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.

Clearpath Robotics Awarded CICP Contract for the Kingfisher M200 USV
Clearpath Robotics Awarded CICP Contract for the Kingfisher M200 USV

Clearpath Robotics has been awarded a Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program (CICP) contract through Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)...

Nov 28, 2012
SDS Delivers Reaper UAS Mission Training Device to the Air National Guard
SDS Delivers Reaper UAS Mission Training Device to the Air National Guard

SDS International (SDS) recently delivered a ROVATTS™-based Reaper MQ-9 Mission Training Device (MTD) to the Air National Guard (ANG) Distributed...

Nov 28, 2012
X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) Demonstrator Ready for Carrier-Based Testing
X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) Demonstrator Ready for Carrier-Based Testing

The Navy hoisted an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator on board aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN...

Nov 28, 2012
MSHIP Partners with UEMURA to Introduce Stiletto ISR Platform in Japan
MSHIP Partners with UEMURA to Introduce Stiletto ISR Platform in Japan

M Ship Co., LLC, a naval design firm based in San Diego, has announced that it has partnered with UEMURA Seisakusyo...

Nov 27, 2012
Galileo Group Completes NASA UAV Missions to Collect Hyperspectral Data over Florida Keys
Galileo Group Completes NASA UAV Missions to Collect Hyperspectral Data over Florida Keys

Galileo Group, Inc has completed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) flight operations and hyperspectral data collections for a series of missions...

Nov 27, 2012
Lockheed Martin Demonstrates New Ground-Based Laser System In Tests Against Rockets And Unmanned Aerial System
Lockheed Martin Demonstrates New Ground-Based Laser System In Tests Against Rockets And Unmanned Aerial System

Lockheed Martin has successfully demonstrated a portable, ground-based military laser system in a series of tests against representative airborne targets....

Nov 27, 2012
QinetiQ North America Receives $8.4m Orders for TALON® Unmanned Robot
QinetiQ North America Receives $8.4m Orders for TALON® Unmanned Robot

QinetiQ North America (QNA) has announced that $8.4M in orders have been received for TALON® robots from the Czech Republic...

Nov 27, 2012
IDEX 2013 Announces Dedicated Unmanned Systems Zone
IDEX 2013 Announces Dedicated Unmanned Systems Zone

The International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) has announced the introduction of a focused Unmanned Systems Area to be launched...

Nov 27, 2012
Kairos Autonomi Announces New Cost-Effective, Self-Cleaning Camera Filter for UGVs
Kairos Autonomi Announces New Cost-Effective, Self-Cleaning Camera Filter for UGVs

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

Nov 26, 2012
Chilean Army Completes Test Flight of New UAV, “Lascar”
Chilean Army Completes Test Flight of New UAV, “Lascar”

Chilean’s National Defense Minister, Rodrigo Hinzpeter, visited a Naval Base to witness the first test flight of the “Lascar” unmanned...

Nov 26, 2012
Lehmann Aviation Launches Fully Autonomous Aerial Photography UAV
Lehmann Aviation Launches Fully Autonomous Aerial Photography UAV

Lehmann Aviation has announced the latest addition to their product portfolio, the LA100; a completely autonomous UAS designed specifically to...

Nov 26, 2012
New High-resolution ISR Technology for Small UAVs from Charles River Analytics
New High-resolution ISR Technology for Small UAVs from Charles River Analytics

Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, announces Compact Aerial Video Exploitation (CAVE), a follow on contract for...

Nov 22, 2012
Sweden and Vietnam Agree Joint UAV Project
Sweden and Vietnam Agree Joint UAV Project

A signing ceremony was held in Hanoi on November 20 for a cooperation agreement between Vietnam and Sweden in manufacturing...

Nov 22, 2012
Position Partners Adds New Rotary-Blade UAV to Aerial Mapping Range
Position Partners Adds New Rotary-Blade UAV to Aerial Mapping Range

Following a recent announcement of the fixed wing SIRIUS Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Position Partners has extended its aerial mapping...

