Innovation

Northern Plains UAS Test Site Successfully Oversees Kratos Trolley Launch System Test Flights

Northern Plains UAS Test Site Successfully Oversees Kratos Trolley Launch System Test Flights

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has partnered with North Dakota entities to successfully conduct test flights of the Kratos ...
Intelligence as a Service: Up Close with TEKEVER
Air, Cyber, Military

Intelligence as a Service: Up Close with TEKEVER

CEO Ricardo Mendes shares a compelling narrative of the firm’s airframes, software and Intelligence as a Service model, all of ...
Hover-Capable Underwater Robots Reveal the Ocean's Secrets 

Hover-Capable Underwater Robots Reveal the Ocean’s Secrets 

When not discovering lost World War II submarines, veteran explorer Tim Taylor is developing a hovering autonomous vehicle and the ...
ISR and Security Trends: Small but Mighty

ISR and Security Trends: Small but Mighty

As ISR sensors become smaller and more sophisticated, they’re being deployed on unmanned platforms for a growing number of civil ...
Autonomous Operations: Up Close with Near Earth Autonomy

Autonomous Operations: Up Close with Near Earth Autonomy

Near Earth Autonomy, based in Pittsburgh, has played a pioneering role adapting vertical lift aircraft—small and large alike—for autonomous operations ...
U.S. Army Forming Human-Machine Fighting Formations

U.S. Army Forming Human-Machine Fighting Formations

Advancements in robotics, AI and autonomous systems continue to transform warfare. In response, the U.S. Army has embraced the concept ...
Future Tactical UAS Accelerates
Air, Military

Future Tactical UAS Accelerates

Updating the quest for the Army’s new ISR solution. The Aerosonde Mk. 4.8 HQ is Textron System’s entrant for final ...
NTT DOCOMO and Space Compass Invest $100 Million in Airbus Subsidiary AALTO for HAPS Development

NTT DOCOMO and Space Compass Invest $100 Million in Airbus Subsidiary AALTO for HAPS Development

A consortium led by NTT DOCOMO and Space Compass, along with Mizuho Bank Limited and the Development Bank of Japan ...
DIU Announces "Significant Changes" to Blue UAS Framework, Annual Refresh

DIU Announces “Significant Changes” to Blue UAS Framework, Annual Refresh

The DoD Defense Innovation Unit has announced what it calls "significant changes" to the Blue UAS framework, "in response to ...
Angel Aerial Systems Unveils Innovative Trio Airframe at Xponential

Angel Aerial Systems Unveils Innovative Trio Airframe at Xponential

At Xponential 2024 in San Diego, Inside Unmanned Systems sat down with Will Hasting, CEO of Angel Aerial Systems, to ...
GEODNET CEO Mike Horton Discusses the Future of Blockchain-based GNSS Reference Networks at Xponential 2024

GEODNET CEO Mike Horton Discusses the Future of Blockchain-based GNSS Reference Networks at Xponential 2024

At Xponential 2024 in San Diego, Inside Unmanned Systems interviewed Mike Horton, CEO of GEODNET, to explore how the company ...
Draganfly Unveils Modular Drone Innovations at Xponential 2024: A Conversation with Director Coty Vann

Draganfly Unveils Modular Drone Innovations at Xponential 2024: A Conversation with Director Coty Vann

Interview with Coty Vann, Director of UAS Programs at Draganfly, a drone manufacturer founded in Canada in 1998. IUS: Thanks ...
TerraDrone and Partners Spearhead Global UTM Development for eVTOL Integration

TerraDrone and Partners Spearhead Global UTM Development for eVTOL Integration

Terra Drone Corporation, a Japanese leader in drone technology, along with partners Unifly NV of Belgium and Aloft Technologies Inc ...
U.S. Army Advances FTUAS Program with Key Contributions from Griffon Aerospace and Textron Systems

U.S. Army Advances FTUAS Program with Key Contributions from Griffon Aerospace and Textron Systems

The U.S. Army has announced the continuation of its Future Tactical Uncrewed Aircraft System (FTUAS) Rapid Prototyping Program, awarding Options ...
Air Force Advances Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program with Anduril and General Atomics

Air Force Advances Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program with Anduril and General Atomics

The Department of the Air Force has announced the continuation of its partnership with Anduril Industries and General Atomics Aeronautical ...