In some examples, a structural framework component for an aerial platform comprises a body defining a cavity to receive a support system, and an arm to receive a payload, wherein the arm comprises a conduit to receive cabling linking a support system and a payload.

The present invention relates to navigation, fuzing, and guidance of vehicles, and more particularly to such capabilities for unmanned vehicles, drones, or other related systems. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a flight deck unit comprising sensors and electronics adapted to perform the navigation, fuzing, and/or guidance for such systems. Preferably, the flight deck unit is adapted for performing navigation, fuzing, and guidance in GPS denied or degraded environments and is immune to spoofing, jamming, and hacking, thereby providing safe and accurate navigation, fuzing, and guidance regardless of the arena or environment. Further, the invention is directed to a system for providing safety supervision of weapons systems on vehicles or projectiles. More particularly, the safety supervision is adapted for ensuring that weapon-level safety measures are unable to be disengaged while the vehicle or projectile is within a safety zone.

A system and method for detecting, locating, and removing UXO is disclosed. The system uses a drone-device equipped with a metal detector that fully integrates military-grade metal detection capability. The system flies terrain with centimeter precision using onboard LIDAR, SONAR, and RADAR sensors at altitudes as low as 20 cm. The system achieves exact RTK GPS pinpoint location of targets within centimeters. The system also provides numerous mission-planning GUIs for tablets and smartphones.