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

Just before the holidays, the phones started ringing. First a few, then dozens of calls from lawmakers, reporters and concerned ...
Army Cancels FTUAS Program

Army Cancels FTUAS Program

During a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on May 8, the ranking member Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), revealed the ...
uAvionix Launches skyAlert Wearable Aircraft Alerting Device for UAS Operators and Visual Observers

uAvionix Launches skyAlert Wearable Aircraft Alerting Device for UAS Operators and Visual Observers

uAvionix, committed to radically innovating to keep the skies safe for all airspace users, today announced the release of skyAlert, ...
Lyten Announces Drone Propulsion Initiative to Support U.S. National Security Needs

Lyten Announces Drone Propulsion Initiative to Support U.S. National Security Needs

Lyten, a provider of lithium-sulfur batteries, today announced a new national security-focused initiative to support the growing demand for high-endurance, ...
Predictive Autonomy and the Physics of Decision

Predictive Autonomy and the Physics of Decision

In the evolving world of autonomous systems, one phrase is beginning to define the next chapter: predictive autonomy. It is ...
DIU Presents Counter-UAS Low-Cost Sensing Challenge

DIU Presents Counter-UAS Low-Cost Sensing Challenge

Seeking solutions for scalable, cost-effective UAS  detection, identification, and tracking to enhance DoD counter-UAS capabilities for up to $1,000,000 in ...
Northrop Grumman Lumberjack Drone Proposes a Path to Cutting Long-Range Munition Costs

Northrop Grumman Lumberjack Drone Proposes a Path to Cutting Long-Range Munition Costs

Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman revealed on April 30 that it had quietly developed a new medium-range jet-powered one-way attack drone ...
From Surveillance to Situational Awareness

From Surveillance to Situational Awareness

How one computer vision company is turning passive surveillance into proactive protection—across schools, cities, federal agencies and the autonomous battlefield. HavocAI’s ...
AV Launches Red Dragon UAS and Titan 4 C-UAS

AV Launches Red Dragon UAS and Titan 4 C-UAS

AeroVironment (AV) has announced the launch of Red Dragon, a fully autonomous capable, software-defined unmanned aircraft system (UAS) designed for ...
Trends: Taking the Burden Off the Operator

Trends: Taking the Burden Off the Operator

Advancements in AI and software are enabling more autonomous drone operations, leading to collaborative UAS capabilities, reducing risk to humans ...
From Robot to Colleague: True Autonomy in Industrial Inspection

From Robot to Colleague: True Autonomy in Industrial Inspection

With the launch of its Data Navigator tool and hundreds of ANYmal robots deployed worldwide, ANYbotics is shaping a future ...
The Brain Behind the Terrain: Off-Road Autonomy

The Brain Behind the Terrain: Off-Road Autonomy

As the autonomous vehicle industry moves into its second decade of mainstream development, much of the focus remains on on-road ...
DIU Redesigns Blue UAS to Fuel the Next Generation of U.S. Drone Innovation

DIU Redesigns Blue UAS to Fuel the Next Generation of U.S. Drone Innovation

As demand for secure and trusted small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) surges across the U.S. military, the Defense Innovation Unit ...
SiFly Unveils Long-Range Electric Drones Designed to Expand Industrial Capabilities

SiFly Unveils Long-Range Electric Drones Designed to Expand Industrial Capabilities

At the center of SiFly's launch is the Q12 platform, offering an unprecedented 2-hour continuous hover and up to 3-hours in forward ...
Aurora Begins Commercial Driverless Trucking in Texas

Aurora Begins Commercial Driverless Trucking in Texas

With roundtrip driverless hauls between Dallas and Houston occurring on a regular basis, the company is the first to deploy ...
Lyten Announces Drone Propulsion Initiative to Support U.S. National Security Needs

Lyten Announces Drone Propulsion Initiative to Support U.S. National Security Needs

Lyten, a provider of lithium-sulfur batteries, today announced a new national security-focused initiative to support the growing demand for high-endurance, ...
DIU Presents Counter-UAS Low-Cost Sensing Challenge

