Echodyne, the manufacturer of high-performance radars for securing critical infrastructure and guiding autonomous machines, announced that it has received FCC certification for its EchoFlight radar. Continue reading
Category Archives: Data Links & Communications
GPS Denied Navigation for UAS Using Aviation Transponders
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a new method that gives aircraft a backup system in case GPS fails: An antenna on the ground that can tell a drone where it is. The team successfully tested their system in June. Continue reading
Controlling Drones via Voice Channels
Robust real-time control. Thanks to communication via conventional voice channels, the technology can be used immediately. Credit: Fraunhofer HHI
Drone communications must be stable and widely available, should cost as little as possible, and work reliably even when out of sight. Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich-Hertz-Institute, HHI in Berlin have found a solution: call a drone. “miracle cure” fluctuates greatly, depending on the material used and the environmental factors. Continue reading
Persistent Systems New Auto-Tracking Antenna System for Mpu5 Radio
Persistent Systems’ Auto-Tracking Antenna System, the new portable ground-to-air antenna that operates on the Wave Relay mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is designed to incorporate aircraft into the MANET, and is a complete, easy-to-assemble system. Continue reading
MartinUAV Incorporates Persistent’s Wave Relay Mobile Ad Hoc Network Technology
Persistent Systems, LLC announced that it has entered into a five-year partnership with MartinUAV, LLC. MartinUAV will incorporate Persistent’s Wave Relay Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) technology into the V-BAT, a small vertical takeoff-and-land (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Continue reading
MQ-9B Equipped for GPS and Galileo Satellite Navigation Systems
In an effort to increase flexibility for its customers throughout the world, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) announced that MQ-9B will be able to utilise both the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) and European Galileo satellite constellation for its navigation systems. Continue reading
Dejero and Draganfly Partner to Provide High Quality Real-Time Video Transport
Dejero, a provider of cloud-managed solutions that provide video transport and Internet connectivity while mobile or in remote locations, has formed a technology partnership with Canadian-based Draganfly Innovations Inc. Continue reading
Raytheon Key Partner to Develop America’s First Drone-Testing Airspace Corridor
The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance selected Raytheon as a key partner in the development of America’s first and most advanced unmanned aircraft system-testing airspace corridor in New York state. Continue reading