Topcon: Transforming the World Through Precise Positioning and Automation
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Topcon: Transforming the World Through Precise Positioning and Automation

Precise positioning enables what was not possible before. As new Topcon Positioning Systems CEO Ivan Di Federico puts it, it ...
Avinor Selects Thales for Norway's Nation-Wide UTM System

Avinor Selects Thales for Norway’s Nation-Wide UTM System

This strategic partnership with Avinor, the Norwegian air navigation service provider and airport operator, will enable the deployment of ​Norway’s ...
AUVSI Applauds FY 2025 NDAA Support for Autonomy, Uncrewed Systems, Supply Chain Security

AUVSI Applauds FY 2025 NDAA Support for Autonomy, Uncrewed Systems, Supply Chain Security

Following release of the final language of the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems ...
DoD Announces Unified CUAS Strategy

DoD Announces Unified CUAS Strategy

According to the Department of Defense, on December 2, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III signed a classified Strategy ...
Anduril Partners with OpenAI to Advance CUAS AI

Anduril Partners with OpenAI to Advance CUAS AI

Anduril Industries and OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, have announced a strategic partnership to develop and responsibly deploy advanced artificial ...
D-Fend Solutions Raises $31M to Advance Cyber Counter-Drone Technology

D-Fend Solutions Raises $31M to Advance Cyber Counter-Drone Technology

D-Fend Solutions, a radio frequency (RF) cyber-based, non-kinetic, non-jamming, counter-drone – takeover technology, announced that it has secured $31M in a new ...
DroneUp Secures FAA Part 135 Certification

DroneUp Secures FAA Part 135 Certification

DroneUp has announced that it has received certification for commercial operation under Part 135 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), ...
Northwest UAV Announces Distribution Partnership with Silvus Technologies

Northwest UAV Announces Distribution Partnership with Silvus Technologies

Northwest UAV has expanded its product offering to include the full family of StreamCaster MANET radios. Image: Northwest UAV. The ...
High Lander Vega UTM to Power Consortium for Canadian RPAS Traffic Management

High Lander Vega UTM to Power Consortium for Canadian RPAS Traffic Management

High Lander, a provider of drone fleet management and unmanned traffic management solutions, will join a consortium of Canadian partners ...
UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía Opens New Center of Excellence Facilities

UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía Opens New Center of Excellence Facilities

UAV Navigation, Grupo Oesía’s highly specialized company in guidance, navigation, and control systems for UAS, has inaugurated a new high-tech ...
Textron Systems Awarded UAS Contract for Naval Air Systems Command

Textron Systems Awarded UAS Contract for Naval Air Systems Command

Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. company, has announced that it has been awarded a task order valued at up ...
Carbonix’s Volanti Drone Secures Nationwide BVLOS Waiver for US Operations with ArgenTech Solutions

Carbonix’s Volanti Drone Secures Nationwide BVLOS Waiver for US Operations with ArgenTech Solutions

Carbonix, an Australian provider of long-range uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) platform solutions, has announced that its Volanti drone has been ...
TEKEVER Raises €70M from Backers including NATO

TEKEVER Raises €70M from Backers including NATO

The funding round is led by Baillie Gifford and backed by the NATO Innovation Fund. New strategic investors will support a sustainable ...
Defense Innovation Unit Announces Software Vendors to Support Replicator

Defense Innovation Unit Announces Software Vendors to Support Replicator

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has announced contract awards to select software developers supporting the Replicator initiative. These vendors will ...
The GEODNET Foundation Introduces GEO-PULSE Car GPS Navigation Device

The GEODNET Foundation Introduces GEO-PULSE Car GPS Navigation Device

The GEODNET Foundation has announced the launch of GEO-PULSE, a GPS device designed to deliver unprecedented positioning accuracy. Leveraging the ...
Topcon: Transforming the World Through Precise Positioning and Automation
Business News, Land

Topcon: Transforming the World Through Precise Positioning and Automation

Precise positioning enables what was not possible before. As new Topcon Positioning Systems CEO Ivan Di Federico puts it, it ...
Avinor Selects Thales for Norway's Nation-Wide UTM System

