106 Show report | AUVSI Xponential part one and heading measurements, ensuring superior flight control and navigation. “With centimetre-level positioning accuracy, UAVs are able to land in the exact same spot, and fly along the exact same flight path, each and every time,” Hutton added. “Unlike RTK, CenterPoint RTX eliminates the need for a radio link; corrections are delivered directly to the GNSS antenna via L-band satellite. It also bypasses issues with unknown local datums from base stations because Trimble RTX operates on a consistent global datum, and it’s also easily scalable.” Volz Servos has completed development of its upcoming DA 20-N actuator, designed as a cost-effective middle ground between its small, mass-produced DA 15-N and the mid-sized DA 22. “We’re now working with a new EN 9100-certified supplier for the DA 20N’s gears, who’ve done really well in supplying us a very precise, compact gearset enabling up to 2 Nm peak torque and 1 Nm continuous torque,” said Phillipp Volz. All design work has been done in-house and, as of the time of writing, the servo is undergoing DO-160 qualification testing. “We’re building the first DA 20-N production units now, as CANinterfaceable servos; the next variations we produce will be RS485 and PWM devices (28, 12 and 6 V). Normally, we’d make the PWM- or serial-controlled actuators first, but more and more customers are using CAN, and we’ve some huge customers in the US and Germany who prefer CAN, such as Quantum Systems.” Volz Servos is also working on a nextgeneration version of the DA 22 servo actuator with new hardware electronics and mechanical components, and is keeping an eye out for certifiable component suppliers who can meet performance, safety and traceability requirements from themselves and aerospace regulators, to meet standards such as DO-160. “We’re also working on new, CANoriented hardware for all of our bigger servos, and proceeding with a range of certification projects,” Volz added. “That’s driven us to build up quite a huge team across Volz and AEE, but luckily the European market for UAVs and their components is growing really strongly right now, and there’s a lot of talented people up for hire.” Sightline Applications unveiled the three new mission analytics tools it is now offering through its recent acquisition and integration of Australia-based Athena AI. “The core strengths of Athena AI are machine learning and multi-stage layering of models; that means, rather than a high-level model relying on levels of confidence to categorise objects, you can go down multiple levels of what that object might be, adding accuracy whilst maintaining speed for tracking,” said Sightline’s Hanni Wehrman. “We also have a large military training dataset, and can recognise if a vehicle is a tank or armoured personnel carrier, or if a person is holding a gun or wearing military gear, for instance. Our analytics tools for August/September 2025 | Uncrewed Systems Technology Volz is working with a new EN 9100-certified supplier for the DA 20-N servo’s gears, who provide a precise, compact gearset enabling up to 2 Nm peak torque Sightline Applications has acquired Athena AI, and unveiled a range of new solutions that are being enhanced through collaborations between the two companies
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