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.

Faun Trackway USA Brings World’s First UAV Landing Mat To AUVSI

FAUN TRACKWAY USA, the leading manufacturer of portable roadways and runways, will be showcasing its UAV Landing Mat at the Association...

Jun 12, 2012
Infotron IT180 Mini UAV Secures Progression of ISAF French Troop Convoys in Afghanistan

After a consultation to respond to an operational emergency, a tender has been won by INFOTRON and TOSA, and several...

Jun 12, 2012
Saab’s Skeldar UAS Provides Troops with Real-Time Information

Defence and security company Saab recently performed a unique live demonstration of how the Skeldar system operates together with other...

Jun 12, 2012
ReconRobotics Debut Throwbot XT Reconnaissance Robot

ReconRobotics, Inc. is introducing the Throwbot® XT, an advanced throwable military and police robot at Eurosatory 2012. This new micro-robot...

Jun 12, 2012
Controp Presents New EO Payloads for UAVs and Land Systems at Eurosatory 2012

Controp Precision Technologies has launched the M-STAMP gyro stabilized multi sensor payload system for small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and small...

Jun 12, 2012
Northrop Grumman Demonstrates SmartNode Pod Airborne Communications on Firebird UAS

Northrop Grumman Corporation completed a series of test flights May 17 that demonstrated the transmission of imagery, video, voice and...

Jun 11, 2012
Sagem Patroller MALE UAV Completes Flight Tests

Sagem’s long-endurance Patroller UAV system, which is intended for dual-use governmental purposes in support of defense and homeland security missions,...

Jun 11, 2012
AeroVironment Receives Order from Swedish Army for 12 Small UAS’

AeroVironment as received a firm fixed-price order for 12 hybrid small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from the Swedish Defence Materiel...

Jun 11, 2012
KVH Launches High-Performance, Ultra Compact Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)

KVH Industries, Inc., introduces the new Series 1750 Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), an advanced 6-degrees-of-freedom sensor (DOF) designed to integrate...

Jun 10, 2012
Drone Offers Revolutionary Capability for Logistics Community

Marine Corps infantry units serve at a multitude of bases, posts and camps throughout Helmand Province, Afghanistan, and logistical support...

Jun 10, 2012
Jenoptik Launches Laser Rangefinder with Thermal Imager for Reconnaissance and Target Acquisition

Jenoptik has announced the launch of NYXUS BIRD, the first multifunctional thermal imager combining day/night vision with target localization capability in...

Jun 10, 2012
TAI to Display Anka UAV at Anniversary Ceremony

The Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is preparing to showcase its Anka, the national unmanned air vehicle (UAV), and T-129, the...

Jun 08, 2012
General Atomics Develops Simulator for Radars on Unmanned Aircraft

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has developed a simulator for operators controlling Lynx Multi-mode Radars on unmanned and manned aircraft. The...

Jun 08, 2012
Lockheed Martin Agrees Deal with Arrow Electronics for USS Components

Lockheed Martin has signed a new strategic enterprise agreement with Arrow Electronics covering procurement of more than 22,000 electronic components...

Jun 08, 2012
Unmanned Robotic Watercraft Used in River and Sea Rescues

The next time someone is trapped in a rain-swollen wash on the northwest side, EMILY might come to the rescue....

Jun 07, 2012
Kontron Doubles Video Data Processing Performance with Quad-Core AdvancedMC

Kontron has announced the introduction of its most powerful single AdvancedMC™ processor module, designed with the 3rd generation Intel® Core™...

Jun 07, 2012
ImSAR Wins $24M Contract to Develop Lightweight Radar for Small UAVs

ImSar, LLC, suppliers of digital signal processing, radar, manufacturing, and inertial measurement systems for defense and unmanned applications, has been...

Jun 07, 2012
Corsair’s Training Simulator Helps ScanEagle UAS Reach 600,000 Hours

Insitu recently announced that its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system has exceeded 600,000 combat flight hours, maintaining a 99 percent mission-readiness...

Jun 07, 2012
Raytheon Awarded $28M Contract to Update VTOL UAV Ground Control Stations

Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems (RIIS) has been awarded a $28 million contract to update the software on UAV ground...

Jun 07, 2012
MicroStrain Releases Groundbreaking New Lossless Wireless Sensor Networks

MicroStrain’s new LXRS™ “lossless” wireless communication protocol (patent pending) supports scalable networks of high speed sensor nodes without data loss due...

Jun 07, 2012
SPI Corp to Display UAV Thermal PTZ Cameras at Border Management Southwest

SPI Corp is a leading provider of thermal PTZ (thermal pan tilt zoom) solutions to US Military and Border Patrol...

Jun 07, 2012
Drones Used to Assess Storm Damage on Utility Distribution Systems

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has completed tests determining that unmanned aircraft systems, or drones, can be used effectively...

Jun 06, 2012
Cassidian (EADS Group) to Display Tanan VTOL UAS and Tracker Mini-UAS at Eurosatory

EADS and its divisions – Airbus/Airbus Military, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter – will have a major presence at the Eurosatory...

Jun 06, 2012
MND Denies Speculation Concerning Poor UAV Performance

The Ministry of National Defense (MND) yesterday denied media speculation that it would not purchase new locally developed Unmanned Aerial...

Jun 06, 2012
Goodrich to Exhibit Latest Sensors and Composite UAV Components at Eurosatory

Goodrich Corporation is bringing the latest developments from its sensors and actuation businesses to Eurosatory in Paris, France on June...

Jun 06, 2012
MDA to provide UAS training to British Army

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), a provider of essential information solutions, has announced that it has signed a contract...

Jun 06, 2012
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