Autonomous aerial vehicles have made headlines since the start of the Ukraine war, with commercial drones changing tactics almost overnight. Given this transformation, policymakers are calling for a renewed focus on autonomy on the ground.
The U.S. Department of Defense is at an important juncture as it thinks creatively and ambitiously on how to leverage this critical new technology at scale for strategic advantage.
The last decade has seen significant technological progress on the ground. An AI-driven revolution is currently underway on American roadways, with important implications for both our economic competitiveness and our national security. After many years and billions of dollars of private sector R&D, autonomous vehicles have arrived.
While autonomous technology will soon begin to fundamentally change the way goods and people move, its impact may soon reach far beyond American roadways. AVs will change the strategy for modern ground warfare while saving lives and keeping our service members out of many dangerous situations.
For years, the U.S. Army has experimented with autonomous ground operations, in which a human-driven leader vehicle would chart a path for one or more autonomous follower vehicles. While the “Leader-Follower” approach frees up manpower and reduces potential human casualties, it also makes leader trucks high-value targets; disabling a single lead vehicle could potentially put an entire convoy at risk.
While the technology developed for “Leader-Follower” was a major innovation, in the past five years American commercial autonomy developers have leapfrogged the many DoD-funded efforts. Passengers can now hail driverless taxis in multiple cities and developers are planning to deploy the first driverless trucks next year — no “leader” vehicle is required.
While these vehicles are not yet as resourceful as human drivers, they are programmed to come to a safe stop, pull over, return to base, or even call for a human to offer remote assistance.
Encouraged by this progress, the Defense Innovation Unit, in partnership with the Army, piloted a program in 2022 to leverage commercial autonomous solutions to make the Robot Combat Vehicle fully autonomous. Through this defense acquisition approach, DoD reaps the benefits of continuous software improvements being learned on U.S. roads every day, while de-risking its technological investments and ensuring solutions are being developed and integrated at the speed of relevance.
The Army continues to think through the best use cases that leverage AVs for high-risk missions such as re-supply, reconnaissance support, casualty evacuation, route clearance, and explosive ordnance disposal. Using human-robot teams offers a solution to an enduring challenge for ground forces — building mass to leverage as a force multiplier. Allowing each soldier to control a small fleet of ground and air systems has the potential to address this challenge, exponentially increasing the capability and flexibility of deployed forces.
Human-robot teams will offer additional capabilities beyond what humans can do alone. Low-cost, attritable autonomous systems can overwhelm adversarial forces by saturating an operational area to force an adversary to move, be detected, or be targeted. They may be able to employ deception to confuse the adversary’s operational picture by making it difficult to differentiate real targets from decoys.
Ground vehicles could also be outfitted with ISR assets and short-range air and missile defense systems and driven autonomously to forward deployed positions to provide better situational awareness, planning, lethality, decision support, and more dispersed and enhanced protection for soldiers in theater.
Re-imaging Army acquisition
However, to fully harness this burgeoning technology and take advantage of the tremendous progress in the commercial sector, the Army should re-imagine its acquisition strategies and be open to new concepts of operations. While Ukraine has understandably caused the Army to double down on its existing focus on resiliency and lethality to better prepare for a high-intensity conflict, it should also be thinking critically about how autonomous systems can focus on injecting redundancy, flexibility, and adaptability into force structure through autonomous systems.
A common myth in defense circles is that commercial industry can only function with fixed infrastructure, well-mapped roads, and structured environments. The reality is that American highways are incredibly unpredictable environments, on par with what Army vehicles must contend with.
The millions of autonomous miles of public road driving these companies have completed gives them a significant advantage as they adapt their mature systems to make meaningful progress in complex environments, off-road, and without a human driver in the vehicle. Companies that are operating commercially will deliver an autonomous solution to the military faster; they have moved beyond science experiments and lab demonstrations to developing and delivering a product.
When it comes to adopting ground autonomy at scale, the U.S. military needs to think ambitiously about how to leverage the advances of the commercial sector for a meaningful strategic advantage for the troops.
Don Burnette is the founder & CEO of Kodiak Robotics, a Mountain View, California-based supplier of autonomous vehicle technology. Lt. Gen. Joe Anderson (ret.) is a former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army.
Dublin, Sept. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems Power Sources Growth Opportunities” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.
