Octopus ISR Systems recently released the Epsilon 140LC Airborne Surveillance Camera System. The airborne electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) surveillance system features advanced…
April, 2020
Tactical Touch Point
Next gen scout drones ready for field and flight test. Infantry soldiers, including paratroopers, are preparing to field test four…
FCC Unanimously Approves Ligado Plan; Questions, Opposition Remain
The five members of the Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to approve a request by Ligado Networks to use satellite…
LILEE Systems Partners with Tainan City Government for Self-Driving Bus Program
LILEE Systems is working with the Tainan City Government to launch a self-driving bus program as part of the city’s…
Unmanned Plans: Where the DOD is Going with Drones
This article is all about what the services are doing with their drone programs. I don’t have the space to…
“Project Success”: LiDAR Overcomes Mapping Obstacles in the Ozarks
Civil engineer/surveyor firm Crafton Tull, equipment provider Navigation Electronics, Inc. (NEI) and systems integrator Microdrones collaborated to solve a literal cliff-hanger….
Wingcopter Partners with UPS Flight Forward on Delivery Drones
Wingcopter and UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF) are collaborating to develop package delivery drones. The companies will work toward earning regulatory…
New Polynav 2000S MEMS RTK INS/GNSS Offers Superior, Near-FOG Performance at MEMS Price
The Polynav2000S is a superior, near FOG -performance GNSS aided MEMS-based Inertial Navigation System (INS) designed and built by PolyExplore…
Audience Gives It Up for GIVE, the GNSS/Inertial Vehicular Engine
“The results with consumer-grade sensors were extremely impressive!” That unsolicited rave came in after the webinar, Automotive-Grade GNSS + Inertial…
Puma sUAS Pounces
A just-announced contract for the U.S. Navy and Marines to expand use of AeroVironment’s Puma™ sUAS continues the company’s success…
Draganfly Selected to Develop “Pandemic Drone”
The drone will have the ability to detect infectious and respiratory conditions in groups of people. In response to the…
Autonomous Shuttles Delivering COVID-19 Tests at Mayo Clinic in Florida
The Mayo Clinic in Florida is using driverless shuttles to transport COVID-19 tests from a drive-thru testing site to a…
Nuro’s Driverless Delivery Vehicles Poised to Help Californians During COVID-19 Pandemic
As California residents shelter in place to help stop the spread of COVID-19, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)…
U.S. Marine Corps Orders More Than 140 Centaur UGVs from FLIR
The U.S. Marine Corps recently ordered nearly 150 of FLIR’s Centaur unmanned ground vehicles (UGV). The $18.6 million contract is…
FLIR Receives First Order for Black Hornet VRS Nano UAV
The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) recently procured a Black Hornet Vehicle Reconnaissance System (VRS) from FLIR, marking the company’s…
NOAA Establishes New UAS Operations Program
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is turning to drone technology to capture important data more and more these…
Student Teams Picked to Design New Army Drone
A panel of judges tapped student teams from Kansas, Oklahoma and Tennessee to begin collaborating on a design for a…
