AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. a drone systems and solutions provider, announced the Company has agreed to acquire MicaSense, Inc. from Parrot, Europe’s leading drone group, in a combined cash and stock transaction valued at $23 million. Continue reading
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uAvionix Enters the Defense UAV Market with IFF Solutions
uAvionix, a supplier of certified and miniaturized communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) avionics, announced that it has been investing in the development and certification of a full lineup of Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) solutions for the small, tactical, and attritable Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) defense platforms. Continue reading
Raytheon’s Maritime Surveillance Systems Flight Tested on SeaGuardian for Japan Coast Guard
Japan’s Coast Guard recently completed successful flight testing of Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, maritime surveillance technologies onboard a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft . Continue reading
SeaGuardian to Get Leonardo Seaspray AESA Maritime Radar
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is working with Leonardo to integrate the Leonardo Seaspray 7500E V2 radar into the centerline radar pod of its MQ-9B SeaGuardian remotely-piloted aircraft system (RPAS). Continue reading
GA-ASI Integrates Legion Pod Onto Avenger
In a recent flight test, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. integrated a Lockheed Martin Legion Pod onto an Avenger Remotely Piloted Aircraft demonstrating enhanced autonomous sensing capabilities for an unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
uAvionix Launches pingStation 2 Dual-Frequency ADS-B Receiver
uAvionix has launched its upgraded dual-frequency ADS-B receiver, pingStation 2. The high-integrity, low-cost ADS-B ground station provides for networkable low-altitude airspace and airport surface monitoring, as well as Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Ground Control Station (GCS) integration for Detect & Avoid (DAA) capability. Continue reading
uAvionix Announces Launch Customer Airbus Zephyr for ping200X and truFYX
uAvionix has announced that launch customer Airbus has successfully integrated and flown the uAvionix ping200X ADS-B transponder and truFYX GPS throughout its Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) 2020 flight test campaign in Arizona. Continue reading
SkyDemon Adds Native In-App Configuration for SkyEcho
uAvionix Corporation has announced that SkyEcho, uAvionix’s portable Electronic Conspicuity ADS-B IN/OUT transceiver for the EU/UK, receives native in-app configuration support on SkyDemon, the popular Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) for pilots in Europe. Continue reading