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Locata to Serve as Core Technology for NASA’s UAS Research
NASA plans to install LocataNet at its Langley Research Center in Virginia.
Topcon Positioning Group Partners With UAS Provider Ascending Technologies
Topcon Positioning Group recently announced a global distribution partnership with unmanned aerial system provider Ascending Technologies. The partnership allows Topcon…
RTI’s AerExam Receives FAA 333 Exemption
The AerExam Aerial Examination Vehicle from RTI, an economical aerial photography and videography UAS solution, recently received an FAA 333…
Grand Sky Selects SmartC2’s VirtualAirBoss™ to Help Manage its UAS Flight Operations
Grand Sky recently selected VirtualAirBoss, a browser-based software system developed by SmartC2, to manage its UAS flight operations. Grand Sky…
SeeByte and Research Partners Receive Funding for Second Phase of Autonomous Ocean Research
SeeByte, ASV and the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom recently received funding to complete the second phase of…
Northrop Grumman Demos OMS Capabilities Across Unmanned & Manned Systems
Last month, Northrop Grumman conducted several test flights demonstrating that the U.S. Air Force’s Open Mission Systems architecture standards can be integrated across multiple systems and platforms.
Congress Set To Increase Drone Research
Congress is poised to boost research towards integration of unmanned aircraft, commonly called drones, into the nation’s air traffic system. That money will come with strings attached, however.
Rapid Imaging Software Set to Release SmartCam3D View Later This Year
Rapid Imaging Software recently began in flight testing its SmartCam3D View software, which allows UAS operators to view augmented reality overlays…
Flirtey UAS Delivers Medicine for the First Time in the U.S.
The supplies were delivered as part of the Let’s Fly Wisely event during the annual Remote Area Medical Clinic at the fairgrounds in Wise, Va.
MCity Opens at the University of Michigan
Autonomous cars now have a city all of their own. This controlled environment is designed to test the potential of connected and automated vehicle technologies.
Xsens Launches MTi, A New Family of Motion Trackers
Xsens recently launched its fourth generation of MTi motion trackers. The new series includes complete, self-contained 3D IMU/VRU/AHRS motion tracking…
University of Michigan Set to Test Fleet of 3D Printed Autonomous Cars
The University of Michigan is working to build a fleet of autonomous “SmartCarts” that will one day drive students and…
Saft Will Develop Lithium-Ion Battery to Power the ExoMars Rover Vehicle
Saft recently signed a contract worth more than 1 million euros from Airbus Defence and Space to develop, qualify and…
Drone Aviation Awarded Order to Upgrade Two WASP Aerostat Systems Operated by the U.S. Army
Order comes from U.S. Government prime contractor BAE Systems.
Ford Moves Closer to Autonomous Vehicle Production
Autonomous vehicle technology has shifted from a research effort to an advanced engineering project at Ford—moving autonomous vehicles one…
New Mexico State University Selected to Perform First Bureau of Reclamation Dam Inspection Using a UAS
The inspections will take place at the Elephant Butte Dam in New Mexico in a few months.
