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UAV Imaging Gimbals and Payloads

Coverage from Unmanned Systems Technology, The Drone Girl, and others

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This subject centers on the gimbals and multisensor payloads that give industrial and defense drones stabilized visual, thermal, and sometimes ranging capabilities.

Examples include Gremsy’s VIO F1, LYNX, ORUS L NDAA, and Pixy LR systems, integrated with aircraft such as the Inspired Flight IF800 Tomcat, Aerobo Wing VTOL, Beyond Vision’s BVQ418, and Hexadrone’s Tundra 2. The systems support missions ranging from infrastructure inspection and mapping to long-range surveillance, search and rescue, and disaster response. NDAA compliance, Blue UAS qualification, flight-control compatibility, telemetry, and payload-airframe integration are recurring considerations.

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All Articles9 articles
Important3 articles · CI Score 60 and above
Unmanned Systems Technology / Eleanor Widdows
Gremsy USA and Frontier Precision will showcase the NDAA-compliant, Blue UAS-cleared VIO F1 Dovetail imaging payload integrated with the Inspired Flight IF800 Tomcat at Commercial UAV Expo 2026.
9/2/2026 • Drone Technology & Components • General
The Drone Girl / Sally French
Gremsy USA and Teledyne FLIR opened United States pre-orders for three Blue UAS-cleared camera gimbals for compliant government and commercial drone missions.
9/2/2026 • Drone Technology & Components • General
Unmanned Systems Technology / Summer James
RPX Technologies will exhibit the EmbIR Gen 3 thermal-imaging camera for small UAVs at Commercial UAV Expo.
9/2/2026 • Drone Technology & Components • General
Interesting6 articles · CI Score 45–59
Unmanned Systems Technology / Olivia Hannam
Gremsy launched the Pixy LR S-PORT V2 industrial UAV gimbal for Sony camera operations, geotagged imaging, photogrammetry, surveying, mapping, and asset inspection.
9/9/2026 • Drone Technology & Components • General
Unmanned Systems Technology / Abi Wylie
Gremsy and Aerosense integrated the LYNX EO/IR payload with Japan-built Aerobo Wing VTOL fixed-wing aircraft during Japan Drone Show 2026.
6/29/2026 • Drone Technology & Components • General
Unmanned Systems Technology / Abi Wylie
Gremsy and Nokia announced a 5G telepresence drone platform for public safety agencies, integrating ORUS L EO/IR payloads with Nokia Drone Networks docking station latency under 20 ms.
7/7/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Unmanned Systems Technology / Abi Wylie
Gremsy and Hexadrone signed a Strategic MoU in support of integrated sovereign drone solutions, starting with VIO payload integration on the Tundra 2 platform for infrastructure inspection.
6/26/2026 • Drone Technology & Components • General
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GDU unveiled the heavy-duty P300 at CES in Las Vegas with fog-penetrating real-time video enhancement, optional uncooled thermal imaging, and modular payloads for public safety missions.
6/30/2026 • Drone Technology & Components • General
Unmanned Systems Technology / Joe Macey
Gremsy and Beyond Vision signed a MoU at Eurosatory 2026 to integrate BVQ418 autonomous quadcopters with the VIO payload for visual and thermal aerial intelligence.
6/18/2026 • Drone Technology & Components • General