At SOF Week 2026 in Tampa, the program managers of U.S. Special Operations Command’s Program Executive Office for Tactical Information…
Sensors
Pathfinding Without GPS
Skyline Nav AI’s Vision for the Future of Autonomous Navigation For half a century, GPS has been the linchpin of…
Border Patrol: Detecting and Countering Threats
Drones carrying various sensors are being deployed globally to help secure borders and protect the agents who patrol them, while…
USVs Guarding the Global Backbone
With its fleet of autonomous USVs, Saildrone is tackling a range of maritime missions that are less costly, carbon-intensive or…
Drones Detecting and Sealing Greenhouse Gas Leaks
Drones are offering safer, faster and more accurate solutions to detect methane and other harmful greenhouse gases. With advancements in…
Saildrone and NOAA Launch Seasonal Hurricane Activity Tracking
For the fourth year, Saildrone and NOAA are sailing a fleet of USVs into hurricanes to better understand how these…
IAEA Launches UxS Research Supporting Nuclear Security
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has launched a new research project dedicated to uncrewed systems technology (UxS). It will…
ISR and Security Trends: Small but Mighty
As ISR sensors become smaller and more sophisticated, they’re being deployed on unmanned platforms for a growing number of civil…
Inertial Labs Tackles GNSS Vulnerability with Advanced Navigation Solutions: Interview with CEO Jamie Marraccini at Xponential 2024
At Xponential 2024 in San Diego, Inside Unmanned Systems sat down with Jamie Marraccini, CEO of Inertial Labs, to discuss…
PNT: The Great Autonomy Enabler
The push for autonomy and the technologies making it possible. Autonomy is a disruptor, with its impacts set to span across…
Saildrone Completes Unique Mission to Detect Bats at Sea Using Autonomous Vehicles
Saildrone and Bat Conservation International announced completion of a first-of-its-kind mission to study bats in an offshore environment using an ultrasonic microphone mounted on a Saildrone USV.
Warfare in Ukraine Shows How Small UAS Can Work in Battle
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and Ukraine’s furious response to it, have opened the eyes of militaries around the world to the role small UAS can play in warfare, an Army requirements chief said.
Saildrone Redeploys ‘Hurricane Sam’ Ocean Drone for 2023 Mission
Saildrone announced the redeployment of its famous Saildrone Explorer SD 1045 for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.
NOAA Prepares for Hurricane Season with More Gliders, New Saildrone CONOPs
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) plans a three-layered investigation of hurricanes this year. In addition to its head-line grabbing use of unmanned aircraft, NOAA will be studying hurricanes on the surface of the water and below.
ALTIUS 600 UAS Prepares for More Hurricane Flights This Year
For this hurricane season, NOAA wants to stretch the ALTIUS 600’s envelope by flying it longer and sending the data farther.
NOAA Readies Additional Unmanned Systems, Sensors to Prepare for Hurricane Season
NOAA has been studying rapid hurricane intensification for years, and plans to bring more unmanned systems to bear for the 2023 season.
AUVSI to Produce Autonomy Roadmap at This Year’s XPONENTIAL; Plus a Guide to BVLOS
AUVSI’s XPONENTIAL annual conference and exhibition this year is focused on one topic, although one that covers a broad range—autonomy.
