Monthly Round-up: April 2021

News, articles and features published in April 2021
Air | Apr 30, 2021 Martin UAV to Develop Prototype US Navy UAS Martin UAV’s V-BAT has been selected by the U.S. Navy as the basis for a prototype VTOL UAS (unmanned aerial…
Air | Apr 30, 2021 Triple-Drop Delivery Drone Launched Wingcopter has introduced a new electric vertical-take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) fixed-wing delivery drone that features a unique triple-drop mechanism that allows for…
Air | Apr 30, 2021 Test Range Established for Drone-Based Geophysical Sensors SPH Engineering has officially opened its new in-house drone flight test area, specifically designed for testing a range of types…
Air | Apr 30, 2021 Ziyan Provides New Solution for Security & Emergency Services With the advantages of beyond visual range, long endurance, heavy load, strong wind resistance and easy operation, Ziyan’s Ranger P2-X…
Air | Apr 29, 2021 Prototype of UK’s First Unmanned Fighter Aircraft Under Development Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract as systems engineering partner on Phase 2 of Project MOSQUITO and will…
Air | Apr 29, 2021 Airbus to Test Advanced Autonomous Helicopter Technology Airbus has begun to introduce autonomous features to its helicopter Flightlab that will simplify mission preparation and management, reduce helicopter…
Marine (Subsurface) | Apr 29, 2021 Sonardyne Wins Enterprise in Innovation Award Sonardyne has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation for its pioneering system for the study of ocean floor…
Technology | Apr 29, 2021 EMCORE Introduces New Tactical-Grade IMU EMCORE Corporation has introduced the new SDI170 Quartz MEMS (Micro-Electromechanical Systems) tactical-grade inertial measurement unit (IMU), an ITAR-free product designed…
Air | Apr 28, 2021 SeaGuardian UAS Operates with US Navy Cruiser The U.S. Navy has successfully operated an MQ-9B SeaGuardian maritime surveillance UAS (unmanned aerial system) in conjunction with a manned…
Air | Apr 28, 2021 uAvionix to Deploy UAS C2 Platform at Flight Test Site uAvionix and the New Mexico State University Physical Science Laboratory (NMSU PSL) have entered into a partnership to deploy uAvionix’s…
Air | Apr 28, 2021 Open-Source Ecosystems for Drone Inspection The following article is based on a blog post from Auterion, developers of a drone software platform designed to enable…
Technology | Apr 28, 2021 Fischer Launches New Rugged Connectors Fischer Connectors has extended its flagship series of ultra-rugged connectors for harsh environments with two new products. The Fischer UltiMate…
Air | Apr 28, 2021 MissionGO Achieves FAA Milestone for UAS Cargo Delivery The FAA certification office has approved MissionGO’s MG Velos 100 airworthiness criteria as part of MissionGO’s Type Certificate application, a…
Technology | Apr 28, 2021 High-Performance IMUs with PIC Technology Introduced KVH Industries has expanded its line of photonic integrated chip (PIC) technology IMUs (inertial measurement units) with the new P-1750…
Air | Apr 28, 2021 Robotic Skies Receives Investment from Drone Fund Robotic Skies has received an investment from Japan-based partnership Drone Fund to support continued growth and development for its network…
Marine (Subsurface) | Apr 27, 2021 Slocum Autonomous Gliders Incorporate New Acoustic Sensors Teledyne Marine has enhanced the sensor suite of the Slocum Glider Autonomous Vehicles with the addition of JASCO’s OceanObserver passive-acoustic…
Marine (Subsurface) | Apr 27, 2021 C2 Software Renewed for Belgian Navy AUVs & Mine Warfare School SeeByte has confirmed that its SeeTrack v4 Multi-Domain Command and Control system will continue to be utilised by the Belgian…
Marine (Subsurface) | Apr 27, 2021 Lithium-Ion Batteries Developed for Deep-Sea Applications SubCtech GmbH has developed a new generation of Lithium-Ion battery solutions to provide underwater power for a range of deep-sea applications.
Technology | Apr 26, 2021 Rugged Miniature IMUs Launched Honeywell has launched a new series of rugged miniature inertial measurement units (IMUs) designed for both commercial and military applications….
Air | Apr 26, 2021 WAMI Sensor Tested on RQ-21A Blackjack UAS Logos Technologies has successfully flown its wide-area motion imagery (WAMI) sensor aboard an RQ-21A Blackjack UAS (unmanned aerial system) at…
Air | Apr 26, 2021 Situational Awareness for BVLOS Drone Flight Sagetech Avionics has recently presented a webinar on the up-and-coming requirements for situational awareness that will enable BVLOS (beyond visual…
Technology | Apr 26, 2021 NVIDIA Jetson TX2 NX Solutions Unveiled Connect Tech has confirmed that its NVIDIA Jetson carrier boards provide compatibility with the new Jetson TX2 NX embedded AI…
Technology | Apr 24, 2021 SOSA-Aligned GPU Board Released Aitech has expanded its SOSA-aligned product offerings with the U-C5300, a 3U VPX multi-head graphics board featuring NVIDIA GPUs based…
Air | Apr 24, 2021 Electronic Support System Added to MQ-9 UAS General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has collaborated with the U.S. Air Force and L3Harris Technologies to further expand the…
Technology | Apr 23, 2021 TE Connectivity Expands High-Power Switching Relay Range TE Connectivity has expanded its existing MS27418 relay series with the CII FCC-325 relay, which features 2A SPDT (single pole…
Air | Apr 23, 2021 Selecting a UAS Fleet Management Solution   AlarisPro, a developer of state-of-the-art professional UAS (unmanned aerial systems) operations software, has released the following article outlining the…