Following the success of the Ingenuity Helicopter on Mars as a key breakthrough for unmanned flight powered by the Qualcomm Flight Platform – Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. unveils the world’s first drone platform and reference design to offer both 5G and AI-capabilities, the Qualcomm Flight RB5 5G Platform. Continue reading
Watts Innovations Releases PRISM Sky on Auterion Platform
The Watts Innovations PRISM Sky is now connected to the Auterion Suite, This heavy lift drone utilizes Skynode to integrate into the mission planning and flight software Suite for long duration flights, making it a drone with broad connectivity and integrated data workflows across inspection and mapping, spraying, cargo conveyance, LiDAR application, cinematography and more. Continue reading
DroneShield Enters C-UAS Training and Simulation Market
DroneShield Ltd has announced the release of DroneSim, a lightweight and rapidly deployable UAS/drone simulator that is able to mimic common drone signals for the purpose of C-UAS system testing and validation. The device is capable of generating aerial (UAV), ground (UGV) and water surface (USV) drone signals. Continue reading
Honeywell Technology for Light Drones Triples Range with Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Honeywell is developing a new technology suite for light drones that allows them to fly three times longer and with less human intervention. Compared with traditional drones using batteries and line-of-sight radio links, drones equipped with Honeywell’s Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) technologies can fly farther, carry more weight, avoid hazards up to three kilometers away and stream video of their progress anywhere in the world. Continue reading
NIST Announces Top Four Winners in the National First Responder UAS Endurance Challenge
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently announced the four winners of the 2021 PSCR First Responder UAS Endurance Challenge. In the four-stage challenge, participants designed, built and flew an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) with the goal of flying for the longest time possible while carrying a 10-pound (4.5-kilogram) payload. Continue reading
Skyborg Vanguard Takes Next Steps Toward Program of Record
XQ-58A Valkyrie, F-35 Lightning II, and F-22 Raptor fly in formation
The US Fighters and Advanced Aircraft program executive office recently awarded contract options valued up to $13.2 million to KRATOS (XQ-58A) and up to $7 million to General Atomics (MQ-20) to further the development of the Skyborg Vanguard. Continue reading
DJI and AUTEL Settle Patent Dispute
DJI Technology, the world’s largest maker of drones, and rival Autel Robotics have settled a five-year-old patent-infringement dispute on the eve of a trial in Delaware, according to people familiar with the agreement.
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Pipistrel Selects Honeywell’s New Small UAV SATCOM System for All Unmanned Aircraft Platforms
A Honeywell breakthrough in compact satellite communications technology will bring the safety, connectivity and efficiency trusted for decades by airplane manufacturers and airlines to three of Pipistrel‘s exciting new aircraft, including the fixed-wing Surveyor and both unmanned Nuuva platforms, the V300 and smaller V20. Continue reading