Avinor Selects Thales for Norway’s Nation-Wide UTM System

This strategic partnership with Avinor, the Norwegian air navigation service provider and airport operator, will enable the deployment of ​Norway’s ...
Anduril Partners with OpenAI to Advance CUAS AI

Anduril Partners with OpenAI to Advance CUAS AI

Anduril Industries and OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, have announced a strategic partnership to develop and responsibly deploy advanced artificial ...
D-Fend Solutions Raises $31M to Advance Cyber Counter-Drone Technology

D-Fend Solutions Raises $31M to Advance Cyber Counter-Drone Technology

D-Fend Solutions, a radio frequency (RF) cyber-based, non-kinetic, non-jamming, counter-drone – takeover technology, announced that it has secured $31M in a new ...
DroneUp Secures FAA Part 135 Certification

DroneUp Secures FAA Part 135 Certification

DroneUp has announced that it has received certification for commercial operation under Part 135 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), ...
Northwest UAV Announces Distribution Partnership with Silvus Technologies

Northwest UAV Announces Distribution Partnership with Silvus Technologies

Northwest UAV has expanded its product offering to include the full family of StreamCaster MANET radios. Image: Northwest UAV. The ...
High Lander Vega UTM to Power Consortium for Canadian RPAS Traffic Management

High Lander Vega UTM to Power Consortium for Canadian RPAS Traffic Management

High Lander, a provider of drone fleet management and unmanned traffic management solutions, will join a consortium of Canadian partners ...
UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía Opens New Center of Excellence Facilities

UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía Opens New Center of Excellence Facilities

UAV Navigation, Grupo Oesía’s highly specialized company in guidance, navigation, and control systems for UAS, has inaugurated a new high-tech ...
Textron Systems Awarded UAS Contract for Naval Air Systems Command

Textron Systems Awarded UAS Contract for Naval Air Systems Command

Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. company, has announced that it has been awarded a task order valued at up ...
Carbonix’s Volanti Drone Secures Nationwide BVLOS Waiver for US Operations with ArgenTech Solutions

Carbonix’s Volanti Drone Secures Nationwide BVLOS Waiver for US Operations with ArgenTech Solutions

Carbonix, an Australian provider of long-range uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) platform solutions, has announced that its Volanti drone has been ...
TEKEVER Raises €70M from Backers including NATO

TEKEVER Raises €70M from Backers including NATO

The funding round is led by Baillie Gifford and backed by the NATO Innovation Fund. New strategic investors will support a sustainable ...
The GEODNET Foundation Introduces GEO-PULSE Car GPS Navigation Device

The GEODNET Foundation Introduces GEO-PULSE Car GPS Navigation Device

The GEODNET Foundation has announced the launch of GEO-PULSE, a GPS device designed to deliver unprecedented positioning accuracy. Leveraging the ...
Red Cat Selected for U.S. Army Short Range Reconnaissance Program

Red Cat Selected for U.S. Army Short Range Reconnaissance Program

Red Cat’s next generation Teal system will be the Army’s Program of Record SRR sUAS, concluding the rigorous, multi-tranche competitive ...
AeroVironment to Acquire BlueHalo for $4.1 Billion

AeroVironment to Acquire BlueHalo for $4.1 Billion

AeroVironment, Inc. and BlueHalo LLC today announced the execution of a definitive agreement under which AV will acquire BlueHalo in ...
Anduril Wins $200 Million Contract to Develop CUAS for the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS)

Anduril Wins $200 Million Contract to Develop CUAS for the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS)

Anduril has been awarded a $200 million, five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Marine Corps to develop ...
Skyfront Unveils MagniPhy, Advanced Drone Magnetometer

Skyfront Unveils MagniPhy, Advanced Drone Magnetometer

Skyfront, a producer of high-endurance hybrid drones, has launched its next-generation drone magnetometer, the Skyfront MagniPhy. Designed for surveying, mineral ...
Neousys Technology Unveils Lightweight AI Computer for Unmanned Systems

