The U.S. Air Force through its Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded Silent Arrow a contract for “Guided Bundle Derivative of…
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REALITY Project to Adapt Aviation’s Required Navigation Performance (RNP) Metric to UAVs
Geonumerics, a Spanish/Catalan geospatial company, is directing an intensive flight campaign project, RPAS EGNOS Adoption and Liaison with navigation integrITY…
Autonomous Software from NASA Freely Available Online
Many of NASA’s computational innovations were developed to help explore space, but the public can download them for applications here…
New Coalition to Shape the Urban Airspace of European Cities
Three projects funded by the European Union have launched a collaborative network of urban air mobility (UAM) development programs for European…
Aerial Refueling: Another Unmanned First
The U.S. Navy and Boeing demonstrated air-to-air refueling using an unmanned aircraft, Boeing’s MQ-25 T1 test asset, to refuel another…
New Patent Integrates UAS into National Airspace Systems, Enables ADS-B Inert & Alert Capability
uAvionix, a provider of in communications, navigation, and surveillance avionics for unmanned systems, has patented a concept that aids safe…
LongShot UAV Carrying Air-to-Air Weapons: DARPA Launches Design Phase
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA’s) LongShot program seeks to increase engagement range and effectiveness of air-to-air weaponry…
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…
FedEx, Memphis Airport in FAA Integration Pilot Program as It Morphs to New BEYOND
On November 6, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced the three-year Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program…
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…
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…
NASA’s UAM Grand Challenge Kicks It in Gear
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has signed Space Act Agreements with 17 aviation companies to move forward in a…
One Ultra-Endurance LEAP for UAVs
An innovative military UAS with a customizable suite of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) tools has completed its first extended…
Trimble Launches UAS1 High-Precision GNSS Board
Trimble has introduced a compact, high-precision GNSS board designed for unmanned aerial systems (UAS): the Trimble UAS1.
2nd Annual Emerging UAM Opportunities
The 2nd Annual Emerging UAM Opportunities conference will take place on Thursday, September 26, from 10 am to 1 pm…
Apacer’s XR-DIMM DRAM Module Earns RTCA DO-160G Certification
Apacer, a manufacturer of industrial-grade memory, announced the release of the XR-DIMM, a rugged memory module that meets the exacting…
AeroVironment Achieves Successful 1st Test Flight of Next-Gen Solar HAPS UAS
AeroVironment, Inc., a global provider in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for both defense and commercial applications, announced the successful first…
