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

GTRI Agile Aperture Antenna Tested on Autonomous Ocean Vehicle

Antenna technology originally developed to quickly send and receive information through a software-defined military radio may soon be used to...

Jun 27, 2013
Micro-Epsilon Launch Lightweight Thermal Imager for UAVs

Precision sensor manufacturer Micro-Epsilon has launched a lightweight thermal imaging camera that can be easily mounted to a variety of...

Jun 26, 2013
Northrop Grumman Awarded Inertial Navigation System Development Contract by AFRL

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a phase two inertial navigation system-related contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to...

Jun 25, 2013
SNC Completes Second Sense and Avoid Radar Sensor Flight Demonstration

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) successfully completed its second airborne demonstration for the Air Force Research Lab under its Multi Sensor...

Jun 25, 2013
UEI Announces FLATRACK 1U DAQ/Embedded Control Platform

United Electronic Industries (UEI) has announced the release of an innovative Ethernet-based data acquisition (DAQ) and control platform. The DNF-4-1G...

Jun 25, 2013
Paris 2013: Aeroprobe Introduce Micro Air Data Computer

Aeroprobe Corporation introduced a micro sized air data computer to the aviation community at the 50th Paris-Le Bourget International Air...

Jun 20, 2013
GA-ASI Completes VideoSAR Software System Tests

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic...

Jun 19, 2013
Raytheon’s Mini IFF Transponders to be Used on Korean Air UAVs

Raytheon Company has completed deliveries of its miniature military-grade Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders to Korean Air Lines as...

Jun 19, 2013
AGI Software Selected by Insitu for UAS Control System

Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI), the producer of commercial modeling and analysis software for the space, defense and intelligence communities, today...

Jun 18, 2013
DJI Introduces Fully-Stabilized Zenmuse H3-2D GoPro Gimbal

DJI has announced the general availability of the Zenmuse H3-2D, a gyro-stabilized gimbal built specifically for the GoPro HERO3. Designed...

Jun 18, 2013
Paris 2013: Controp Demonstrates Camera Payloads for Surveillance on Aerostats & Balloons

CONTROP is demonstrating its state-of-the-art SPEED-A EO / IR Camera Payload for Surveillance on Aerostats and Balloons at the International...

Jun 18, 2013
NASA Tests Radio for Unmanned Aircraft Operations

NASA’s communications experts have begun flight testing a prototype radio as part of the agency’s contributions toward fully integrating civil...

Jun 18, 2013
MBDA UK Leads Key Aerospace Aerodynamics Project

MBDA UK, part of the MBDA Group, is leading one of the seven major new collaborative research and development projects...

Jun 18, 2013
Paris 2013: IAI Showcase “Total Solutions” Concept

At the 50th Paris Air Show, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is presenting its newly offered “Total Solutions” concept, demonstrated in...

Jun 18, 2013
Curtiss-Wright Introduces Rugged Dual 4GSPS Transceiver for C4ISR Applications

Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions, a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls, has introduced a new dual channel ADC/DAC engine, the VPX3-530...

Jun 18, 2013
Paris 2013: RAAS and LTS Showcase Simulation & Training Suite for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

RoY Aircraft & Avionics Simulation (RAAS) and Legion Training & Simulation (LTS) are presenting this week, at the 50th Paris-Le...

Jun 17, 2013
Paris 2013: Marotta Showcase Control Systems

Marotta Controls will showcase their control systems expertise at the International Paris Air Show, from custom fluid control products and...

Jun 17, 2013
Paris 2013: Selex ES Showcase Systems, Sensors for ISR

Selex ES, Finmeccanica’s defence and security electronics business, will present its systems, sensors and avionics components that contribute to ISR...

Jun 17, 2013
NuWaves awarded contract to develop Bidirectional RF Amplifier for Tactical Communication Systems

NuWaves Engineering, an international Radio Frequency (RF) and Embedded Systems solutions provider, has been awarded a contract to design, develop,...

Jun 17, 2013
SAIC to Provide Support Services for Air Combat Command Remotely Piloted Aircraft

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has announced it has been awarded a subcontract by Battlespace Flight Services, LLC to provide...

Jun 14, 2013
Harwin Announces New 1.25mm Connectors for Demanding Applications

Harwin, the leading manufacturer of Hi-Rel interconnect solutions and cost-saving PCB hardware products, has introduced a new high-reliability connector family...

Jun 13, 2013
ITT Releases New Light-Weight Trinity MKJ Series 5 Connector for Unmanned Systems

ITT Corporation has released the Trinity MKJ Series 5 (MJK5) as part of its Cannon brand of leading connector solutions...

Jun 13, 2013
Lockheed Martin Real-Time Intelligence Support Provides Battlespace View To U.S. Air Force

Lockheed Martin teams provided exploitation of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities at a level never before achieved during Red...

Jun 11, 2013
Zettlex Expands UK Production to meet Rising Export Demand

In order to meet increased demand from export markets for its high precision speed and position sensors, Zettlex Ltd has...

Jun 11, 2013
AAC Introduces Silicone Gel Products to Isolate Vibration in UAV Applications

Advanced Antivibration Components (AAC) now offers a number of different silicone gel products for isolating vibration in UAV (Unmanned Aerial...

Jun 07, 2013
Northrop Grumman Announces New Gallium Nitride Packaged Power Amplifier for Military and Commercial Applications

Northrop Grumman Corporation has developed a new gallium nitride (GaN) flange packaged power amplifier, APN180FP, targeting military and commercial Ka-band...

Jun 06, 2013
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