Most Read Articles on UST This Week
Here’s our round-up of the five most read articles on UnmannedSystemsTechnology.com this week
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Explore Unmanned Capabilities & Tactical Advantages: Unmanned Systems West Summit
Taking place 20-21 September 2023 at Four Points by Sheraton, San Diego, Unmanned Systems West is an international forum for capability advancement and collaboration regarding UAS, UGV, USV, UUV and robotics
Mobilicom Launches Cybersecure SDR Product for High-Performance Wireless Communications
Mobilicom's MCU-70 expands communications range to 100 miles with improved link performance, more power, better resilience and durability
Manned-Unmanned Teaming Tested with Amphibious Combat Vehicle
The teaming technology enhances mission effectiveness through greater situational awareness and decision making capabilities
New Research Effort on AI & Swarming in Tactical UAS
Quantum-Systems, Airbus Defence and Space, and Spleenlab will combine resources and experience to demonstrate and analyze the AI building blocks required for swarms of tactical UAS
Teal Drones Receives Additional Funding for US Army’s SRR Program
The US Army seeks a rucksack-portable drone to provide platoons with rapidly deployable reconnaissance capability
Nine Teams Selected for VTOL X-Plane Initial Concept Development
DARPA’s ANCILLARY program plans to flight demonstrate innovative aircraft configurations and critical technologies needed for a low-weight, large-payload, long-endurance VTOL uncrewed X-plane
Italian Air Force Starts MQ-9A Block 5 Reaper RPAS Training
The training is focused on skills required to operate the Block 5 drone and its equipment, including the Multi-Spectral Targeting System, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Mission Intelligence Station, and System for Tasking and Real-Time Exploitation
Partnership Formed for Global Sale of Precision Payload Delivery UAS
SYPAQ Systems and Tanglewood Group will work together to support further sales of SYPAQ’s Corvo PPDS, a fixed-wing autonomous system which can covertly deliver payloads with a high level of accuracy and reliability
New sUAS Receives Blue UAS Approval
The Teal 2 drone joins a select group of US DoD-approved drones that are NDAA compliant, validated as cyber-secure and safe to fly, and are available for government purchase and operation
HENSOLDT Appointed as Line of Sight Data Links Partner for Eurodrone Program
HENSOLDT is working with Sener Aerospace & Defence to deliver the Wide Band LOS Ku data link of the Eurodrone program incorporating cybersecurity capabilities
Draganfly Awarded Multi-Year Drone Training Contract by Ukraine Ministry of Interior
Drone training on Draganfly systems will be provided to new Ministry of Internal Affairs pilots each year, including National Police, National Guard, State Border Guard, Armed Forces, Special Forces Security, and Emergency Services
New Reconfigurable Target Drone Series Released
Firefly’s reliable airframe can be reconfigured as a conventional takeoff (wheeled, catapult or rocket assisted), or eVTOL in the all electric configuration (like most aerial threats these days), or piston engine hVTOL
Romania Receives First Watchkeeper X Tactical UAS
Elbit Systems will provide the first three upgraded Watchkeeper X tactical UAS with advanced capabilities including the Spectro XR multi-spectral electro-optical payload, new communication capabilities and more
GA-ASI Selects ScioTeq to Support UAS Detect & Avoid System
The partnership will incorporate ScioTeq’s certified Next-Gen PU-5200 Avionics Display Computer platform and Projected CAPacitive (PCAP) touch-based Rugged Display Unit RDU-4047 into GA-ASI’s Ground Control Station
Teal 2 Drone Now With AI, Computer-Vision Capabilities
Athena’s AI technology has successfully performed target recognition and battle tracking for a nighttime flight of Red Cat’s Teal 2 drone
FCC-Authorized Operational C-Band BVLOS Operations Commence
The approval for SkyLink C-band radios at Choctaw Nation advances riskier BVLOS operations by enabling essential C2 infrastructure to operate on aviation-protected spectrum alongside other frequencies to deliver reliable command and control capabilities
Upgraded UAS Engine Prototypes Delivered for Evaluation
New engine prototypes for Textron Systems’ Aerosonde® UAS have been delivered by Orbital UAV
DroneShield & Epirus Combine for Fully Integrated C-UAS
The integration allows for a system that can track multiple threats and then engage with high-powered microwave countermeasures, providing critical defensive capabilities for military customers
Loc & Milrem Collaborate for US Army’s RCV-L Program
The partnership brings together the strength and expertise of each company to create a modular-base Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV), called WaLoc
Dedrone Unveils Agile Multi-Sensor Counter-sUAS Solution
Offering modular sensor-fusion and mitigation flexibility in the field, including Radio Frequency (RF) detect and defeat, as well as camera and radar, DedroneTactical was showcased during the Airspace Awareness & Protection Conference 2023
Hermeus Receives First Pratt & Whitney F100 Engine for Hypersonic UAS
The F100 will propel the Darkhorse to speeds of around Mach 2.8, where a ramjet will take over at the transition point, propelling Darkhorse to its target velocity of Mach 5
DSNS Emergency Services Ukraine Receives Landmine Training & Demonstrations
The training program involved Draganfly’s innovative Situational Assessment UAV technology, which was used to train personnel from the Main Department of the State of Emergency Services Cherkasy Region Ukraine
European Consortium Delivers Integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System Project
iMUGS created a European-wide architecture for ground and aerial platforms, command, control, and communication equipment, sensors, payloads, and algorithms, addressing challenges for interoperability, perception, and decision-making
SNC Progresses on US Army Future Tactical UAS Program
The US Army has selected Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Voly-T UAV for Option 1 of its FTUAS Increment 2 program with the potential for additional contract award options of up to 21 months
Anduril Demonstrates Lattice for Mission Autonomy at US Army EDGE23 Exercise
During EDGE23 at Yuma Proving Ground, a single soldier used Lattice for Mission Autonomy software to conduct pre-mission planning, operational analysis, and command and control of multiple uncrewed aircraft
