A 19-foot unmanned U.S. Air Force prototype fighter jet, the Kratos Unmanned Tactical Aerial Platform (UTAP-22) tested the skies over…
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Sensors: A Force Multiplier
Evolving ISR sensors feature smaller sizes with increasingly sophisticated capabilities, supporting even more use cases for both civil and military…
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…
Arctic AUV Listens Its Way Forward with New Navigation Method
As the polar icecap melts, the waters of the Arctic Ocean assume ever-growing strategic and commercial importance. To enable U.S….
One Air Force Drone Launches Another — A Valkyrie First
The US Air Force XQ-58A Valkyrie drone launched another drone in a first for the aircraft, during its sixth flight…
Checking in on UAS Innovation
Lockheed Martin has fully embraced innovation across UAS and manned-unmanned systems and software.
UAS Secure the Mediterranean
Thousands of years ago, intrepid sailors used the day’s leading-edge aids—landmarks and constellations, evolving nautical charts and sounding weights—to address…
FTUAS: Replacing the RQ-7B Shadow
The U.S. Army is testing different systems and recently held a rodeo to demonstrate the capabilities of the four UAS vying for the job.
Send in the Drones – The Case for Critical Infrastructure Security
Bad things happen when critical infrastructure—the diverse and complex assets, networks and systems vital to U.S. safety, prosperity and well-being—fails….
Is That Our “DOT”?
Remote ID for commercial drones gets a lot of press these days, but few talk about ID for military drones….
Energy-Harvesting Hybrid Tiger Soars for Long Distance, Long Endurance: 24–48 Hours
A long-endurance solar/soaring/fueled UAV, designed and built to demonstrate synergistic range and multi-day endurance benefits through an integrated power management…
When Ingenuity Flies on Mars, It Will Be an Extraplanetary Inertial First. A First for UAVs, Too.
The first powered, controlled flight on another planet, now re-scheduled for no earlier than April 14, will employ inertial technology…
Smart Following Robot Creates Wider Autonomous Applications in Construction, Ag, More
Piaggio Fast Forward, a provider of smart following technology, and Trimble will collaborate to enable robots and machines to follow…
Eco-Sustainable Vertiport for Sporty 2-Passenger UAVs on the Drawing Boards in Italy
EHang Holdings Limited, a Chinese provider of autonomous aerial vehicles (AAVs), has partnered with Italian architecture firm Giancarlo Zema Design…
Singapore Completes, Demonstrates Working UTM System
OneSky and Nova Systems have completed a three-year project researching, prototyping, and implementing an Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) system or…
Transforming Building Inspection in NYC
Y Bird Airways is putting unmanned technology to full use in a challenging metropolitan environment; regulatory authorities scramble to keep…