Neousys Technology Unveils Lightweight AI Computer for Unmanned Systems

Neousys Technology has announced the FLYC-300, a new addition to its Jetson-based computer family, designed for advanced applications in UAVs, ...
Teledyne FLIR Defense Launches Rogue 1 Loitering Munition System at SOF Week

Teledyne FLIR Defense Launches Rogue 1 Loitering Munition System at SOF Week

Teledyne FLIR Defense, a division of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, unveiled its Rogue 1 loitering munition system at the Special Operations ...
Soaring Gabriel Cargo Drone Completes Nighttime Ammunition Resupply for U.S. Army

Soaring Gabriel Cargo Drone Completes Nighttime Ammunition Resupply for U.S. Army

Soaring has successfully completed a nighttime autonomous aerial resupply of ammunition during a battalion-level Live Fire Exercise (LFX) with its ...
Stratom Advances Autonomous Pallet Loader for U.S. Marine Corps

Stratom Advances Autonomous Pallet Loader for U.S. Marine Corps

Stratom has announced the next phase in the development of its Autonomous Pallet Loader (APL), aimed at enhancing support for ...
A2Z Drone Delivery Unveils Enhanced Safety and Hardware for Smart Drone Winch

A2Z Drone Delivery Unveils Enhanced Safety and Hardware for Smart Drone Winch

A2Z Drone Delivery, Inc., a developer of commercial drone delivery solutions, has announced the release of new safety features and ...
ModalAI Expands Drone Tech Offerings with New NDAA-Compliant Components for U.S. Industry

ModalAI Expands Drone Tech Offerings with New NDAA-Compliant Components for U.S. Industry

ModalAI, a manufacturer within the Blue UAS Framework known for its lightweight 16g autonomous UAS autopilot VOXL 2, has broadened ...
Carbonix, RIEGL, and Phase One Forge First-of-its-Kind VTOL Integration for Advanced Aerial Surveying

Carbonix, RIEGL, and Phase One Forge First-of-its-Kind VTOL Integration for Advanced Aerial Surveying

Carbonix, in collaboration with RIEGL and Phase One, has achieved a novel integration in aerial surveying by successfully mounting RIEGL's ...
Skydio Enhances Defense Capabilities with New X10D Drone and Dynamic Channel Switching Technology

Skydio Enhances Defense Capabilities with New X10D Drone and Dynamic Channel Switching Technology

Skydio, a U.S. drone manufacturer known for its autonomous flight technology, has announced the commencement of X10D drone deliveries to ...
JOUAV Introduces JoLiDAR-1000 for Enhanced UAV LiDAR Applications

JOUAV Introduces JoLiDAR-1000 for Enhanced UAV LiDAR Applications

JOUAV, a specialist in the industrial UAV sector, has launched the JoLiDAR-1000, a new LiDAR sensor for drones, aimed at ...
QYSEA Launches AI-Powered Underwater Measurement System for Robotic Submersibles

QYSEA Launches AI-Powered Underwater Measurement System for Robotic Submersibles

QYSEA Technology has unveiled the QYSEA Measurement Tool (QY-MT), an AI-powered precision measurement system designed for underwater robotic applications. This ...
MatrixSpace Radar Ships to Support C-UAS and BVLOS Applications

MatrixSpace Radar Ships to Support C-UAS and BVLOS Applications

MatrixSpace has initiated the shipment of its radar system designed to enhance situational awareness for Counter Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) ...
AeroVironment Enhances Puma 3 AE with Extended Flight Time Battery Option

AeroVironment Enhances Puma 3 AE with Extended Flight Time Battery Option

AeroVironment’s PS2500 battery provides Puma 3 AE unmanned aerial systems users with up to three hours of continuous flight operations ...
UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía Introduces GNSS-Denied Navigation Kit for Enhanced UAS Navigation

UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía Introduces GNSS-Denied Navigation Kit for Enhanced UAS Navigation

UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía has announced the launch of its GNSS-Denied Navigation Kit, a new development aimed at improving autonomous navigation ...
Exyn Technologies Releases Nexys for 3D Mapping in Complex Environments

Exyn Technologies Releases Nexys for 3D Mapping in Complex Environments

On February 9, 2024, at GeoWeek, Exyn Technologies announced the launch of Exyn Nexys, a new 3D mapping solution designed ...
SightLine Applications Appoints Mark Boccella as Vice President of Sales

