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

Hood Tech Develop New Small-UAV Airborne Video Imager With Face Recognition

Hood Tech’s early 800-gm stabilized video turrets created demand for an entirely new class of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)....

Jul 11, 2012
Boeing Introduces Intelligent Sensor Camera System

The Boeing Company today introduced its Intelligent Sensor, a new camera system that provides defense and security customers with fully...

Jul 09, 2012
Small Honing Beacon Increases UAV Cargo Delivery Accuracy

Lockheed Martin has developed a small honing beacon to help increase the accuracy of cargo drops by UAVs. The beacon...

Jul 09, 2012
Ecrin Systems Release Small Rugged Computer for Manned and Unmanned Aircraft

Ecrin Systems has released a new rugged computer specifically targeted to space-constrained environments such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), ground...

Jul 08, 2012
ITT Exelis Expands Portfolio of Sensor-to-decision Solutions with Acquisition

ITT Exelis has completed the acquisition of Space Computer Corporation, a privately-owned firm that produces real time signal processing systems,...

Jul 02, 2012
Mosaic ATM Launches UAS Automated Mission Planning System

Mosaic ATM announces the release of the Rapid Automated Mission Planning System (RAMPS) tool which dramatically shortens the mission planning...

Jul 02, 2012
Carbon by Design acquires another 10,000 square feet of Manufacturing Space

Carbon by Design, manufacturer of Aerospace Composite Structures has acquired another 10,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space immediately adjacent to...

Jun 30, 2012
U.S. Army Successfuly Demonstrates Ground Based Sense and Avoid System

The Product Directorate for Unmanned Systems Airspace Integration (USAIC) conducted a formal two-week demonstration during the weeks of June 4-8...

Jun 29, 2012
Microstrain Introduce Low-Noise, Low-Power Miniature Inertial Measurement Unit

MicroStrain’s newest in the family of inertial sensors – the 3DM-GX3®-15 Inertial Measurement Unit and Vertical Gyro – offers users...

Jun 28, 2012
ADI Introduce 10-DOF MEMS IMU for Exceptionally Precise Orientation Sensing for Unmanned Vehicles

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) has introduced a 10-degree-of-freedom (DoF) MEMS inertial measurement unit (IMU) with an embedded sensor fusion algorithm...

Jun 28, 2012
Headwall Micro-Hyperspec Sensor Provides Precision Hyperspectral Imaging for NAVAIR UAV Program

As a result of tactical hyperspectral sensor trials with small military UAVs, Headwall Photonics has received a follow-on contract for...

Jun 27, 2012
Lockheed Martin Provides Italian Ministry of Defence With Intelligence, Surveillance And Reconnaissance Aircraft

Italian MoD to Use Lockheed Martin Airborne Multi-INT Lab in Operations An innovative Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory (AML) developed by Lockheed...

Jun 25, 2012
Echoscope® 3-D Imaging Sonar to be Used on New AUVs

The advanced patented Echoscope® 3-D imaging sonar, produced by Coda Octopus Group Inc., has been selected by Lockheed Martin for...

Jun 25, 2012
Virtual Manned and Unmanned Aviation System Training for Combat Aviation Brigades

When it’s time to go to war, the first step into theater for deploying combat aviation brigades is not on...

Jun 24, 2012
Wright’s Well Control Services Deploy New Hydrate Remediation System

Wright’s Well Control Services executed a successful hydrate remediation in 7,200 ft (2,195 m) of water in the Gulf of...

Jun 21, 2012
Argon to Supply Rugged 20″ Displays to NASA for S-3B Project

Argon Corporation is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a program to provide NASA with rugged high resolution...

Jun 21, 2012
Lockheed Martin Selected To Deliver Major Improvements To DOD’s ISR Information Sharing Capabilities

With the help of Lockheed Martin, the U.S. Department of Defense is making major strides in its ongoing initiative to...

Jun 20, 2012
Benefits of Precision-formed Contacts Revealed by Ulti-Mate Connector, Inc

The benefits of using precision-formed contacts are numerous and the Ulti-Mate manufacturing process provides a real advantage over Twist Pin...

Jun 19, 2012
Analytic Systems Provides MilCOTS Puresine Inverters for Textron Canada TAPV Program

Analytic Systems has received their first contract for their high performance customized DC/AC Inverters (model IPS1500MS-20-110TC) that will power equipment...

Jun 19, 2012
Pentagon Developing Controller for Simultaneous Control of Multiple Drones

The US military has dozens of different types of drones in its arsenal. Each one has its own unique controller....

Jun 18, 2012
AMREL Rocky DB6 Superlight Handheld PC Used for Payload Control

American Reliance, Inc. (AMREL) announced that their superlight, atom-based handheld, the ROCKY DB6, will be used as a payload controller...

Jun 18, 2012
U.S Air Force Seeks Collaborative Technology to Improve Accuracy of Target Tracking

The Air Force is looking for engineers who can develop technology to help different unmanned aircraft collaboratively track targets, according...

Jun 15, 2012
SPI Corp Releases Lightweight EO/IR Thermal PTZ Sensor Packages For UAV Surveillance Market

The SPI Corp M1-D Thermal PTZ is specially suited to UAV applications based on the FAA’s recent rulings regarding public...

Jun 15, 2012
RGB Spectrum Introduces Annotator Option for QuadView HDx MultiViewer

RGB Spectrum’s new Annotator option combines the powerful image processing of the QuadView HDx multiviewer with the ability to highlight,...

Jun 15, 2012
RT Logic Launch Wideband Channel Simulator to Replicate UAV RF Conditions

RT Logic, a subsidary of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, has launched its newest,...

Jun 15, 2012
Mercury Computer Systems Launch High Performance GPGPU-Based OpenVPX Module

Over 40 TFLOPS of super-computing performance delivers 5X more processing power in a single rugged, deployable ISR subsystem Mercury Computer...

Jun 14, 2012
Advancing Unmanned Systems Through Strategic Collaboration UST works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive unmanned systems capabilities forward.