AUSA 2024: Quantum-Systems targets big 2025 with UAS developments
Quantum-Systems has been upgrading its UAS family, with new versions of the Vector, Reliant and Twister drones set for release throughout 2025.
As hundreds of companies showcase their unmanned credentials at AUVSI in Atlanta, the US Federal Aviation Administration used the event to announce that three firms will be allowed to test UAVs in real-world missions.
FAA Administrator Michael Huerta revealed that the three companies – BNSF Railway, CNN and UAV manufacturer PrecisionHawk – had joined the Pathfinder programme, an operational concept validation ostensibly to help integrate commercial UAVs into national airspace.
The programme will allow CNN to operate news-gathering UAVs in urban areas, and BNSF Railway and PrecisionHawk to exam extended line-of-sight operations – although many of the practical details
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Quantum-Systems has been upgrading its UAS family, with new versions of the Vector, Reliant and Twister drones set for release throughout 2025.
The service has been using a Directed Requirement (DR) approach to speed up the deployment of a Medium Range Reconnaissance capability.
AeroVironment’s portfolio will grow thanks to the eVTOL P550 aimed at battalion-level tactical forces.
The Royal Australian Air Force is advancing its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capabilities across three key programmes as it works with the likes of Boeing and Northrop Grumman to reshape Australia’s defence strategy.
Prototypes from Griffon Aerospace and Textron Systems recently passed through MOSA conformance trials and flight tests.
Funds for the second phase of this effort will be allocated in the US Department of Defense (DoD) FY2026 budget request.