Counter-UAS, AI-driven platforms debut from Nearthlab - News
April 24, 2024XPONENTIAL 2024 -- SAN DIEGO. Autonomous aerial platform provider Nearthlab is showcasing its latest counter-UAS [uncrewed aerial system] technology at at this week's AUVSI XPONENTIAL trade show.
UAS intro: Tekever's ARX platform can launch and control swarms - News
April 24, 2024XPONENTIAL 2024 -- SAN DIEGO. Tekever, a UAS [uncrewed aerial system] company in Lisbon, Portugal, debuted its modular ARX platform at this week's AUVSI XPONENTIAL trade show.
Domestic battery tech supply chain to get boost from DIU contract - News
April 24, 2024ALPHARETTA, Ga. Energy-storage provider Stryten Energy reports that it received a contract award from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Family of Advanced Standard Batteries (FAStBat) project to develop and evaluate a prototype 6T lithium-ion battery and potentially extend the technology to other cross-service platforms.
Cybersecurity enhancement the aim of AUVSI & DIU pact - News
April 24, 2024XPONENTIAL 2024 -- SAN DIEGO. Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) officials announced during a keynote address at XPONENTIAL 2024 that the entitiy has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) as a way to create a process for uncrewed systems manufacturers holding Green UAS [uncrewed aerial system] certification to share their data directly with DIU, with the aim of potentially including "Green-Certified" components on the DIU’s Blue UAS Framework list.
UAS line from PABLO AIR highlighted at XPONENTIAL show - News
April 23, 2024XPONENTIAL 2024 -- SAN DIEGO. PABLO AIR, a maker of autonomous swarm control systems for uncrewed vehicles, unveiled its line of uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) at this week's AUVSI XPONENTIAL trade show.
Support team for Australia’s MQ-4C Triton fleet on board with Northrop Grumman Australia deal - Other
April 23, 2024BRISBANE, Australia. Northrop Grumman Australia reports that it signed a contract with L3Harris Corporation (L3HCA) to handle the operation and maintenance of command-and-control systems aboard Australia’s MQ-4C Triton multi-intelligence uncrewed aircraft fleet.
MOSA a highlight of RTI's XPONENTIAL show focus - News
April 23, 2024XPONENTIAL 2024 -- SAN DIEGO. Real-Time Innovations (RTI) is focusing on following MOSA [modular open systems approach] guidelines when designing uncrewed systems at its booth this week at the AUVSI XPONENTIAL trade show.
GNSS positioning to benefit from Septentrio UAS offerings - News
April 23, 2024LEUVEN, Belgium. Septentrio, a designer and provider of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) technology, announced that it is collaborating with several uncrewed aerial system (UAS) solutions providers on new products that will enable easier prototyping or integration of the Septentrio "mosaic" GNSS receiver into UASs.
Teledyne highlights UAS LiDAR and camera gear at XPONENTIAL 2024 - News
April 22, 2024XPONENTIAL 2024 -- SAN DIEGO. Visitors to the Teledyne booth at this week's AUVSI XPONENTIAL trade show will be introduced to solutions for uncrewed systems from Teledyne DALSA, FLIR, and Geospatial used in defense, municipal infrastructure, precision agriculture, power line surveillance, mapping, surveying, and mining applications.
Solution for increasingly electric aircraft coming from Microchip Technology - News
April 20, 2024CHANDLER, Ariz. MIcrochip Technology introduced a new integrated actuation power solution that it says leverages companion gate driver boards with hybrid power drive (HPD) modules in silicon carbide or silicon technology with a power range of 5 kVA to 20 kVA.
Auburn University teaming with Space Development Agency on campus - News
April 12, 2024AUBURN, Ala. Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus (AURIC) is slated to become a technical-support base location for the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA).
RTOS for military helicopter engine-control units meets safety-critical certification - News
April 11, 2024SANTA BARBARA, Calif. Green Hills Software announced that its INTEGRITY-178 real-time operating system (RTOS) is deployed in the engine control units (ECUs) from Triumph Group, Inc. (TRIUMPH) for a number of different U.S. military helicopters -- including the AH-64D Apache, CH-47D/F & MH-47D/F/G Chinook, UH-60L/M/V Black Hawk, HH-60 Pave Hawk, MH-60 Jayhawk, and SH-60 Sea Hawk -- in order to meet RTCA/DO-178B Design Assurance Level A (DAL A) certification.
AI-enabled situational awareness tool brings ZE Government Solutions $1.25 million AFWERX deal - News
April 11, 2024CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. Situational-awareness developer ZE Government Solutions (ZEGS) was chosen by AFWERX -- the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force -- to develop and provide a coastal security and awareness tool for use on mobile platforms for Joint Base Charleston.
NAVAIR stresses uncrewed systems, additive manufacturing, and small business at Sea-Air-Space 2024 - News
April 10, 2024SEA-AIR-SPACE 2024--NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. The U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) started off the 2024 Sea-Air-Space Expo by holding panel discussions on manned/unmanned and weapons-systems advancements, additive-manufacturing success stories, and opportunities for small businesses to collaborate with NAVAIR to aid the warfighter.
Uncrewed surface vessel from L3Harris and Qatari shipbuilder debuts at DIMDEX - News
April 10, 2024MELBOURNE, Fla. L3Harris Technologies is collaborating with Qatari shipbuilder Performance Marine to showcase their first autonomous uncrewed surface vehicle (USV), called Suhail, during the eighth edition of the Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX).
UAS-satellite connections to get upgrade from Hughes, GA-ASI - News
April 09, 2024GERMANTOWN, Md. Hughes Network Systems (an EchoStar company) announced that it won a production contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to produce a key component of the next-generation satellite communications (SATCOM) system for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle 25M uncrewed aircraft system (UAS).
Naval Research Lab will show cross-domain defense tech at Sea-Air-Space 2024 - News
April 05, 2024SEA-AIR-SPACE 2024--NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will showcase cross-domain defense technologies at next week's Sea-Air-Space Conference and Exposition, set to be held April 8-10 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
USV tech from AEVEX Aerospace to debut at Sea-Air-Space 2024 - News
April 04, 2024SEA-AIR-SPACE 2024--NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Uncrewed vehicle maker AEVEX Aerospace plans to debut its Mako and Boat in a Box (BiB) uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) at next week's Sea-Air-Space 2024 maritime exhibition, to be held April 8-10 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
Sea-Air-Space keynote addresses to feature service chiefs and defense leaders - News
April 04, 2024SEA-AIR-SPACE 2024--NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. The Navy League's Sea-Air-Space -- a large maritime exposition featuring defense industry leaders and major military decision makers from around the globe sharing the latest updates surrounding the maritime domain -- is slated to feature top-tier speakers and events during its run, April 8-10 2024, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
Uncrewed solar-powered craft completes initial completely autonomous flight - News
April 04, 2024KILN, Miss. Skydweller Aero, a maker of large, autonomous solar-powered aircraft, reports that it accomplished the world's first successful autonomous/unmanned/uncrewed flight of a large solar-powered aircraft; during the flight from Stennis International Airport in Mississippi, the Skydweller uncrewed aerial system (UAS) took off, flew, and landed by itself without human intervention onboard or in control.