AeroVironment Introduces Puma VNS, a Visual-Based Navigation System That Enables GPS-Denied Navigation Across GPS-Contested Environments
15 September 2022 - 11:10PM
Business Wire
- System determines precise location of the aircraft during
flight without relying on GPS
- Will enable increasingly advanced navigational capabilities,
features and functionality through future software and hardware
updates
- Available as an add-on option for new Puma 2 AE and Puma 3 AE
system orders and as a retrofit kit for fielded systems
AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in
intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, today introduced Puma™
VNS, a visual-based navigation system for Puma 2 AE and Puma 3 AE
small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) that will enable GPS-denied
navigation across increasingly GPS-contested environments.
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Operators can deploy Puma AE small
unmanned aircraft systems across GPS-contested environments with
Puma VNS, which will automatically transition to and from
GPS-denied navigation mode without any input from operator for
seamless connectivity. (Image: AeroVironment, Inc.)
The system will provide operators with continually advanced
navigation capabilities, features and functionality through
anticipated software and hardware updates. The system will also
enable the integration of future autonomy capabilities.
“Puma VNS gives operators an unprecedented advantage in the
battlefield,” said Trace Stevenson, AeroVironment vice president
and product line general manager for SUAS. “Operators now can
execute missions with more confidence in GPS-contested environment
with the system’s new navigational capabilities.”
The next-generation navigation system features a suite of
down-looking sensors that gather imagery data and track features on
the ground, as well as an embedded compute module to process and
determine the precise location of an aircraft while it is in
flight. Designed with the operator in mind, the system
automatically transitions to and from GPS-denied navigation mode
without any input from the operator.
Puma VNS is available as an add-on option for new Puma 3 AE
system orders and as a retrofit kit for fielded Puma 2 AE and Puma
3 AE systems. To learn more about Puma VNS, visit
www.avinc.com/pumaae.
ABOUT AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) provides technology solutions at
the intersection of robotics, sensors, software analytics and
connectivity that deliver more actionable intelligence so you can
proceed with certainty. Headquartered in Virginia, AeroVironment is
a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems and
serves defense, government and commercial customers. For more
information, visit www.avinc.com.
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