Innovation

War of the Robots: The Battle for Avdiivka
Land, Military

War of the Robots: The Battle for Avdiivka

The four-month-long Battle of Avdiivka (October 2023-February 2024) is one of the bloodiest battles of the 21st century to date ...
Detect and Avoid Goes Autonomous
Air, FAA

Detect and Avoid Goes Autonomous

Merlin Labs and MIT Lincoln Laboratory are partnering to integrate an autonomous pilot with Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS) Xu, ...
Kraken and Capewell Partner for USV Air Deployment

Kraken and Capewell Partner for USV Air Deployment

Kraken have partnered with Capewell on the air deployment of their K3 SCOUT, significantly enhancing the USV platform’s operational advantage ...
Northern Plains UAS Test Site Successfully Oversees Kratos Trolley Launch System Test Flights

Northern Plains UAS Test Site Successfully Oversees Kratos Trolley Launch System Test Flights

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has partnered with North Dakota entities to successfully conduct test flights of the Kratos ...
Intelligence as a Service: Up Close with TEKEVER
Air, Cyber, Military

Intelligence as a Service: Up Close with TEKEVER

CEO Ricardo Mendes shares a compelling narrative of the firm’s airframes, software and Intelligence as a Service model, all of ...
Hover-Capable Underwater Robots Reveal the Ocean's Secrets 

Hover-Capable Underwater Robots Reveal the Ocean’s Secrets 

When not discovering lost World War II submarines, veteran explorer Tim Taylor is developing a hovering autonomous vehicle and the ...
ISR and Security Trends: Small but Mighty

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 ...
Autonomous Operations: Up Close with Near Earth Autonomy

Autonomous Operations: Up Close with Near Earth Autonomy

Near Earth Autonomy, based in Pittsburgh, has played a pioneering role adapting vertical lift aircraft—small and large alike—for autonomous operations ...
U.S. Army Forming Human-Machine Fighting Formations

U.S. Army Forming Human-Machine Fighting Formations

Advancements in robotics, AI and autonomous systems continue to transform warfare. In response, the U.S. Army has embraced the concept ...
Future Tactical UAS Accelerates
Air, Military

Future Tactical UAS Accelerates

Updating the quest for the Army’s new ISR solution. The Aerosonde Mk. 4.8 HQ is Textron System’s entrant for final ...
NTT DOCOMO and Space Compass Invest $100 Million in Airbus Subsidiary AALTO for HAPS Development

NTT DOCOMO and Space Compass Invest $100 Million in Airbus Subsidiary AALTO for HAPS Development

A consortium led by NTT DOCOMO and Space Compass, along with Mizuho Bank Limited and the Development Bank of Japan ...
DIU Announces "Significant Changes" to Blue UAS Framework, Annual Refresh

DIU Announces “Significant Changes” to Blue UAS Framework, Annual Refresh

The DoD Defense Innovation Unit has announced what it calls "significant changes" to the Blue UAS framework, "in response to ...
Angel Aerial Systems Unveils Innovative Trio Airframe at Xponential

Angel Aerial Systems Unveils Innovative Trio Airframe at Xponential

At Xponential 2024 in San Diego, Inside Unmanned Systems sat down with Will Hasting, CEO of Angel Aerial Systems, to ...
GEODNET CEO Mike Horton Discusses the Future of Blockchain-based GNSS Reference Networks at Xponential 2024

GEODNET CEO Mike Horton Discusses the Future of Blockchain-based GNSS Reference Networks at Xponential 2024

At Xponential 2024 in San Diego, Inside Unmanned Systems interviewed Mike Horton, CEO of GEODNET, to explore how the company ...
Draganfly Unveils Modular Drone Innovations at Xponential 2024: A Conversation with Director Coty Vann

Draganfly Unveils Modular Drone Innovations at Xponential 2024: A Conversation with Director Coty Vann

Interview with Coty Vann, Director of UAS Programs at Draganfly, a drone manufacturer founded in Canada in 1998. IUS: Thanks ...