The global unmanned aerial systems (UAS) power sources market is experiencing substantial growth as UAS find more applications across diverse industries.
This comprehensive market research study explores the five established and emerging segments within the UAS power sources industry: batteries, internal combustion, hydrogen fuel cells, solar energy, and tethering stations.
The top priority of power source manufacturers is to increase energy density to enhance UAS flight endurance, and the most competitive market participants will be those who can achieve that at a comprehensive cost.
This research report unveils the key drivers, restraints, trends, challenges, and growth opportunities involved in the different power sources and offers an assessment of its competitive environment, shedding light on the market share, M&A activity, key partnerships, and investments.
The study underscores the significance of power sources in determining UAS performance, efficiency, and environmental sustainability, guiding stakeholders to optimize their offerings for maximum market traction and success.
Growth Opportunity Universe
- Battery Management Systems
- Natural Resources Recycling
- Power Sources for Heavy-lift UAS
Key Topics Covered:
1 Strategic Imperatives
- Why is it Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
- The Strategic Imperative
- The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on the Unmanned Aerial Systems Power Sources Industry
- Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine
2 Growth Opportunity Analysis
- Scope of Analysis
- UAS Power Sources Segmentation
- UAS Segmentation by Application
- UAS Segmentation by Platform Type
- Key Competitors by Segment
- Trends and Challenges
- Growth Metrics
- Distribution Channels
- Growth Drivers
- Growth Restraints
- Forecast Assumptions
- Revenue and Unit Shipment Forecast
- Revenue Forecast by Product
- Revenue Forecast by Region
- Revenue Forecast Analysis
- Unit Shipment Forecast by Product
- Unit Shipment Forecast by Region
- Pricing Trends and Forecast Analysis
- Competitive Environment
- Significant Partnerships
- Significant Venture Capital Investments
3 Growth Opportunity Analysis – Batteries
- Growth Metrics
- Technology Introduction – Batteries
- Revenue and Unit Shipment Forecast
- Revenue Forecast by Region
- Unit Shipment Forecast by Region
- Forecast Analysis
- Competitive Environment
- Revenue Share
- Revenue Share Analysis
4 Growth Opportunity Analysis – Internal Combustion
- Growth Metrics
- Technology Introduction – Internal Combustion
- Revenue and Unit Shipment Forecast
- Revenue Forecast by Region
- Unit Shipment Forecast by Region
- Forecast Analysis
- Competitive Environment
- Revenue Share
- Revenue Share Analysis
5 Growth Opportunity Analysis – Hydrogen Fuel Cells
- Growth Metrics
- Technology Introduction – Hydrogen Fuel Cells
- Revenue and Unit Shipment Forecast
- Revenue Forecast by Region
- Unit Shipment Forecast by Region
- Forecast Analysis
- Competitive Environment
- Revenue Share
- Revenue Share Analysis
6 Growth Opportunity Analysis – Solar Power
- Growth Metrics
- Technology Introduction – Solar Power
- Revenue and Unit Shipment Forecast
- Revenue Forecast by Region
- Unit Shipment Forecast by Region
- Forecast Analysis
- Competitive Environment
- Revenue Share
- Revenue Share Analysis
7 Growth Opportunity Analysis – Tethered
- Growth Metrics
- Technology Introduction – Tethered
- Revenue and Unit Shipment Forecast
- Revenue Forecast by Region
- Unit Shipment Forecast by Region
- Forecast Analysis
- Competitive Environment
- Revenue Share
- Revenue Share Analysis
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The Company’s next-generation avionics are built with sophisticated visual awareness cameras and a robust sensor-array malfunction detection system to enable unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to conceive and analyze surroundings, similar to a human pilot and mitigate flight risks autonomously.
Kiryat Ono, Israel, Sept. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ParaZero Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: PRZO) (“ParaZero”), an aerospace company focused on advanced safety systems for commercial drones and urban air mobility (UAM) aircraft, today announced its next-generation safety product development, SmartAir Trinity, an AI-based avionics system, which utilizes a new, leading-edge sensor array with advanced capabilities, designed to detect malfunctions of UAS and eVTOL in real-time, and provide deep analytics for mission debriefings.
