U.S. Environmental Intelligence  Efforts Need Leadership By Nancy Colleton, president, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (http://strategies.org), Arlington, Va. There’s nothing like a 70-mph wind gust to get your attention. It seems like only...
U.S. Drone Maker Skydio Selected for Final Integration in the U.S. Army's Short Range Reconnaissance Program
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.- Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight, today announced the U.S. Army elected to continue with the Skydio X2D SRR system to complete remaining integration and documentation requirements within the Other...
U.S. Drone Maker Skydio Announces X2 Drone is Now Shipping for Public Sector & Enterprise and Introduces Skydio Cloud
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.- Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight technology, today announced it is now shipping Skydio X2 drones with dual color/thermal sensors to defense, public sector and enterprise customers. A new X2...
U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Selects Global Mapper Enterprise License for Advanced LiDAR Processing
Hallowell, Maine, May 6, 2015 — Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com), today announced that the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has selected Global Mapper enterprise license, providing advanced LiDAR processing capabilities for multiple DOI agencies....
U.S. Department of Defense Awards Medium Earth Orbit BPA to SES Space & Defense
Under the Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), SES Space & Defense will provide the U.S. Department of Defense mission-critical communications leveraging SES’s O3b system Reston, Va., 8 November 2023 – SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, has...
U.S. Department of Defense and Robotican Complete Autonomous C-sUAS Interceptor Demonstration with Low Collateral Effects
OMER, Israel - Robotican has successfully conducted an autonomous drone interception demonstration for the U.S. Department of Defense Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD). Autonomous Goshawk Interceptor Launch toward a target drone from the...
U.S. Combatting Terrorism Technical Support Office Evaluating New AeroVironment Tether Eye Tethered UAS for ISR and Security
TAMPA, FL.— At Special Operations Forces Industry Conference, May 23, 2016 – AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a world leader in unmanned aircraft systems, today announced the United States Combatting Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) is evaluating the...
U.S. CAD Drives Innovation in Laser Scanning with Pointfuse Software
Maidenhead, UK – California-based U.S. CAD is exploring the latest developments in laser scanning and working with Pointfuse to help shape the future of point cloud processing software following the completion of the Pointfuse authorized training program. The first...
U.S. Budget Battle Has Far-Reaching Consequences for Geospatial Industry
By Kevin D. Pomfret, executive director, Centre for Spatial Law and Policy (www.spatiallaw.com), Richmond, Va. The defense industry has known since last year that the Department of Defense would need to make cutbacks. With deficits and debt becoming increasing...
U.S. Autonomous Drone Maker Skydio Selected by the FAA to Serve in the New Aviation Rulemaking Committee for BVLOS Flight
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight technology, today announced that it has been selected by the Federal Aviation Administration to participate in the newly created Aviation Rulemaking Committee...
