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.

ONR-Funded Research Studying Birds’ Flight Will Inform UAS Design
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
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 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 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 “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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Hood Technology Unveils Newest Stabilized Imaging Payload For Small Unmanned Systems
Hood Technology Unveils Newest Stabilized Imaging Payload For Small Unmanned Systems

Hood Technology, manufacturer of advanced stabilized imaging systems announces the Alticam 11 EO/IR1 payload for small tactical unmanned aerial vehicles...

Jul 24, 2012
Falco EVO UAV Completes 40-Minute Maiden Flight
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
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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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