GrandSKY epitomizes the term "Ecosystem" for drones. The nation's first drone business park co-located on an active U.S. Air Force Base, GrandSKY focuses on drone research, operation and testing. This premier drone flight operations center offers exceptional testing facilities for both military and commercial beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights. In an exclusive interview, Tom Swoyer, the Founder & President of GrandSKY, discusses the ecosystem his team has developed for continuous drone industry advancement, from its partners and infrastructure to its projects, such as Project ULTRA.
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Overwatch Imaging demonstrates Automated Sensor Operator (ASO) with L3Harris’ WESCAM MX-Series Sensor Systems
Solution delivers enhanced capabilities and mission value
Overwatch Imaging recently collaborated with L3Harris to conduct a two-day demonstration of its Automated Sensor Operator (ASO) software integrated with WESCAM MX-15 and WESCAM MX-10 electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor systems. The demonstration featured scenario-driven test flights that showcased the ASO's advanced capabilities.
Tom Swoyer, GrandSky | Dawn of Autonomy | Episode 45
November is "Ecosystem" month on the Dawn of Autonomy podcast and we're excited to kick it off with our sponsor, Tom Swoyer, the Founder & President of GrandSKY. In just a few years, Tom Swoyer has led the development of the nation's first uncrewed systems business park co-located on an active U.S. Air Force Base that focuses on the research, operation and testing of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS). GrandSKY is the commercial UAS Flight Operations Center located at Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB) which offers exceptional testing facilities for UAS and beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights. Their tenants benefit from access to a 12,351-foot runway and uncongested airspace for real-world data collection.
Saildrone Fleet Goes On-Mission Amid Already Busy Hurricane Season
New this year: Two Saildrone USVs will collect data on CO2 exchanged between the ocean and the atmosphere during hurricane events.
Saildrone Vehicle Operations Technicians deploy SD-1030 from St. Thomas, USVI, for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane mission.
For the fourth year, Saildrone and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are sailing a fleet of uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) into hurricanes to better understand how these dangerous storms form, track, and intensify.
NASA Noise Prediction Tool Supports Users in Air Taxi Industry
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The results from a NASA software tool called OVERFLOW, used to model the flow of air around aircraft, are shown in this image.
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Understanding the Wind is Critical to Successful Trace Gas Research
The Earth Systems Observation Group, part of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), conducts field campaigns that attempt to characterize methane leaks from oil and gas infrastructure. This initiative also considers methane emissions from dairies and other biogenic sources using sensor arrays equipped with trace gas analyzers, sonic anemometers, and other meteorological sensors.
The data obtained by these sensors enables the team to leverage physics-based models to improve field sampling methods, and vice versa. These efforts serve to characterize the movement and interactions of emissions in the atmosphere and, in turn, the potential effects that they might have on the environment.
Army Announces Contract Awards for OMFV
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army announced today the award of two firm-fixed price contracts for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle Phase III and IV Detailed Design and Prototype Build and Testing phases, using full and open competitive procedures. The contracts were awarded to General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. (Sterling Heights, Michigan) and American Rheinmetall Vehicles LLC (Sterling Heights, Michigan). The total award value for both contracts is approximately $1.6 billion.
With the initial digital design phase of the program now complete, the Army is redesignating the OMFV program as the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle.
Dawn of Drones | Episode 80: Bob Blakley, Operating Partner, Team8
Join Dawn and Bob Blakely, Operating Partner, of Team8, as we continue “Protectors & Defenders” Month sponsored by Draganfly! Learn how The Tulsa Innovation Labs LLC (TIL) and Team8, a Tel Aviv-based cyber venture creation firm, are developing a Secure & Trustworthy Autonomy Foundry (“Foundry”) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, building on the Tulsa and Northwest Arkansas regions’ strengths in autonomous systems technology, unique testing assets, and in cybersecurity.
