News & Analysis

U.S. Army Selects Textron's MK 4.8 HQ Aerosonde System for FTUAS

U.S. Army Selects Textron’s MK 4.8 HQ Aerosonde System for FTUAS

The U.S. Army's Future Tactical Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (FTUAS) Product Office has officially taken receipt of the Textron Systems' MK ...
DARPA Completes Automated Fueling-At-Sea Test For USV Program 

DARPA Completes Automated Fueling-At-Sea Test For USV Program 

The DARPA No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program recently completed a successful first test of at-sea refueling designed for use ...
Wingcopter, ITOCHU and ANA Test Drone-based Transport of Research Blood in Japan 
Air

Wingcopter, ITOCHU and ANA Test Drone-based Transport of Research Blood in Japan 

ITOCHU Corporation, Wingcopter's partner in Japan, have tested the transport of research blood using Wingcopter's delivery drone in a research project ...
Industry View: Separating Fact from Frenzy
Air, FAA

Industry View: Separating Fact from Frenzy

Editor’s Note: As attention increases regarding aircraft activity in the eastern U.S., Inside Unmanned Systems will be providing substantive context ...
Wing Partners with DoorDash for Drone Delivery from Dallas-Ft. Worth Shopping Malls

Wing Partners with DoorDash for Drone Delivery from Dallas-Ft. Worth Shopping Malls

Wing has announced a partnership with DoorDash and Brookfield Properties in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, offering drone delivery from local ...
Unmanned Tech Measuring Climate Impacts in Alaska
Air, FAA, Maritime

Unmanned Tech Measuring Climate Impacts in Alaska

Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are leveraging drone and underwater glider technology to monitor ecosystem shifts in real-time ...
Industry View: A Responsible Look at Drones Overhead
Air, FAA, People

Industry View: A Responsible Look at Drones Overhead

Editor's Note: As attention increases regarding aircraft activity in the eastern U.S., Inside Unmanned Systems will be providing substantive context ...
AUVSI Statement on Aircraft Activity in the Eastern US - Need for Increased Government Investment
Air, FAA

AUVSI Statement on Aircraft Activity in the Eastern US – Need for Increased Government Investment

In response to recent reports of aircraft activity, including drones and crewed aircraft, over New Jersey and the Eastern U.S., ...
Red Cat Partners with Palantir to Equip Black Widow with Autonomous Visual Navigation and Warp Speed for GPS-Compromised Environments

Red Cat Partners with Palantir to Equip Black Widow with Autonomous Visual Navigation and Warp Speed for GPS-Compromised Environments

Red Cat Holdings has announced a strategic partnership with Palantir Technologies to integrate Visual Navigation software (VNav) into Red Cat’s ...
DHS and FBI Issue Joint Statement on Drone Sightings in NJ
Air

DHS and FBI Issue Joint Statement on Drone Sightings in NJ

On December 12, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security jointly issued a statement on reported drone sightings in New ...
Hexagon | NovAtel Launches GAJT-310, Providing Jamming Protection for Small Platforms

Hexagon | NovAtel Launches GAJT-310, Providing Jamming Protection for Small Platforms

Hexagon | NovAtel has announced its lowest SWaP (size, weight and power) GNSS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT) with the launch of ...
Northern Plains UAS Test Site Partners with Tennessee DOT to Create Vantis-like System
Air

Northern Plains UAS Test Site Partners with Tennessee DOT to Create Vantis-like System

The Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) have announced a partnership to develop ...
AUVSI Announces Green UAS Certification for Ascent AeroSystems SPIRIT, AgEagle Ebee Tac, Inspired Flight IF1200A and IF800 Tomcat UAS

AUVSI Announces Green UAS Certification for Ascent AeroSystems SPIRIT, AgEagle Ebee Tac, Inspired Flight IF1200A and IF800 Tomcat UAS

The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has announced that it has granted Green UAS certification to four new ...
WAVENET RF Engineering and UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía Achieve UAS Flight with Radio Positioning Alternative to GNSS

WAVENET RF Engineering and UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía Achieve UAS Flight with Radio Positioning Alternative to GNSS

WAVENET RF Engineering, a Spanish company dedicated to the design and development of radio frequency systems and specializing in unmanned ...
Topcon: Transforming the World Through Precise Positioning and Automation
Business News, Land

Topcon: Transforming the World Through Precise Positioning and Automation

Precise positioning enables what was not possible before. As new Topcon Positioning Systems CEO Ivan Di Federico puts it, it ...