UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía

UAV Navigation is a leading developer of guidance, navigation and control solutions (GNC) for drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The company’s highly reliable autopilots, navigation systems and other rugged solutions have been selected by Tier 1 aerospace manufacturers for incorporation into a variety of platforms, including high-performance tactical UAS, VTOL fixed-wing platforms, aerial targets, and unmanned helicopters.

Compliance & Certification

UAV Navigation’s cutting-edge avionics and GNC products for UAVs have been designed in accordance with a range of stringent mil-spec and industrial standards, ensuring the utmost in quality and performance and aligning with military and defense requirements for compliance.

UAV Autopilots for Military & Defense Platforms

UAV Navigation’s defense-grade drone autopilots for unmanned combat aerial systems provide advanced and ultra-reliable flight control for a variety of different platforms. Designed to military-grade standards such as MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461, and featuring built-in physical and logical redundancy, they meet the requirements of many tactical UAV programs.

“One of the best decisions Flint Hills Solutions made recently was to partner with UAV Navigation. Their system hardware and software solutions, knowledge base, and technical support are world class and has already proven to be effective in integrating onto our heavy lift and long endurance FH-900 Series VTOL UAS, enabling it to perform fully autonomous operations”.
Roger Powers – CEO, Flint Hills Solutions

GNSS-Denied & Anti-Jamming Navigation Systems

UAV Navigation’s GNSS-denied navigation product suite utilizes advanced inertial sensing as well as sophisticated visual navigation to provide mission continuity under challenging GNSS-denied conditions. These products enable tactical UAVs to navigate accurately in the face of sophisticated modern jamming, spoofing and electronic warfare threats.

UAV Mission Computers for Autonomous Operations

The VECTOR-MCC is a UAV mission control computer with an open architecture design that enables the development of mission logic or payload control that can be segregated from the autopilot, thus eliminating flight safety risks in the case of MCC failure. This segregation eases certification processes and helps to establish different DAL levels.

Qualified to MIL-STD-810F, MIL-STD 461F and ISO 9001:2015 standards, the VECTOR-MCC also enhances the I/O capabilities of the VECTOR autopilot, allowing a range of third-party hardware to be interfaced with the system.

Military Ground Control Software & Hardware

UAV Navigation’s Visionair ground control station software for defense operations offers an intuitive and highly customizable all-in-one solution for UAV mission planning, execution and post-flight analysis. Users can create and modify flight plans with the most efficient waypoint distribution, configure VECTOR autopilots, and make use of a wide range of useful features including gauges, alarms, and Google Earth 3D visualizations.

The company also offers a GCS hardware hub that provides a unified networking capability for complex UAV, UGV and USV control equipment setups. Providing a wide variety of I/O including serial, Ethernet, CAN, ADCs and more, the rugged IP66-rated unit features a proprietary RTOS for enhanced safety and security.

Defense-Grade UAV Testing & Training Simulators

UAV Navigation’s hardware- and software-in-the-loop simulators are ideal for operator training and tactical mission planning as well as product development and demonstrations, allowing users to emulate real-world UAV missions using realistic conditions.

Why Defense Forces Choose UAV Navigation

UAV Navigation is part of the Grupo Oesía, a 100% Spanish-owned private consortium whose members are dedicated to the development of cutting-edge technologies for the aerospace, defense and security industries. The Group has a well-established track record in providing avionics for platforms such as the Eurofighter EF-2000, F-18 combat aircraft, and Airbus A400M Atlas, and is currently involved in state-of-the-art unmanned aircraft projects including Eurodrone and the Future Combat Air System.

The company’s products are uniquely qualified to meet the needs of tactical and defense UAV programs, and have been selected by Tier 1 OEMs for over 20 years. Advantages include:

• MIL-STD-810 & MIL-STD-461 compliant flight controllers for tactical UAVs
• STANAG-compliant UAV avionics for improved interoperability
• Proven in contested environments and under GNSS-denied conditions including jamming, spoofing & EW
• Support for swarming, manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T), and autonomous mission execution
• Integrated into a wide range of defense unmanned systems including tactical drones, aerial targets, ISR platforms and naval USVs

“UAV Navigation has been a long-term strategic partner of QinetiQ Australia (QinetiQ Air Affairs), this partnership has enabled us both to innovate and develop world class customer solutions in Target Systems & Threat Representation”
Daniel Berenger – Supply Chain & Logistics Lead, Qintetiq Air Affairs Australia