Rockwell Collins introduced the GPC-3000, a small mission computer that offers UAS customers advanced mission capabilities with unmatched security features. “UAS customers will benefit from a host of new capabilities that are housed within the GPC-3000,” said Dave Schreck, director of UAS and Control Technologies for Rockwell Collins. “We’re leveraging our expertise in open systems architecture, Multi-Level Security and...
By Conor Shine Las Vegas Sun They can fly, swim and even walk, carrying cameras or cargo long distances through often-treacherous terrain. The military has researched and used unmanned vehicle systems, commonly known as drones, for 40 years in faraway war zones. The vehicles have begun crossing over more and more into the civilian and commercial realms, where proponents say the...
After its successful demonstration at last month’s Farnborough Airshow in Britain, the skyISTAR mission system for unmanned aircraft, under development by Finmeccanica company SELEX Galileo, is now being presented for the first time to the US market. The platform and sensor-agnostic multi-mission system is now being promoted at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)’s Unmanned Systems North...
Thank you, Ralph (Alderson), for that kind introduction. It’s a great pleasure to be here today. The size of this conference indicates the potential that exists for unmanned vehicle systems. The people and organizations represented at this conference today are working to make significant contributions that will change the future of aviation. As you know, the FAA’s mandate is...
Insitu Inc. announced today that it is conducting field evaluation of two new turrets for its ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). One gives customers better stabilization and situational awareness at high zoom. The other gives customers a new dual imager capability in a small tactical UAS with electro-optic and mid-wave infrared imagers in a single turret. The on-going field...
Air Robotics Four Delta™ small UAS. The most rugged sUAS airframe on the market today and the only sUAS that comes with a 12 month airframe replacement warranty. You break it, we replace it. Comes complete with 450 Watt brushless motor, 60 Amp ESC, propeller, digital servos and Flight Operations Manual. You install your receiver and/or autopilot, battery and...
Insitu Inc. have announced that its Netherlands customer is now authorized to fly the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) under a limited military aircraft type-classification certificate from the Military Aviation Authority (MAA) of the Netherlands. “We understood the urgency of obtaining this limited military-type certificate for our customer to operate ScanEagle. We worked hand-in-hand with them to achieve...
C-ASTRAL Ltd.(www.c-astral.com), the Slovenian UAS manufacturer has flown an 80 minute mapping mission at 4150m ASL in support of the mining operations in one of the world’s highest mines, the Los Pelambres complex in the Chillean Andes. A precise DTM of the current mining area was created during the mission. This record flight caps a 10 day series of...
Advanced Defense Technologies (ADTI) recently declared that its joint venture partner Halberd, provider of short- as well as long-range unmanned aircraft has partnered with the Company to achieve sales contracts for Sense and Avoid- enabled drones and UAVs. ADTI and Halberd foresee the dependence of large-scale proliferation of drones and UAV implementation on adequate sense, avoidance, and detect capabilities....
LynuxWorks, Inc., a world leader in the embedded software market, will demonstrate its LynxOS-178 v 2.2.2 safety-critical real-time operating system (RTOS) with API support of the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE™) technical standard along with its industry-leading LynxSecure separation kernel and hypervisor during the AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America conference in Las Vegas from August 7-9 (booth #2921). Used...
