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RTCA Launches New Security Courses to Address Security Framework Guidance, Security Event Management and ATM ANS Ground Systems

Washington, DC - July 5, 2023 - RTCA has added three new training courses to its security series. The courses provide training on RTCA security documents:  DO-391 - Aeronautical Information System Security Framework Guidance  To maximize effectiveness in protecting the airspace systems, and not place undue burden on any particular area, the efforts and responsibilities need... Continue reading

Army Announces Contract Awards for OMFV

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army announced today the award of two firm-fixed price contracts for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle Phase III and IV Detailed Design and Prototype Build and Testing phases, using full and open competitive procedures. The contracts were awarded to General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. (Sterling Heights, Michigan) and American Rheinmetall Vehicles... Continue reading

Joby Marks Production Launch, Receives Permit to Fly First Aircraft Built on Production Line

Joby has received a Special Airworthiness Certificate for the first aircraft built at its Pilot Production Line in Marina, CA, allowing flight testing to begin; The aircraft is expected to become the first ever eVTOL aircraft to be delivered to a customer; Production line and aircraft built in close collaboration with strategic partner and investor,... Continue reading

Successful Integration of the RIEGL VQ-840-G Topo-Bathymetric Laser Scanner into the Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS

RIEGL and Schiebel – cooperating for excellent results in UAV-based airborne scanning: RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems GmbH and SCHIEBEL have successfully completed the integration of a high-end laser scanning system, the RIEGL VQ-840-G topo-bathymetric LiDAR sensor, on the Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS). Operating a high-end laser scanning system remotely on an Unmanned... Continue reading

XTEND Announces Partnership with Edge AI and Computer Vision Pioneers SightX

Collaboration will see SightX’s advanced Edge AI and computer vision applications integrated into XTEND’s award-winning XOS operating system, via its app store, boosting on-board data processing capabilities of drones, robots, and smart devices. June 20 2023, Tel Aviv, and Washington. XTEND – the developer of XOS, a human-guided autonomous operating system that is revolutionizing the... Continue reading

MightyFly wins Michigan Mobility Grant to perform first-of-its-kind autonomous, fixed-wing eVTOL delivery flight demonstrations

MightyFly to make a public debut of its autonomous eVTOL cargo aircraft performing delivery flight demonstrations in Michigan in 2024 MightyFly's second-generation aircraft, Cento, performing autonomous hover flight in California in March 2023  San Francisco Bay Area, CA, June 29, 2023 – MightyFly was awarded a $150,000 grant from the Michigan Mobility Funding Platform (MMFP),... Continue reading

ModalAI Launches 11g VOXL® 2 Mini to Advance the Industry Towards the Smallest AI Drones

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ModalAI today unveiled the powerful new VOXL 2 Mini, ushering in a new era for smaller, smarter, and safer drone autopilots. The newly designed VOXL 2 Mini features autonomy, communications, and power management, providing a 30% reduction in area compared to VOXL 2, to only 42mm x 42mm. At only 11g, VOXL 2... Continue reading

Skyfire Consulting: Today is the First Day of the Rest of the Drone Industry

Every few years, a remarkable opportunity comes along in our democracy, whereby the people who are affected by certain regulations have the opportunity to weigh in on how those regulations are designed.  No — not the elections — the funding bills. In this case, it is time once again for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization season —... Continue reading

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