Hitting Double Digits, Mars Helicopter Ingenuity has exceeded expectations “This flight was specifically designed to hit some high-value science targets,…
Engineering & Design
Microdrones and GE Bring Expertise, Scale to the GE Industrial Drone Line
On July 7, high-end UAV solutions company Microdrones and multinational conglomerate GE entered into a licensing partnership to provide powerful…
Mayflower Sets Sail, Turns Back After Minor Issue, Set to Try Again
Almost a year after The Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) was originally scheduled to depart on its journey from Plymouth, England,…
Crysalis™ Offers Ground Control Simplicity, Interoperability to Frontline Combatants
In biology, a chrysalis marks a stage along a caterpillar’s transformation into a full-grown butterfly or moth. Now, AeroVironment is…
New GNSS/INS Positioning Family for Autonomy
Hexagon | NovAtel has introduced the PIM222A, part of a new family of GNSS positioning products for autonomy. The PIM222A…
Use Case: SwissDrones – It’s All in the Design
When conducting intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions via drone, payload capacity, stability and endurance are critical—and all are areas…
Inside Ingenuity with AeroVironment Part III: The Meaning of Martian Flight
On Friday, May 7, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter left both Wright Brothers Field and the Perseverance Rover behind. Flying for…
Inside Ingenuity with AeroVironment Part II: Challenges Overcome
As of Friday, April 30 (local time), the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter had completed its fourth successful flight, exceeding expectations and…
Teamed With an Eye in the Sky
Vision-Based Collaborative Navigation for UAV-UGV-Dismounted Units in GPS-Challenged Environments A collaborative navigation scenario between manned and unmanned systems operates in…
Inside Skunk Works® with Lockheed Martin – Advanced Design, Lean Organization
Lockheed Martin’s legendary Skunk Works® was unorthodox from its start. Conceived in 1943, a lean team tasked with completing America’s…
Inside Ingenuity With AeroVironment, Part I: Designing It
April 19th saw what some have christened “a second Wright Brothers moment”—namely, the successful first powered controlled flight by an…
Photonic Integrated Chip Drives High-Performance IMUs
KVH Industries introduced the P-1750 inertial measurement unit (IMU) and the P-1725 IMU to complement its previously released P-1775 IMU…
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…
Inmarsat takes another leap forward with ELERA, the global network for IoT, safety and mission critical connectivity
In its second major announcement in two weeks, Inmarsat is today unveiling Inmarsat ELERA; a global narrowband network that is ideally suited to the rapidly evolving world of the Internet of Things (IoT) and for global…
DroneDeploy Accelerates Jobsite Automation with Acquisition of Rocos
Leading enterprise drone data company, DroneDeploy, today announced it has acquired Rocos, a New Zealand-based robotics software company. The acquisition will enable…
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,…
WiBotic Introduces New Lineup of Chargers and Transmitters for Drones and Autonomous Mobile Robots
WiBotic, a Seattle company that specializes in advanced charging and power optimization solutions for the rapidly expanding ecosystem of aerial,…
ANRA Demonstrates Complete Drone Delivery Solution
ANRA Technologies successfully flew a series of drone delivery demonstrations at Florida Department of Transportation and Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise SunTrax facility for SASHTO…
UAV Factory announces VTOL SYSTEM release
The Penguin C Mk2 VTOL provides precision vertical takeoff and landing capability to support missions in more restrictive environments. The…
Anemoment Unveils New 3D Sonic Anemometer Engineered for UAS-based Atmospheric Flux and Turbulence Research
TriSonica™ Sphere Designed to Deliver More Precise Vertical Wind Measurements Coupled with Fast Sampling Rat Anemoment LLC, (Xponential, Booth 2230)…
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…
