Development of the future combat air system (FCAS)
UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía has announced that SATNUS (a company formed by GMV, Sener Aeroespacial and Tecnobit-Grupo Oesía) has counted on its collaboration in the ambitious European program Future Combat Air System (FCAS). This program aims to develop a future-generation …

SPH Engineering, Radar Systems, Inc., launch GPR
SPH Engineering, in partnership with Radar Systems, Inc., have launched of a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) model, Zond Aero 500 NG, the first of its kind model to be designed for both terrestrial and drone-mounted surveys. GPR Zond Aero 500 NG …

USGS experts responding to two major natural hazards
As U.S. Geological Survey staff prepare for Hurricane Milton to hit Florida’s west coast, agency experts are still dealing with the after-effects of Hurricane Helene that made landfall in Florida late last month and continued a path of destruction north through Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
While …

ESA launches Moonlight to establish lunar communications and navigation infrastructure
ESA has officially launched its Moonlight programme, a landmark initiative to create a satellite constellation orbiting the Moon for communications and navigation services. With over 400 planned lunar missions by space agencies and private companies in …

Role of Geospatial Data in infrastructure projects
The General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information (GEOSA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Riyadh Infrastructure Projects Center (RIPC) to bolster the role of geospatial data in planning and executing infrastructure projects. The signing took place …

Bayanat and Yahsat launch UAE’s first SAR satellite
Bayanat and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC, UAE announced the successful launch of their first Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite into orbit on August 16, 2024, in partnership with ICEYE, a pioneer in SAR satellite operations for earth observation. It was launched …

Telespazio secures contract for Italy’s satellite navigation centre
Telespazio has been awarded, as the first contractor of a team composed of Italian universities, research centres and industrial companies, the call by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) for the creation of the “National GNSS Competence Centre”.
The Centre, housed in the Telespazio headquarters in Rome, will …

A2Z Drone Delivery launches portfolio of drone docks
A2Z Drone Delivery has launched a portfolio of autonomous drone docks and a companion UAV adapted for the system’s automatic charging capability. It offers the unique ability for UAVs to move from dock-to-dock to automatically top off batteries and pick up or deliver packages, infinitely expanding the …

Galileo is prepared for the upcoming operational declaration of OSNMA
The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) has successfully completed testing of the Galileo Open Service Navigation Message Authentication (OSNMA) and is preparing for its operational launch.
Galileo, like other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), plays a crucial role in various sectors, including transportation, finance, …

uAvionix receiver achieves FAA TSO certification
uAvionix’s ping200XR Mode S ADS-B transponder with integral aviation GPS has received technical standard order (TSO) certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The ping200XR TSO has received TSO-C112e and TSOC166b for transponder and ADS-B functionality – TSO-C188b for its internal pressure altimeter, and TSO-C145e for the integral aviation GPS. …