Inside Unmanned Systems - Engineering, Policy and Practice
Dec 26, 2014 · Engineering, Policy and Practice. In response to recent reports of aircraft activity, including drones and crewed aircraft, over New Jersey and the Eastern U.S., Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) President and CEO Michael Robbins made…
DoD Announces Second Tranche of Replicator Platforms
Nov 14, 2024 · These capabilities add to the first tranche of selected systems announced earlier in 2024 and further contribute to the Department’s goal of fielding multiple thousands of all-domain, attritable autonomous (ADA2) systems to warfighters by August of 2025 — or within 24 months of Deputy Secretary Hicks launching the initiative.
DoD Announces Unified CUAS Strategy - Inside Unmanned Systems
Dec 6, 2024 · The DoD statement says that by producing a singular Strategy for Countering Unmanned Systems, the Secretary and the Department are orienting around a common understanding of the challenge and a shared approach to addressing it.
Mach Up: Free Drone Design Software for Students, Startups
Jan 2, 2017 · L ike the Internet and GPS before them, drones have evolved beyond military applications to become powerful business tools. In a March 2016 report, Goldman Sachs estimated that total global spending on unmanned aircraft in the commercial market will reach $100 billion in the next five years, with firms increasingly providing hardware, flight and data services to the construction, agriculture ...
Detect and Avoid Goes Autonomous - Inside Unmanned Systems
Sep 17, 2024 · Merlin Pilot Autonomy. The goal in building the Merlin Pilot is to enable autonomous piloting of aircraft. The first step on the Merlin roadmap is to fly a Cessna Caravan from takeoff to touchdown, assisting and augmenting an onboard human pilot.
Russia and Ukraine’s Strategic Droning Campaigns
Oct 15, 2024 · Aided by the interruption of U.S. air defense missile deliveries, the winter of 2023-2024 saw Russian strategic raids using cruise, ballistic and hypersonic missiles as well as Iranian Shahed-136 drones, broadly inflicting critical damage to Ukraine’s economy and knocking out 50% of Ukraine’s heating and electrical capacity.
Navigating the Future of UAS Communications
Oct 3, 2024 · Join us for an insightful webinar Wednesday, October 9, 2024 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT where we will explore how recent rulings are reshaping UAS communications, and what they mean for your operations.. Key Takeaways: The Importance of Reliable C2 Communications: Why stable C2 links are essential for UAS safety, particularly for BVLOS and high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) flights.
DIU Blue UAS Refresh Challenge Tests UAS Platforms for DoD
Nov 11, 2024 · The three-day challenge supported more than 150 day and night flights, with each platform flying an average of six flights. Multiple categories of platforms were evaluated including first person view, drones classified as Group 1, Group 2, and Group 3 by the U.S. military based on their maximum weight and normal operating altitude, as well as components (sensors, radios, gimbals, etc.) and ...
CUAS: Defeating an Evolving Threat - Inside Unmanned Systems
Oct 15, 2024 · IT TAKES A LAYERED APPROACH. CUAS systems are complex, Fortier said. On the identification side, it’s about interlocking a layer of defense and leveraging the latest technology so warfighters can identify a hostile drone, track it and then choose the best mitigation method, whether kinetic or non-kinetic.
Army Corps of Engineers Expands Use of Drones
Dec 14, 2023 · The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has a daunting portfolio: it’s responsible for operating more than 1,200 dams, 5,000-plus recreation areas, 153 hydroelectric powerplants, 25,000 miles of navigable waterways, tens of thousands of …