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Unmanned Technology News

The latest technology news for Autonomous and Unmanned Systems. Articles on integrated and embedded systems, payloads, product launches and technological advances for drones, UAV, UGV, USV and UUV

AirData and AEE Partner to Advance Public Safety Drone Operations
AirData and AEE Partner to Advance Public Safety Drone Operations

The partnership will incorporate AEE Technology’s innovative lineup of first responder-centric aircraft into AirData’s comprehensive flight data management system

Aug 30, 2022
DJI Launches New 4K/60fps FPV Drone
DJI Launches New 4K/60fps FPV Drone

DJI Avata First Person View (FPV) drone features 4K/60fps video, a 155-degree field of view, and an upgraded stabilization algorithm to offer an immersive flight experience

Aug 26, 2022
RECON-XT LiDAR System Now Mobile-Mapping Compatible 
RECON-XT LiDAR System Now Mobile-Mapping Compatible 

The RECON-XT is designed to fly on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and can also be deployed for mobile mapping applications

Aug 26, 2022
Teal Drones Secures Exclusive Drone Automation Software License
Teal Drones Secures Exclusive Drone Automation Software License

Under the terms of the agreement, Autonodyne software will only be made available to Teal, enabling the company to ship its Golden Eagle drone with exclusive autonomous capabilities in late 2022

Aug 26, 2022
Dpendent Demonstrates Drone Battery & Payload Swapping Station
Dpendent Demonstrates Drone Battery & Payload Swapping Station

Aiming to provide a cost-effective solution that enables 24/7 continuous flight, the D-LOG One offers a fully automated replacement solution of batteries and payload in less than a minute

Aug 25, 2022
ComNav Launches Dealership Program for GNSS Surveying & GIS Professionals
ComNav Launches Dealership Program for GNSS Surveying & GIS Professionals

The program is designed to provide the resources needed to develop business opportunities, including marketing, internal training and maintenance, technical support, quantity discount, and more

Aug 25, 2022
New Laser Optic Product Lines Launched
New Laser Optic Product Lines Launched

Knight Optical has revealed a trio of components suitable for a wide range of laser varieties, particularly ultrafast laser systems

Aug 25, 2022
Autonomous Navigation System Receives Approval for Use on Foss Tug
Autonomous Navigation System Receives Approval for Use on Foss Tug

The Foss Maritime Company harbor tug will first leverage the Sea Machines SM300 autonomy system for routine transit and stand-by operations, and then trial remote piloting from a shore-based command center

Aug 25, 2022
Geospatial Software Provides GIS Visualization & Situational Awareness
Geospatial Software Provides GIS Visualization & Situational Awareness

Kongsberg Geospatial develop high-performance geospatial solutions to enable next generation civilian and military BVLOS drone missions, unmanned traffic management and airspace awareness

Aug 24, 2022
Coreless, Wide Voltage Servo Actuators for Fixed-Wing UAS
Coreless, Wide Voltage Servo Actuators for Fixed-Wing UAS

Engineered with coreless motors and wide operating voltage ranges, Hitec Commercial Solutions’ new slim wing servos are designed for commercial and military-grade fixed-wing UAS, as well as larger gliders

Aug 23, 2022
New Communication Technology for Underwater Robots
New Communication Technology for Underwater Robots

Water Linked has developed a custom acoustic modem platform to provide underwater communications for fish cage cleaning autonomous robot

Aug 22, 2022
Industrial-Grade Servo Propulsion Modules for UAVs
Industrial-Grade Servo Propulsion Modules for UAVs

State-of-the-art drone servo motors and high-precision electronic speed controllers (ESCs) with embedded position sensors for maximum propulsion efficiency

Aug 22, 2022
New Military Communications Network Released
New Military Communications Network Released

BAE Systems’ latest deployable networking product, NetVIPR, provides intelligent and secure military communication networks linking everything from small reconnaissance drones to combat vehicles, fighter jets, aircraft carriers and military commands

