Black Sage Technologies Inc. has selected Echodyne’s security radar, EchoGuard, as the preferred radar sensor for mid-range counter UAS security technologies.
With Echodyne’s MESA technology, a small ESA radar is created with high-fidelity data output for security integrators that require excellent range, detection and tracking accuracy, and consistent sensor performance.
The companies note that Echodyne’s MESA technology delivers a high-performance radar in a compact, solid-state, commercially-priced format for security integrators that deliver multi-sensor ground and airspace security technologies for industry, government, and defense.
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Logos Technologies becomes preferred provider of WAMI sensors for Insitu's UAS
Logos Technologies will become the preferred provider of wide-area motion imagery (WAMI) sensors for Insitu’s line of UAS, thanks to a recently finalized memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two companies.
Developed for the payload bay of the Insitu Integrator tactical UAS, Logos Technologies’ RedKite-I WAMI sensor is an official Insitu product offering for U.S. and international customers.
“By adding the RedKite-I WAMI system as a payload on their platform, Insitu now gives their users the unprecedented capability to detect and track multiple targets across a city-sized area,” says John Marion, president of Logos Technologies.
Newly launched Wave Relay Ecosystem designed to deliver true networked battlefield to warfighters
Persistent Systems has announced the launch of the Wave Relay Ecosystem, which the company describes as an alliance of unmanned systems and sensor companies working together to deliver a “true networked battlefield to warfighters.”
There were six formally announced partners for the Wave Relay Ecosystem as of Tuesday, Jan. 15, including the likes of Insitu, Endeavor Robotics, and MartinUAV. All of the Ecosystem partners are building products that seamlessly operate on Persistent’s Wave Relay mobile ad hoc network (MANET), which allows warfighters to carry less equipment and do more through connected devices on a single, unified network.
Ouster says its newest lidar sensor is the highest resolution lidar on the market
On Jan. 3, Ouster announced the OS-1-128, the company’s newest multi-beam flash lidar sensor.
Ideal for “safety-critical robotics applications” such as autonomous vehicles, the OS-1-128 is the highest resolution lidar on the market, Ouster says.
With no change in size, mass, power consumption, or ruggedness compared to the OS-1-64, the OS-1-128 continues to deliver on the promise of “Moore's Law-esque” product improvements enabled from Ouster's Multi-Beam Flash Lidar architecture, the company explains.
Priced at $18,000, the OS-1-128 is six times cheaper than the competing 128-channel lidar sensor, according to Ouster, allowing the company to extend its commitment of providing the lowest pricing at every performance level.
PAE ISR selected to participate in Robotic Aircraft Sensor Program
PAE ISR, known for its Resolute Eagle UAS, has been selected by the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) to participate in the Robotic Aircraft Sensor Program – Borders (RASP-B program).
DHS S&T is looking for UAS with different sensors that can be used in a variety of border and critical infrastructure security scenarios, including but not limited to, search-and-rescue, reconnaissance, and hostage rescue situations.
Through the program, data from the UAS and sensor supplier community will be collected and used to inform DHS S&T and its stakeholders in the Homeland Security Enterprise of current capabilities.
Ocean Infinity orders five Kongsberg Maritime HUGIN AUVs
Ocean Infinity has placed three separate orders for a total of five Kongsberg Maritime HUGIN AUVs, which will increase the company’s inventory to 15.
According to Kongsberg, the AUVs are equipped with the latest generation Kongsberg Maritime HISAS 1032 synthetic aperture sonar, which gives Ocean Infinity a total of six HUGIN AUVs in its fleet that have the ability to deliver high resolution imaging.
“We are pleased to continue to support Ocean Infinity’s operations and value the confidence placed in the HUGIN AUV,” comments Thomas Nygaard, vice president Marine Robotics, Kongsberg Maritime.
Logos Technologies' WAMI system for Integrator UAS successfully completes final test
During the last week of August, Logos Technologies’ Redkite-I wide-area motion imagery (WAMI) system, which is designed for the Insitu Integrator UAS, successfully completed its final flight test at the Insitu flight test facilities in Boardman, Oregon.
According to Logos, the lightweight WAMI sensor successfully demonstrated “complete end-to-end functionality,” including highly stable imagery, live WAMI streaming, vehicle tracking, and real-time forensics.
With this validation, Redkite-I will now be added to the Insitu Inc. catalogue of sensors available for the company’s tactical UAS.
AeroVironment to provide Portuguese Army with Raven UAS
AeroVironment has announced that on Aug. 20, the company received a fixed-price contract award valued at $5.9 million from NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), which includes the procurement of the company’s Raven UAS equipped with Mantis i23 sensors and pocket Remote Video Terminals (p/RVT) for the Portuguese Army.
Delivery of the Raven UAS is scheduled over a three-year period.
Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics to expand its team and develop products using recent funding
A self-driving truck startup called Kodiak Robotics has raised $40 million in Series A financing.
The company will use the funds to expand its team—it currently has about 10 employees—as well as for product development.
In an interview with TechCrunch, Don Burnette, co-founder and CEO of Kodiak Robotics, and Paz Eshel, the company’s other co-founder and COO, shared the basic vision for their company: “use self-driving technology to ease the current strain on the freight market.”
Terabee's new TeraRanger Tower Evo ideal for collision avoidance on UAS and robots
Terabee has announced TeraRanger Tower Evo, its new generation 360 degree solid-state LiDAR.
Lightweight, compact and ideal for collision avoidance on UAS and robots, TeraRanger Tower Evo has up to eight detection zones monitored simultaneously and at high-speeds.
After using the TeraRanger One sensors to launch its first-generation Tower in 2016, Terabee is now using the latest TeraRanger Evo sensors for this new version. As a result, the maximum range indoors has increased from 14 meters up to 60 meters, while outdoors in strong sunlight, 20 to 30 meters in range is possible.
