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

AutonomouStuff Becomes Distribution Partner for Carnegie Robotics

AutonomouStuff, a global leader in supplying perception and other products related to autonomy, has entered into a sales, distribution, and...

Jun 02, 2014
Elmo Announces New Ultra High Current Nano Servo Drive for Harsh Environments

Elmo Motion Control, a leading provider of smart and super-efficient motion control solutions, has launched GOLD BEE, a new nano...

May 27, 2014
GA-ASI to Integrate Rohde & Schwartz Radios into Predator B

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission...

May 27, 2014
First Flight for Production Solar-Powered Silent Falcon Unmanned Aircraft

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer and developer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, along with Silent Falcon UAS...

May 20, 2014
Lockheed Martin’s Kestrel Autopilot & Indago VTOL UAS Approved For International Sales

The Lockheed Martin Kestrel™ autopilot has received its commodity jurisdiction, allowing for quick, affordable deployments for international markets. The Kestrel...

May 15, 2014
Exelis to Supply Five Additional UAS Infrared Sensors for Gorgon Stare Program

  Exelis has been awarded a $25 million contract to deliver five additional infrared sensing systems for use on the...

May 15, 2014
Exelis Demonstrates Detection Capabilities of New LWIR HSI Airborne Sensor

Exelis has successfully flight tested a long-wave infrared (LWIR) hyperspectral (HSI) sensor capable of pointing in multiple directions to identify...

May 14, 2014
LORD MicroStrain Introduces New Family of 10°/hour Miniature Inertial Sensors

LORD Corporation MicroStrain® Sensing Systems has introduced the 3DM-GX4® family of miniature 10°/hour inertial sensors, utilizing high-performance MEMS sensor technology....

May 14, 2014
UTC Aerospace Systems to Develop UUV Energy-Dense PES Propulsion System

UTC Aerospace Systems has been selected by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to proceed with the next phases of...

May 14, 2014
University of North Dakota to Offer UAS Pilot Training Using Northrop Grumman’s SandShark

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks have signed a cooperative agreement to offer unmanned...

May 13, 2014
NTS Announces Contract to Design and Manufacture Payload Pods for UAVs

National Technical Systems, Inc. (NTS), the leading independent provider of environmental simulation testing, inspection and certification solutions in the United...

May 13, 2014
Lockheed Martin Integrates Latest Ground Control Station Technology With Fury UAS

To increase expeditionary capabilities in its long endurance Group 3 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), Lockheed Martin recently fielded its newest...

May 13, 2014
VectorNav Introduces Miniature VN-300 Dual Antenna GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System

VectorNav Technologies, the leader in intelligent and high-performance inertial navigation technologies, today announced the introduction of the VN-300 Dual Antenna...

May 13, 2014
FreeWave Launches WavePoint Range of M2M Wireless Solutions For Unmanned Systems

FreeWave Technologies, Inc., an innovator of industrial-grade, secure M2M wireless networking solutions, today announced its new WavePoint™ family of solutions...

May 13, 2014
Kutta Technologies Unveils DO-178 Ground Control Station Software for Unmanned Systems

Kutta Technologies, Inc has unveiled its new Unified Ground Control Station (UGCS) DO-178 based software at the Association for Unmanned...

May 13, 2014
Exelis Unveils “CorvusEye” Wide Area Airborne Surveillance System for UAVs

Exelis has introduced a wide area airborne surveillance system called CorvusEye 1500 that can capture color video from multiple views...

May 13, 2014
AUVSI: Velodyne to Showcase Industry-Leading LiDAR Sensors

At AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems 2014 Velodyne will demonstrate its pioneering LiDAR technology and welcome two partner providers who will show...

May 13, 2014
Advanced Navigation Launch Next Generation Spatial FOG GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System

Advanced Navigation has announced the release of the second generation hardware of their Spatial FOG GPS aided inertial navigation system....

May 13, 2014
Gilat Launches New BlackRay Terminals for Unmanned Platforms

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today the availability of BlackRay...

May 12, 2014
Crossbow Unveils Integrated Guidance, Navigation and Control System for Unmanned Platforms

Moog Crossbow, a wholly owned subsidiary of Moog Inc., recently introduced the GNC1000, a highly integrated Guidance, Navigation and Control...

May 12, 2014
Trust Automation Launches New Agile Energy Management System

Trust Automation, Inc., a developer of linear servo drives, creator of custom and standard high precision motion, motor control and...

May 12, 2014
Gladiator Technologies Announces Improved Performance Rugged Single Axis Gyro

Gladiator Technologies has released the G150Z, a high performance Single Axis Gyro. This enhanced high performance model builds upon the...

May 11, 2014
IRCameras Unveils QuazIR Range of Infrared OEM Cameras

IRCameras (IRC), a manufacturer of high-performance infrared imaging systems, announces the QuazIR™ family of infrared OEM cameras, including the QuazIR™...

May 07, 2014
AUVSI: OxTS to Launch New xNAV500 Inertial Navigation System

OxTS will show its new GPS-aided inertial navigation system xNAV500 at this years’ AUVSI Unmanned Systems Conference. It may be...

May 07, 2014
MilSource to Supply Techaya’s Ultra-Compact Ethernet Switch for UAV Communications

MilSource, a newly formed U.S.-based distributor of military-grade Ethernet connectivity solutions, has announced the availability of Techaya’s MILTECH 919 ultra-compact,...

May 07, 2014
AUVSI: HoodTech Vision to Demonstrate New Alticam 05-EO5, 4-Axis Stabilized Imaging Payload

HoodTech Vision, a manufacturer of stabilized imaging payloads for small unmanned and manned systems, will be demonstrating the recently introduced...

May 06, 2014
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