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Skydweller Aero Inc. Validates Initial Flight Hardware and Autopilot Software
April 19, 2021 GMT
OKLAHOMA CITY, April 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Skydweller Aero Inc., a U.S.-Spanish aerospace company developing solar powered aircraft for defense and commercial industries, today announced the successful flight demonstration of the company’s initial aircraft control, actuation, and sensor technology systems, after rigorous software design, installation, and ground testing. The company led preliminary testing of their proprietary autonomous software, while measuring and evaluating multiple open-loop system identification inputs to collect data on aircraft’s static and dynamic characteristics at various altitudes, a crucial step in the company’s preliminary flight test campaign, concluding with an optionally piloted take-off and landing. Once complete, Skydweller will transition to fully aut
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Humanetics and Foretellix Bridge the Gap Between Virtual and Physical Test Flows for ADAS and ADS
March 16, 2021 GMT
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Humanetics, one of the world’s leading providers of active safety testing equipment and services, and Foretellix, a leading provider of Verification & Validation (V&V) platforms for Automated Driving Systems, demonstrate a joint toolchain that bridges the gap and allows for correlation between virtual and physical testing. The demonstration, in a video released today ( Humanetics and Foretellix Video ), will be followed up by a live event in May of this year at the AAA Northern California’s GoMentum Station in California.
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KVH Offers TACNAV 3D with Photonic Integrated Chip Technology
KVH Industries, Inc.March 11, 2021 GMT
MIDDLETOWN, R.I., March 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), announced today that the TACNAV 3D tactical navigation system is now available with the P-1775 inertial measurement unit (IMU) featuring KVH’s new photonic integrated chip (PIC) technology. KVH has been developing and testing the PIC technology for more than three years and is continuing to roll the technology into existing product lines.
“We are pleased to incorporate our newest technology into the TACNAV 3D,” says Dan Conway, executive vice president of KVH’s inertial navigation group. “We are committed to ensuring that this battle-proven system provides the precise navigation that is vital to mission success and addresses the military demand for assured positioning, navigation, and tim
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Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services Supports Successful Sounding Rocket Launch of AFRL .
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.March 12, 2021 GMT
SAN DIEGO, March 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its Sounding Rocket Program (SRP)-4 launch vehicle team under subcontract to Space Vector Corporation, successfully launched a scientific experiment for the U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center’s Launch Enterprise from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. It was the first launch of a sounding rocket vehicle under SRP-4, an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract that was awarded to the Space Vector Corporation in partnership with Kratos in December of 2018.
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HGGC Sells Automotive Service Technology Leader Dealer-FX to Snap-on
March 8, 2021 GMT
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PALO ALTO, Calif., March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ HGGC, a leading middle-market private equity firm, today announced it has sold Dealer-FX (or “The Company”), a market-leading provider of customer experience and process automation software for automotive retailers and OEMs, to Snap-on Incorporated, an S&P 500 company and global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of tools, equipment, diagnostics and information solutions for professionals in automotive repair and other critical industries.
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Since its investment in 2015, HGGC has partnered with Dealer-FX Founder and Chairman Gary Kalk to build the category-defining, SaaS-enabled service lane technology platform endorsed by leading OEMs including Stellantis/FCA, Nissan, Infiniti, Toyota, Lexus, Hyundai, Kia, Mitsubishi a