Unmanned ground vehicles could one day serve as charging ports for swarms of autonomous drones, due to U.S. Army-funded research….
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Non-Stop Flight from California to Sicily Completes NATO UAV Squadron
An RQ-4D Phoenix UAV from Northrop Grumman Corporation completed a 20-hour non-stop trans-Atlantic flight from California to Sicily, where it…
Anti-Jam GPS for Army’s Gray Eagle UAV Awarded to Cobham
For its flagship Gray Eagle UAV, the U.S. Army with lead contractor General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has selected an anti-jam…
Sea Guardian Drones to Taiwan for ISR
The U.S. State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the…
GPS Anti-jamming Analysis, Filter aboard Military UAVs Protects Them in Hostile Theater
Easy Aerial, a provider of autonomous drone-based monitoring solutions for commercial, government, and defense applications, announced it has integrated the…
Elistair Unveils Long-Endurance Orion 2 Tethered Drone for Military, Security, and Industrial Use
Elistair, a leader in tethered drone solutions, announced today the development of its new Orion 2 tethered unmanned system for military, government,…
Air Force Skyborg Award Foresees “Attritable” Unmanned Combat Planes
The U.S. Air Force Skyborg program, creating a low-cost autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle that will partner with manned aircraft to…
New Tactical-Grade Dual-Antenna GNSS/INS Shows Off at InterGeo and AUSA
VectorNav showcased its new VN-310 at the recent InterGeo expo in Berlin and at the Association of the United States…
AeroVironment Secures $8.4 Million Puma 3 AE Unmanned Aircraft Systems Foreign Military Sales Contract Award for U.S. Ally
AeroVironment, Inc., a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), today announced it secured a $8,371,332 firm-fixed-price U.S. Department of…
AeroVironment Grows Its Loitering Missile Systems
“Precision strike capabilities at the battlefield’s edge” was the mantra at AeroVironment’s September 30thannouncement of the its new Switchblade 600…
Replacing the Reaper – What To Do Differently This Time
In June, the Air Force sent out a request for information (RFI) on a “Next Generation ISR/Strike Platform” to replace…
AeroVironment Receives $21 Million Initial Contract Option for Raven Radio Frequency Modifications
AeroVironment, Inc., a global leader in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), today announced the United States Army exercised the first of three…
Silicon MEMS Accelerometer: the Latest UAV Navigation Disruptor
MEMS has moved into the high-end market, and the latest disruptor to take into account is silicon MEMS. That’s micro-electromechanical…
Agility Prime— I Got (Almost) Nothing…
A masterful Air Force rollout can energize the “flying car” market.
GMV participates in the European defense program for the development of an unmanned ground vehicle
GMV will take charge of the command and control and C4ISR interoperability system under the Integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System…
UVision a “Hero” in NATO-Member Navy Trial
Asymmetric gunboats. Vulnerable oil and gas platforms. Hijacked freighters. Defending against naval threats is a constant concern. This June, Israel-based…
The High-Performance Accelerometer Brings Greater Stability to UAV Navigation and Control
A revolutionary accelerometer makes possible new levels of stability and control in UAV navigation, at lower cost for the inertial…
