For defense medics and first responders, the only acceptable launch window is now. This case study traces how Ascent AeroSystems’…
Richard Thomas
AUSA 2025: Assured PNT, Launch Effects, Autonomy
AUSA 2025 crystallized two imperatives: harden navigation with layered Assured PNT and push effects forward with modular unmanned systems that…
Building the Brains and Nervous System of Advanced Air Mobility
From compact fly-by-wire system to a glass cockpit for the urban sky, Honeywell is translating its avionics legacy into a…
Manufacturing Legacy Meets AAM Innovation
Michigan is merging its automotive heritage, geographic diversity, and educational capacity into a coordinated Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) strategy. Through…
Virginia Tech’s Smart Airspace Vision
Virginia Tech’s Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP) is pioneering university-led AAM infrastructure—from basic off-airport vertiports to custom instrument routing tailored to…
The Invisible Link
Advanced air mobility hinges on invisible infrastructure. Through its multilink Halo platform, Elsight is enabling the BVLOS communications layer that…
The Architecture of Integration
With its Vantis infrastructure and a decade of real-world flight experience, the Northern Plains UAS Test Site is emerging as…
Pathfinding Without GPS
Skyline Nav AI’s Vision for the Future of Autonomous Navigation For half a century, GPS has been the linchpin of…
Hydrogen and the Horizon: Enhancing Naval ISR
Founded on first-principles design and powered by hydrogen fuel cells, Unmanned Aerospace is bringing a bold new platform to the…
Eyes at the Edge: Athena AI’s Battlefield Vision Joins SightLine
This spring, U.S.-based video processing pioneer SightLine Applications announced its acquisition of Athena AI, an Australian defense technology firm specializing…
Building the Integration Layer for a Software-Defined Future
When Zane Mountcastle co-founded Picogrid, it wasn’t to build another drone or sensor. It was to fix the connective tissue…
USVs Guarding the Global Backbone
With its fleet of autonomous USVs, Saildrone is tackling a range of maritime missions that are less costly, carbon-intensive or…
From Warzones to First Response: Quantum’s ISR Evolution
Since its founding in Germany in 2015, Quantum Systems has steadily evolved from a commercial drone startup into a global…
Shielding the Skies, Strengthening Airspace Security
In a world increasingly threatened by rogue drones and asymmetric aerial incursions, Dedrone by Axon delivers a decisive suite of…
Air Meets Sea: Naviator Extends Hybrid Autonomy Across Domains
With seamless transitions from air to underwater and back, SubUAS’s Naviator platform offers a radically flexible architecture for defense, industrial…
Re-shoring and Reviving the Defense Industrial Base
As defense manufacturing confronts global instability a new generation of companies is reshaping the U.S. industrial base with speed, software…
Five Good Questions: Jeffrey Starr, D-Fend Solutions
Jeffrey Starr is the Chief Marketing Officer at D-Fend Solutions, a leading global provider of RF-cyber counter-drone solutions for sensitive and challenging…
