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
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 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, 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 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 has expanded its product offering to include the full family of StreamCaster MANET radios. The Silvus family of…
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’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 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, 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
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
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 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’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, 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 has been awarded a $200 million, five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Marine Corps to develop…
WingXpand and Raytheon Collaborate on AI Solutions, Launches VTOL
WingXpand, a U.S. provider of autonomous smart planes using AI threat detection, is collaborating with RTX’s Raytheon, a provider of defense…
Hexagon | NovAtel Launches GAJT-310, Providing Jamming Protection for Small Platforms
Hexagon | NovAtel has announced its lowest SWaP (size, weight and power) GNSS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT) with the launch of ...
Northern Plains UAS Test Site Partners with Tennessee DOT to Create Vantis-like System
The Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) have announced a partnership to develop ...
AUVSI Announces Green UAS Certification for Ascent AeroSystems SPIRIT, AgEagle Ebee Tac, Inspired Flight IF1200A and IF800 Tomcat UAS
The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has announced that it has granted Green UAS certification to four new ...
WAVENET RF Engineering and UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía Achieve UAS Flight with Radio Positioning Alternative to GNSS
WAVENET RF Engineering, a Spanish company dedicated to the design and development of radio frequency systems and specializing in unmanned ...
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
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
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
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 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, 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 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 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, 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’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 Corporation, a Textron Inc. company, has announced that it has been awarded a task order valued at up ...
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 has been awarded a $200 million, five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Marine Corps to develop ...
WingXpand and Raytheon Collaborate on AI Solutions, Launches VTOL
WingXpand, a U.S. provider of autonomous smart planes using AI threat detection, is collaborating with RTX’s Raytheon, a provider of defense ...
Matternet Partners with ANRA to Enhance UTM Services for Urban Drone Networks
Matternet, an urban drone delivery company, has announced a strategic partnership with ANRA Technologies, a provider of Unmanned Aircraft Systems ...
AV Unveils Software Updates to Enhance Puma UAS Capabilities in Contested Environments
AeroVironment (AV) has announced a suite of software updates, called Project GOLD, that elevate the battlefield effectiveness of its Puma ...
Sikorsky And Rain Successfully Demonstrate Wildfire Mission Autonomy
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and Rain, a provider of autonomous aerial wildfire containment technology, successfully demonstrated how an autonomous ...
COAST Autonomous Enhances Robotic Intelligence with TorqueAGI’s Generative AI
COAST Autonomous, a provider of autonomous robotic systems, has entered into a strategic partnership with TorqueAGI, a Generative AI startup ...
DIU Blue UAS Refresh Challenge Tests UAS Platforms for DoD
The Defense Innovation Unit hosted the first annual Blue UAS Refresh event at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, ...
ANRA Technologies Secures FAA Approval for Non-Vertically Integrated UTM for Critical Infrastructure Operations
ANRA Technologies, a provider of airspace management solutions, has announced that it has received a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) from ...
Insitu Announces Proliferated-Low Earth Orbit Satellite Control for Integrator UAS with 2,000 Nautical Mile Range
Insitu, A Boeing Company, is now leveraging Proliferated-Low Earth Orbit (P-LEO) Satellite Communication (SATCOM) control for its Integrator Uncrewed Aircraft ...
D-Fend Solutions Enters Agreement with Naval Surface Warfare Center for C-UAS Testing
The program is set to collect data and evaluate EnforceAir C-UAS system's capabilities in airport environments. D-Fend Solutions, a provider ...
Volatus Aerospace and Kongsberg Geospatial Collaborate to Advance RPAS BVLOS Operations
Volatus Aerospace Inc., a provider of advanced aerial solutions, and Kongsberg Geospatial, specializing in geospatial software and situational awareness solutions, ...
Amazon Announces BVLOS Drone Delivery in Phoenix Metro Area
Amazon has announced the launch of Prime Air drone delivery in the West Valley of the Phoenix Metro Area in ...
SkySafe and Fortem Technologies Announce Partnership for Counter UAS
SkySafe, a provider of radio frequency-based drone detection, and Fortem Technologies, specializing in airspace intelligence, security, and defense for detecting and ...
General Atomics and BAE Systems Collaborate on Autonomous Electronic Warfare Link 16 Capabilities
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) collaborated with BAE Systems to demonstrate unique electronic warfare (EW) capabilities remotely controlled via ...
Draganfly’s Commander Expands Flexibility with Hybrid Fuel Variant, Promo Drone System
Canada’s Draganfly drone maker is highlighting the truck-like utility of its Commander 3 XL drone, showcased at the Commercial UAV ...
SEA-KIT Funded for Hydrogen-Powered USV, Refilling Station
SEA-KIT International has won funding from the Zero Emissions Vessels and Infrastructure (ZEVI) competition to design and manufacture a hydrogen ...
Growing Drone Industry Lifting Component Makers such as Hitec
A growing drone market means a growing components market, and a representative from servo maker HITEC Commercial Solutions said the ...
u-blox Introduces its First Multi-mode Cellular and Satellite IoT Module with Embedded Positioning
The u-blox SARA-S520M10L is designed to ensure seamless connectivity even when no terrestrial cellular network is available. u-blox, a global ...
D-Fend Solutions Launches EnforceAir2 Next Generation Counter-UAS System
Counter-drone company D-Fend Solutions announced the launch of its new product, EnforceAir2, which features the best offerings of the original ...