Nov 21, 2012
First Boeing QF-16 Aerial Target Arrives at Tyndall Air Force Base
First Boeing QF-16 Aerial Target Arrives at Tyndall Air Force Base

The first Boeing QF-16 aerial target training system has arrived at Florida’s Tyndall Air Force Base in preparation for U.S....

Nov 20, 2012
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Looks to Expand Unmanned Aircraft Fleet
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Looks to Expand Unmanned Aircraft Fleet

U.S. Customs and Border Protection last month received its latest unmanned aircraft, but it’s a new sole-source contract that could...

Nov 20, 2012
Roke’s Miniature Radar Altimeter Becomes Standard Fit on Saab’s Skeldar UAV
Roke’s Miniature Radar Altimeter Becomes Standard Fit on Saab’s Skeldar UAV

Roke Manor Research Ltd (Roke), a Chemring Group company, has worked with Saab to successfully integrate its Miniature Radar Altimeter...

Nov 20, 2012
Northrop Grumman and U.S. Navy Carry Out Triton UAV Ground Testing
Northrop Grumman and U.S. Navy Carry Out Triton UAV Ground Testing

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy have added a second Triton unmanned aircraft to ground testing efforts in late...

Nov 20, 2012
ASI’s Guideline™ Robotic Convoy System Leads Driverless Trucks
ASI’s Guideline™ Robotic Convoy System Leads Driverless Trucks

Military convoys are a top resource for transporting supplies; vehicles are more protected and can deliver large shipments of supplies...

Nov 19, 2012
Garmin to Supply Avionics Suite for Northrop Grumman’s Firebird Hybrid UAV
Garmin to Supply Avionics Suite for Northrop Grumman’s Firebird Hybrid UAV

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., the global leader in satellite navigation, announced today that Northrop Grumman Corporation...

Nov 19, 2012
Pentek Launches New Multichannel, Virtex-7 Software Radio Module for UAV, Radar and Communications Applications
Pentek Launches New Multichannel, Virtex-7 Software Radio Module for UAV, Radar and Communications Applications

Pentek, Inc. has announced the newest member of its highly popular Onyx® family of multichannel, high-speed software radio XMC FPGA...

Nov 19, 2012
Behlman Celebrates Fifth Anniversary of it’s 94050 UAV Power Supply
Behlman Celebrates Fifth Anniversary of it’s 94050 UAV Power Supply

Behlman Electronics Inc., long known for its leadership in power products for military, industrial and commercial applications, is celebrating the...

Nov 19, 2012
Datron Scout UAV Assists Officials After Chemical Train Derailment with Real-Time Video and Photography
Datron Scout UAV Assists Officials After Chemical Train Derailment with Real-Time Video and Photography

Datron World Communications, Inc., a leader in tactical and public safety communications products, has announced that their Scout UAV was...

Nov 16, 2012
World Surveillance Group Announces Teaming Agreement for UAVs and Tactical Aerostats
World Surveillance Group Announces Teaming Agreement for UAVs and Tactical Aerostats

World Surveillance Group Inc., a developer of lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicles (“UAVs”) and related technologies, has announced that it has...

Nov 16, 2012
FreeWave Technologies’ Spartan Series Wireless Radio Reaches Final of Homeland Security Awards Competition
FreeWave Technologies’ Spartan Series Wireless Radio Reaches Final of Homeland Security Awards Competition

FreeWave Technologies, manufacturer of the most reliable, high-performance spread spectrum and licensed radios for critical data transmission, today announced its...

Nov 15, 2012
Raytheon and US Air Force Complete UAS Ground Based Sense and Avoid Demonstration
Raytheon and US Air Force Complete UAS Ground Based Sense and Avoid Demonstration

As the U.S. government prepares for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System by 2015, the U.S. Air...

Nov 15, 2012
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