The SmartAir Trinity system is comprised of sophisticated visual awareness cameras and an advanced sensor suite that enables UAS and eVTOL aircraft to understand their surroundings using artificial intelligence and machine learning technological capabilities. Its AI-embedded approach supports safety and risk mitigation in addition to over-the-air (OTA) firmware and configuration updates, keeping every platform up to date with the latest and most accurate algorithms and features.
Among a host of new safety capabilities, the SmartAir Trinity offers an optimized parachute deployment algorithm to enhance operational containment capabilities, detection and identification of safe landing zone and delivery site areas, GNSS-free navigation, redundancy system for onboard GPS, and monitoring the aircraft’s behavior with great operational insight.
“The commercial UAS and UAM markets continue to gain momentum, with ongoing technology releases, new aircraft development, and supportive global regulatory frameworks. In order for organizations to meet performance-based safety requirements and cut time-to-market, they look to leverage the most robust and effective safety systems and technologies; in those cases, legacy safety systems often won’t cut it,” said ParaZero Chief Product Officer, Yuval Gilad. “ParaZero’s safety product portfolio has played a critical role in ensuring the safety of urban air mobility and commercial drone flight operations around the world for many years. We are looking forward to offering our next generation safety technology to the industry at a pivotal time to address both integration needs from original equipment manufacturers and regulatory requirements, to enable every platform to reach its full potential.”
About ParaZero
ParaZero ( https://parazero.com/ ) is a world-leading developer of autonomous parachute safety systems for commercial drones and urban air mobility (UAM) aircraft. Started in 2014 by a passionate group of aviation professionals and drone industry veterans, ParaZero designs smart, autonomous parachute safety systems designed to enable safe flight operations overpopulated areas, beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS).
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RESTON, Va., Aug. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
WHAT:
Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®, will be joined by several of its technology partners at the Commercial UAV Expo at the Caesars Forum in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 5-7 in booth #1009. The Commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Expo is the leading international tradeshow and conference with a dedicated focus on the integration and operation of commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
The event presents keynote and panel sessions from Government and industry thought leaders, live outdoor demos and numerous networking opportunities. Topics encompass the practical, exponential benefits of drones, how organizations can scale UAS operations, the critical human-technology connection and how the advancements of AI will impact the future of UAS. With more than 200 exhibitors from 75 countries and an estimated 4,000 professionals in attendance, the Commercial UAV Expo provides participants with actionable insight and access to best-in-class solutions to meet their mission needs.
Drone innovators, regulators, service providers and end-users will address various themes including:
- Latest pressing cross-market updates
- Ways UAVs measurably improve work in each sector
- Methods end-users can use to create a scalable framework
- Strategies for strengthening public awareness and trust
- Recent technology developments’ impact on organizations
- And more…
WHEN:
Tuesday-Thursday, September 5-7, 2023
WHERE:
Caesars Forum
3911 S Koval Ln
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Directions
WHO:
Carahsoft and its partners will showcase a variety of Autonomy and Robotics Technology solutions. Visit the Carahsoft team at booth #1009 and the vendor partners highlighted below. Attendees can learn more about each of these solution providers, access relevant resources, chat with company representatives and learn about procurement of solutions through Carahsoft’s vendors and reseller network.
Partners Demoing in Carahsoft Booth #1009:
| Wednesday, Sept. 6 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. |
Thursday, Sept. 7 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. |
| • Airgility | • Auterion |
| • Auterion | • Xeo Air |
| • Elsight |
Partner Spotlight:
Airgility: Intelligent & Autonomous Aerial Robots
Airgility encompasses various drone and robotic autonomous solutions to meet the diverse needs of Government agencies including aerial surveillance, reconnaissance and intelligence gathering for enhanced situational awareness. With robust data analytics and AI capabilities, Airgility enables Government entities to make data-driven decisions, respond swiftly to emergencies and efficiently execute critical missions.
Auterion: Unifying a Workforce of Autonomous Robots
Auterion offers a comprehensive suite of technologies and services with advanced unmanned aerial systems (UAS) capabilities for surveillance, disaster response, infrastructure inspection and environmental monitoring. These solutions integrate Auterion’s drone operating system, mission planning software and data analytics tools, delivering tools for Government entities to enhance situational awareness, optimize resource allocation and streamline critical operations.
