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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.

Pressure-Tolerant ROV Successfully Tested in the Deep Atlantic
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. 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
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 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
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
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 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 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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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 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’
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
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
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 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
Army’s Grey Eagle UAS More Capable than Anticipated
Army’s Grey Eagle UAS More Capable than Anticipated

The Army’s MQ-1C Grey Eagle program is under its estimated budget, and is also meeting expected availability rates in theater....

Jun 28, 2012
OSD Requests Informational Briefs on SAA for UAS’
OSD Requests Informational Briefs on SAA for UAS’

The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) has issued a Request for Information on safety methods and algorithm measures...

Jun 28, 2012
ReconRobotics Wins $13.9m Contract for up to 1,000 Mobile Robots
ReconRobotics Wins $13.9m Contract for up to 1,000 Mobile Robots

ReconRobotics, Inc., the world leader in tactical micro-robot systems, announced today that it has been awarded a $13.9 million contract...

Jun 28, 2012
ADI Introduce 10-DOF MEMS IMU for Exceptionally Precise Orientation Sensing for Unmanned Vehicles
ADI Introduce 10-DOF MEMS IMU for Exceptionally Precise Orientation Sensing for Unmanned Vehicles

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) has introduced a 10-degree-of-freedom (DoF) MEMS inertial measurement unit (IMU) with an embedded sensor fusion algorithm...

Jun 28, 2012
ISR Group Join Vanguard Defense for Flight Demonstration of ShadowHawk UAV
ISR Group Join Vanguard Defense for Flight Demonstration of ShadowHawk UAV

ISR Group, Inc. joined Vanguard Defense Industries in Laredo, Tex. to conduct a flight demonstration of the ShadowHawk unmanned aerial...

Jun 28, 2012
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