AUTONOMOUS ARENA

A mess in Boston? Moon navigation? GNSS to the rescue

By Tony Murfin
This month our UAV and GNSS news ranges from a drone diving into the Boston subway to a GNSS receiver to orbit the Moon.

Nikolina satellite enters service as part of Galileo

After a challenging early orbit phase during the COVID-19 pandemic, Galileo satellite “Nikolina” has entered service.

Downed Russian jets found with GPS receivers taped inside

CACI to demonstrate time-based navigation to support GPS

CACI International plans to demonstrate a supporting navigation technology for military use as part of its DemoSat launch in January 2023.

Tersus GNSS releases white paper on ExtremeRTK Technology

FAA approves airworthiness criteria for Wingcopter delivery drone

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued the Special Class Airworthiness Criteria for the Wingcopter 198 U.S. unmanned aircraft.

Tallysman adds eXtended Filtering (XF) to dual-band GNSS antennas

Tallysman has designed the XF feature to mitigate interference from all near-band signals and ensure that the antenna provides the purest GNSS signals.

DJI introduces Mini 3 Pro camera drone

DJI has introduced the DJI Mini 3 Pro, its most powerful lightweight and portable camera drone. It delivers advanced features.

Septentrio expands product portfolio for marine market

Tekever launches AR3 hot-swappable VTOL and integrated SAR

Tekever, a European maritime surveillance provider, has unveiled a new version of its AR3 unmanned aerial system (UAS), with new VTOL capability.

Auterion delivers new high-precision UAV mapping capabilities

Eurolink Beluga drone to embed uAvionix George autopilot

Eurolink Systems has finished integrating avionics from uAvionix in its Beluga family of drones.

UAV Navigation puts Vector-600 autopilot through paces

Tightening the bond between lidar and INS breaches new round

By Simon Harris
Recent market analyses indicate that lidar surveying is a multi-billion dollar industry that is expected to deliver sustained growth for years to come.

Realism in chamber-based CRPA testing