UST Weekly eBrief - June 29th, 2023
Unmanned Systems Technology
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Here’s a quick roundup of some of this week’s top news and developments in the unmanned industry…
Oceanbotics Inc.?has launched the SRV-8 MDV (Mine Disposal Vehicle), a new addition to the company’s Special Purpose Vehicle Division that is designed to detect and eliminate explosive mine threats quickly and efficiently.
The underwater ROV utilizes ECS Special Projects’ Viper MDS technology for neutralizing improvised explosive devices, allowing commercial and naval explosive ordnance disposal teams to locate and deal with mine threats effectively.
XTEND?and?SightX AI?have announced a partnership that will boost on-board data processing for drones, robots, and smart devices using XOS, the human-guided autonomous operating system.
The partnership further validates XOS’s promise of keeping humans in the AI-driven loop of autonomous drone operations, by offering effective, practical autonomy that allows them to connect and interact with drones remotely, safely, and intuitively.
uAvionix Corporation?has received FCC approval to operate its SkyLink C-Band C2 radios for BVLOS operations at the?Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Emerging Technology test site.
The successful FCC approval for use of the SkyLink C-band radios at the Choctaw Nation significantly advances riskier BVLOS operations by enabling essential C2 infrastructure to operate on aviation-protected spectrum alongside other frequencies such as LTE and Satcom to deliver reliable command and control capabilities.
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Exail?has explained the use of its?DriX USV?in the OECI technology challenge to test collaborative capabilities of multiple uncrewed vessels for ocean exploration expeditions.
The aim of the Challenge was to develop approaches to having multiple uncrewed vehicles communicate and collaborate with each other, improving the efficiency of operations and expanding the exploration footprint. The challenge was also to find out if it was possible to adjust the mission of a robotic vehicle well away from the mothership.
Woot Tech?Aerospace?has partnered with Anqa Aerospace of Saudi Arabia to produce the Firefly series of reconfigurable propeller-driven aerial target drones.
Firefly’s reliable airframe can be easily reconfigured as a conventional takeoff CTOL (wheeled, catapult or rocket assisted), or eVTOL in the all electric configuration (like most aerial threats these days), or piston engine hVTOL for emulating IR signature of IC engines. All versions can also be fitted with standard target payloads like MDI sensors, corner reflectors, Lunenburg lenses and IR flares, as well as tow targets.
Iridium?Communications?has published a whitepaper titled?Monitored BVLOS: A New Model for UAS Integration in the National Airspace System, which announces the results of a UAS flight trial highlighting BVLOS capabilities in the National Airspace System.
The whitepaper highlights and solves for challenges faced in enabling a safe, scalable, and efficient adoption of UAS in the NAS, including how to maintain safe separation of aircraft and what supportive commercial off-the-shelf avionics are readily available.
Read all the latest news on UnmannedSystemsTechnology.com >