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.

Falco EVO UAV Completes 40-Minute Maiden Flight

SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica company, has successfully performed the maiden flight of its latest member of the market leader Falco...

Jul 24, 2012
Navy hosts international RoboSub Competition in San Diego

Teams from around the world gathered at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific for the 15th annual RoboSub...

Jul 24, 2012
Nicomatic Launch New DMM Series Ruggedized Micro-Connectors

Nicomatic, known for its CMM series connectors used in on-board electronics in defence and avionics, has launched the new DMM...

Jul 23, 2012
SeaCat AUV Inspects 24 Kilometre Long Water Tunnel

In a mission lasting almost seven hours, an autonomous underwater vehicle made by ATLAS ELEKTRONIK, Germany, dived through a water...

Jul 23, 2012
NLR Developing UAS Knowledge in New Facility

Unmanned aircraft are taking to the air more and more often, not only for military applications, but with an increasing...

Jul 23, 2012
Advanced Aviation Technology Fly New RV-VTOLx4 UAS

Just 10 months after its development start, Advanced Aviation Technology – A2Tech (www.a2tech.eu) has performed the first official flights of...

Jul 23, 2012
Cassidian Completes Barracuda UAV Test Flights

Cassidian has successfully carried out a series of test flights with its Barracuda UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) technology demonstrator at...

Jul 23, 2012
GAO Releases Testimony on UAS Use and the Role of Homeland Security

UAS aircraft do not carry a human operator on board, but instead operate on pre-programmed routes or by following commands...

Jul 20, 2012
U.S. Navy Plans Further Tests for X-47B UAV Arrival Next Year

The Navy is one year away from landing its first unmanned jet aircraft aboard a carrier after completing the most...

Jul 20, 2012
Advanced Defense Technologies Plan to Further Develop UAV Systems

Advanced Defense Technologies, Inc. has announced major business development plans to advance its efforts to commercialize the Company’s cost effective...

Jul 19, 2012
World Surveillance Group will Unveil Blimp in a Box™ UAV System at AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America 2012

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

Jul 19, 2012
University of Maryland Select Hydroid REMUS 600 AUV for Oceanographic Exploration

Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and the leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), has announced that the...

Jul 19, 2012
New MQ-8B Fire Scout UAV Training Centre is Unveiled

Northrop Grumman and Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Atlantic (HSMWL) personnel hosted a ribbon-cutting reception July 10 for the new MQ-8B...

Jul 19, 2012
AUVSI Submits Testimony for Congressional Subcommittee Hearing on Using UAS in the Homeland

On 18 July, AUVSI released prepared testimony from Michael Toscano for the House Homeland Security – Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations...

Jul 19, 2012
International Aerospace Consortium Initiative Set Up to Develop Fly-by-Wireless Capabilities

Following NASA partnership, CANEUS (Canada-Europe-US-Asia) Aerospace network and key aerospace stakeholders are teaming up to develop less-wire and fly-by-wireless (FBW)...

Jul 19, 2012
Raytheon’s Unmanned Technology Transforms Commercial Cargo Ships into Aid Delivery Platforms

Raytheon has completed the preliminary design phase of the Tactically Expandable Maritime Platform (TEMP) program awarded by the Defense Advanced...

Jul 18, 2012
U.S. Army Defends Decision To Purchase Additional Gray Eagle UAVs

The U.S. Army is standing by its approach of continuing to fly, buy and upgrade its Gray Eagle drones notwithstanding...

Jul 18, 2012
iRobot Receives $7.7m Order from U.S. Navy for Robot Upgrades

iRobot Corp., a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, has received a $7.7 million order from the Naval Sea Systems...

Jul 18, 2012
CUV Launches Small Tactical Multi-Payload Aerostat System (STMPAS)

Carolina Unmanned Vehicles, Inc. (CUV)  has announced the delivery of a new version of their Lightweight Aerostat System (LAS) for...

Jul 17, 2012
Maiden flight for Advanced Aviation Technology – A2Tech’s RV-VTOLx4

Just 10 months after its development start, Advanced Aviation Technology – A2Tech has performed the first official flights of its...

Jul 17, 2012
Roke Develops STARTLE Threat Monitoring System for Autonomous Vehicles

Roke Manor Research Ltd (Roke), a Chemring Group company, has developed the world’s first threat monitoring system for autonomous vehicles...

Jul 17, 2012
U.S. Navy Deploys Unmanned Submarines to Clear Mines

The U.S. Navy has deployed a fleet of unmanned submarines to the Persian Gulf to help find and destroy sea...

Jul 17, 2012
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Unveils New Unmanned Surface Vehicle

Developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, the Protector unmanned surface vehicle (USV) was designed to support maritime security, mostly for...

Jul 17, 2012
Horn Point Laboratory Purchases Hydroid REMUS 600 AUV System

Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and the leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), announces that the Horn...

Jul 16, 2012
Northrop Grumman Sponsors AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems Student Competitions

Northrop Grumman Corporation has taken on the prime sponsorship of the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) student competitions...

Jul 16, 2012
Rheinmetall Airborne Systems will Continue to Provide Unmanned Reconnaissance to German Armed Forces

Rheinmetall Airborne Systems GmbH, a joint venture by Cassidian and Rheinmetall, will continue to support the German Armed Forces in...

Jul 16, 2012
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