AUTONOMOUS ARENA

UK powers drones, Greece bristles, UAV tiff

By Tony Murfin
This month, we have developments across the globe, with drones inspecting power distribution systems and nuclear waste disposal in the United Kingdom, counter UAS (C-UAS) systems deployed in Greece, and news of cutbacks in the UAV industry affecting two major suppliers.

InfiniDome records GPS jamming mitigation at Israel-Syria border

InfiniDome has conducted testing and measurements in the Golan Heights along the Israel-Syria border using u-blox M8N receivers.

Septentrio GPS/GNSS now supports PX4 Autopilot

GeoSLAM partners with Flyability on Elios 3 indoor drone

Flyability has unveiled the Elios 3, a collision-tolerant drone equipped with a lidar sensor for indoor 3D mapping.

GPS anti-jam system successfully tested on DeltaQuad VTOL UAV

YellowScan introduces Voyager long-range lidar scanner

YellowScan has released a new long-range lidar scanner. Voyager is a powerful solution for both manned and unmanned aircraft.

Safran officially acquires Orolia for PNT solutions

Companies discuss navigation solutions at NAVISP Industry Days

Europe’s leading companies and research institutes working on PNT technologies met in the Netherlands in mid-June for this year’s NAVISP Industry Days.

The sensors and autonomy software powering autonomous fleets

“Think of this software stack as a brain powering the autonomous vehicle,” said Kevin Fay, portfolio manager of vehicle platforms at AutonomouStuff. “Without an adequate brain taking in all measurements from perception sensors and positioning systems, the fleet cannot be fully autonomous.”

High-powered satellites go beyond

New approaches improve PNT resilience