DIU Presents Counter-UAS Low-Cost Sensing Challenge

Seeking solutions for scalable, cost-effective UAS  detection, identification, and tracking to enhance DoD counter-UAS capabilities for up to $1,000,000 in ...
Northrop Grumman Lumberjack Drone Proposes a Path to Cutting Long-Range Munition Costs

Northrop Grumman Lumberjack Drone Proposes a Path to Cutting Long-Range Munition Costs

Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman revealed on April 30 that it had quietly developed a new medium-range jet-powered one-way attack drone ...
AV Launches Red Dragon UAS and Titan 4 C-UAS

AV Launches Red Dragon UAS and Titan 4 C-UAS

AeroVironment (AV) has announced the launch of Red Dragon, a fully autonomous capable, software-defined unmanned aircraft system (UAS) designed for ...
DIU Redesigns Blue UAS to Fuel the Next Generation of U.S. Drone Innovation

DIU Redesigns Blue UAS to Fuel the Next Generation of U.S. Drone Innovation

As demand for secure and trusted small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) surges across the U.S. military, the Defense Innovation Unit ...
SiFly Unveils Long-Range Electric Drones Designed to Expand Industrial Capabilities

SiFly Unveils Long-Range Electric Drones Designed to Expand Industrial Capabilities

At the center of SiFly's launch is the Q12 platform, offering an unprecedented 2-hour continuous hover and up to 3-hours in forward ...
Aurora Begins Commercial Driverless Trucking in Texas

Aurora Begins Commercial Driverless Trucking in Texas

With roundtrip driverless hauls between Dallas and Houston occurring on a regular basis, the company is the first to deploy ...
ZeroEyes and Picogrid Announce Coastal Alert System for Waterside Security  

ZeroEyes and Picogrid Announce Coastal Alert System for Waterside Security  

ZeroEyes Government Solutions (ZEGS) and Picogrid announced the ZeroEyes Coastal Alert System (Z-CAS), an integrated waterside security solution that protects U.S. military bases ...
Ocean Aero to Monitor the Port of Gulfport for Subsea Infrastructure

Ocean Aero to Monitor the Port of Gulfport for Subsea Infrastructure

On May 1, the Port of Gulfport will implement continuous autonomous subsea surveillance. Using Ocean Aero’s state-of-the-art technology, the Triton ...
ROVR Network Raises $2.6M Seed Round Co-Led by Borderless Capital and GEODNET

ROVR Network Raises $2.6M Seed Round Co-Led by Borderless Capital and GEODNET

Blockchain-Based Decentralized HD Mapping Platform Launches Lidar-Powered DePIN Device and Prepares for $ROVR Token Launch ROVR Network, the blockchain-native platform ...
Bridging the Gap: Accelerating Airspace Autonomy

Bridging the Gap: Accelerating Airspace Autonomy

MatrixSpace leads the push for real-time airspace autonomy with edge AI radar and a new DHS partnership. Image: MatrixSpace As ...
Anduril Introduces Pulsar-L: The Lightweight EW System for Rapid Deployment

Anduril Introduces Pulsar-L: The Lightweight EW System for Rapid Deployment

Anduril Industries today announced Pulsar-L (Pulsar-Lite), the newest variant in the Pulsar family of software-defined Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) systems. Built ...
AEVEX Aerospace Selected for U.S. Army's Launched Effects-Short Range Demonstration

AEVEX Aerospace Selected for U.S. Army’s Launched Effects-Short Range Demonstration

AEVEX Aerospace is proud to announce its selection by the U.S. Army to participate in the Launched Effects-Short Range (LE-SR) ...
ANRA Technologies UK and Avtrain Launch SORA Automation Tool

ANRA Technologies UK and Avtrain Launch SORA Automation Tool

Avtrain and ANRA Technologies UK Ltd have announced a strategic partnership to launch the SORA-Mate platform, an automated SORA risk ...
COAST Autonomous Awarded FAA-DoD Airfield Autonomy Initiative Contract

COAST Autonomous Awarded FAA-DoD Airfield Autonomy Initiative Contract

COAST, in partnership with Pratt Miller Engineering (PME), Renu Robotics, and ARIBO, has announced its selection as the lead organization ...
China’s Civil Aviation Administration Grants Type Certificate to EHang for UAS Passenger Vehicle

