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

AMP’s New 4 Channel H.264 Encoder Provides Near Real-time User Experience

Advanced Micro Peripherals (AMP) has announced the immediate availability of its lowest latency H.264 encoding engine in a PCI-104 form...

May 03, 2013
Composites One Becomes Authorized Distributor of TeXtreme® Materials

The leading distributor of composites materials in North America, Composites One, has signed an agreement that gives them the right...

May 02, 2013
Tech Source Introduces Dual HD-SDI Condor 2106x XMC Graphics Card for UAVs

Tech Source, Inc., an independent supplier of high performance embedded video, graphics and high end computing solutions, has introduced its...

May 02, 2013
UTC Aerospace Systems Launches New Cloud Cap Technology HD Gimbals

In order to provide greater flexibility for customers to address varied mission profiles, UTC Aerospace Systems has launched a new...

May 02, 2013
L-3 Cincinnati Electronics Announces New Lightweight Cooled Infrared Sensor for UAV Systems

L-3 Cincinnati Electronics (L-3 CE) has announced the launch of its new NightWarrior µCam 640 Mid-Wave Infrared (MWIR) imaging system,...

May 01, 2013
AMP appoints Bobby Gintz as Director of Applications Engineering

In response to growing demand for its embedded video solutions, Advanced Micro Peripherals (AMP) announced today the appointment of Bobby...

May 01, 2013
Aptima Develops Sense-Making System for Robots

Aptima, which applies expertise in human-inspired machine systems, has developed “Cognitive Patterns”, a knowledge-based, collaborative sense-making system for robots to...

Apr 29, 2013
FLIR Announces CLIP-NIR Infrared Compact Laser Illuminator / Pointer

FLIR® EOC introduces the CLIP-NIR™, a military-qualified 830nm illuminator/pointer incorporating FLIR’s EOC’s advanced illumination array technology. The CLIP-NIR provides Joint...

Apr 29, 2013
Epson Introduces Two New Ruggedized Inertial Measurement Units

Epson Electronics America (EEA) has developed two new inertial measurement units (IMU), the M-G550-PC and the M-G550-PR. The new products...

Apr 25, 2013
FLIR Introduces MLR 4K Laser Rangefinder

FLIR EOC has introduced the MLR 4K laser rangefinder, a SWaP- optimized, military grade ER:Glass solid state laser rangefinder. The...

Apr 24, 2013
NTS Wins Contract to Monitor Atmospheric Radiation with UAVs

National Technical Systems, Inc. (NTS), a leading provider of testing and engineering services, announced today that it has signed a...

Apr 23, 2013
FluxData to Showcase Multispectral Technology at SPIE Defense Security + Sensing

FluxData, Inc. will demonstrate their full line of tactical and research grade customizable multi-sensor, multispectral and polarization imaging systems at...

Apr 22, 2013
UTC Receives Queen’s Award for Solid State IMUs

Sensors & Integrated Systems, a unit of UTC Aerospace Systems located in Plymouth, UK has won a 2013 Queen’s Award...

Apr 22, 2013
Renishaw Wins Queen’s Award for Revolutionary Measurement System

Renishaw, the global engineering technologies company, has received a Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2013 in the Innovations category for its...

Apr 22, 2013
HGH Infrared Systems Introduce New Thermal Imaging System for Wide Area Surveillance

HGH Infrared Systems, a global provider of 360 degree thermal imaging systems, has introduced a new high resolution system for...

Apr 22, 2013
NASA Imaging Sensor Prepares for Western Wildfire Season

Airborne imaging technology developed at NASA and transferred to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service (USFS) in 2012 is...

Apr 19, 2013
Omnetics Introduces Latching Micro-D and BiLobe Connectors for High Shock and Vibration Applications

Small, lightweight connectors are high strength and easy to use, ideal for military, aerospace and medical equipment sectors. Omnetics Connector...

Apr 18, 2013
NSA Certification for ViaSat KG-200R Ruggedized DAR Encryptor

The National Security Agency / Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) has certified the KG-200R Hardware Encryptor, a ruggedized inline media encryptor...

Apr 18, 2013
Carbon by Design acquires Fortus FDM Rapid Prototyping Machine

Carbon by Design, manufacturer of Aerospace Composite Structures has acquired the first in a series of FDM rapid prototyping machines...

Apr 17, 2013
Ultra-Thin Silicon Wafers Provide Alternative Power Source Options for UAVs

UniversityWafer.com, who provide researchers with wafers and other semiconductor related materials and services, now distributes super-thin silicon wafers that are...

Apr 17, 2013
SPI Corp Introduces Low Cost Wireless Thermal PTZ Camera

The M1-D thermal pan tilt zoom camera platform from SPI Corp is now available with a wireless network option. This...

Apr 17, 2013
Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Modernize U.S. Joint Theater Air Operations System

Lockheed Martin is upgrading the command and control system that allows Joint Force Air Component Commanders to deploy air assets,...

Apr 17, 2013
DARPA Researchers Demonstrate New Five-Micron Pixel LWIR Camera

The military uses long-wave infrared (LWIR) cameras as thermal imagers to detect humans at night. These cameras are usually mounted...

Apr 16, 2013
REGI U.S. Inc to Present RadMax Technology at UAS East Symposium

REGI U.S. Inc‘s Chief Engineer for RadMax technology, Paul Porter, will be a speaker and presenter at Unmanned Aircraft Systems East...

Apr 16, 2013
LynuxWorks and Twin Oaks Computing to Deliver CoreDX DDS Communication Middleware on LynxOS-178 in Alignment with Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE™) Standards

LynuxWorks™, Inc and Twin Oaks Computing, Inc. announced today their partnership to deliver Twin Oaks Computings’ CoreDX Data Distribution Service...

Apr 16, 2013
Aitech Introduce Ruggedized Low Power Single Board Computer for Avionics

Aitech Defense Systems Inc., a pioneer in true embedded and mission critical computing technologies for environmentally-demanding military, defense and aerospace...

Apr 16, 2013
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