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.

Ecrin Systems Release Small Rugged Computer for Manned and Unmanned Aircraft

Ecrin Systems has released a new rugged computer specifically targeted to space-constrained environments such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), ground...

Jul 08, 2012
UAV Factory Achieves Record 54-Hour Flight with Penguin B UAV

UAV Factory has expanded the boundaries of their unmanned aircraft vehicle capability by performing a nonstop 54 hour and 27...

Jul 08, 2012
Meggitt & CCUVS Discuss Unmanned Aircraft System Initiative

Representatives from the Canadian Centre for Unmanned Vehicle Systems and Meggitt Canada were in Foremost, Canada on Thursday to provide...

Jul 07, 2012
U.S Navy Unmanned Surface Vehicle Contracts Awarded to QinetiQ and Gibbs & Cox

Qinetiq North America Inc, and Gibbs & Cox Inc have each been awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for design and...

Jul 07, 2012
Israeli Air Force Tests Skills of UAV Squadrons

This week, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) held a competition testing the skill levels of its various unmanned aerial vehicle...

Jul 06, 2012
Pressure-Tolerant ROV Successfully Tested in the Deep Atlantic

A new pressure-tolerant ROV named Erno2, designed by Enitech GmbH (Rostock, Germany), has been successfully tested within the framework of...

Jul 06, 2012
RE2, Inc. Wins JIEDDO Endurance Challenge with ForeRunner UGV

RE2, Inc. announced today that the Company’s ForeRunner Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) won the Endurance Challenge, Dismounted Support Category at...

Jul 04, 2012
UAS Developer Emmen Aerospace Joins The BOSH Group

Emmen Aerospace, Inc. (Emmen) has announced that it will rebrand to become BOSH Technologies, a member of The BOSH Group...

Jul 04, 2012
Thales and ASV To Develop New Unmanned Surface Vehicle

Thales UK has signed a contract with Autonomous Surface Vehicles Ltd (ASV Ltd) to develop a re-configurable Unmanned Surface Vehicle...

Jul 03, 2012
U.S. Army UAS will fly in National Air Space by March 2014

By March 2014, the MQ-1C Gray Eagle, a U.S. Army unmanned aerial system, will be able to train in the...

Jul 03, 2012
Elbit Systems will Showcase Latest UAS Technology at Farnborough 2012

A broad spectrum of Elbit Systems innovative solutions designed for the changing requirements of the defense industry will be on...

Jul 03, 2012
AUVSI Publishes “Code of Conduct” for UAS Operations

AUVSI has published the “Unmanned Aircraft System Operations Industry Code of Conduct” www.auvsi.org/conduct, a set of guidelines to provide AUVSI...

Jul 03, 2012
Kratos Acquires Aerial Drone and Targets Provider Composite Engineering, Inc.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, has announced that it has completed its acquisition...

Jul 03, 2012
ITT Exelis Expands Portfolio of Sensor-to-decision Solutions with Acquisition

ITT Exelis has completed the acquisition of Space Computer Corporation, a privately-owned firm that produces real time signal processing systems,...

Jul 02, 2012
Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Air Force Global Hawk Deployment Contract

The US Air Force (USAF) has contracted Northrop Grumman to maintain deployment of three E-11 Global Express aircraft and three...

Jul 02, 2012
Pakistan Navy Buys LUNA UAS from EMT for Maritime Shore Surveillance

The Pakistan Navy has signed a contract on 27 June 2012 with EMT Germany to buy the LUNA UAS for its shore...

Jul 02, 2012
MQ-8B Fire Scout UAVs Increase Maritime Surveillance Aboard USS Klakring

Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 42 deployed with four Fire Scouts aboard frigate USS Klakring (FFG 42) June 29 in...

Jul 02, 2012
Mosaic ATM Launches UAS Automated Mission Planning System

Mosaic ATM announces the release of the Rapid Automated Mission Planning System (RAMPS) tool which dramatically shortens the mission planning...

Jul 02, 2012
Parvus Ultra-Rugged Mobile Router Passes Military Standard Qualification Testing

Eurotech subsidiary, Parvus, has announced that the DuraMAR 5915, an ultra-rugged Commercial-Off the Shelf (COTS) mobile IP router subsystem based...

Jul 02, 2012
Liberty University’s New Unmanned Aerial Systems Specialization is Jumpstarting Careers

The Liberty University School of Aeronautics has announced its first alumni to be hired to operate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)....

Jul 02, 2012
KCF Technologies Celebrates ROV Smart Tether Milestone

KCF Technologies Celebrates Smart Tether Milestone – the sale of its 100th Smart Tether system. In 2004 KCF Technologies was...

Jul 02, 2012
Carbon by Design acquires another 10,000 square feet of Manufacturing Space

Carbon by Design, manufacturer of Aerospace Composite Structures has acquired another 10,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space immediately adjacent to...

Jun 30, 2012
U.S. Army Plan to Acquire More Gray Eagle UAS’

The Army is upgrading its fleet of MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems while also advancing plans to equip each...

Jun 29, 2012
New ‘ResQu’ Unmanned Aircraft to Help Fight Natural Disasters in Australia

Unmanned aircraft could provide vital intelligence to help Australian authorities fight natural disasters, such as the 2011 Queensland floods, thanks...

Jun 29, 2012
U.S. Army Successfuly Demonstrates Ground Based Sense and Avoid System

The Product Directorate for Unmanned Systems Airspace Integration (USAIC) conducted a formal two-week demonstration during the weeks of June 4-8...

Jun 29, 2012
Microstrain Introduce Low-Noise, Low-Power Miniature Inertial Measurement Unit

MicroStrain’s newest in the family of inertial sensors – the 3DM-GX3®-15 Inertial Measurement Unit and Vertical Gyro – offers users...

Jun 28, 2012
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