Uncrewed Systems Technology 064 October/November 2025

• Intro - The world of uncrewed systems is changing fast in terms of hardware, software, regulations and sustainability, and for those that stay ahead in the game, the rewards could be astronomical
• Platform one: Mission-critical info - Details of a new AI chip from NVIDIA for autonomous vehicles, Orpheus Ocean’s deep-diving AUV, pressure sensors based on graphene tech, a new algorithm for controlling UAVs in adverse weather conditions, long-duration UAS flights, trials of impact protection vehicles to improve road maintenance safety, extending the life of rovers on Mars, and more
• In conversation: Dr Beatriz Canamary - Ports play a pivotal role in global socioeconomics. A leading expert in the field guides us through the ways that uncrewed systems stand to revolutionise the harbour of the future
• Dossier: TREEZE Leo P6 Robobus - A heavyweight in the field of driverless mobility, South Korea’s TREEZE has launched the first of its next-generation special-purpose mobility solutions
• Focus: AI certification - As AI becomes ever more embedded in uncrewed systems and technologies, it is vital that the ‘checks and balances’ intended to ensure its safe implementation are up to the task
• Digest: Hecto Drone UAV - Previously offering aerial mapping services, this Danish company has propelled itself to the forefront in designing, building and selling top-quality hybrid-powered UAVs
• Report: Commercial UAV Expo - The range of enabling technologies for uncrewed vehicle development and operation on show in Las Vegas was vast, and we report on some odds-on favourites
• Dossier: Wankel Aviation engines - Numerous innovative technologies are driving interest in these Wankel rotary engines for uncrewed aircraft and other vehicles
• In operation: Subdron UUV - In examining the integrity of a ship’s bottom, acquisition of high-quality data by UUVs is just what the doctor ordered
• Insight: Space vehicles - Space may be the ‘final frontier’, but uncrewed systems continue to lead in exploring Earth’s orbit on behalf of many industries, taking business where no enterprise has gone before
• Focus: Composites - More than ever, the demands placed on the design and manufacturing of composite materials are stretching the limits of their structural, thermal and dielectric performance
• Report: XPONENTIAL USA 2025 part 2 - The second instalment of our report on the Xponential USA 2025 show in Houston covers some more of the latest offerings across a broad range of autonomous applications
• PS: Human-machine teaming - While ‘AI takeover’ remains a hypothetical scenario, human– machine teaming is all too real for ensuring that humans maintain a degree of oversight and control over AI systems