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US Army Selects Near Earth Autonomy & LIFT for Life Saving Autonomous Blood and CASEVAC Transportation System

Austin, TX // October 1, 2024 / LIFT Aircraft (LIFT) announced today that they have been awarded a contract by the US Army Applications Laboratory (AAL) to design a medical multi-mission modular payload, a container that can carry blood supply and casualty evacuations (CASEVAC). LIFT has partnered with Near Earth Autonomy (Near Earth) to address... Continue reading

Ghost-X Selected for U.S. Army’s Company Level sUAS Directed Requirement

Ghost-X will be fielded to operational units to integrate robotic capability within the US Army’s maneuver formations. The United States Army announced that Anduril’s Ghost-X UAS has been selected for the Company Level Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) Directed Requirement (DR). The DR takes a novel approach to modernization, rapidly fielding commercial capability to Brigade... Continue reading

AFRL awards Packet Digital $7.2M contract to build space power solutions

Packet Digital will leverage its successful power solution to support CubeSats and SmallSats FARGO, N.D. — Packet Digital is excited to announce it has been awarded an additional $7.2 million as part of its contract with the Air Force Research Lab to build space power solutions. After successfully completing an initial $8-million contract with AFRL... Continue reading

Drone Emergency Flotation Device Delivery Enabled By Partnership Between BRINC and OMADA Group

OMADA Group and BRINC announce a strategic partnership to redefine water rescue operations using drones to deploy Emergency Flotation Devices (EFDs). Seattle, WA –September 26, 2024 – BRINC, a pioneer in drone technology for first responders, is excited to announce a partnership with OMADA Group, a leader in first-responder safety supply equipment. BRINC will now... Continue reading

Sagetech Avionics: Ensuring Airspace Safety through Advanced Technologies

In the rapidly evolving world of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and aviation technology, Sagetech Avionics stands at the forefront of innovation. Led by CEO Tom Furey, a former Naval Flight Officer, the company has dedicated its efforts to advancing airspace safety through cutting-edge technologies for the past five years. In this exclusive interview with Tom,... Continue reading

Legionnaire partners with MatrixSpace, Sixdof Space and Target Arm to develop Small Hybrid Air-refueling Kit

Denison, Texas (September 24, 2024) – Legionnaire International has been selected for a $3.19M AFWERX Challenge SBIR Commercial Services Offering contract to design and deliver a new potentially podded refueling boom for tactical aircraft - the Small Hybrid Aerial Refueling Kit (SHARK) - to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air... Continue reading

RIEGL announces new products at this year’s INTERGEO in Stuttgart, Germany

Digitize the World Fast. Precise. Efficient. RIEGL’s Ultimate LiDARTM Technology offers a wide range of performance characteristics and serves as a platform for continuing Innovation in 3D for the LiDAR industry. New products, that will be announced at this year’s INTERGEO in Stuttgart, Germany, are highlighted below. RIEGL VQ-1560 III-S Dual Channel Waveform Processing Airborne... Continue reading

What’s New and What’s Next For Speedbird Aero

Safety in the skies remains essential and those who protect and defend it play a vital role. Speedbird Aero aims to make logistics operations safer, faster and more efficient with autonomous drones.  On a recent episode of the Dawn of Autonomy podcast, Speedbird Aero’s CEO, Manoel Coelho and newly appointed Chief Strategy Officer, Veruska Dias,... Continue reading

MassRobotics Launches Second Robotics Accelerator to Propel Next Wave of Robotics Startups in 2025

BOSTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / August 20, 2024 / MassRobotics, the world's leading independent robotics innovation hub, announces the launch of its second MassRobotics Accelerator, in partnership with the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech). Following the success of the inaugural program, the upcoming accelerator will continue to support and advance robotics entrepreneurs with bespoke programming, individual... Continue reading

Pierce Aerospace Launches the YR1 Remote ID Sensor for Airspace Awareness

September 20, 2023, Alexandria, VA — Pierce Aerospace announced the launch of its YR1 Remote ID Sensor at the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International’s (AUVSI) Industry Insight Summits Uncrewed Systems Security Event this week. The YR1 Remote ID Sensor provides commercial and government stakeholders with affordable airspace awareness. The YR1 is the physical layer... Continue reading

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