Commercial Aerospace

A Screening Obscuration Module attached to a Utility Task Vehicle is activated autonomously during the Robotic Complex Breach Concept on Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Wash. Marine Corps photo.
Computers

Making sense out of chaotic skies

Feb. 18, 2025
As the skies and battlefields grow increasingly crowded, the ability for crewed and uncrewed vehicles to avoid collisions and operate safely in dynamic environments has become...
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Commercial Aerospace

RTX's Collins Aerospace looks for collaboration with small- and medium-sized businesses

Feb. 13, 2025
This year's focus areas include real-time airport operating conditions, quantum-enabled navigation, and material informatics.
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Uncrewed

BYU study shows UAVs ATC can be effective, inexpensive

Feb. 13, 2025
The network of radars uses what's called real-time-kinematic global-positioning-system (RTK-GPS) data. Each of these is a phased-array radar, which can make scans of its field...
The STMicro and HighTec cooperation helps developers integrate Rust with C/C++ code into safety-critical projects with Stellar and accelerate the development of safety-critical systems
Computers

STMicro offers microcontrollers and Rust programming language compilers for safety-critical applications

Integration of the ASIL D-qualified Rust compiler into the Stellar microcontroller family accelerates the development of safety-critical systems.
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Uncrewed

ParaZero’s SafeAir systems achieve CE Class C5 compliance

Feb. 12, 2025
The certification allows drone operators to conduct missions under Standard Scenario STS-01, which permits flights in densely populated urban areas with controlled ground spaces...
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Commercial Aerospace

FAA approves Pyka's Pelican 2 for commercial operations

Feb. 12, 2025
The uncrewed aircraft includes advanced lidar and radar systems for fully autonomous day-and-night spraying.