# Asio Technologies unveils NavGuard NOCTA Mini: a small navigation solution for drones

- Link: https://www.military.africa/2022/09/asio-technologies-unveils-navguard-nocta-mini-a-small-navigation-solution-for-drones/
- Published: 2022-09-12T11:41:07+01:00
- Author: Military Africa

Asio Technologies, a leading developer and manufacturer of geospatial position systems
and tactical defense solutions, is honored to launch and unveil the NavGuard NOCTA
Mini, a mini-size jam-proof aerial optical positioning system for drones and UASs.

NavGuard is a real-time optical navigation system that enables seamless and accurate
autonomous GNSS-free navigation for tactical UAS platforms in areas where the GNSS
signal is spoofed, jammed, or simply unavailable. Using cutting-edge machine vision
technology, AI, advanced optics, and sensor fusion, NavGuard can be installed on
different unmanned aerial platforms to enable safe and sustainable 24/7 drone missions
under complete GNSS blackout.

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NavGuard’s new mini version, NOCTA Mini, is ideal for installation on drones and
small UASs. Lighter than ever and with low power consumption, it is a fully integrated
day and night optical navigation module for jam-proof and spoof-proof operations.

 NOCTA Mini enables drones to operate beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) from take-
off to landing, and as it is based on machine vision, the system is drift free. 
It is a self-contained system incorporating a computing module, GIS Infrastructure,
and day and night cameras.

Designed for a wide variety of applications, from defense, homeland security, and
infrastructure security, it is an optimal solution for tactical drone missions where
payload capacity and flight time are limited and continuous operation under all 
conditions is critical.

“NOCTA Mini attracts a lot of attention from the drone OEMs and the end-users thanks
to the low energy consumption, compact, lightweight, and low power consumption design,”**
said David Harel, Asio Technologies CEO**. “Based on our fielded and operational
NavGuard solution, the world’s first optical navigation system for tactical UASs,
with day and night capabilities, NOCTA Mini ensures operational freedom for drones
and small UASs.”

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