UAS Cybersecurity is Critical to the Modern Battlefield. Uncrewed aircraft systems have helped stave off Russia’s invasion of Ukraine despite…
Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Retired)
A Risk-Based Approach: The UAS BLVOS Arc Final Report
The flight path toward normalizing and integrating UAS into the National Airspace System begins to clear. The long-awaited Unmanned Aircraft…
Drones and Autonomous Systems Take Cannabis Industry Profits Higher
In states that allow cannabis cultivation, companies have turned to advanced technology to increase efficiencies in crop management, production and…
A Risk-Based Approach – The UAS BVLOS ARC Final Report
The long-awaited Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) final report dropped on…
Women to Watch
CES Highlights: Trailblazing Women and Companies in Tech Sponsored by Women And Drones 2021 marked a milestone—the fifth Anniversary of…
Percepto: Aiming for Sustainable Infrastructure
An updated system increases inspection capabilities. Nine thousand independent companies produce oil and natural gas across 33 states and offshore….
Clearing the Air: The Role of Drones in Methane Emission Detection and Mitigation
Methane, as a greenhouse gas (GHG), traps heat in the atmosphere and warms the planet. Capable of staying airborne for…
Sky Range: Faster, Cheaper, Better
Hypersonic missile testing is going airborne. North Dakota has launched a new program called Sky Range that will accelerate the…
DARPA SubT Challenge
Robots revolutionize underground operations. As the final event of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Subterranean (SubT) Challenge concluded on…
THE SKIES GROW EVEN MORE BLUE FOR DOD UAS
The DIU’s Blue UAS initiative is developing trusted sUAS for the DOD and beyond. In military lingo, “blue” denotes friendly…
Opportunity Spotlight: Drones are Critical to Infrastructure
Systems make their mark across a wide variety of vital sectors. Four million miles of roadways, 600,000 bridges and 350…
XPONENTIAL Preview: Industry Perspectives – Part Two
The Futurist, Ryan E. Fitzgerald Intelligent Autonomous Systems Mission Outcome Lead, Naval Program Office, The MITRE Corporation Today, each individual UAS…
XPONENTIAL Preview: Industry Perspectives – Part One
This year, AUVSI has curated some of the unmanned and autonomous industries’ top talent to serve as educational faculty for…
Collaboration Thought Leaders – The Advocate: Mary-Caitlin Ray
Mary-Caitlin Ray, Aviation/Business Aviation Lawyer, Crowell & Moring Attorney Mary-Catlin Ray’s take on collaboration is unabashed: “Collaboration in and between…
Avigation: Federalism in the Age of Complex Operations
Starbucks coffees, groceries and beignets already fly over neighborhoods near you. Next up: Uber-like VTOL taxis to ferry passengers around…
Every Soldier a Drone Fighter!
When the Department of Defense (DOD) stands up an entire office to combat a problem, they mean business. Take counter-unmanned…
Send in the Drones – The Case for Critical Infrastructure Security
Bad things happen when critical infrastructure—the diverse and complex assets, networks and systems vital to U.S. safety, prosperity and well-being—fails….
