December 18, 2019 | Local, Aerospace

Lockheed Martin, Canadian UAVs to improve beyond visual line of sight operations

The ability to fly unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) significantly improves their effectiveness and potential. The increased range of BVLOS operations requires real-time airspace situational awareness for the UAV pilot and support crew to ensure safe, repeatable operations.

Canadian UAVs and Lockheed Martin Canada CDL Systems have signed a memorandum of understanding to provide an unmanned traffic management solution to meet this challenge. This solution will build a complete airspace picture necessary to conduct unmanned operations beyond visual line of sight in Canada and beyond.

“A complete airspace picture is an absolute necessity to conduct unmanned flights beyond visual line of sight,” said Dustin Engen, Lockheed Martin Canada CDL Systems business development manager. “When combined, Canadian UAV's Sparrowhawk radar and our VCSi product will offer all users this complete picture and provide the necessary situational awareness for BVLOS flights in Canada and abroad.”

Lockheed Martin Canada CDL Systems will provide integration support for the vehicle control station software called VCSi, a universal ground control system based on more than 1.5 million flight hours in military and commercial flight operations. Canadian UAVs will integrate their low-cost, ground-based radar, Sparrowhawk, into VCSi to provide users with a complete airspace picture of manned and unmanned aviation tracking with collision avoidance. Sparrowhawk has been instrumental in Canadian UAVs' first permitted BVLOS flights outside of restricted airspace in Canadian history. The company will also develop hardware and artificial intelligence software as part of Project Skysensus, a five-year investment from Canada's Industrial and Technological Benefit (ITB) Policy.

“With Canadian UAVs' advanced market position in BVLOS operations, we are seeing a lot of gaps in what the general market offers to solve fundamental technological issues in unmanned aviation,” said Sean Greenwood, president of Canadian UAVs. “As a result, we developed a technology road-map that invests in a comprehensive tool set to increase flight safety and repeatability as these operations increase in volume and airspace complexity. We have been working with Lockheed Martin CDL Systems for several years and we are very excited by this agreement to formalize the relationship.”

https://www.skiesmag.com/press-releases/lockheed-martin-canadian-uavs-to-improve-beyond-visual-line-of-sight-operations

On the same subject

September 9, 2021 | Local, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security

Reminder: the deadlines to apply for Competitive Projects’ six newest challenges and Green Heat Test Drive//Rappel: dates limites pour postuler aux six nouveaux défis des Projets compétitifs et le Banc d’essai Énergie verte
Reminder of the deadlines to apply for Competitive Projects' six newest challenges and the Green Heat Test Drive We wish to remind everyone of the deadline to apply to the six new challenges under Competitive Projects on Thursday, September 16, 2021: Worth a thousand sources: A fused picture for continental surveillance We Sea You: Digital tracking and accounting on navy vessels Erosion from Motion: Reducing wear and tear on rotary blades Wireless is where it's at: Secure and Seamless Wireless Network Onboard Ships High Bandwidth, Low Profile: Next generation point-to-point communication solutions for the field Less GHGs on the Seas: Practical solutions to measure and record energy consumption And the deadline to apply for the Green Heat Test Drive Call for Proposals (CFP) has been extended to Tuesday, September 28, 2021. We look forward to receiving all submissions and exploring new solutions to these important challenges. To learn more about what our Program offers, visit the IDEaS website. The IDEaS Team Rappel des dates limites pour postuler aux six nouveaux défis des Projets compétitifs et le Banc d'essai Énergie verte Nous souhaitons rappeler à tous la date limite pour postuler aux six nouveaux défis des projets compétitifs le jeudi 16 septembre 2021 : Une image vaut mille sources: image fusionnée pour la surveillance continentale On vous voit: Suivi et comptabilité numérique sur les navires de la marine Érosion due au mouvement: Réduire l'usure des pales de la voilure tournante Le sans-fil est là où il se trouve: Réseau sans fil sécurisé et transparent à bord des navires Large bande passante, courte portée: Solutions de communication point à point de nouvelle génération pour le terrain Moins de GES en mer: des solutions pratiques pour mesurer et enregistrer la consommation d'énergie Et la date limite pour postuler à l'appel de propositions du Banc d'essai Énergie Verte a été prolongée jusqu'au mardi 28 septembre 2021. Nous avons bien h'te de recevoir toutes les soumissions et d'explorer de nouvelles solutions à ces défis importants. Pour en savoir plus sur ce que propose notre programme, visitez le site Web IDEeS. L'équipe IDEeS
March 8, 2023 | Local, C4ISR

Cyber attack hits engineering giant with contracts for military bases, power plants
OTTAWA ? A Canadian engineering giant whose work involves critical military, power and transportation infrastructure across the country has been hit with a ransomware attack.
September 20, 2022 | Local, Aerospace

New opportunity for Canadian students to build and launch their own satellites
Today the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced the launch of the CubeSats Initiative in Canada for STEM (CUBICS), a new opportunity for post-secondary professors and students to engage in a real space mission. CUBICS challenges teams to develop projects that help advance scientific knowledge in areas such as climate change. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) plans to award a total of $3.4M in grants to up to 12 teams to design, build and launch an end-to-end CubeSat or develop a standalone scientific instrument or experiment. Building upon lessons learned from the Canadian CubeSat Project (CCP), the CSA intends to launch a new CUBICS opportunity every three years to continue to stimulate student learning for years to come. CUBICS aims to be more reflective of the needs of new and experienced student teams led by a professor, allowing them to engage in a mission adapted to their level of comfort, expertise and readiness. CUBICS is one of the CSA's initiatives that aim to equip students with the experience, knowledge and skills to become sought-after candidates for positions in Canada's space sector workforce. CSA experts will guide the teams as they prepare their missions. https://www.canada.ca/en/space-agency/news/2022/09/new-opportunity-for-canadian-students-to-build-and-launch-their-own-satellites.html

All news

Lockheed Martin, Canadian UAVs to improve beyond visual line of sight operations

On the same subject

Cyber attack hits engineering giant with contracts for military bases, power plants OTTAWA ? A Canadian engineering giant whose work involves critical military, power and transportation infrastructure across the country has been hit with a ransomware attack.

Cyber attack hits engineering giant with contracts for military bases, power plants
OTTAWA ? A Canadian engineering giant whose work involves critical military, power and transportation infrastructure across the country has been hit with a ransomware attack.