China’s Civil Aviation Administration Grants Type Certificate to EHang for UAS Passenger Vehicle

EHang Holdings Ltd., a Chinese urban air mobility provider, announced its EH216-S passenger-carrying unmanned aircraft has obtained a type certificate ...
Hivemind and V-BAT: Shield AI’s Autonomy, ISR and Teaming Move Forward
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Hivemind and V-BAT: Shield AI’s Autonomy, ISR and Teaming Move Forward

Shield AI announced that V-BAT teams powered by Hivemind could now be purchased, to operate autonomously over electronically contested battlespaces, ...
Skydio Unveils Ability to Fly X10 Drone from a Browser with 5G Connection

Skydio Unveils Ability to Fly X10 Drone from a Browser with 5G Connection

Skydio announced Skydio Remote Flight Deck, a new offering that enables remote flight for Skydio X10 drones via a browser, ...
Anduril Announces Anvil-M Munition Variant Of Interceptor Platform

Anduril Announces Anvil-M Munition Variant Of Interceptor Platform

Anduril has unveiled Anvil-M, a new munitions variant of its autonomous Anvil interceptor drone that can effectively intercept and defeat ...
AUVSI Announces Green UAS Certification for Skyfront Perimeter 8+ Drone

AUVSI Announces Green UAS Certification for Skyfront Perimeter 8+ Drone

AUVSI today announced it has awarded Green UAS certification to the Skyfront Perimeter 8 and 8+ long-endurance, hybrid-electric unmanned aircraft ...
Skydio Launches New X10 Drone

Skydio Launches New X10 Drone

Skydio has announced its latest enterprise drone, the Skydio X10 ...
Gotonomi Offers Small-Sized GEO Satellite Connectivity
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Gotonomi Offers Small-Sized GEO Satellite Connectivity

Gotonomi is a new geostationary satellite communication system for unmanned aircraft and other vehicles, small enough to hold in the ...
Draganfly’s Commander Expands Flexibility with Hybrid Fuel Variant, Promo Drone System
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Draganfly’s Commander Expands Flexibility with Hybrid Fuel Variant, Promo Drone System

Canada’s Draganfly drone maker is highlighting the truck-like utility of its Commander 3 XL drone, showcased at the Commercial UAV ...
SEA-KIT Funded for Hydrogen-Powered USV, Refilling Station

SEA-KIT Funded for Hydrogen-Powered USV, Refilling Station

SEA-KIT International has won funding from the Zero Emissions Vessels and Infrastructure (ZEVI) competition to design and manufacture a hydrogen ...
Growing Drone Industry Lifting Component Makers such as Hitec
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Growing Drone Industry Lifting Component Makers such as Hitec

A growing drone market means a growing components market, and a representative from servo maker HITEC Commercial Solutions said the ...
u-blox Introduces its First Multi-mode Cellular and Satellite IoT Module with Embedded Positioning

u-blox Introduces its First Multi-mode Cellular and Satellite IoT Module with Embedded Positioning

The u-blox SARA-S520M10L is designed to ensure seamless connectivity even when no terrestrial cellular network is available. u-blox, a global ...
D-Fend Solutions Launches EnforceAir2 Next Generation Counter-UAS System

D-Fend Solutions Launches EnforceAir2 Next Generation Counter-UAS System

Counter-drone company D-Fend Solutions announced the launch of its new product, EnforceAir2, which features the best offerings of the original ...
Atmos UAV Introduces Sony a6100 Oblique to Provide Accurate, Affordable 3D Mapping

Atmos UAV Introduces Sony a6100 Oblique to Provide Accurate, Affordable 3D Mapping

Atmos UAV announced the integration of the new Sony a6100 Oblique camera into its flagship surveying drone, the Marlyn Cobalt ...
A2Z Drone Delivery Launches Upgraded RDST Longtail Delivery Drone

A2Z Drone Delivery Launches Upgraded RDST Longtail Delivery Drone

A2Z Drone Delivery Inc., a developer of commercial drone delivery systems, has launched its second-generation RDST integrated cargo drone ...
LiquidPiston Engine Tapped for Generator Demonstration