Aug 19, 2022
AeroVironment Expands Autonomy Capabilities with Planck Aerosystems Acquisition
AeroVironment Expands Autonomy Capabilities with Planck Aerosystems Acquisition

AeroVironment will focus on integrating Planck Aerosystems’ flight autonomy solutions into its UAS offerings to enable safe, autonomous takeoff and landing from moving platforms on land or at sea in GPS-denied environments

Aug 18, 2022
Smart Focus Features for P3 Camera Increase Robustness & Productivity
Smart Focus Features for P3 Camera Increase Robustness & Productivity

Phase One’s P3 Smart Focus is purpose-built for the inspection of complex high volume industrial assets such as wind turbines or power towers

Aug 18, 2022
Ground-Based Detect & Avoidance System Supports Manned/Unmanned Teaming
Ground-Based Detect & Avoidance System Supports Manned/Unmanned Teaming

Naval Aviation’s new avoidance technology Guardian is the only ground based detect and avoidance system developed to meet the FAA’s performance standards for unmanned systems

Aug 18, 2022
MoveIt Studio Developer Platform & SDK Launched for Manipulation Applications
MoveIt Studio Developer Platform & SDK Launched for Manipulation Applications



PickNik Robotics’ MoveIt Studio Developer Platform and Software Development Kit (SDK) aim to help robotics and software engineers to create, debug, and ship complex manipulation projects faster


Aug 18, 2022
MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft Tests PT6 E-Series Engine
MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft Tests PT6 E-Series Engine

The PT6 E-Series model turboprop engine from Pratt & Whitney Canada, has been tested on the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

Aug 17, 2022
Volatus Infrastructure Announces Preferred Vertiport Management
Volatus Infrastructure Announces Preferred Vertiport Management

Volatus Infrastructure partners with Global Aerial Management Group for business development services and electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) infrastructure management

Aug 17, 2022
New MEMS Closed Loop Accelerometer for High Temperature Applications
New MEMS Closed Loop Accelerometer for High Temperature Applications

Physical Logic has developed a MEMS Closed Loop accelerometer designed to meet the challenging system requirements for Measurement-While-Drilling (MWD)

Aug 17, 2022
Partnership Advances Maritime Expeditionary Standoff Response Vehicle
Partnership Advances Maritime Expeditionary Standoff Response Vehicle

SeeByte and Greensea Systems have announced an ongoing collaboration in Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) autonomy to satisfy the needs of key maritime robotics consumers such as the US Navy

Aug 16, 2022
RoboBusiness Returns for 2022
RoboBusiness Returns for 2022

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Aug 16, 2022
Onboard AI Launched at DOD Field Exercise
Onboard AI Launched at DOD Field Exercise

SFL Scientific’s OptoAI identified visual, thermal, and chemical threats in real-time, on board a small UAV, displaying markers in an augmented reality (AR) sandtable for command & control

Aug 16, 2022
E400 VTOL Drone Now With Secure Autopilot
E400 VTOL Drone Now With Secure Autopilot

Asymmetric Technologies’ Ironclad flight controller is designed with premium encryption features, including initial user authentication, secure connection, and anti-tamper features that will wipe encryption keys in an emergency

Aug 15, 2022
3U VPX Cybersecurity-Enabled SOSA-Aligned SBCs Released
3U VPX Cybersecurity-Enabled SOSA-Aligned SBCs Released

Aitech Systems’ U-C850x Series Single Board Computers (SBCs) use powerful Intel TigerLake SoC with integrated GPGPU processing to optimize SWaP-C and provide superior interconnectivity for rugged applications

Aug 15, 2022
Edge Autonomy Acquires Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology Company 
Edge Autonomy Acquires Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology Company 

Adaptive Energy's lightweight, energy dense Solid Oxide Fuel Cells have been integrated as critical technology in Edge Autonomy's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platforms for over 10 years

Aug 15, 2022
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