SightLine Applications Appoints Mark Boccella as Vice President of Sales

SightLine Applications, LLC ("SightLine"), an Artemis company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Boccella as its new Vice ...
Five Good Questions: Don DeRosa, Eonix

Five Good Questions: Don DeRosa, Eonix

Don DeRosa, CEO of Eonix, is an entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in the nanotechnology and energy storage ...
Accelerating AAM: Blueprint for Movement Over Motion
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Accelerating AAM: Blueprint for Movement Over Motion

Policy and regulatory advances are being achieved through effective collaboration between industry and government stakeholders at national, regional and local ...
Five Good Questions: Aaron Nathan, Point One Navigation

Five Good Questions: Aaron Nathan, Point One Navigation

Aaron Nathan is the founder and CEO of Point One Navigation, an entrepreneur and technical leader with over a decade of ...
Topcon Positioning Systems announces retirement plan of Ray O’Connor, appointment of Ivan Di Federico as new president and CEO

Topcon Positioning Systems announces retirement plan of Ray O’Connor, appointment of Ivan Di Federico as new president and CEO

Topcon Positioning Systems has announced that Ray O’Connor, president and chief executive officer, will retire in September 2025 after over ...
Air Force Col. (Ret.) Ted Davis Joins Auterion Government Solutions as President and General Manager

Air Force Col. (Ret.) Ted Davis Joins Auterion Government Solutions as President and General Manager

Auterion Government Solutions, a company building software to support mobile robotics and drone operating systems, has announced Air Force Col ...
5 Good Questions: Miguel Ángel de Frutos Carro, UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía

5 Good Questions: Miguel Ángel de Frutos Carro, UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía

Miguel Ángel de Frutos Carro is Director and CTO at UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía, the Spanish company specialized in designing control ...
D-Fend Solutions Expands U.S. Team with Defense and Homeland Security Experts

D-Fend Solutions Expands U.S. Team with Defense and Homeland Security Experts

D-Fend Solutions, a provider of radio frequency (RF), cyber-based counter-drone technology, has announced the expansion of its U.S. team 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 ...
Northern Plains Spearheads UAS Test Site Unmanned Logistics Program

Northern Plains Spearheads UAS Test Site Unmanned Logistics Program

The Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) is spearheading Project ULTRA, a significant initiative supported by the Office of the ...
Grupo Oesía Showcases Autonomy Solutions at Xponential 2024: Interview with César Martínez

Grupo Oesía Showcases Autonomy Solutions at Xponential 2024: Interview with César Martínez

Grupo Oesía is a group of multinational companies with more than 45 years of experience designing and developing technology for ...
Calian Antenna Technology for UAVs: Insights from Ken MacLeod and Joseph Botros at Xponential 2024

Calian Antenna Technology for UAVs: Insights from Ken MacLeod and Joseph Botros at Xponential 2024

At Xponential 2024 in San Diego, Inside Unmanned Systems connected with Product Manager Ken MacLeod and Field Applications Engineer Joseph ...
Five Good Questions: Juan Albanell, Head of System Test Engineering at Zipline

Five Good Questions: Juan Albanell, Head of System Test Engineering at Zipline

Juan Albanell is the head of system test engineering at Zipline, the autonomous drone delivery company. Prior to leading the system ...
Maxon Drives Precision in Unmanned Systems: Interview with Jeffrey Randall at Xponential 2024

Maxon Drives Precision in Unmanned Systems: Interview with Jeffrey Randall at Xponential 2024

At Xponential 2024 in San Diego, Inside Unmanned Systems spoke with Senior Sales Engineer Jeffrey Randall from Maxon to discuss ...
Stratom Showcases Autonomous Ground Systems at Xponential 2024: Insights from CEO Mark Gordon

Stratom Showcases Autonomous Ground Systems at Xponential 2024: Insights from CEO Mark Gordon

At Xponential 2024 in San Diego, Inside Unmanned Systems sat down with Mark Gordon, CEO of Stratom, and Stefan Elsener, ...