Driverless Tech Leader RRAI Rebrands as Forterra

Serving Both Defense and Commercial Customers, New Name Signals Evolution of Groundbreaking Autonomy   CLARKSBURG, MD – Robotic Research Autonomous Industries (RRAI) is pleased to announce that it has changed its name to Forterra, solidifying its focus on ground-based autonomy innovation in the defense and commercial sectors.  “Since our founding over 20 years ago, we have been... Continue reading

Overwatch Imaging launches AI-driven automation software for FMV gimbals

Overwatch Imaging Automated Sensor Operator (ASO) enhances gimbals with automated tactical search, detection and reporting capabilities   February 20, 2024  Hood River, Oregon: After nearly a decade of developing software-forward multispectral Smart Sensors, Overwatch Imaging has launched a first-of-its-kind solution dedicated to enhancing full motion video gimbals with automated search, detection, and analysis capabilities.  Overwatch Automated Sensor... Continue reading

For Carahsoft, It’s All About Data

This article draws from our recent Dawn of Autonomy Podcast featuring Lauren Regiec, the Team Lead for Carahsoft's Geospatial, UAS, and Space Tech business units to provide insights into the data requirements of Federal, State, and Local Government agencies government, educational, healthcare and public safety customers and how Carahsoft supports them with a diverse range... Continue reading

Scientific Systems Develops Non-GPS Navigation for GPS-Denied Environments

Image-based solution provides non-GPS navigation for weapons, aircraft, and uncrewed aircraft systems   WOBURN, Mass., February 21, 2024 – Scientific Systems, an industry leader in advanced artificial intelligence for defense applications, announced today that it is continuing development of ImageNav™, the company’s non-GPS, image-based, precision navigation software. The company has recently extended and demonstrated its image-based... Continue reading

Announcing First Shipments of MatrixSpace Radar

Small, low cost, high-performance radar for rapid air and ground-based awareness, drone detection available domestically and internationally   Burlington, MA (February 13, 2024) – MatrixSpace Radar – the smallest, lightest, low cost, high-performance radar – is now shipping to commercial and public organizations in the United States and approved international countries. The award-winning product's commercial... Continue reading

KEF ROBOTICS SELECTED FOR A $1.9M ARMY CONTRACT TO PROVIDE GPS-DENIED NAVIGATION OVER THE OPEN OCEAN

KEF Robotics has been selected to implement novel navigation solutions for ocean-crossing aircraft through a $1.9M Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) award from the Army.  The work specifically targets aircraft operating without GPS, using small, lightweight sensors, and leveraging machine-learning powered improvements methods such as inertial dead reckoning and horizon-scale landmark recognition. Onboard navigation that... Continue reading

Scientific Systems’ Software Autonomously Demonstrates Space and Air Assets for U.S. Army RCCTO ARTIST Program

  Provides the Army the capability to sense, decide, and act with superior speed and scale across the battlespace WOBURN, Mass., February 7, 2024 -- Scientific Systems, a leader and pioneer in intelligent autonomous systems, has demonstrated autonomous, peer-to-peer, collaboration and orchestration of commercial satellites and uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), to include closed-loop control of... Continue reading

Airports Council and AUVSI Welcome New FAA Final Rulemaking Report on UAS Detection and Mitigation Systems

Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) and the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) today welcomed this week’s release of the final report issued by the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Detection and Mitigating Systems Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC). The report makes recommendations to further enhance airspace safety and security... Continue reading

OWT Global and Echodyne Collaborate on Next-Generation Situational Awareness Solutions and Global Services Support

High-performance radar increasingly critical for fixed, portable, and mobile Defense applicationsTampa, FL – February 01, 2024 -- OWT Global, a trusted services and solutions provider for C5ISR, UxS and Air Domain Awareness & Defense solutions, and Echodyne Corp, the radar platform company delivering high-performance commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) radars, today announced a strategic relationship to develop and... Continue reading