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State Advocacy Updates and Upcoming Initiatives

While many state legislatures adjourned sine die by the end of June, there has still been plenty of ac

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 Sectorized MIMO antenna radio systems at the AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition (October 9-11) in Washington, D.C. - booth #3330.   

Lemo Connectivity Solutions for Ground Autonomy and Robotics

When it comes to connectivity solutions, considerations encompass cabling, connector styles, weight, bend relief, and size. Lemo provides intelligent vision and sensing connectivity solutions for autonomous mapping and navigation that address these considerations.  Industry Trends Published in our 2023 Quarterly Insight Q1, AUVSI recently polled people across a wide spectrum of uncrewed industries regarding industry growth by use case and hurdles to growth for the year ahead. The results found:

AUVSI Urges Governor Newsom To Veto AB 316

With the support of members of its Ground Advocacy Committee, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) today sent a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom urging him to veto AB 316. 

​RTCA Launches New Security Courses to Address Security Framework Guidance, Security Event Management and ATM ANS Ground Systems

Washington, DC - July 5, 2023 - RTCA has added three new training courses to its security series. The courses provide training on RTCA security documents:  DO-391 - Aeronautical Information System Security Framework Guidance    To maximize effectiveness in protecting the airspace systems, and not place undue burden on any particular area, the efforts and responsibilities need to be distributed across the airspace stakeholders. This document/class discusses shared risks, shared responsibilities, and external agreements involved.    DO-392 - Information Security Event Management  

Army Announces Contract Awards for OMFV

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army announced today the award of two firm-fixed price contracts for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle Phase III and IV Detailed Design and Prototype Build and Testing phases, using full and open competitive procedures. The contracts were awarded to General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. (Sterling Heights, Michigan) and American Rheinmetall Vehicles LLC (Sterling Heights, Michigan). The total award value for both contracts is approximately $1.6 billion. With the initial digital design phase of the program now complete, the Army is redesignating the OMFV program as the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle.

AUVSI Presents: Get in the Know: Blue & Green UAS

Date/Time: Monday, March 20 at 1:30 – 2:30 pm ET Webinar Description: Join AUVSI and DIU leadership to better understand the recent announcement on the launch of Green UAS, which will expand the number of commercial uncrewed aircraft systems that meet the highest levels of cybersecurity and NDAA supply chain requirements. The assessment process, which will be administered by AUVSI in collaboration with the Defense Innovation Unit, will include cybersecurity firms ready to quickly vet drones expediting the process to transition to the Blue UAS cleared list. Speakers:

Powerful Drone Components Take Flight Together in DIU’s Blue UAS Ecosystem

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 5 at 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET Webinar Description: DIU’s Blue UAS program has made it easier for government agencies to procure commercial drone technology that’s cleared for use by the DoD. But it’s also created an ecosystem of drone component manufacturers that are pushing the envelope in the development of new technologies, collaborating to build powerful integrations and increasingly benefitting not only government customers, but commercial and industrial companies and the entire UAS industry. Join Doodle Labs, DIU and key Blue ecosystem technology leaders as they discuss the program, their drone innovations and where the industry is headed. Speakers:

Stratom demonstrates unique capabilities of its ATLAS autonomous pallet loader vehicle

Designed to autonomously pick up and transport heavy and bulky cargo over difficult terrain, ATLAS is set to exponentially increase the efficiency and safety of cargo loading tasks across defense and commercial applications. BOULDER, Colo. — October 5, 2022 — Stratom, a leading developer of autonomous ground vehicles and robotic systems for logistics and operational applications, today announced the successful field demonstration of its patent-pending ATLAS™ vehicle, Stratom’s advanced autonomous pallet loader (APL). A video of the ATLAS demonstration can be found here.

Stratom selected by Marine Corps to develop Remote Expeditionary Autonomous Pioneer System

Stratom selected by Marine Corps to develop Remote Expeditionary Autonomous Pioneer System  Known as REAPr, the uncrewed ground vehicle integrates a multiplicity of capabilities currently provided by several distinct systems into a unified expeditionary solution  BOULDER, Colo. — September 13, 2022 — Stratom, a leading developer of autonomous ground vehicles and robotic systems for logistics and operational applications, today announced it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research contract by the Marine Corps to develop the Remote Expeditionary Autonomous Pioneer (REAPr) System. 

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