Atmos UAV Introduces Sony a6100 Oblique to Provide Accurate, Affordable 3D Mapping
Atmos UAV announced the integration of the new Sony a6100 Oblique camera into its flagship surveying drone, the Marlyn Cobalt ...
A2Z Drone Delivery Launches Upgraded RDST Longtail Delivery Drone
A2Z Drone Delivery Inc., a developer of commercial drone delivery systems, has launched its second-generation RDST integrated cargo drone ...
LiquidPiston Engine Tapped for Generator Demonstration
LiquidPiston Inc. today announced it has been awarded an $8.3 million contract by Parsons Corp. to revolutionize battlefield power generation ...
XAG P100 Pro Agricultural Drone Launches in Vietnam
P100 Pro, the latest generation of the XAG Agricultural Drone, has been released in Dong Thap province of Vietnam, taking ...
u-blox Introduces the Smallest LTE-M / NB-IoT Module with 23 dBm RF Output Power and 2G Fallback
The u-blox LEXI-R4 is the newest compact 16 x 16 mm module with 2G fallback capability. Thalwil, Switzerland – July ...
Advanced Navigation Expands World’s Only DFOG Range With New A Series
Advanced Navigation, the world’s most determined innovator in artificial intelligence for robotic and navigation technologies has announced the expansion of ...
USAF Taps WingXpand to Ruggedize Aircraft, Develop Fire-Spotting Software
The U.S. Air Force has awarded WingXpand a seven-figure contract to customize and ruggedize its unique, seven-foot backpackable aircraft ...
RIEGL, Schiebel Cooperating on UAS-Based Airborne Scanning
RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems GmbH and Schiebel have successfully completed the integration of a high-end laser scanning system, the RIEGL ...
ABS Issues Approval in Principle for Saildrone USVs
The American Bureau of Shipping has issued Approval in Principle certificates to Saildrone ...
LiquidPiston Evolves the Rotary
LiquidPiston, a Bloomfield, Connecticut-based developer of advanced power solutions, has moved closer to fielding its technology ...
Five Good Questions: Nikhil Vadhavkar, Raptor Maps
Nikhil Vadhavkar is co-founder and CEO of Raptor Maps, which, covering six continents and 40 countries, provides “advanced analytics, insights ...
Women to Watch
CES Highlights: Trailblazing Women and Companies in Tech Sponsored by Women And Drones 2021 marked a milestone—the fifth Anniversary of ...
Former NASA Administrator Joins D-Fend Solutions Advisory Board
D-Fend Solutions, a leader in radio frequency (RF), cyber-based, counter-drone takeover technology, is announcing the addition of former NASA Administrator ...
Errol Farr Appointed as President of Auterion Government Solutions
MOORPARK, Calif., and ZURICH – November 4, 2021 – Auterion, the company building the connected drone operating system, today announced the ...
Amazon Prime Air Co-Founder Gur Kimchi Joins Near Earth Autonomy
Gur Kimchi, Co-Founder of Amazon’s drone delivery service Amazon Prime Air, has joined the Board of Directors at Near Earth ...
Amazon Web Services veteran Jeff Jones joins Auterion as Chief Revenue Officer
Auterion, the company building an open and software-defined future for enterprise drone fleets, announced the appointment of Jeff Jones as Chief Revenue ...
Edgybees Announces Strategic Appointments of H.R. McMaster, Brett B. Lambert, and Aki Yamaura to Advisory Board
Edgybees, the leading visual intelligence technology company, announced today the appointment of Lieut. Gen. H. R. McMaster (US Army, ret.) ...
Kuker-Ranken (KR) Announces the Appointment of Brady Reisch, KR’s Virtual Design/Construction (VDC) Specialist
Reisch's mission is to assist AEC firms, surveyors, civil engineers & inspection teams to realize the potential of their drone ...
Five Good Questions: Rob Wertheimer, Melius Research
Rob Wertheimer is a founding partner, director of research and lead analyst for the global machinery sector at Melius Research, ...
XPONENTIAL Preview: Industry Perspectives – Part Two
The Futurist, Ryan E. Fitzgerald Intelligent Autonomous Systems Mission Outcome Lead, Naval Program Office, The MITRE Corporation Today, each individual UAS ...
XPONENTIAL Preview: Industry Perspectives – Part One
This year, AUVSI has curated some of the unmanned and autonomous industries’ top talent to serve as educational faculty for ...
Up Close With… Brian Wynne
The president and CEO of AUVSI will be happy to see you now that XPONENTIAL™ is live from Atlanta. Brian ...
HAPS Alliance Growth and Momentum Helps Unlock Potential of the Stratosphere
Kraus Hamdani Aerospace’s Fatema Hamdani and Capgemini’s Rory Mulvey Join Board New Paper “Driving the Potential of the Stratosphere” Spotlights ...
Collaboration Thought Leaders – The Builder: Tomislav Žigo
Tomislav Žigo, CTO/Vice President, CLAYCO Over the last seven years, Tomislav Žigo has seen what strong collaborations with drone industry ...
Collaboration Thought Leaders – The Advocate: Mary-Caitlin Ray
Mary-Caitlin Ray, Aviation/Business Aviation Lawyer, Crowell & Moring Attorney Mary-Catlin Ray’s take on collaboration is unabashed: “Collaboration in and between ...
