Category Archives: Electronic Sub-Systems

Pipistrel Selects Honeywell’s New Small UAV SATCOM System for All Unmanned Aircraft Platforms

A Honeywell breakthrough in compact satellite communications technology will bring the safety, connectivity and efficiency trusted for decades by airplane manufacturers and airlines to three of Pipistrel‘s exciting new aircraft, including the fixed-wing Surveyor and both unmanned Nuuva platforms, the V300 and smaller V20. Continue reading

UAV Navigation Integrates Iris Automation’s Detect and Avoid System Casia with Its VECTOR Autopilots

Autopilot platform innovator UAV Navigation is integrating Iris Automation‘s cutting edge detect and avoid Casia software into its advanced autopilot solution, VECTOR. UAVs equipped with VECTOR and Casia Detect and Avoid now have the ability to detect uncooperative crewed aircraft in their airspace and autonomously or manually take corrective action, avoiding potential collisions. Continue reading

RedTail Unveils Innovative LiDAR System for sUAS

Military operator flying the RTL-450

RedTail LiDAR Systems, a supplier of  microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) mirror-based LiDAR technology, unveiled the market introduction of the RTL-450 LiDAR sensor. The product will be launched at the XPONENTIAL 2021 Trade Show which is being held in Atlanta, Georgia from August 16-19. Continue reading

AERTEC’s TARSIS 75 Adds Laser Designator

The TARSIS 75 UAS produced by AERTEC, the international technology company specialized in aeronautics and defence, has just carried out a flight campaign at the facilities of the El Arenosillo Experimentation Centre (CEDEA) for the Spanish Ministry of Defence. This is the first time in Europe that a laser designator that complies with the STANAG 3733 standard has been integrated into a Class I unmanned system. Continue reading