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MAY 17, 2022

Demand for military 5G to quadruple over next five years

Drones are here to stay and academia is helping make that safe

Raytheon testbed to simulate tracking of uncrewed aircraft

Verizon picks Pendleton Range to test uncrewed tech

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JetSys: Extreme Performance Rugged AI

Elma’s JetSys-5320 combines the power of NVIDIA Jetson TX2i computation with unmatched ruggedization in a compact, low-power platform. It easily handles data-intensive computation tasks, and complex GPGPU inference computing at the edge for deep learning and machine learning operations in AI applications. Uses include intelligent video analytics; virtual & augmented reality; AI at the edge; and autonomous vehicles.

Take Me There Now

CLEAR FOR TAKEOFF

ATC12May2022

Air Force researchers eye ways to enable autonomous unmanned aircraft operations in controlled airspace

Goal is for uncrewed aircraft to operate within controlled airspace at cruise altitudes, in terminal airspace, and at large- and medium-size airports.

UNMANNED DESIGN TRENDS

Technological foundations laid for high-power microwave weapons effects for next-gen electromagnetic warfare

It's easier said than done to create deployable electromagnetic weapons that can kill enemy electronics; much research must happen first.

Navy and Marine Corps pick Toyon Research to provide aircraft electronic warfare (EW) and embedded computing

The Intrepid Tiger II EW pod and embedded computing subsystem provides airborne electronic warfare and electronic attack communications jamming.

Navy undersea warfare researchers ask 13 companies for prototypes in sensors, autonomous vehicles

The 13 companies will focus on submarines, surface warships, aircraft, surveillance, autonomous vehicles, distributed networks, and irregular warfare.

Israeli startup AIR unveils its full-scale eVTOL prototype

AIR, based in Pardes Hanna, Israel, showed off its electric flyer at the Kentucky Derby.

UNMANNED BUSINESS

Switchblade11May2022

Army orders Switchblade UAV loitering munition that has achieved fame in Ukraine as a smart mortar round

The Switchblade warhead has an explosive charge equivalent to a 40-millimeter grenade that can destroy light armored vehicles, infantry, and supplies.

CSUAS2May2022

Black River to enhance and commercialize open-systems architecture for countering small unmanned aircraft

The company is developing a flexible contracting vehicle to support rapid prototyping and transition of counter small unmanned aircraft systems.

Ship Self Defense28April2022

Navy asks L3Harris to integrate electro-optical sensors for ship self-defense against cruise missiles

SPEIR will develop detection and cueing capability to defend against anti-ship missiles, unmanned aircraft, fast attack boats, and terrorist attacks.

Puma AE20April2022

AeroVironment to build Puma AE hand-launched unmanned reconnaissance planes for Ukraine in $19.7 million deal

The Puma AE small unmanned aircraft carries an electro-optical (EO) and infrared (IR) camera and illuminator on a mechanical gimbaled payload.

UNMANNED CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES

SOS Sensors6April2022

Wanted: unmanned and machine autonomy technologies for special forces

Army asks industry to develop state-of-the-art technologies in tagging, tracking, and locating; reconnaissance and surveillance; and unmanned systems.

Autonomous Munitions31March2022

Wanted: autonomy and sensors for air-delivered munitions

Autonomous target recognition involves signal and image processing; pattern recognition; computer vision; deep learning; and machine learning.

UAV Sensors14March2022

Air Force asks industry for capable low-cost electro-optical sensors for attritable uncrewed aircraft

Low-COST seeks to develop compact integrated sensors employing optical component technologies for attritable and low-cost small uncrewed aircraft.

UNMANNED PRODUCTS

OES9May2022

Motion control system for power and machine automation in robotics and flight simulation introduced by OES

Other applications include linear and rotary stages, motion control camera boom systems, pan-tilt gimbals, and circuit board assembly and inspection.

Congatec5May2022

Embedded computing for industrial automation, smart manufacturing, and robotics introduced by Congatec

These devices are suitable for outdoor temperatures from -45 to 85 degrees Celsius, and can help integrate vision and other sensors.

Teledyne

Teledyne FLIR introduces Hadron 640R dual thermal-visible camera for uncrewed systems

The 640 x 512 resolution Boson longwave infrared (LWIR) thermal camera inside the Hadron 640R can see through total darkness, smoke, most fog, glare, and provide temperature measurements for every pixel in the scene.

Persistent Antenna21April2022

Multiband RF antenna to maintain connectivity in GPS-denied environments introduced by Persistent Systems

Antenna can track aircraft without using a satellite-based tracking system like GNSS or GPS, and maintain connectivity amid jamming and spoofing.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Amphibious Fuel13April2022

Martin Defense to design unmanned vehicle to deliver fuel

The AVUSM will deliver a lay-flat fuel line hose from an embarkment platform floating offshore, through the surf-zone, to dry land on attack beaches.

Boeing Northern Virginia Office

Boeing to establish research and technology hub at its new Virginia headquarters

The hub will focus on developing innovations in the areas of cyber security, autonomous operations, quantum sciences and software and systems engineering.

Acecore Auterion Partnership

Acecore Technologies releases the Zoe UAV on Auterion’s open system

By connecting with Auterion Suite via Skynode, the Acecore Zoe delivers data and live video streaming automatically, in real time, while the drone is flying and performing its mission.

Iris Automation

TruWeather Solutions teams with Iris Automation for ground-based weather surveillance for uncrewed aircraft

This meshed network will provide real-time integrated communications, collision avoidance and micro-weather data to operators.

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