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.

IAI Boosts Unmanned Vehicles Portfolio with Heron NG Upgrade

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is offering an upgraded version of its best-selling unmanned air system (UAS), with the Heron NG...

Aug 01, 2012
Advanced Defense Technologies and AeroSpy Join Forces to Develop and Commercialize UAV Sense and Avoid Technology

Advanced Defense Technologies, Inc. has announced that the Company has entered into a joint venture agreement with AeroSpy, an Austria-based...

Aug 01, 2012
NEANY Inc. To Unveil New Unmanned Surface Vehicle AUVSI 2012

NEANY Inc., an industry leader in providing time-sensitive, tactical response solutions, will unveil their newest unmanned surface vehicle at AUVSI’s...

Aug 01, 2012
Airborne Innovations Launches Subminiature High Definition Video Link for Unmanned Vehicles

Airborne Innovations has announced the latest addition to their product portfolio, the MicroraptorHD. MicroraptorHD is a subminiature multiple camera 1080p...

Aug 01, 2012
Gill Sensors to Introduce Next-Generation Miniature Position Sensors at AUVSI 2012

Gill Sensors, a leading developer of specialist non-contact inductive position sensors, has announced the availability of its next-generation micro position...

Jul 31, 2012
U.S. Marine Corps to Keep K-MAX Unmanned Cargo Re-supply Helicopter in Theater for Second Deployment Extension

For the second time this year, the U.S. Marine Corps has approved the deployment extension of K-MAX Cargo UAS, the...

Jul 31, 2012
Ultra Electronics AMI Delivers 45 Fuel Cells for Use in Military UAS

Ultra Electronics, AMI recently delivered 45 of its ROAMIO D245XR fuel cells for use by the U.S. military in unmanned aerial...

Jul 31, 2012
BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation Awarded Anglo-French Unmanned Air Systems Contract

BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation welcome today’s award by the UK and French Governments for a Future Combat Air System...

Jul 31, 2012
Hood Technology To Feature Advanced Stabilized Imaging Systems For Small UAVs At AUVSI 2012

Extremely low size, weight and power (low SWaP) intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance payloads will be demonstrated at AUVSI in HoodTech’s...

Jul 31, 2012
Corsair to Display IM3PUT UAS Trainer at AUVSI North America

Corsair Engineering Inc. will be attending AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America 2012 from August 6-9, 2012 and showcasing their innovative UAS...

Jul 30, 2012
U.S. Navy Conducts Pax River’s First Flight Of X-47B Unmanned Aircraft

The Navy made Pax River history July 29 after it conducted the naval air station’s historic first flight of the...

Jul 30, 2012
Sparton Unveils New AHRS-8 UAS Navigation Sensor

Sparton Corporation are to introduce AHRS-8, a highly advanced navigation sensor that enhances a best-in-class product line, at AUVSI’s Unmanned...

Jul 27, 2012
Gray Eagle UAS Completes 10,000 Automated Takeoffs and Landings

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems,...

Jul 27, 2012
Mercury Computer Systems Receives $5.2m Follow-On Orders for Rugged High Performance Digital Signal and Image Processing Modules

Mercury Computer Systems, Inc., a trusted provider of commercially developed application-ready ISR and EW subsystems for defense prime contractors, announced...

Jul 27, 2012
FuelCell Energy Wins $3.8m Contract for Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Power System

FuelCell Energy, Inc., a leading manufacturer of ultra-clean, efficient and reliable fuel cell power plants, has announced a $3.8 million...

Jul 26, 2012
ONR-Funded Research Studying Birds’ Flight Will Inform UAS Design

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is looking at birds’ perceptual and maneuvering abilities as inspiration for small unmanned aerial...

Jul 26, 2012
First Cargo Resupply UAS is a Viable Capability

It takes the right elements to create a life-saving capability for the combat zone, as discovered after the first cargo...

Jul 26, 2012
Black-I Robotics Wins Air Force Contract to Help Secure Robots from Hackers

  Black-I Robotics, Inc. has won a contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, NY to supply unmanned...

Jul 25, 2012
VectorNav Releases the World’s First GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System on a Chip

VectorNav Technologies, a pioneering company in embedded navigation solutions, announced today the release of the VN-200, a high-accuracy GPS-Aided Inertial...

Jul 25, 2012
SBG Systems “SmartFusion” Inertial Data Fusion Engine Enhances Vehicle Stabilization and Navigation

SBG Systems announces “SmartFusion”, its breakthrough data fusion engine – embedded in IG-500 series – designed to enhance vehicles stabilization...

Jul 25, 2012
France To Start Trials of the Thales Watchkeeper UAS

The UK and France have moved a step forward today in demonstrating their commitment to defence cooperation under the 2010...

Jul 25, 2012
Kairos Autonomi Developing Mobile Humanoid Robot For Disaster Relief

Mobile platform will enable delivery of dexterous manipulators to remote or inaccessible areas to perform human tasks Kairos Autonomi, a...

Jul 25, 2012
Northrop Grumman Will Continue to Support Global Hawk UAVs

Further details have been released about the Northrop Grumman contract extension with the U.S. Air Force. The U.S. Air Force...

Jul 25, 2012
UK and France Sign Future Combat Air System UAS Agreements

    Britain and France signed two agreements on Tuesday for further cooperation on the use of military drones, the...

Jul 25, 2012
Silvus Technologies to Launch SC3800 MIMO Radio at AUVSI 2012

Silvus Technologies, Inc. a leading developer of advanced Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) communications technology, has announced the SC3800 as the latest...

Jul 24, 2012
New Admiral Takes Command of Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons

Pledging to build on his predecessor’s legacy of delivering proven warfighter capabilities, a new admiral took the reins of leadership...

Jul 24, 2012
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