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BlueROV2 diving with ArduSub. The ArduPilot software suite consists of navigation software (typically referred to as firmware when it is compiled to binary form for microcontroller hardware targets) running on the vehicle (either Copter, Plane, Rover, AntennaTracker, or Sub), along with ground station controlling software including Mission Planner, APM Planner, QGroundControl, MavProxy, Tower ...
In 1998, the Belgian Air Component purchased three B-Hunter UAV-systems, each consisting of six aircraft and two ground control stations. [12] Operational from 2004 in the 80 UAV Squadron, 13 aircraft were in service in 2020. [13] The last Hunter was withdrawn from Belgian service on 28 August 2020, to be replaced by the MQ-9B SkyGuardian. [14]
LibrePilot is [2] a Free software unmanned aerial vehicle project for model aircraft aimed at supporting both multi-rotor craft as well as fixed-wing aircraft. Initially founded by David Ankers, Angus Peart and Vassilis Varveropoulos in late 2009, under the name OpenPilot, it was conceived as both a learning tool and to address areas the developers perceived were lacking in other small UAV ...
The General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle (previously the Warrior; also called Sky Warrior and ERMP or Extended-Range Multi-Purpose) [2] is a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS). It was developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) for the United States Army as an upgrade of the General Atomics MQ-1 ...
A high altitude platform can provide observation or communication services. A high-altitude platform station (HAPS, which can also mean high-altitude pseudo-satellite or high-altitude platform systems), also known as atmospheric satellite, is a long endurance, high altitude aircraft able to offer observation or communication services similarly to artificial satellites.
Unmanned Aircraft System [20] UAV Unmanned aerial vehicle: Commonly called 'drones', also 'Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA)' UHF ultra-high frequency: UIR upper information region ULB underwater locator beacon: UNICOM Universal Communications, air-ground communication facility UNL Unlimited Seen on GFA and is used for visibility UPRT
Iran has an air defense system that would require stealth technology to penetrate. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] In December 2009, South Korea 's JoongAng Daily newspaper reported that the RQ-170 Sentinel had been test-flown in South Korea for the past few months and that it was expected to be permanently deployed in 2010 to replace Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance ...
HY100 Large UAV - An unmanned aerial vehicle based on either the Shijiazhuang or Nanchang models. According to the manufacturer, the HY100 "is the first and only "large-scale" UAV approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China ," has a listed payload of 1900 kilograms, and can be equipped for roles including crop spraying, forestry ...