Dec 8, 2025 10:50 AM
Visual Navigation System is a navigation kit that enables drones to navigate accurately without satellite signals, using downward-facing cameras, sensors, and onboard computing.
AV’s Puma Long Endurance (LE) drone can now fly confidently through GPS jamming, thanks to the company’s newest navigation upgrade.
The firm has fitted the small unmanned aerial system with its Visual Navigation System (VNS) that keeps it on course even when GPS goes dark.
The VNS kit uses downward-facing cameras, sensors, onboard processing, and real-time terrain mapping to navigate independently of satellite signals.
Read the full story on NextGen Defense: Puma LE Drone Gets New ‘Eyes’ and ‘Brain’ for GPS-Jammed Missions
AeroVironment•autonomous systems•United States•GPS•navigation technology•GPS anti-jamming•autonomous aerial vehicle•Autonomous drone flight•autonomous drone
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