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.
Beyond Vision prepares to showcase its expanding lineup of smart drones and specialized payloads for demanding missions at Farnborough International Airshow 2026
OceanAlpha presented two uncrewed surface vessels designed to support offshore subsea inspection, intervention, hydrographic surveying and geophysical survey operations
Aeroprobe will showcase low-SWaP air data computers, multifunction probes and flight measurement technologies for uncrewed aircraft, flight testing and aerospace research at Farnborough Airshow 2026
South West London Pathology has partnered with healthcare logistics startup Apian to deploy Wing's electric delivery drones, cutting medical sample transport times by up to 85 percent for 1.8 million patients
Through a new framework agreement for hundreds of drone warheads, Exail secures a sovereign French supply chain to meet the urgent global demand for high-intensity naval warfare systems
Trillium Engineering's newly released NyxCore system delivers low-latency object detection, tracking, and non-linear scene analysis directly at the sensor edge
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems marks 10 years of operations at its North Dakota facility, celebrating historic uncrewed aviation milestones and training over 4,000 pilots and operators
AVILUS will provide the Bundeswehr with two operational uncrewed aerial systems, flight trials and operator training for future military medical evacuation requirements
Smith Myers' new Modular Payload compliant configuration for its airborne cellular detection system enables rapid, cost-effective plug-and-play integration across diverse unmanned aerial vehicles and ground-based systems
Gremsy and Beyond Vision address critical operational bottlenecks by delivering a seamless, turnkey drone solution designed to optimize complex public safety and critical infrastructure monitoring workflows
Intelligent Energy has introduced a 120kW hydrogen fuel cell system for long-range fixed-wing UAVs and secured its largest UAV-sector commercial order to date
R2 Wireless and Ôguen Tecnologias are partnering to provide subscription-based RF detection, geolocation and continuous airspace awareness across metropolitan São Paulo
The United States Marine Corps has ordered four additional Bayonet 250 autonomous underwater ground vehicles from Greensea IQ to enhance its mine countermeasures and subsea threat mitigation in littoral zones
Xsens has introduced Avior GNSS/INS and Avior RTK GNSS/INS modules, combining inertial sensing and u-blox technology for embedded navigation, with centimeter-level RTK positioning capability available
RAD’s £4.4 million funding round will support Axon commercialisation, international expansion, electric propulsion development and increased engineering capacity for growing defence and commercial customer demand
DeltaQuad and OmniDrones Projects have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support professional drone adoption for civil applications, initially focused on opportunities in the Netherlands
KLM Defense has introduced two tactical unmanned aerial systems engineered to launch at extreme altitudes up to 29,400 feet, offering advanced intelligence collection capabilities under severe low atmospheric pressure conditions
UAVOS has tested NAVAI, a vision-based navigation module that uses neural networks, real-time camera imagery and pre-loaded terrain maps to provide an additional positioning input for UAS operating in GNSS-degraded environments
Gremsy’s customized high-resolution electro optical and thermal imaging payload continues to be integrated with UPTEKO’s EASA C2-certified SWIFT UAV for public safety, critical infrastructure, and industrial applications
A five-day offshore demonstration of an ACUA Ocean uncrewed surface vessel has validated persistent multi-domain operations by continuously harvesting hydrographic and electronic warfare data for over 100 hours without physical intervention
AeroVironment will deliver a comprehensive tactical unmanned aircraft systems portfolio to the German Bundeswehr after securing a thirty million dollar contract for the nation's key advanced airborne reconnaissance modernization program
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