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Electrification growing in military uncrewed systems: sources - News

April 24, 2024

SAN DIEGO, California. The military uncrewed systems industry is moving towards greater electrification and away from fossil fuels and more traditional power sources, exhibitors at the XPONENTIAL 2024 show say.

Unmanned

UUV partnership formed between Metron and Cellula Robotics, USA - News

April 24, 2024

RESTON, Va. -- Metron Inc. and Cellula Robotics, USA Inc. joined hands in a partnership to expand uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) capabilities for advanced operations in dynamic environments. Company officials say the new agreement will leverage the expertise of each company and address specific technical gaps in the UUV defense and offshore energy markets especially for long duration, multi-payload mission operations where communications are often denied or restricted.

Unmanned

Swarming drones showcased at XPONENTIAL 2024 by BlueHalo - News

April 24, 2024

SAN DIEGO, California. BlueHalo is pitching swarming drones that essentially act as a truck for any sensor that the operator wants to put on it, and the company showcased the technology at the XPONENTIAL 2024 exhibition.

Unmanned

DoD increasingly seeking ready-to-field COTS solutions in uncrewed systems: sources - News

April 24, 2024

SAN DIEGO, California. In the world of uncrewed systems, the U.S. military is more focused on finding commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) solutions that can be fielded rapidly rather than expensive bespoke platforms that take years to develop, sources at the XPONENTIAL 2024 exhibition say.

Unmanned

Counter-UAS, AI-driven platforms debut from Nearthlab - News

April 24, 2024

XPONENTIAL 2024 -- SAN DIEGO. Autonomous aerial platform provider Nearthlab is showcasing its latest counter-UAS [uncrewed aerial system] technology at  at this week's AUVSI XPONENTIAL trade show. 

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UAS intro: Tekever's ARX platform can launch and control swarms - News

April 24, 2024

XPONENTIAL 2024 -- SAN DIEGO. Tekever, a UAS [uncrewed aerial system] company in Lisbon, Portugal, debuted its modular ARX platform at this week's AUVSI XPONENTIAL trade show. 

Comms

Domestic battery tech supply chain to get boost from DIU contract - News

April 24, 2024

ALPHARETTA, Ga. Energy-storage provider Stryten Energy reports that it received a contract award from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Family of Advanced Standard Batteries (FAStBat) project to develop and evaluate a prototype 6T lithium-ion battery and potentially extend the technology to other cross-service platforms.

Cyber

Cybersecurity enhancement the aim of AUVSI & DIU pact - News

April 24, 2024

XPONENTIAL 2024 -- SAN DIEGO. Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) officials announced during a keynote address at XPONENTIAL 2024 that the entitiy has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) as a way to create a process for uncrewed systems manufacturers holding Green UAS [uncrewed aerial system] certification to share their data directly with DIU, with the aim of potentially including "Green-Certified" components on the DIU’s Blue UAS Framework list.

A.I.

DoD using AI, machine learning to speed up improvements to uncrewed vehicles: official - News

April 23, 2024

SAN DIEGO, California. The Department of Defense is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to speed up software improvements to uncrewed vehicles across the services from a matter of months to a few days, a DoD official said at the XPONENTIAL 2024 exhibition on Tuesday.

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DoD Replicator initiative working on 2nd tranche of systems: official - News

April 23, 2024

SAN DIEGO, California. The Department of Defense is working on a second tranche of systems for the Replicator initiative, an effort to field thousands of autonomous systems across multiple domains over an 18- to 24-month time frame, a DoD official said at the XPONENTIAL 2024 exhibition on Tuesday.

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Best In Show awards at XPONENTIAL 2024: Excellence in embedded computing - News

April 23, 2024

XPONENTIAL 2024 -- SAN DIEGO. Military Embedded Systems is pleased to announce the winners of its Best In Show awards at this week's XPONENTIAL 2024 trade show. 

Unmanned

UAS line from PABLO AIR highlighted at XPONENTIAL show - News

April 23, 2024

XPONENTIAL 2024 -- SAN DIEGO. PABLO AIR, a maker of autonomous swarm control systems for uncrewed vehicles, unveiled its line of uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) at this week's AUVSI XPONENTIAL trade show. 

Unmanned

AI capability & autonomy kit for uncrewed systems unveiled by AeroVironment - News

April 23, 2024

ARLINGTON, Va. AeroVironment (AV) engineers unveiled the company’s Autonomy Retrofit Kit (ARK) and AVACORE software to increase autonomous system effectiveness and reduce operator workload.

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MOSA a highlight of RTI's XPONENTIAL show focus - News

April 23, 2024

XPONENTIAL 2024 -- SAN DIEGO. Real-Time Innovations (RTI) is focusing on following MOSA [modular open systems approach] guidelines when designing uncrewed systems at its booth this week at the AUVSI XPONENTIAL trade show. 

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GNSS positioning to benefit from Septentrio UAS offerings - News

April 23, 2024

LEUVEN, Belgium. Septentrio, a designer and provider of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) technology, announced that it is collaborating with several uncrewed aerial system (UAS) solutions providers on new products that will enable easier prototyping or integration of the Septentrio "mosaic" GNSS receiver into UASs.