Category Archives: Data Links & Communications

Pen Aviation to Integrate Sagetech Avionics and Detect and Avoid System

Sagetech Avionics, an aerospace technology company providing industry-leading situational awareness solutions for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), and Pen Aviation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to integrate Sagetech Avionics’ MXS transponders and Detect and Avoid (DAA) systems into the PEN 55V midsize drone and the PEN 1360V heavy cargo drone. Continue reading

Thales and H3 Dynamics Test Real Time Traffic Control

In December 2020, H3 Dynamics and Thales jointly trialled a real-time autonomous drone flight monitoring system in an urban environment in Singapore. The trial combined H3 Dynamics’ DBX autonomous drone charging box and a drone electronically registered and identified using Thales’ Remote Identification tracker under the management and monitoring of the Thales UAS Airspace Management solution. Continue reading

GA-ASI Demonstrate BLOS Command & Control Over HF Using MQ-9

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. completed the first Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) High Frequency (HF) Command and Control (C2) demonstration for an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Continue reading

Robotic Research Joins Persistent Systems Wave Relay Ecosystem

Persistent Systems, LLC, a supplier of mobile ad hoc networking (MANET), announced  that autonomous and unmanned vehicle technologies provider Robotic Research has joined the Wave Relay Ecosystem, an industry alliance of sensor and unmanned system companies that all utilize Persistent’s Wave Relay mobile ad hoc network. Continue reading

AeroVironment’s Extended Range Antenna Expands UAS Command and Control up to 40 Kilometers

AeroVironment Inc. has announced the introduction of its Extended Range Antenna (ERA), the latest addition to AeroVironment’s growing line of network connectivity solutions. The ERA is a lightweight, portable antenna array kit designed to integrate seamlessly with AeroVironment’s standard RF head antenna to support a diverse range of missions. Continue reading

Octopus ISR Integrates Silvus MN-MIMO Technology

Octopus ISR Systems, a brand of UAV Factory, has announced the introduction of a portable high-performance automatic tracking antenna system that features MN-MIMO technology for high bandwidth, meshed video, voice, and data communications through Silvus‘ StreamCaster tactical radios. Continue reading