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    FIXAR receives 2022 Bronze Edison Awards

    Full-stack unmanned system developer FIXAR has been awarded Bronze Edison Awards in the category Aerospace and Robotics for its flagship VTOL outdoor UAV – FIXAR 007 with proprietary Autopilot and xGroundControl software at the 2022 Edison Awards Gala in Fort Myers, Florida on April 21, 2022. The FIXAR 007 is a fully autonomous hybrid drone designed... Continue reading

    Echodyne Radars Selected for U.S Army Force Protection Program

    Seattle, WA. – March 15, 2022 – Echodyne, the radar platform company, announced today that Advanced Technology Systems Company (ATSC), the prime contractor for the $191 million dollar Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for the U.S. Army’s Security Surveillance System (SSS) program of record and a leader in Force Protection Systems and Border/Maritime Surveillance Systems has received... Continue reading

    Wisk Aero Partners with Long Beach to Make AAM a Reality in Southern California

    Teledyne FLIR Defense Awarded $43.9 Million Contract to Service U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Sensor Systems

    Effort Will Maintain Land- and Sea-Based Imaging Systems used for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance; Builds on Recent Awards Worth $16.2 Million for Other System Upgrades  WILSONVILLE, OR, Feb. 8, 2022 ― Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), announced that the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center has awarded the company an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract... Continue reading

    Sagetech Avionics and Ciconia LTD Team Wins BIRD Foundation Homeland Security Grant for Collision Avoidance System

    WHITE SALMON, WA USA and NESS-ZIONA, ISRAEL, November 2, 2021 – Sagetech Avionics Inc., a U.S. aerospace technology company providing industry-leading situational awareness solutions for crewed and uncrewed aerial systems, and Ciconia LTD, an Israeli company focused on collision avoidance systems for aerial platforms, jointly announced that the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD)... Continue reading

    Echodyne Announces New Longer-Range 4D Radar, EchoShield

    SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Echodyne, the radar platform company, announced today the newest addition to its market-leading portfolio of radars - EchoShield. Designed from the ground-up to set a new price-performance standard for mid-range radars, EchoShield is an advanced software-defined multi-mission radar for a wide variety of commercial, defense, and government use cases. “Radar is a fundamental sensor... Continue reading

    ADVANCED NAVIGATION LAUNCHES CLOUD GROUND CONTROL TO MONITOR AND CONTROL DRONE FLEETS FROM A WEB BROWSER OVER 5G

    Sydney – 29 September 2021 – Advanced Navigation, the leading AI navigation systems manufacturer for enterprise and government, today announced the release of Cloud Ground Control, a revolutionary SaaS platform enabling users to connect, monitor and control any drone from a web browser. Cloud Ground Control allows multi-user and multi-drone connections over 4G/5G using a... Continue reading

    Renowned Aviation Supplier Becker Avionics Partners with Iris Automation

    Joint alliance to augment general aviation pilot safety Reno, Nevada + Rheinmuenster, Germany (September 8, 2021) - Becker Avionics, a 65 year globally-renowned aviation industry supplier that works with the top 20 Aerospace OEMs, and commercial drone safety innovator, Iris Automation, have entered into a strategic partnership to increase the situational awareness of general aviation... Continue reading

    Fitting In: People, Privacy, and Public Acceptance of Unmanned and Autonomous Systems

    XPONENTIAL 2021 ended its last day with a host of panel discussions about the impending challenges for autonomous and unmanned systems to fit in with our society and gain public acceptance.  The innovation of autonomous vehicles and systems is exciting and disruptive.  However, full social acceptance and adoption has specific challenges.  Developing a Workforce for... Continue reading

    Supporting the Next Generation of Autonomy with Policy and Governance

    XPONENTIAL 2021's second day move forward with a sprite momentum focused on policy and governance, and their crucial role in advancing the future of autonomous systems. Michelle Duquette, portfolio manager and outcome leader for UAS operations at The MITRE Corporation opened the first panel discussion by connecting the topic of policy and governance with the... Continue reading

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