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.

Raven Aerostar Integrates Vista Research Radar Onto Revolutionary Tethered Aerostat

Raven Aerostar successfully integrated and deployed a Vista Research Smart Sensing Radar System (SSRS) onto its proprietary TIF-25KH tethered aerostat....

May 10, 2012
Deployment Extended For K-MAX Unmanned Aerial Cargo Hauler

Two unmanned K-MAX helicopters have delivered more than one million pounds in less than four months in support of the...

May 09, 2012
Autonomous Vehicle Developed for Surveying Assault-Zone Runways

TORC Robotics recently demonstrated an autonomous vehicle for Air Force Research Labs (AFRL) capable of performing expedient runway surveys, including...

May 08, 2012
Volz Servo Orders Increase to Support AAI’s Recent Aerosonde SUAS Contract Awards

Volz Servos has been contracted by AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems to supply servos for their Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System...

May 04, 2012
GE Solve UAV ‘Flying Thermos’ Problem

Last spring, GE broke ground on a $50 million aviation research center at the University of Dayton in Ohio. When...

May 03, 2012
Lockheed Martin’s Shadow Hawk Munition Launched from Shadow UAS

Lockheed Martin successfully conducted the first launch of a Shadow Hawk precision-guided weapon recently from a Shadow 200 Unmanned Aircraft...

May 03, 2012
Hood Tech UAV Imagers Show Up Big at a Simulated Showdown

According to a recent article in Lookout Navy News Online, the use of Hood Tech’s imagers on board an unmanned...

May 03, 2012
Headwall Hyperspectral SWIR Sensors Selected for U.S. Navy UAVs

Headwall Photonics, a leading designer and manufacturer of hyperspectral imaging sensors, announced that its High Efficiency Hyperspec® SWIR (Short-wave, Infrared)...

May 01, 2012
FLIR Systems Launch Tau SWIR 15 Micron Camera

FLIR Systems has announced the availability of the Tau SWIR 15, a rugged compact and low-power shortwave imager incorporating FLIR’s...

Apr 30, 2012
Mercury Computer Systems Launch Low Power OpenVPX Products Based on 3rd Gen Intel® Core™ Processor

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

Apr 23, 2012
SDI Introduce MEMS Accelerometers with Four-Wire Snap-In Removable Connectors

Silicon Designs, Inc. (SDI), a global industry manufacturer of highly rugged industrial-grade MEMS capacitive accelerometer chips and modules, has introduced...

Apr 20, 2012
New Miniature Fuel and Oil Level Sensors for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Gill Sensors has launched a new range of miniature fuel and oil level sensors, designed specifically for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles...

Apr 17, 2012
Darpa Seeks New Sensor to Enable Missions in GPS-Denied Areas

Many U.S. Military systems, such as missiles, rely on the Global Positioning System (GPS) to provide accurate position, orientation and...

Apr 16, 2012
NASA Selects VectorNav Technologies to Develop Model for Removing Space Debris from Low Earth Orbit

NASA has selected VectorNav Technologies, LLC for a Phase 1 STTR contract to develop a model for space debris removal...

Apr 12, 2012
QinetiQ North America’s Tactical Robotic Controller Emerged in First Combat Role

QinetiQ North America today announced the first combat use of its Tactical Robotic Controller (TRC) in support of the US...

Apr 02, 2012
New Unmanned Systems Engineering Degree Courses

Unmanned Vehicle University is the first University in the World to offer MS and PhD degrees in Unmanned Systems Engineering....

Apr 02, 2012
PHOTONIS Introduces Low-Light Digital CMOS Sensor

PHOTONIS SAS introduces the Lynx CMOS sensor, a new low-light digital image sensor designed for high performance under both daylight...

Apr 02, 2012
TORC Robotics Announces Unmanned Vehicle Conversion Kits for Ground Robotics Market

TORC Robotics now offers unmanned vehicle conversion kits to rapidly configure by-wire, tele-operated, and autonomous control on customer selected mobility...

Mar 30, 2012
IAI UAV Systems Demonstrated at AUVSI

The annual convention of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) was held this year, for the first time,...

Mar 26, 2012
Skate SUAS Wins Border Security Product Challenge Award

Aurora’s Skate small unmanned air vehicle system (SUAS) was awarded first place in the 2012 Border Security Technology/Product Challenge at...

Mar 20, 2012
Boeing Phantom Eye Conducts Medium-Speed Taxi Test

Boeing today announced that the Phantom Eye high altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle has conducted its first medium-speed...

Mar 13, 2012
Maiden Flight of the Camcopter S-100 with Schiebel’s New Heavy Fuel Engine

Schiebel has announced the first flight of a heavy-fuel powered CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS (Unmanned Air System). The flexibility this engine...

Mar 12, 2012
Silicon Designs Introduce Low-Cost Triaxial MEMS Accelerometers

Silicon Designs, Inc., a global industry leader in the design and manufacture of industrial-grade MEMS capacitive accelerometer chips and modules,...

Feb 24, 2012
VectorNav Technologies Launches VN-100 Rugged Surface Mount Orientation Sensor

VectorNav Technologies, LLC, a leading provider of embedded navigation solutions, announced today the release of the VN-100 Rugged, an aluminum...

Jan 25, 2012
Cobham Introduces Antennas for Manned and Robotic Ground Vehicle Data Link Applications

Cobham Antenna Systems has introduced a new range of Omni antennas, which have been designed for Manned and Robotic Ground...

Jan 16, 2012
Boca Bearing Company Launches Global Innovation Contest

The Boca Bearing Company, one of the most trusted names in ceramic bearing and lubrication technology, today announced that it...

Jan 12, 2012
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