A team of Department of Defense drone operators and experts test the technical capabilities of various Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) during a Defense Innovation Unit led prize challenge to identify platforms, components, and capabilities for Blue UAS, which clears and validates flying platforms are safe to fly, cyber-secure, and meet DOD requirements, at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, on Nov. 2-6, 2024. The Blue UAS Refresh Challenge included more than 35 platforms and companies, and an expert team of 40 military drone end-users with participation from each service branch and several major program offices in support of the Department’s ability to quickly scale and field commercially produced drone technologies for military and government use. (DOD photo by Devon Bistarkey, Defense Innovation Unit)

Blue UAS Moves Out of DIU to DCMA, New Portal Launches

The new Blue List UAS portal marks the formal handoff of the Pentagon’s trusted drone list from DIU to DCMA,…

FCC Moves to Block New Foreign-Made Drone Approvals

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AV Delivers JLTV-Mounted LOCUST Laser C-UAS Systems to U.S. Army

AV Delivers JLTV-Mounted LOCUST Laser C-UAS Systems to U.S. Army

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Picogrid and CX2 Bring Spectrum Sensing into the Army's Air Defense Architecture

Picogrid and CX2 Bring Spectrum Sensing into the Army’s Air Defense Architecture

Picogrid, a leading developer of integrated systems technology, today announced a new partnership with CX2, a company specializing in advanced Electromagnetic ...
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Maritime, Military

In First Attack By UUV, Ukraine’s ‘Sub Sea Baby’ Drone Blasted Russian Black Sea Kilo Submarine

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MatrixSpace Wins DIU Counter-sUAS Low-Cost Sensing Challenge

MatrixSpace Wins DIU Counter-sUAS Low-Cost Sensing Challenge

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), working with a cross-service team led by U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and Joint Interagency Task ...
Defending the Skies: Lockheed Martin and Microsoft Collaborate on Next-Gen C-UAS Technologies

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NASA, Reliable Robotics Contract Advances UAS Integration Near Airports and Contingency Operations

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Blue UAS Moves Out of DIU to DCMA, New Portal Launches

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FCC Moves to Block New Foreign-Made Drone Approvals

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AV Delivers JLTV-Mounted LOCUST Laser C-UAS Systems to U.S. Army

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Picogrid and CX2 Bring Spectrum Sensing into the Army's Air Defense Architecture

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NASA, Reliable Robotics Contract Advances UAS Integration Near Airports and Contingency Operations

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AUVSI Enhances Green UAS Program With New Tiers Aligned With Federal Push for Trusted, NDAA-Compliant U.S. Drone Systems

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Shield AI Expands into Space Domain through Partnership with Sedaro

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RIEGL Debuts UAV-Optimized “Ultimate LiDAR” at INTERGEO 2025

RIEGL Debuts UAV-Optimized “Ultimate LiDAR” at INTERGEO 2025

New airborne and bathymetric sensors extend range, precision, and real-time georeferencing for drone-based mapping and inspection. RIEGL VUX-820-G LiDAR sensor ...
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Phase One Unveils Drone-Ready Imaging Stack at INTERGEO 2025

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New Trimble Software Enhances Mobile Mapping Workflows

New Trimble Software Enhances Mobile Mapping Workflows

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uAvionix Releases Trakr: Low-Altitude Airspace Awareness Extension to FlightLine Platform

uAvionix Releases Trakr: Low-Altitude Airspace Awareness Extension to FlightLine Platform

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Precision, Performance, and Integration: The ADIS16576 Sets a New Standard for MEMS IMUs

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OxTS Launches WayFinder and LiDAR Boost for GNSS-denied Localization

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SBG Systems Releases New Ellipse Upgrade

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Hitec Releases DBX961WP Steel Gear Actuator

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L3Harris Launches New Technology to Control Autonomous Swarms

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Dronetag Introduces RIDER for Drone Safety in Response to Growing Airspace Concerns

Dronetag Introduces RIDER for Drone Safety in Response to Growing Airspace Concerns

With recent incidents such as unidentified drone sightings in New Jersey and across the US, and a drone collision with ...
Teledyne FLIR Launches Prism Supervisor Software for Enhanced UAS Autonomy

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Saronic Opens Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV) Production Facility in San Diego

Saronic Opens Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV) Production Facility in San Diego

Saronic announced the official opening of its 80,000+ square-foot facility in downtown San Diego. The event was attended San Diego ...
Ascent AeroSystems Elevates Paul Fermo to President

Ascent AeroSystems Elevates Paul Fermo to President

Ascent AeroSystems, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and a Robinson Helicopter Company, has named Paul ...
Low-Altitude, High Stakes: America’s Drone Policy Gap
Air, FAA, People

Low-Altitude, High Stakes: America’s Drone Policy Gap

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Industry View: Failure of Remote ID in NJ Might Have Cost Us Years
Air, Cyber, FAA, People

Industry View: Failure of Remote ID in NJ Might Have Cost Us Years

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Industry View: Separating Fact from Frenzy
Air, FAA, People

Industry View: Separating Fact from Frenzy

Editor’s Note: As attention increases regarding aircraft activity in the eastern U.S., Inside Unmanned Systems will be providing substantive context ...
Industry View: A Responsible Look at Drones Overhead
Air, FAA, People

Industry View: A Responsible Look at Drones Overhead

Editor's Note: As attention increases regarding aircraft activity in the eastern U.S., Inside Unmanned Systems will be providing substantive context ...
SightLine Applications Appoints Mark Boccella as Vice President of Sales

SightLine Applications Appoints Mark Boccella as Vice President of Sales

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Five Good Questions: Don DeRosa, Eonix

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Don DeRosa, CEO of Eonix, is an entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in the nanotechnology and energy storage ...
Accelerating AAM: Blueprint for Movement Over Motion
Air, Business News, FAA, People

Accelerating AAM: Blueprint for Movement Over Motion

Policy and regulatory advances are being achieved through effective collaboration between industry and government stakeholders at national, regional and local ...
Five Good Questions: Aaron Nathan, Point One Navigation

Five Good Questions: Aaron Nathan, Point One Navigation

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Topcon Positioning Systems announces retirement plan of Ray O’Connor, appointment of Ivan Di Federico as new president and CEO

Topcon Positioning Systems announces retirement plan of Ray O’Connor, appointment of Ivan Di Federico as new president and CEO

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Air Force Col. (Ret.) Ted Davis Joins Auterion Government Solutions as President and General Manager

Air Force Col. (Ret.) Ted Davis Joins Auterion Government Solutions as President and General Manager

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5 Good Questions: Miguel Ángel de Frutos Carro, UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía

5 Good Questions: Miguel Ángel de Frutos Carro, UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía

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D-Fend Solutions Expands U.S. Team with Defense and Homeland Security Experts

D-Fend Solutions Expands U.S. Team with Defense and Homeland Security Experts

D-Fend Solutions, a provider of radio frequency (RF), cyber-based counter-drone technology, has announced the expansion of its U.S. team to ...
Angel Aerial Systems Unveils Innovative Trio Airframe at Xponential

Angel Aerial Systems Unveils Innovative Trio Airframe at Xponential

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