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

EMCORE Introduces Fiber Optic Gyro-Based Micro Inertial Navigation System

EMCORE Corporation, a provider of Mixed-Signal Optics products, has introduced a new Micro Inertial Navigation system (MINAV), the first product in...

Jun 08, 2017
Inertial Labs Delivers 1,000th IMU-P MEMS Inertial Measurement Unit

Inertial Labs has announced that it has delivered its 1,000th IMU-P Tactical Grade Inertial Measurement Unit. Since the IMU-P was...

Jun 07, 2017
Ampex Introduces Rugged Network Attached Storage Device for UAVs

Ampex Data Systems has announced the release of its new TuffServ 540 Rugged Network Attached Storage Device. Designed with a...

Jun 06, 2017
Echodyne to Develop Radar Vision for Autonomous Vehicles

Echodyne Corporation has confirmed that following significant investment, the company will focus on developing and commercializing it’s patented MESA (Metamaterial Electronically Scanning...

Jun 05, 2017
New Parallel Data Engineering Solution Speeds Up Drone Image Processing

Manifold has announced the release of Radian Studio, a massively parallel data engineering environment for DBMS (database management systems) and...

Jun 04, 2017
Xsens INS Tested at Autonomous Racing Track Day

Xsens has confirmed that they took part in the second ‘Self Racing Cars’ track day at Thunderhill Raceway, California in...

May 22, 2017
Tersus GNSS Announces New PPK Board for Accurate Positioning

Tersus GNSS has announced the release of its new GNSS PPK board, the Precis-BX316R. The Precis-BX316R is a GNSS Post-Processing...

May 22, 2017
Octopus ISR Reveals World’s Smallest Four-Sensor MWIR Gimbal

Octopus ISR Systems has released a new gyro-stabilized MWIR gimbal. The Epsilon 175 weighs just 2.6 kg (5.7 lbs), and...

May 19, 2017
Persistent Systems Unveils Embedded MANET Radio Module for UAVs, UGVs

Persistent Systems has announced an Embedded Mobile Ad Hoc Networking (MANET) radio, in a SWaP-conscious form factor. The Embedded Module...

May 18, 2017
Hemisphere GNSS Announces New OEM Positioning and Heading Board

Hemisphere GNSS has announced the Vector Eclipse H328, the next offering in the company’s line of new and refreshed, low-power,...

May 18, 2017
LCR Embedded Systems Receives Mission Assurance Award from Raytheon

LCR Embedded Systems has announced that it has been honored by Raytheon with the Raytheon Mission Assurance Award, given in...

May 16, 2017
MEMSIC Introduces New Compact, Highly Accurate Vertical Gyro Modules

MEMSIC Inc., a developer of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)-based sensors, has added the VG380 range of vertical gyros to its portfolio...

May 16, 2017
XPONENTIAL 2017 – the UST Round-Up

More than 7,000 attendees and over 600 exhibitors attended XPONENTIAL 2017, the annual AUVSI trade show last week, held in Dallas. It...

May 15, 2017
Inertial Sense Introduces New Miniature GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System

Inertial Sense has announced the forthcoming release of its new GPS-aided inertial navigation system, the μINS. Inertial Sense hopes to...

May 11, 2017
SBG Systems Inertial Navigation Solution Selected for Mobile Mapping System

SBG Systems has announced that its Ellipse-D inertial navigation system has been chosen by Viametris to equip their new SLAM...

May 11, 2017
Ophir Optics Unveils Lightweight Continuous Zoom Lens for UAVs

MKS Instruments has announced the LightIR compact, continuous zoom lens, developed by its Ophir Optics Group, at the AUVSI XPONENTIAL...

May 10, 2017
New Single Board Computer Simplifies Avionics Safety Certifiability

Curtiss-Wright has announced that its Defense Solutions division has introduced the newest addition to its growing family of DO-254 DAL...

May 10, 2017
New Rugged NAS Solution Provides Data Security for Unmanned Vehicles

Phoenix International Systems has introduced the Phalanx II rugged Network Attached Storage (NAS) data storage system. The new product was introduced...

May 09, 2017
Septentrio Announces New Ultra-Low Powered GNSS Receivers for UAS

Septentrio has announced the launch of the AsteRx-m2 and AsteRx-m2 UAS, the company’s newest OEM GNSS receiver boards. The credit-card...

May 09, 2017
AeroVironment Begins Full Production of Mantis i45 UAS Gimbal Sensor Suite

AeroVironment has announced that its Mantis i45 electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) gimbal sensor suite designed for the AeroVironment Puma AE (All Environment)...

May 09, 2017
Rugged GNSS Receiver Provides Centimeter-Level Accuracy

Swift Navigation, a developer of GPS technology for autonomous vehicles, has announced that, in conjunction with Carnegie Robotics, it has...

May 08, 2017
Nicomatic Develops New 90-Degree High Power Cable Contacts

Nicomatic has announced that its North American Aerospace, Defense and Security Division has released a new 90° High Power solder...

May 06, 2017
NuWaves Engineering Completes Multipaction Testing for Air Force GPS Bandpass Filter

NuWaves Engineering, a provider of advanced radio frequency (RF) and microwave solutions, has announced that the bandpass filter designed for...

May 04, 2017
DTS Announces New Miniature Rugged Data Recorders for Drones

DTS, a developer of data recorders and sensors, has announced its new ultra-small SLICE MICRO and NANO data recorders, designed...

May 04, 2017
Rugged USB Hub and Charging Platform Introduced for UAVs

MilSource, a distributor of Techaya‘s military-grade rugged Ethernet solutions, has announced what it claims is the industry’s first rugged USB...

May 03, 2017
BluHaptics Receives NASA Funding for Remotely Operated Space Robotics

BluHaptics has announced that it has been selected by NASA to receive new grant funding to apply its proprietary software...

May 02, 2017
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