Components
Engines
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UAV Engines Ltd
Parts Range of high quality , light weight Wankel-type rotary engines from 20 to 120 bhp, for powering Surveillance type UAVs, Target Drones and One trip UAVs Location Lichfield, UK Website www.uavenginesltd.co.uk -
Rolls-Royce International Limited
Parts Rolls-Royce is a leader in the provision of power for vertical take-off and landings UAVs (VTUAVs), its latest application being the Northrop Grumman RQ-8A Fire Scout, in development for the U.S. Army and Navy. Location Worldwide Website www.rolls-royce.com/defence_aerospace/products/uav/default.jsp
Autopilots
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UNAV, LLC
Parts Intelligent control for unmanned systems. Two autopilot families: PICOPILOT and the 3400 series. Also offer a variety of circuit boards and other components for UAV projects Location Marysville, WA, USA Website www.u-nav.com/ -
Smiths Aerospace
Parts UAV & Precision Guided Munitions (PGM) Flight Controls Location Worldwide Website www.smiths-aerospace.com/ -
MicroPilot®
Parts MicroPilot provides a series of autopilots (MP2028 series), software, accessories and customized UAV training and integration services to more than 350 clients in 51 countries. Location Manitoba, Canada Website http://www.micropilot.com/autopilots.htm -
UAV Flight Systems, Inc
Parts UAV Flight Systems have developed powerful, low-cost, GPS-based flight control systems for small UAVs. Location Manitoba, Canada Website http://www.uavflight.com/Products.htm
Mission Planning Systems
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GMV®
Parts GMV mission planning systems are developed to support different system operations and perform different complete satellite, on-board instrument and ground center/resource tasks. These systems are currently used in different mission types, such as satellite-based and UAV mixed platform types, as well as earth observation, weather, military, and transport type missions. Location Rockville, MD, USA; Madrid, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal Website http://www.gmv.com/space/mission_planning.htm
Communications
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UAV Communications, Inc.
Parts UAV Communications, Inc is an SBA-certified 8(a), veteran-owned company specializing in communications, networking, and video distribution technology services. The company offers technical advisory and staffing assistance to customers seeking reliable and secure video, sensor, voice, and data. Their forte is support of mission-critical UAV systems. Location Newport News, Virginia, USA Website http://www.uavcomm.com/index.php
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TELEFUNKEN Radio Communication Systems GmbH & Co. KG
Parts The HF data link system HRM 7031 provides reliable communications for long distances (up to 500 km and more) “beyond the horizon” for UAVs. HRM 7031 does not depend on any third party providers or infrastructure. Location Ulm, Germany Website http://www.tfk-racoms.com/index.php?id=39
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FreeWave Technologies, Inc.
Parts FreeWave Technologies provides wireless data radio solutions around the world. Customers rely on FreeWave products in life and death military applications as well as mission critical, industrial, municipal, utility and recreation applications. Suitable for long range UAV flight control. Location Boulder, Colorado, USA Website http://www.freewave.com/default.aspx
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Wood & Douglas
Parts Wood & Douglas is the leading independent British designer and manufacturer of quality
radio communication products for radio telemetry, data, voice and video communications worldwide. The company
manufactures and supplies RF hardware at OEM radio module level through to complete end user radio link products.
This includes unique custom radio equipment designed by their in-house design and development team. The dVMo family is
suitable for UAV platforms.Location Tadley, Hants, United Kingdom Website http://www.woodanddouglas.co.uk/
Navigation
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Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.
Parts Mercury’s 3D synthetic vision and cutting-edge navigation and collision avoidance systems provide the necessary safety and accuracy of remote piloting and navigation for UAVs. Location Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA Website http://www.mc.com/industries/aero/navigation/ -
Athena Technologies, Inc
Parts Athena Technologies is a leading developer and manufacturer of control and navigation solutions for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs). Athena’s technological expertise in control design is critical to the success of a wide variety of unmanned systems, including the US Army’s Shadow Tactical UAS, Lockheed Martin’s Morphing UAV, NASA’s Mars Flyer Demonstrator, the US Air Force’s Subscale Aerial Target UAV, and many others. Location Warrenton, Virginia, USA Website http://www.athenati.com/
Distributed Management Systems
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Proxy Aviation Systems, Inc.
Parts Proxy Aviations’s SkyForce is a Distributed Management System (DMS) for control of multiple unmanned air vehicles (UAV), enabling the achievement of Group Tactical Goals. It provides communications connectivity to ground and other assets and consists of Proxy’s mission oriented software system, a primary mission-management ground control station; and mobile ground control user terminals. Location Germantown, Maryland, USA Website http://www.proxyaviation.com/skyforce.htm
Drone Recovery
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Irvin Aerospace
Parts Design, develop and manufacture Air Vehicle Recovery Systems and numerous other products involving advanced fabric technology. Location Santa Ana, California, USA Website http://www.airbornesystems-na.com/cl289.html
Test & Evaluation
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QinetiQ
Parts Leaders in the field of UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicles) Test and Evaluation, providing expertise in how to test both Military and Civil UAVs in the UK and abroad. Location UK and US Website http://www.qinetiq.com/home/defence/test_and_evaluation/uav.html -
NEAT - The North European Aerospace Test range
Parts The North European Aerospace Test range - NEAT - offers the possibility to test and verify aerospace vehicles over the vast uninhabited areas of northern Sweden. Two restricted airspaces, each measuring approximately 6000 square kilometres, are available for tests. There is also a possibility to temporarily link the two, and fly 350 km one-way over more than 20000 square kilometres - all over land. Location Kiruna, Sweden Website http://www.neat.se/the_neat_concept/index_neat_concept.shtml