A new FAA aircraft-agnostic waiver lets Frontier Precision fly any NDAA-compliant drone under 55 pounds across more than 5,000 square miles of Vantis-managed airspace. Vantis, North Dakota's beyond-visual-line-of-sight system, has onboarded Frontier Precision as its second champion operator. Frontier Precision secured a new FAA waiver that expands BVLOS operations through the … [Read more...] about Vantis BVLOS System Adds New Partner, FAA Waiver Across 5,000 Square Miles
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MatrixSpace Validated in U.S. Army’s Operation Jailbreak Integration Sprint
The portable radar maker's integration with Anduril Lattice and IBCS-M passed Army validation at Fort Carson, joining 55 companies in the service's largest interoperability push. MatrixSpace has been validated under U.S. Army Operation Jailbreak, the service's largest operational push to integrate emerging technologies into command-and-control environments. The radar company … [Read more...] about MatrixSpace Validated in U.S. Army’s Operation Jailbreak Integration Sprint
Fortem DroneHunter and TrueView Radar Join Lockheed Martin Sanctum
Fortem Technologies has announced a new contract with Lockheed Martin to deploy autonomous counter-drone systems for critical infrastructure protection. The agreement centers on integrating Fortem’s drone-focused hardware with Lockheed Martin’s Sanctum C-UAS Mission Management software. Autonomous Counter-Drone Systems for Infrastructure Fortem will supply its TrueView … [Read more...] about Fortem DroneHunter and TrueView Radar Join Lockheed Martin Sanctum
Lockheed Martin Developing Traffic System with Canadian Drone Firm
Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin is partnering with Canadian UAVs to develop an unmanned traffic management solution for below-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) in Canada. Lockheed Martin’s Canada CDL Systems subsidiary will work with the Calgary-based, military-grade drone services company to optimize airspace situational awareness for UAV pilots and support crew via the new … [Read more...] about Lockheed Martin Developing Traffic System with Canadian Drone Firm
AlphaPilot Challenge: Winning Team’s AI is Slower than DRL Pilot… For Now
Last year Lockheed Martin and The Drone Racing League (DRL) announced the AlphaPilot Challenge, a contest that would explore the boundaries of robotics and AI by inviting teams from around the world to develop software capable of piloting a racing drone. On Friday at an old newspaper printing plant in Austin, the fourth and final race took place on DRL's Artificial … [Read more...] about AlphaPilot Challenge: Winning Team’s AI is Slower than DRL Pilot… For Now
