As part of the Advanced Technology Tiltrotor (ATTR) program, L-3 WESCAM’s MX™-15D designating turret was successfully used during a weapons demonstration on the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.
Engineering & Design
Compromise Avoids Dispute in UAS Standards Process
The Federal Aviation Administration has reached a compromise with the unmanned aircraft industry and a key pilot’s association to allow…
RIEGL USA’s RiCOPTER Unmanned Scanning Platform is Designed for a Variety of Applications
RiCOPTER, the ready to fly remotely piloted airborne laser scanning system from RIEGL USA, can be used for a variety…
Open Source Dronecode Project Aims to Build Dominant Drone Platform
Launched in October, the Dronecode Project brings together existing open source drone projects and assets under a nonprofit structure governed by The Linux Foundation, resulting in a common, shared open source software platform for UAVs.
AirStrato Explorer Offers an Economical UAV Option
Arca recently began accepting pre-orders for the AirStrato Explorer, a high-performance, yet economical UAV option. Priced starting from $140,000,…
Sensonor’s STIM300 IMU Selected for Seabed’s New IMU, SBD-IMU-S1
Instead of using the traditional Fiber Optic Gyros that all previous Seabed systems have been based on, Seabed has selected…
Arcturus UAV Makes Upgrades to the JUMP 15 UAV
The JUMP 15 Fixed Wing VTOL UAV from Arcturus UAV recently got an upgrade. The JUMP 15 has been…
Oxford Technical Solutions Adds xNAV550 Inertial Navigation Sensor to its xNAV Product Line
The miniature, lightweight xNAV550 is the newest addition to the OxTS xNAV product line, adding survey-grade GNSS receivers for RTK…
The New Ellipse Series Sensors from SBG Systems Replace the IG-500 Series and Offer More Accuracy, Advanced Filtering Features
SBG Systems’ new Ellipse Series Sensors are designed to provide high accuracy measurements when mounted…
KVH Industries Launches Two New Inertial Measurement Units, the 1725 IMU and the 1775 IMU
The 1725 IM and the 1775 IMU, released earlier this year, are designed to integrate into demanding stabilization, pointing and…
UAV Solutions Introduces Dragon View Sensors
UAV Solutions recently released a line of sensors designed to help law enforcement in a variety of situations, including search…
Prox Dynamics Launches the PD-100 T Nano UAV with Night Flying and Surveillance Capability
The PD-100 Black Hornet now features night flying and surveillance capabilities, further enhancing the Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance System solution…
New Technology Could Enable UAVs to Fly Vertically
Imagine an unmanned multi-copter that doesn’t just fly horizontally, but that has the capability to fly vertically as well. This…
Using Unmanned Systems to Fight Wildfires
Large wildfires can create their own weather and a dynamic, uncertain environment, and that is one of the reasons they’re…
FAA Test Sites
Alaska: Remote Sensing Nevada: Unmanned Aircraft Standards New York: Testing and Evaluation North Dakota: Communications and Electronics Texas: Marine Applications…
