DSEI 2019: iXblue’s Advans Ursa 5, high-grade INS for fleets of tactical vehicles.

IXblue presents the Advans Series, its range of high-grade Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) for Land Defense applications at DSEI 2019 London, with a special focus on the Ursa 5 INS.

Advans Ursa 5, the high-grade INS (Picture source: iXblue)

The company is improving the reliability and competitiveness of the Advans Series. The AdvansUrsa 5 INS, which enables tactical vehicles to navigate in a fully GNSS-denied environment, is now available at a competitive cost. Following this strategic direction, iXblue hopes to give its customers the opportunity to acquire a better INS, delivering accurate real-time pointing and reliable navigational data whatever the conditions on the battlefield.

Over the past, Inertial Navigation Systems use was restricted to sophisticated combat systems while the less complex ones had to rely on GPS for their navigation and positioning. But nowadays, the need for vehicles to be able to operate in GNSS-denied environments is dramatically growing and Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) are the best solution to address this issue. The Fiber-Optic Gyroscope (FOG) technology, at the heart of iXblue’s INS, brings a number of unique advantages in terms of price/performance ratio, accuracy, and reliability to this market. The FOG technology used on the Advans Series makes navigating in GNSS-denied environments accessible to all types of vehicles, a low cost of ownership and robust autonomy.

Already trusted by an increasing number of military integrators, with the Advans Series INS (Ursa, Lyra, Vega) operating in numerous defense programs across Europe, South America, and the Middle East, iXblue is a growing player in the Land DefenseMarket.Combat proven and designed to withstand the severe environment, the Advans Series addresses the full spectrum of land applications (new and modernization programs) including Blue Force tracking, artillery launchers, armored and tactical vehicles, as well as optronics and radar systems. With all components being produced in France in iXblue’s factories, the Advans Series INS areITAR-free solutions and only restricted to French Export Control. The Advans Series is cost-effective, highly-reliable, and very easy to integrate and operate.