LiquidPiston Engine Tapped for Generator Demonstration

LiquidPiston Inc. today announced it has been awarded an $8.3 million contract by Parsons Corp. to revolutionize battlefield power generation ...
Dedrone Appoints Former FBI Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Drone Expert to Advisory Board

Dedrone Appoints Former FBI Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Drone Expert to Advisory Board

Dedrone, the market leader in smart airspace security, announced the appointment of Rob D’Amico to its board of advisors. An ...
Five Good Questions: Nikhil Vadhavkar, Raptor Maps

Five Good Questions: Nikhil Vadhavkar, Raptor Maps

Nikhil Vadhavkar is co-founder and CEO of Raptor Maps, which, covering six continents and 40 countries, provides “advanced analytics, insights ...
Women to Watch

Women to Watch

CES Highlights: Trailblazing Women and Companies in Tech Sponsored by Women And Drones 2021 marked a milestone—the fifth Anniversary of ...
Former NASA Administrator Joins D-Fend Solutions Advisory Board
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Former NASA Administrator Joins D-Fend Solutions Advisory Board

D-Fend Solutions, a leader in radio frequency (RF), cyber-based, counter-drone takeover technology, is announcing the addition of former NASA Administrator ...
Errol Farr Appointed as President of Auterion Government Solutions

Errol Farr Appointed as President of Auterion Government Solutions

MOORPARK, Calif., and ZURICH – November 4, 2021 – Auterion, the company building the connected drone operating system, today announced the ...
Amazon Prime Air Co-Founder Gur Kimchi Joins Near Earth Autonomy

Amazon Prime Air Co-Founder Gur Kimchi Joins Near Earth Autonomy

Gur Kimchi, Co-Founder of Amazon’s drone delivery service Amazon Prime Air, has joined the Board of Directors at Near Earth ...
Amazon Web Services veteran Jeff Jones joins Auterion as Chief Revenue Officer

Amazon Web Services veteran Jeff Jones joins Auterion as Chief Revenue Officer

Auterion, the company building an open and software-defined future for enterprise drone fleets, announced the appointment of Jeff Jones as Chief Revenue ...
Edgybees Announces Strategic Appointments of H.R. McMaster, Brett B. Lambert, and Aki Yamaura to Advisory Board
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Edgybees Announces Strategic Appointments of H.R. McMaster, Brett B. Lambert, and Aki Yamaura to Advisory Board

Edgybees, the leading visual intelligence technology company, announced today the appointment of Lieut. Gen. H. R. McMaster (US Army, ret.) ...
Kuker-Ranken (KR) Announces the Appointment of Brady Reisch, KR’s Virtual Design/Construction (VDC) Specialist
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Kuker-Ranken (KR) Announces the Appointment of Brady Reisch, KR’s Virtual Design/Construction (VDC) Specialist

Reisch's mission is to assist AEC firms, surveyors, civil engineers & inspection teams to realize the potential of their drone ...
Five Good Questions: Rob Wertheimer, Melius Research

Five Good Questions: Rob Wertheimer, Melius Research

Rob Wertheimer is a founding partner, director of research and lead analyst for the global machinery sector at Melius Research, ...
XPONENTIAL Preview: Industry Perspectives – Part Two

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

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 ...
Up Close With... Brian Wynne
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Up Close With… Brian Wynne

The president and CEO of AUVSI will be happy to see you now that XPONENTIAL™ is live from Atlanta. Brian ...
HAPS Alliance Growth and Momentum Helps Unlock Potential of the Stratosphere

HAPS Alliance Growth and Momentum Helps Unlock Potential of the Stratosphere

Kraus Hamdani Aerospace’s Fatema Hamdani and Capgemini’s Rory Mulvey Join Board New Paper “Driving the Potential of the Stratosphere” Spotlights ...
Collaboration Thought Leaders - The Builder: Tomislav Žigo

Collaboration Thought Leaders – The Builder: Tomislav Žigo

Tomislav Žigo, CTO/Vice President, CLAYCO Over the last seven years, Tomislav Žigo has seen what strong collaborations with drone industry ...