Elsight: BVLOS Connectivity for Unmanned Systems on Air and Land
Elsight provides Government-tailored communication and data connectivity solutions for defense, law enforcement and emergency response. With a strong focus on security, reliability and real-time performance, Elsight’s solutions enable seamless and encrypted communication between field personnel, command centers and remote locations ensuring uninterrupted data transmission and situational awareness even in challenging environments.
Xeo Air: Drone Services & Data Analytics for Infrastructure & Environmental Observation
Xeo Air delivers end-to-end drone services with FAA certified drone pilots, deep data analytics via object recognition/computer vision and autonomous drone equipment to meet customers’ needs in inspection and mapping of critical infrastructure, catastrophe, climate and more.
Additional Carahsoft Vendor Partners at the Expo:
| • DraganFly (#1122) | • Inspired Flight (#709) |
Partner Spotlight:
DraganFly: UAV & Drone Hardware, Software, Sensors & Services
Draganfly solutions for aerial intelligence, public safety and data analytics, empower Government agencies to enhance their capabilities in various critical areas. Its advanced drone and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology enables real-time surveillance, data gathering and situational awareness, ensuring more effective responses to emergencies, security challenges and disaster management.
Inspired Flight: A Blue UAS Approved Manufacturer
Inspired Flight Solutions specializes in advanced drone solutions with enhanced aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. Powered by the latest AI and remote sensing technologies, Inspired Flight Solutions empowers Government entities to efficiently and securely monitor critical infrastructure, execute search and rescue missions and undertake environmental monitoring, ultimately enhancing operational efficiency and public safety.
CARAHSOFT HOSTED EVENT:
Attendees are invited to join Carahsoft and P3 Tech Consulting’s after-hours networking reception from 7 – 9 p.m. on Monday, September 4, 2023, at Carnaval Court at Harrah’s. Register here.
Carnaval Court at Harrah’s
3475 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Directions
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Additional conference details and registration can be found on the Commercial UAV Expo website. For more information regarding Carahsoft’s presence at the event, visit Carahsoft’s Commercial UAV Expo event page or contact Samantha Hermes at (703) 230-7416 or Samantha.Hermes@Carahsoft.com.
About Carahsoft
Carahsoft Technology Corp. is The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®, supporting Public Sector organizations across Federal, State and Local Government agencies and Education and Healthcare markets. As the Master Government Aggregator® for our vendor partners, we deliver solutions for Geospatial, Cybersecurity, MultiCloud, DevSecOps, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Open Source, Customer Experience & Engagement and more. Working with resellers, systems integrators and consultants, our sales and marketing teams provide industry leading IT products, services and training through hundreds of contract vehicles. Visit us at www.carahsoft.com.
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ASL Airlines Ireland subsidiary, ASL Future Flight, has been awarded a Light UAS Aircraft Systems Operator Certificate (LUC) by the Irish Aviation Authority recently.
The LUC is an optional operational certificate which guarantees some privileges to its holder, up to the possibility to start commercial drone operations without an operational authorisation from the IAA such as the delivery of light cargo over a short range. It will be used by ASL Future Flight to train and gain experience in drone operations before moving on to heavier and longer-range operations.
ASL Airlines Ireland (ASLI) is one of seven airlines in the Dublin-based ASL Aviation Holdings group operating cargo flights globally for the express parcel and e-commerce markets. ASLI has a fleet of 40 aircraft and customers include FedEx, DHL and Amazon.
ASL Future Flight’s LUC allows for operations under PDRA-S01, which is a Pre-defined Risk Assessment scenario published by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and adopted by the IAA. It authorises flights by a drone less than 3 metres in diameter with a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of 25kg. Operations under PDRA-S01 include short-range cargo operations which would typically allow the delivery of small packages up to about 5 kgs.
This is a first step in future-proofing ASL’s capabilities to meet the operational requirements of new unmanned flight technologies and licencing. ASL Future Flight will begin training and flight testing while considering plans for an unmanned flight using larger drones. These will require a Certified Category Authorisation very similar to an airline Air Operators Certificate.
“Cargo will play a key role in the development of new flight technologies”, said ASL Airlines Ireland Managing Director, John Rawl. “This LUC shows ASL’s commitment to be ready, willing and able as unmanned aircraft become larger and capable of operating over wider networks delivering cargo up to 500kgs or more.”
