A computer-implemented system and method for operating one or more uncrewed vehicles (UxSs) in autonomous navigation modes. A software module is provided and executed for operation in a portable user computer device for enabling control and operation of the one or more UxS devices. The software module is configured for enabling the portable user computer device to communicate with one or more external communication devices regarding operation and control of the one or more UxSs. The software module communicatively couples the portable user computer device to the one or more UxSs via a transceiver component provided in the portable user computer device, wherein the software module enables voice commands received from a user at the portable user computer device to control one or more navigation functionalities for the one or more UxSs via the transceiver component.

An example includes a method for training an agent to control an aircraft. The method includes: selecting, by the agent, first actions for the aircraft to perform within a first environment respectively during first time intervals based on first states of the first environment during the first time intervals, updating the agent based on first rewards that correspond respectively to the first states, selecting, by the agent, second actions for the aircraft to perform within a second environment respectively during second time intervals based on second states of the second environment during the second time intervals, and updating the agent based on second rewards that correspond respectively to the second states. At least one first rule of the first environment is different from at least one rule of the second environment.

The application relates to a target acquisition system (100) for an unmanned aircraft (106) according to an embodiment. The system comprises goggles (110) and the unmanned aircraft. The unmanned aircraft equipped with a camera (124) and a measuring unit (230) is configured to transmit location data (DS, KA, DE) related to a location (MS) of a target (102) to the goggles. The goggles are configured to form an augmented reality user interface (LK) by means of at least one goggle lens (212) for controlling the unmanned aircraft. The goggles equipped with an orientation detector (213) are configured to present to a wearer (108) of the goggles the location of the target as an augmented reality target object (MB) in the user interface based on the received target location data and an orientation (SA) of the goggles as detected by the orientation detector.

A method for guiding a weapon to a target, the method comprising: obtaining a required impact vector for the weapon at the target, obtaining a line of sight (LOS) vector from the weapon to the target; determining a velocity vector of the weapon; defining a guidance plane, the guidance plane being a plane in which both the impact vector and the LOS vector lie; generating guidance commands for the weapon to place the velocity vector of the weapon in the guidance plane with a velocity perpendicular to the guidance plane of zero.

A system and processes detect, identify a Unexploded Ordnances (UXOs) and/or categorize UXOs in near real-time using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). In accordance with various disclosed embodiments, the equipment includes such UAVs (also referred to herein as drones,) that include a plurality of sensors for imaging the terrain of a geographic area to analyze the terrain and detect anomalies and/or changes that may be indicative location of UXOs, for example, soil moving activity performed in association with the burying the UXO. Additionally, the UAVs include processing equipment, e.g., one or more small form factor devices, e.g., Next Unit of Computing (NUC) compute elements or the like, that provide processing power to provide EDGE computing on the data gathered at the UAV.

A system for guiding a drone to an intended destination using a remote guidance system, independent of a global positioning system installed on the drone and independent of radio guidance. The system uses a two-way optical communication channel between the guidance system and the drone. The drone and the guidance system each have a light source emitting a beam of encoded light, such as a modulated laser beam, and having an extended field of illumination, and a detector receiving the impinging light beam. The guidance system can detect the angular location of the drone emission, and can transmit instructions optically to the drone, while the drone can receive flight path instructions from the guidance system. The drone can be launched from a position that is not in the line of sight of its intended destination and guided optically from the launch position to its intended target destination.