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    Dawn of Drones | Episode 120: ASTN Group

    This week on the Dawn of Drones podcast, we continue a “Crossover Tech” focused month sponsored by Kongsberg Geospatial with Rommel Martinez, the Chief Technology Office at ASTN Group. Rommel is an AI researcher with 24 combined years in software engineering, systems administration, and software engineering, who has developed the Valmiz Augmentive Artificial Intelligence.  ASTN... Continue reading

    The New Gold Standard for Autonomous Systems: Saildrone Voyager Is First USV to Earn Formal Classification

    The American Bureau of Shipping issued the first-ever classification for a commercial autonomous, uncrewed vehicle to Saildrone for the 10-meter Voyager.  The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has been a driving force in shaping the standards for safety and excellence in design and construction for the maritime industry for over 150 years. Saildrone is excited... Continue reading

    SKYTRAC’s SDL-350 Gains Iridium Approval to Provide Broadband Connectivity Across all Segments of Aviation

    Las Vegas, NV, October 17, 2023 – SKYTRAC Systems Ltd. (SKYTRAC), a global leader in aerospace intelligent connectivity and satellite communications (satcom), today announced that its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband Iridium Certus communications system, the SDL-350, has gained official Iridium approval to provide the aviation industry with advanced, truly global L-band connectivity at up... Continue reading

    AUVSI Submits Comments to Congress on Defense Appropriations

    Today, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) published a letter sent to U.S. House and Senate Defense Appropriations Committee members, urging Congress to fully fund the Autonomy Enterprise Platform (AEP) at $50 million, the Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicle (TUGV) program at $142.1 million and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) at $1 billion in the final... Continue reading

    AUVSI Submits Comments to Congress on Replicator Initiative

    Today, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) submitted comments to the House Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation, ahead of a hearing on, “Can it Work? Outside Perspectives on DOD’s Replicator Program.”   AUVSI supports the announced goals of the Department of Defense’s Replicator program to overcome acquisition challenges... Continue reading

    VectorNav Technologies announces two new Inertial Navigation Systems featuring enhanced GNSS receivers

    Today, VectorNav is expanding its lineup of tactical GNSS/INS solutions with the VN-210-S and VN-310-S, bringing all-new GNSS capabilities and improved performance to operations in GNSS-contested environments. Dallas, Texas – October 9, 2023: VectorNav Technologies, a global leader in Inertial Navigation solutions, today announced the development of two new products, the VN-210-S and VN-310-S, to... Continue reading

    Silvus Introduces StreamCaster PRISM

    Precision Integrated Sectorized MIMO – Antenna Radio System Family of Modular Sector Antennas Delivering High Throughput and Wide Area Coverage   Los Angeles, CA and at AUSA Annual 2023 (October 10, 2023) – Silvus Technologies, Inc. ("Silvus"), a global leader of advanced wireless networking communication systems, today introduced StreamCaster PRISM, a new family of modular Precision Integrated... Continue reading

    Northwest UAV’S NW-230 Heavy-Fuel UAV Engine Commences Flight Operations

    McMinnville, OR: Northwest UAV is proud to announce that its newest heavy-fuel UAV engine, the NW-230, has achieved first flight operations with an undisclosed customer. The flight was conducted on a hybrid vertical take-off and landing (HVTOL) UAV. These successful flight operations elevate the NW-230 engine system to a Technical Readiness Level (TRL) of 7... Continue reading

    Stratom selected to join team producing ROS-M models informing development of SUDS platforms and payloads

    Wielding deep experience with the military’s robotic operating system, Stratom is helping define requirements for how the Army will deploy small uncrewed ground vehiclesBOULDER, Colo. — Oct. 4, 2023 (AUSA 2023, Booth #522)— Stratom, a leading developer of autonomous ground vehicles and robotic systems for logistics and operational applications, today announced its inclusion in the... Continue reading

    MADDOS VTOL 600h equipped with SP-210 TS ROS as hybrid solution from Sky Power International

    The product portfolio of Polish UAS manufacturer MADDOS includes two VTOL solutions. In addition to the MADDOS VTOL 350e, which flies purely electrically, the VTOL 600h is also offered, which has been equipped with a hybrid propulsion concept. In addition to the four rotors for vertical take-off and landing, the VTOL 600h also has a... Continue reading