UAS Manager for the IAA, Enda Walsh said: “ASL Future Flight are only the third operator to obtain a Light UAS Operator Certificate from the IAA. It is a reflection of ASL’s strong organisational structure, safety management system and staff competencies. We look forward to working with ASL as they continue to grow and develop.”
Dublin-based Avtrain worked closely with ASL Future Flight and developed the manual suite for the LUC including the operations manual.
“The future of flight is here and to see such a significant player as ASL Airlines being awarded a LUC is a huge stepping stone to full-scale eVTOL operations,” said Avtrain CEO, Julie Garland.
ASL is exploring new flight technologies through ASL CargoVision, a forum of fifteen companies involved in unmanned flight, large drone or unmanned aircraft and sustainable flight using hybrid electric and hydrogen fuels.
John Rawl continued, “Through ASL CargoVision, ASL Future Flight will be at the forefront of new aircraft development and operations to create new capabilities for local and regional cargo transportation using clean, zero-emissions unmanned flights.”
ASL Future Flight will begin an initial test flight programme in the coming weeks and plans for commercial activities will be announced later this year.
ASL Airlines Ireland is one of four ASL Aviation Holdings airlines in Europe. The airline operates a fleet of widebody and narrowbody freighter aircraft throughout Europe and North America and the Middle East.
Established in 1972, with its headquarters and main operational base in Dublin, ASL Airlines Ireland is one of Europe’s leading freight operators and specialises in aviation support services and fleet management.
The IOSA-accredited airline specialises in the provision of air transport services for global express integrators and online retailers and has an extensive worldwide cargo network.
Lisa Ellman’s remarks highlight the benefits of commercial drones and actions the United States must take to maintain its position as a global leader in advanced aviation
WASHINGTON D.C. / ACCESSWIRE / March 23, 2023 / The Commercial Drone Alliance (CDA), an independent 501c6 non-profit organization led by key members of the commercial drone industry, today announced that its Executive Director, Lisa Ellman, testified on its behalf before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. The purpose of the hearing titled Advance Air Mobility: The Future of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Beyond was to examine the status and outlook for uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and advanced air mobility (AAM) as well as serve as a legislative hearing for the National Drone and Advanced Air Mobility Act.
Lisa Ellman’s testimony focused on the vast societal benefits of UAS and how the United States can maintain its role as a global leader in advanced aviation, including through federal government investment in research and development. Specifically, she:
- highlighted the significant life-saving, economic, and societal benefits of commercial drones – from creating jobs and enhancing worker safety to protecting the environment and revolutionizing inspections of critical infrastructure, to expanding equitable and efficient access to medicines, to generating tremendous economic value and facilitating commercial deliveries, to enhancing public safety and fighting wildfires.
- warned that the vast benefits of UAS cannot yet be truly realized here in the United States. Regulatory paralysis and undue regulatory burdens have prevented scalable UAS operations and limited the integration of UAS into the national airspace system (NAS).
- explained that the opportunity cost of inaction continues to grow as the gap between technology and policy in the United States continues to widen and the United States loses ground to other countries in this sector. Congress has the opportunity to close this gap, ensuring U.S. leadership and competitiveness in the next era of advanced aviation, and bring the benefits of commercial drones and AAM to the American public. This requires enabling U.S. companies to perform research and development here at home.
“The CDA appreciates the opportunity to appear before you today to provide our perspective in support of your work,” Lisa Ellman told lawmakers. “We look forward to continuing to collaborate with you and your staffs to ensure that America can maintain and enhance our global leadership in advanced aviation in years to come by implementing scalable UAS and AAM operations and integration into the NAS.”
A complete recording of the hearing can be found here.
About the Commercial Drone Alliance
The Commercial Drone Alliance is an independent non-profit organization led by key leaders in the commercial drone and advanced air mobility industries. The CDA brings together commercial drone end-users, manufacturers, service providers, advanced air mobility companies, drone security companies, and vertical markets, including oil and gas, precision agriculture, construction, security, communications technology, infrastructure, news gathering, and filmmaking. The CDA works with all levels of government to collaborate on policies for industry growth and seeks to educate the public on the safe and responsible use of commercial drones to achieve economic benefits and humanitarian gains.
Learn more at www.commercialdronealliance.org.
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