Senator John Hoeven hosted Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) Director George Rumford at the Autonomous Nation Conference to announce that the Sky Range hypersonic missile testing program will expand to Hector Field in Fargo: Hoeven has been working with Rumford to establish a data processing center to support the Sky Range program. Currently, …
Read More »US drone swarm program could redefine modern war
The US has just unveiled an ambitious program that aims to field massive numbers of drones to overwhelm potential adversaries through the sheer mass of numbers. Such a program may be a game-changer in great power competition, which raises the possibility of large-scale industrial wars of attrition. Late last month, multiple media outlets reported that the …
Read More »North Texas Innovation Alliance launch Official Tech Program
In an era where drones and robots are nearly as commonplace as smartphones, we can sometimes overlook the transformative power of their technological advances. Dallas County’s recent Drone & Robotics Demo Day served as a potent reminder. What was once confined to the realm of science fiction is now today’s …
Read More »GA-ASI selects ScioTeq to support detect and avoid program
As General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) continues towards its development goal of earning Technical Standard Order (TSO) authorization from the FAA for its internally developed Detect and Avoid (DAA) system, the company has selected Belgium-based ScioTeq to supply a certified processor and display for its DAA solution. ScioTeq is …
Read More »Exosonic’s EX-3M “Trident” UAS enters testing program
Exosonic announced the successful beginning of a ground and flight test program to validate the capabilities of its EX-3M “Trident” autonomous, open architecture, high-speed, developmental unmanned aerial system (UAS) test aircraft. Exosonic designed, manufactured, and brought the EX-3M to flight test in only nine months. The team accomplished this by rapidly iterating …
Read More »Teledyne’s Thermal by FLIR program expands with BRINC and Te…
Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, announced continued momentum within its Thermal by FLIR program for small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), highlighted by the integration of its Hadron™ 640R dual visible-thermal payload within the recently announced Teal 2 drone and the Lepton® 3.5 thermal micro camera within the BRINC LEMUR 2. “Teledyne FLIR brings decades of thermal camera …
Read More »Phenix Solutions Selects Onboard Systems for UAS Program
Onboard Systems announced that it has been selected by Phenix Solutions Inc. of McMinneville, Oregon, as a partner to develop a multi-use cargo hook system for the Ultra 2XL Heavy-Lift Cargo Aircraft Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The Phenix-Onboard partnership will leverage Onboard Systems’ 40-plus years as the leading provider of …
Read More »IIT Kanpur Launches 2-Year MTech Program on Drones; Admissio…
Home News Students would be required to complete 150 credits over a 2-year period, which would include coursework & thesis research work. The programme has been approved by the institute’s Senate and Board and …
Read More »AUVSI Lanuches Green UAS Cybersecurity Certification Program
AUVSI announced the launch of Green UAS, a new program to expand the number of commercial Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) that have been verified to meet the highest levels of cybersecurity and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) supply chain requirements. Green UAS mirrors the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)’s Blue …
Read More »Gannet Glide Drone Program Conducts Successful Flight Tests
Skyborne Technologies has conducted a series of successful guided flight tests of the air-launched Gannet Glide Drone. The Gannet program aligns directly with the goals of the Australian Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) enterprise. “Skyborne has developed research and development capabilities enabling future Defence partnerships which facilitate Australian innovation. The …
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