drone

Materials/Manufacturing

Magnets for Army Drones Mark 10th American Military Contract for Vulcan Elements

October 28, 2026 Editorial Staff 0

DURHAM, N.C., September 23, 2026 – Marking its tenth U.S. Department of War contract, Vulcan Elements announced its competitive selection by the U.S. Army to supply high-performance neodymium iron boron magnets for the Army’s drone initiative to produce small unmanned aircraft systems. The initiative is the Army’s vertically-integrated effort to produce small drones that aims to produce one million drones per year in the United States, at the Tobyhanna Army Depot in Pennsylvania. […]

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Ukraine Achieves Drone Navigation Stability with Magnetometer from PNI Sensor 

September 23, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Ukraine Achieves Drone Navigation Stability with Magnetometer from PNI Sensor 

PNI Sensor reports that Ukraine’s drones are using the company’s RM3100 magnetometer for navigation sensing in GPS-denied environments. The core idea is simple: when navigation is more precise, drone performance improves. In contested environments, that precision can make a measurable difference in mission reliability and control. […]

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PNI Sensor’s TRAX2 Incorporates Military-Grade Magnetic Sensing to Provide Accurate Orientation in Demanding Conditions

September 25, 2019 Editorial Staff Comments Off on PNI Sensor’s TRAX2 Incorporates Military-Grade Magnetic Sensing to Provide Accurate Orientation in Demanding Conditions

PNI Sensor, a specialist in precision location, motion tracking and fusion of sensor systems into real-world applications, has introduced its new TRAX2 orientation module. It is the only orientation module that provides two different modes […]

Magnetics/Assemblies

Aichi Steel’s Magfine alloy used in development of new drone motor

September 10, 2019 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Aichi Steel’s Magfine alloy used in development of new drone motor

Using advanced injection molded magnet assembly and special coil winding technology, Aichi Steel and Sawafuji Electric have partnered in the development of a new motor for industrial drones that weighs 30% less than conventional models.   They have begun supplying the motors to drone manufacturers and are planning to move […]