Category Archives: Electronic Sub-Systems

Honeywell Aerospace New Kestrel Small EGI Navigation for 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 →

BAE Systems GXP and Vantor Bring High-Accuracy Targeting to New Drone Platforms in Contested Environments

BAE Systems Geospatial eXploitation Products (GXP) and Vantor, a provider of unified spatial intelligence,  have announced that they will be providing advanced intelligence and targeting capabilities for contested electronic warfare (EW) environments. Continue reading →

UAV Navigation – Grupo Oesía Launches VECTOR 300 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 (C UAS) interceptor applications. Continue reading →

Decoy UAS: Smart Air Defence

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) have emerged as essential tools not only for surveillance and reconnaissance, but also for territorial defense, thanks to their ability to serve as countermeasures by shooting down other UAS or acting as decoys capable of protecting manned aircraft and other surveillance UAS. Continue reading →

FCC U-Turn Allows Software Updates for Foreign Drones and Routers until 2029

The Federal Communications Commission announced on Friday, May 8, through its Office of Engineering and Technology (OET), that it was extending temporary waivers allowing certain foreign-produced drones, drone components, and consumer routers to continue receiving software and firmware updates in the United States. Continue reading →

Spanish Consortium’s Flight Demonstration Validates Manned-Unmanned Teaming and Formation Flight

In March, the Spanish consortium SATNUS successfully completed the fourth flight demonstration campaign under Pillar 3 of the Next Generation Weapon System / Future Combat Air System (NGWS/FCAS) program, held at the INTA-CEDEA facilities. Continue reading →

Small EGI Navigation System Delivers Big Benefits for Smaller Tactical Drones