Show

Marine Air Control Group 38 supported the 2012 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show with static displays of high-tech...

Oct 15, 2012
NSWC Port Hueneme Director Speaks at AUVSI Channel Islands Chapter Unmanned Vehicle Awareness Event

As the manager of one of the Navy’s largest unmanned vehicles—the Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS)—Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC),...

Oct 12, 2012
Oculus Systems to Launch Huginn X-1 Nano UAS in the UK

Oculus Systems Ltd is pleased to announce that it has become the UK re-seller for the NANO UAS, Huginn X-1...

Oct 11, 2012
SPECIM Launches World’s First Robust Full Spectrum Imager for Unmanned Systems

SPECIM, Spectral Imaging, Ltd., global leader of Hyperspectral Instrumentation, announces the release of AisaFENIX, a robust and compact spectral imager...

Oct 11, 2012
Israeli Defense Minister Praises Troops Who Intercepted Hostile UAV

On Tuesday, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Commander of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel toured...

Oct 11, 2012
New Compact Launch and Recovery System Completes Final UAV Flight Tests

A shipboard-capable system designed to support both the launch and recovery of the Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) successfully...

Oct 11, 2012
senseFly Launches New Lightweight UAV for Surveying and Mining Industries

senseFly announces new ultra-lightweight and powerful UAV for the surveying and mining industries. The eBee combines cutting edge technology, aerodynamic...

Oct 10, 2012
Insitu Pacific Completes Maiden Flight of PicoSAR on the Integrator UAS

Insitu Pacific, the Australia-based subsidiary of Insitu Inc., has announced that it successfully conducted the maiden flight of the PicoSAR...

Oct 10, 2012
Boeing and KAL-ASD Agree to Broaden Relationship to Include UAVs

Boeing and Korean Air Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD) will broaden their cooperative relationship to include rotorcraft, fixed-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles,...

Oct 10, 2012
DHS to Begin Testing of Drones over US for ‘Public Safety’

The US Department of Homeland Security is asking the makers of small unmanned aerial vehicles to submit their crafts for...

Oct 10, 2012
Orbit International Receives Orders for COTS Power Supplies Used in UAVs and Naval Systems

Orbit International Corp. has announced that its Power Group, through its Behlman Electronics subsidiary (“Behlman”), received two new orders for...

Oct 09, 2012
Lockheed Martin Take Lead To Develop New Autonomous Technology For Unmanned Aircraft

The Office of Naval Research has awarded a $13.5 million contract to an industry team led by Lockheed Martin to...

Oct 09, 2012
Trimble Launches New Software for UAS Aerial Photogrammetry Data Processing

Trimble has introduced a new version of its Inpho® software products for aerial photogrammetry and laser scanning data production. Inpho...

Oct 09, 2012
Naval Research Laboratory Awards Scion UAS $3M Contract for Unmanned Helicopter Systems

Scion UAS, LLC has won a government contract worth up to $3 million to supply unmanned helicopters for unspecified uses....

Oct 09, 2012
Indian Air Force to Induct Harop Combat UAV in 2013

The Indian Air Force plans to induct its first self-destructing combat drones by next year, to enhance its firepower. The...

Oct 08, 2012
IAF Shoot Down UAV in Israeli Airspace

The incursion by an unmanned aircraft into Israeli airspace at the weekend exposed the weakness of Israeli air defenses, an...

Oct 08, 2012
DARPA Demonstrates Autonomous High Altitude Refueling of Unmanned Aircraft

DARPA completes close-proximity flight tests of two modified RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles, demonstrates technology enabling autonomous aerial refueling...

Oct 08, 2012
Analytic Systems Supports USMC in IED Defeat Program

The US Marine Corps through Tobyhanna Army Depot has chosen Analytic Systems to provide over 600 rugged commercial Voltage Converters...

Oct 05, 2012
Army Reserve Military Police Training As Small UAV Operators

Soldier’s safety in combat zones is a top priority for the Army, and state-of-the-art technology is often used to minimize...

Oct 05, 2012
US Department of Homeland Security Calls for Small UAS Fly-Off Evaluation

Officials of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Washington are asking industry to participate in a fly-off evaluation...

Oct 05, 2012
Boeing To Develop Truck-Mounted Solid-State Laser to Counter Unmanned Aerial Threats

Under a follow-on contractual effort from the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC), Boeing will continue developing a...

Oct 05, 2012
Xsens to Showcase IMU, AHRS and GPS/INS Portfolio at INTERGEO

Xsens will be showcasing its new product portfolio with IMUs, AHRSs and GPS/INSs at INTERGEO 2012 in Hanover, Germany. The...

Oct 05, 2012
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