Geonumerics, a Spanish/Catalan geospatial company, is directing an intensive flight campaign project, RPAS EGNOS Adoption and Liaison with navigation integrITY…
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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…
Bachmann and Real-Time Innovations (RTI) Join Forces to Deliver DDS-based Industrial Automation Solution for Autonomous Shipping
Supported Native Port Eliminates Integration Challenges Between DDS and Non-DDS Users, Increases Application Security and Reduces Time to Market Bachmann…
Plymouth Rock Technologies Announces Contract for UK Aerospace BVLOS Testing
Plymouth Rock Technologies Inc., a leader in developing detection apparatus and unmanned technologies, is pleased to announce the sale of…
Iris Automation Partners with Doosan Mobility Innovation for Safer, Fuel Cell-Powered Drones
Iris Automation announced the company has partnered with Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI) for the integration of its Casia detect and…
360iSR and Canadian UAVs Partner to Provide Comprehensive UAS Operations Training
360iSR and Canadian UAVs have agreed to jointly offer the most comprehensive Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Operations Training on the…
Nearmap Doubles Down on U.S. Coverage
Leading aerial imagery and location intelligence company Nearmap has announced the expansion of its United States coverage program to more…
UAV Factory, a portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners, acquires Jennings Aeronautics
AE Industrial Partners, LP (“AEI”), a US-based private equity firm specializing in aerospace, defense & government services, space, power generation,…
Wingcopter Drones Fly Blood Samples in Germany
26 kilometers (16 miles) between Greifswald and Wolgast – that is the distance over which Wingcopter drones recently transported blood…
Renowned Aviation Supplier Becker Avionics Partners with Iris Automation
Becker Avionics, a 65 year globally-renowned aviation industry supplier that works with the top 20 Aerospace OEMs, and commercial drone…
Embedded Full-Band GNSS Helical Antenna for UAVs
Tallysman Wireless Inc. has added its first full-band GNSS antenna to its line of helical antennas. The HC990E embedded helical…
Advanced Aircraft Company Named First Place Winner in the NIST First Responder UAS Endurance Challenge
Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC), a developer of long-endurance hybrid-electric unmanned aircraft systems designed for a wide range of commercial, defense…
Delta Drone International Completes Acquisition of Arvista Achieving Key Expansion Milestone
Drones-as-a-service provider Delta Drone International (“DLT”, or “the Group”) is pleased to confirm it has formally completed the acquisition of…
Clean, Quiet Hydrogen Fuel Cells For Light Drones Increase Range Threefold
Honeywell is developing a new technology suite for light drones, including hydrogen fuel cells, that enables them to fly three…
Sigma Joins the Microdrones Global Distribution Network to Provide Drone Surveying Equipment in the United Arab Emirates
Sigma, a distributor and service provider for a wide range of scientific and engineering technologies in the UAE and the…
Ready for the Future of Aviation
Volz Servos and AEE combine their industry-leading capabilities to meet the future demand for certified actuator Volz Servos has recently acquired Aircraft…
DELTA DRONE INTERNATIONAL TO PROVIDE DRONE LIDAR SOLUTION FOR NEWMONT CORPORATION GROUP IN GHANA
Global drones-as-a-service provider Delta Drone International (ASX:DLT) has been re-appointed by Newmont Ghana Gold Limited, a subsidiary of one of…
New LiDAR sensors added as OxTS release OxTS Georeferencer 1.5
Oxford Technical Solutions (OxTS) a manufacturer of survey-specific Inertial Navigation Systems has released the latest version of their LiDAR georeferencing…
New Open-source Wireless GPS/GNSS Hardware for Autonomous and IoT Applications
Septentrio, a provider of high-precision GNSS positioning solutions, announced an open-source resources for its GPS/GNSS module receivers: mosaic wireless or…
ZURI Hybrid VTOL Tech Demonstrator is Ready to Hover
The ground test of the VTOL ZURI concept has recently been carried out. The results of the trial allow ZURI…
NVIDIA Announces New AI Perception Coming to ROS Developers
NVIDIA has announced new initiatives to deliver a suite of perception technologies to the Robotics Operating System (ROS) developer community….
Hexagon | NovAtel GNSS SMART Antenna now the default receiver selection on Fendt machines in North America, Europe and the Middle East
Standard Fendt guidance packages now include NovAtel’s SMART7 Hexagon | NovAtel is proud to announce that Fendt machines in North…
INTERGEO 2021 Live + Digital, September 21-23, 2021: RIEGL Presents Their New Products 2021
INTERGEO is back LIVE in Hanover this year – and RIEGL presents the latest developments in hardware and software at booth 20C.22…
SEA-KIT wins funding to demonstrate zero emission hydrogen fuel cell technology for USVs
SEA-KIT International, leading designer and builder of Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), has won funding to install an innovative PCB- based…
Finnish MarshallAI wins U.S. Department of Defense-sponsored AI challenge
The European pioneer in machine vision, MarshallAI, won the international xTech Global AI Challenge, sponsored by the U.S. Department of…
Testing of the Czech Primoco UAV One 150 for the Czech Army
Primoco UAV SE, the Czech company, and the Army of the Czech Republic successfully tested the Primoco UAV One 150…
Hexagon revolutionises autonomous reality capture with the launch of the Leica BLK ARC and Leica BLK2FLY
Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital reality solutions, announced the introduction of the Leica BLK ARC and the Leica BLK2FLY, extending…
Teledyne FLIR Unveils Radiometric Vue TZ20-R Thermal Zoom Drone Payload
High-Resolution Radiometric Gimbaled Thermal Drone Payload for the DJI V2 Matrice 200 Series and Matrice 300 Offers Pixel-by-Pixel Temperature Measurement…
Embedded Full-Band GNSS Helical Antenna for UAVs
Tallysman Wireless Inc. has added its first full-band GNSS antenna to its line of helical antennas. The HC990E embedded helical…
Domo Tactical Communications Launches 2x1w Software Defined Radio & WUI at DSEI 2021
Domo Tactical Communications (DTC), the wireless communications specialist, is launching its Software Defined Radio 2x1W Plain (SOL8SDR2x1W-P) at DSEI 2021….
ANRA Achieves 100 Hour Drone Delivery Milestone
ANRA Technologies, a leader in integrated airspace, mission management, and delivery systems for uncrewed aircraft, achieved a 100-flight hour milestone…
Verizon Expands UAV Capabilities
Verizon, the venerable company that began life as a regional bell operating company (RBOC) after the 1980s breakup of AT&T,…
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…
Collaboration Thought Leaders – The Learner: Jack Elston
Jack Elston, President and CEO, Black Swift Technologies When Jack Elston started Black Swift Technologies in 2011, he’d already been…
Collaboration Thought Leaders – The Integrator: Vivien Heriard-Dubreuil
Vivien Heriard-Dubreuil, CEO, Microdrones “I really believe in collaboration, bringing a different point of view, perspective, expertise,” Microdrones CEO Vivien Heriard-Dubreuil said….
Collaboration Thought Leaders – The Motivator: Miguel Amor
Miguel Amor, Chief Marketing Officer, Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division “On paper, collaboration appears simple: a group of people working…
