Terra Drone Corporation announced that it has developed in-house a domestically produced flight controller for defense drones, “Terra DFC,” and has established a mass-production system for it. Continue reading
Category Archives: Electronic Sub-Systems
Northrop Grumman’s Lumberjack Proves Quantum-Enabled Flight Capabilities
Northrop Grumman collaborated with SandboxAQ to demonstrate quantum sensing magnetic navigation on Lumberjack, a Group 3 unmanned aircraft system (UAS), just one month after establishing an objective to fly this capability on this type of platform. Continue reading
Hermeus Picks Anduril Autonomy for Quarterhorse Hypersonic Drone
Hermeus has decided that its Mk 2 Quarterhorse hypersonic drone will be equipped with autonomy software provided by defence tech firm Anduril. Continue reading
Decoy Drone Tricks Enemy Radar into Seeing a Target 20 Times Larger
An unmanned aircraft equipped with a microwave retroreflector, a device that bounces radar signals back with the strength of an object roughly twenty times its actual size, is designed to make one radar blip look like a genuine incoming strike drone. Continue reading
Embention USA and SkyRunner Announce Strategic Integration
Embention USA, a global supplier of high-reliability flight control systems for drones used in defence, advanced air mobility, and commercial applications, and SkyRunner, manufacturer of the FAA‑certified MK 3.2 dual‑mode air–ground platform, have announced a strategic integration that brings fully autonomous and remote‑piloted capabilities to one of the most versatile light‑tactical aircraft in the world. Continue reading
Honeywell Aerospace New Kestrel Small EGI Navigation for Tactical Drones
Small EGI Navigation System Delivers Big Benefits for Smaller Tactical Drones
Unmanned vehicles are reshaping the modern battlefield, especially in Ukraine and the Middle East, where small, low-cost drones fly reconnaissance, targeting, electronic warfare and precision-strike missions without putting human pilots in harm’s way. Accurate navigation is a must in contested environments like these, but Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals can’t always be trusted because they’re highly susceptible to enemy jamming and spoofing. Continue reading
AV to Develop Common Controller Ecosystem with Ubiqconn for Taiwan’s UAS Program
AeroVironment, Inc. announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ubiqconn Technology Inc., a Taiwan-based rugged controller and industrial computing solutions provider, to advance collaboration on unmanned systems and mission management capabilities in support of Taiwan’s defence modernization and indigenous unmanned aircraft systems initiatives. Continue reading
UAV Navigation–Grupo Oesía Launches New Autopilot for Loitering Munitions and C-UAS Interceptors
UAV Navigation, a division of Grupo Oesía specializing in advanced guidance, navigation and control solutions for unmanned vehicles, has announced the launch of VECTOR-300, a new high performance autopilot designed to meet the industrial and operational requirements of mass produced, attritable unmanned aerial systems, with a clear focus on loitering munition and Counter UAS interceptor applications. Continue reading