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Crown team begins hiring for $121 million NASA contract to advance aerospace and technology research

ARLINGTON, VA – Crown Consulting Inc. has begun hiring for its five-year, $121 million NASA Academic Mission Services 2 (NAMS-2) contract to provide aerospace and technology research and development support for NASA’s Ames Research Center in California. Crown seeks aerospace engineers, data scientists, software engineers, researchers and others from a range of disciplines who bring... Continue reading

SKYTRAC Announces New Vice President of Operations, Shane Sullivan

KELOWNA, BC, October 17, 2024 - SKYTRAC Systems Ltd. (SKYTRAC), a global leader in aerospace intelligent connectivity and satellite communications (Satcom), has recently announced that Shane Sullivan has been appointed to its executive management team as the Vice President of Operations. As the Vice President of Operations, Mr. Sullivan’s primary focus is to ensure that... Continue reading

PteroDynamics and Cornes Technologies Sign Exclusive Distribution Agreement to Bring the Transwing VTOL UAS to Japan

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – October 15, 2024 - PteroDynamics Inc., an innovator in autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft systems, and Cornes Technologies Limited, a leading specialist importer and distributor of advanced electronic systems and devices to customers across Japan, today announced a strategic distribution agreement to bring PteroDynamics’ revolutionary autonomous Transwing® VTOL unmanned... Continue reading

AUVSI Calls on Congress to Ban DOD Use of Unsecure Autonomous Vehicles in the National Defense Authorization Act

Today, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) submitted comments to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Armed Services regarding the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Senate-passed version of the bill includes a section requiring a study and report on DoD’s use of Chinese-made unmanned ground vehicles... Continue reading

AUVSI Announces Certification of Additional Green UAS Components

This week, AUVSI announced the addition of 4 products to the Green UAS component cleared list. This follows the recent certification of a new UAS platform as Green, which also assessed the platform’s included components: CubePilot Cube Purple and Cube Blue flight controllers, Ardupilot Arducopter software, and Panasonic Toughbook Ground Control Station. Through a data-sharing agreement with... Continue reading

ARES Security and MatrixSpace Provision Powerful Radar Integrated with AVERT MPO to Create Decisive Tactical Advantage for Expeditionary Forces

Dramatically increased detect and track capabilities for a wide range of large-scale security situations Vienna, VA. and Burlington, MA (October 9, 2024) - ARES Security and MatrixSpace announce a technology partnership that combines the AI collaborative sensing capability of MatrixSpace Radar™ with ARES Security’s AVERT Mission Planning and Operations (MPO) software for autonomous systems. The... Continue reading

Viasat to Enhance Business Aviation In-flight Connectivity with Uncapped Speeds, Expanded Capacity and Increased Network Prioritization

Jet ConneX customers will be the first to benefit from the ground-breaking JetXP enhancement program, which delivers a truly seamless experience and supports the market’s shift away from empty speed promises CARLSBAD, Calif., 9 October, 2024 – Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today unveiled a variety of ground-breaking enhancements to... Continue reading

AURA Network Systems Announces Publication of RTCA DO-406

Standards Development Organization Establishes UHF Radio Performance Standards for UAS Command and Control McLean, Va. (October 3, 2024) – AURA Network Systems today announced the publication of RTCA DO-406, a new document outlining the Minimum Operational Performance Standards for UHF Airborne Radio Systems Supporting UAS C2 Link Systems. The document was developed with the leadership... Continue reading

About AUVSI

Since 1972, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has enabled technical innovation, supportive policy, and inspired academic breakthroughs in the uncrewed industry.