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Most Read Articles on UST This Week

Here’s our round-up of the five most read articles on UnmannedSystemsTechnology.com this week

Jun 28, 2024
5G/Iridium Certus Terminal for UAVs Delivered

ATMOSPHERE’s PLANET 9770 UAV-F Terminal integrates Videosoft Global’s API for real-time video streaming from the UAV, powered by the Iridium Certus® 100 satellite service

Jun 27, 2024
Military Transport Aircraft Receives Sensor Automation Software

Overwatch Imaging has delivered its Automated Sensor Operator (ASO) for the SASEMAR CASA CN-235, providing automation capabilities for the aircraft’s full motion video (FMV) gimbals

Jun 27, 2024
New Rugged Vehicle Omni Antennas with NATO & USA Flange Mounts

Southwest Antennas' new product range includes options for L, S and C bands, as well as a dual-band L and S antenna

Jun 26, 2024
First EASA Design Verification Report Granted for Medium-Risk Light UAS

Thales' ScaleFlyt avionics system was integrated into the AVEM 300 UAV, which achieved a DVR for the SAIL III category

Jun 26, 2024
Motor Testing with Tyto Robotics’ Drone Flight Test Stand

Tyto Robotics' Flight Stand 500 is designed to test brushless motors and propellers for very large drones, heavy-lift eVTOL and UAM platforms

Jun 26, 2024
Hybrid-Electric UAS Receives X-Plane Designation

DARPA's Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration (SHEPARD) program aircraft has received its official designation, XRQ-73

Jun 26, 2024
Online Engine Configurator Launched

Sky Power has launched its online shop for the company’s portfolio of UAV propulsion solutions, featuring an engine configurator to allow customers to virtually combine motor options

Jun 26, 2024
UAV with 5G Provides Remote Connectivity for Forestry Machinery

Working with several collaborators, Telia Company has remotely operated forestry machinery in an area with limited connectivity through the use of a drone-mounted 5G network, successfully controlling the equipment from 80km away

Jun 26, 2024
Autonomous Planting Machine Receives Red Dot Design Award

The planting machine BraSatt from Boid and Södra increases the survivability rates of plants, logging the exact coordinates of each planted sapling, and using AI and sensors to handle variable conditions

Jun 26, 2024
Agreement for Heavy Duty Hybrid Electric UAV Distribution

Volatus Aerospace and Xer Technologies have signed an agreement for distribution of heavy duty hybrid electric engine UAVs, ideal for SAR, wildfire, and mapping uses, in North America

Jun 25, 2024
Ultra-Miniature Computer-on-Module for On-Device AI Applications

Advantech's ROM-2860 provides 12 TOPS of AI capability and supports dual-camera input

Jun 25, 2024
COMNEXT 2024 Unveils ‘Specialized Worlds’ Format

At the forefront of the global communications technology landscape, COMNEXT will run from 26th – 28th June 2024, at Tokyo Big Sight

Jun 24, 2024
Contracts Secured for Silicon Anode Cell Production

Through new manufacturing partnerships, Amprius Technologies is increasing the production capacity of its next-generation Silicon Anode Platform, SiCore, to more than 500MWh

Jun 24, 2024
Nippon Kaiyo to Represent Greensea IQ in Japan

The Greensea IQ-Nippon Kaiyo partnership aims to expand the reach of Greensea's Bayonet autonomous underwater ground vehicles (AUGV) product line in the Japanese market

Jun 24, 2024
New Drone Magnetometer Delivers Improved Data Quality & Enhanced Ability to Find Subterranean Objects

The Skyfront MagniPhy from Skyfront is a new enclosure and universal attachment mechanism for drones, which improves data quality, efficiency, and safety

Jun 24, 2024
Volatus Aerospace to Distribute the Xer X8

Leading international UAS provider Volatus Aerospace will distribute Xer’s X8 heavy-duty multirotor drone in North America

Jun 24, 2024
Nicomatic Releases Rugged Optical Backplane Interconnects

Nicomatic has unveiled its rugged VITA 66 optical backplane interconnects, designed for harsh environments, supporting up to 24 optical channels per connector, and offering versions integrated with the PRIZM® MT ferrule for expanded beam technology

Jun 24, 2024
Partnership to Aid Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority

Chance Maritime and HydroTerra are providing autonomous vehicle data collection services, aiming to deliver 670 nautical miles of bathymetric data to the Louisiana CPRA

Jun 24, 2024
Breakthrough in UAV Connectivity: 5G/Iridium-Certified Terminal Unveiled

Videosoft Global and ATMOSPHERE have launched the new PLANET 9770 UAV-F 5G/Iridium terminal with real-time video streaming for UAVs

Jun 21, 2024
Schiebel Establishes Facility in France to Support CAMCOPTER S-100

Schiebel Aéronaval SAS in Toulon will house a production and repair facility to conduct the assembly and maintenance of the S-100 systems for the French Navy

Jun 21, 2024
New Counter-Drone Solution with GNSS Spoofing Capabilities

Safran's Skyjacker is designed to efficiently defeat isolated drones as well as drone swarms in land and naval environments

Jun 21, 2024
Aerobits Launches New Receiver Station for UTM & Air Traffic Monitoring

The unit provides options for receiving ADS-B, FLARM, and UAT signals, as well as drone Remote ID broadcasts via BLE and Wi-Fi

Jun 21, 2024
Aircraft Manufacturer Receives UAVOS High-Performance Curing Oven 

UAVOS has supplied a high-performance Oven-500 composite curing oven to a manufacturer in the aircraft industry, designed to cure synthetic and composite materials of complex contours, shapes, and sizes

Jun 21, 2024
Portable Robotic Unmanned Ground System Launched at Eurosatory

The new SUGV™ 325 by Teledyne FLIR Defense is a modular robot weighing just 20lbs and featuring an advanced manipulator arm, two-way audio communication and an advanced suite of sensors

Jun 21, 2024
Lightweight Tactical Drone System Reconfigured

Edge Autonomy and Safran have unveiled a new configuration of the Penguin lightweight tactical drone system able to address multiple missions through a simultaneous dual payload capability

Jun 21, 2024
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