ANRA Technologies has launched SmartSkies DroneID in partnership with the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) and Swiss U-Space…
Inside Unmanned Systems
Identify Friend or Foe (IFF) Capability for Small, Tactical, Attritable Defense UAVs
uAvionix has launched a lineup of Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) solutions for small, tactical, and attritable UAV defense platforms….
New MEMS IMU for Unmanned Vehicles Will Deliver Order of Magnitude Improvement in Inertial Accuracy
Honeywell announced that recent findings from its research labs show that its newly developed inertial sensors can deliver greater than…
NOAA Contracts for BVLOS Navigation Technology to Map 95,000 Miles of Coastline
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has selected Black Swift Technologies to develop commercially viable technology enabling GPS-denied navigation…
New High-Precision Smart Antennas for Robust Performance in Difficult Environments
Trimble has introduced two new GNSS smart antennas, the AX940 and AX940i, designed for a broad range of high-precision applications…
Indian Army Enlists Swarm of High-Altitude Drones for Border Patrol, ISR
The Indian Army signed an approximately $20 million contract for undisclosed quantities of a high-altitude variant of ideaForge’s Switch UAV….
The Rain Maker: China’s Ganlin-1 Large UAV Patrols, Seeds the Skies
China deployed a large UAV in early January for generating artificial precipitation in northwest China’s Gansu Province, with the aim…
AeroVironment to Acquire Arcturus UAV
AeroVironment, Inc., a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems, and Arcturus UAV, Inc., a privately-held leading provider of Group 2 and…
Spanish Elite Units Receive the First SEEKER RPAS Units
A few days ago the Spanish Army and Navy received the first SEEKER Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS). SEEKER is…
Geneq Inc. Releases SXtab RTK, a New Rugged Tablet for Field Professionals
Geneq is pleased to announce the SXtab RTK, the latest tablet model in the SXtab series. This rugged and versatile…
Five Good Questions: Michael Blades, Frost & Sullivan
Q: What key UAS technology trends have you been seeing? A: Autonomy and AI are the two things we see really driving…
Scottish Utility, Cyberhawk Fly Tower Inspection Software
Aerial drone firm Cyberhawk and Scottish and Southern Electricity (SSE) have launched software to improve transmission tower inspections. Their product,…
Turkish Firm to Roll Out Al Support for Herd UAVs
Turkish defense industry company MilSOFT, which offers software-based solutions to security forces, has developed software for use with unmanned aerial…
Kongsberg Geospatial Announces New Tactical UAS Sensor Data Management Solution
Kongsberg Geospatial, creators of the TerraLens geospatial map-engine Software Development Kit (SDK), announced today the release of the Modular ISR…
Ravn X Claims World’s Largest UAS, Destined for Launching Low-Earth Orbit Satellites
Aevum, Inc., a provider of space logistics and autonomous launch services for lightweight payloads, rolls out its Ravn X Autonomous…
Spot the Robot Dog and Friends Sell for a Cool Trillion (Korean Won)
Hyundai Motor Company of South Korea has purchased U.S. robotics company Boston Dynamics from SoftBank Group (Tokyo) for $921 million,…
Acoustic Communications and Inertial Navigation Help Crew an Unmanned Fleet of Seagoing Robots
Sonardyne acoustic communication and inertial navigation technologies will board a large, environmentally sustainable fleet of ocean-going, multi-role robotic vessels launched…