After seven years of development, the government-owned Athena integration kit has reached initial operating capability for the National Capital Region,…
Policy & Regulatory
Airspace Link Adds Real-Time Drone Alert Tool in AirHub Portal Ahead of 2026 World Cup
The new Alert Areas feature in Airspace Link’s AirHub Portal gives public safety agencies and critical infrastructure operators real-time notifications…
Taiwan Plans Massive Drone and C-UAS Expansion in New Special Defense Budget
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has disclosed that it intends to procure more than 200,000 UAVs, over 1,000 unmanned surface…
Shielding Airports from UAS Intrusion
DroneShield and SRI Group offer a model for airport counter-drone protection. Brussels. Copenhagen. Munich. Oslo. Warsaw. All these cities’ major…
How Federal Cyber Guidance Is Shaping the UAS/C-UAS Market
As Washington recasts drones and counter-drone systems as networked IT and AI infrastructure, a web of CISA, GSA, FAA, DoD…
Getting our UAS and National Security Act Together
To keep pace with modern UAS and C-UAS threats, the U.S. needs a durable framework that unifies rules, shared awareness,…
Pentagon Task Force Picks Fortem DroneHunter for First Replicator 2 Purchase
The Pentagon’s Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401) has made its first acquisition under the Replicator 2 initiative, awarding…
FAA-Sponsored Report Backs AURA, NPUASTS BVLOS Voice Relay Performance
A new FAA-sponsored report has documented how AURA Network Systems’ aviation-grade voice-relay architecture performed in beyond visual line of sight…
FAA Designates Two New UAS Test Sites in Oklahoma and Indiana
The Federal Aviation Administration has approved two new designated test sites for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), expanding its national network…
FCC Carves Out Blue UAS and ‘Buy American’ Drones from Foreign Drone Ban
Two weeks after moving to block new approvals of foreign-made drones and critical components, the Federal Communications Commission has issued…
Will Golden Dome Fix PNT for UAS and C-UAS?
Golden Dome promises a layered shield against missiles and drones, but its real test may be PNT. If the U.S….
Europe Must Upgrade its Counter-Drone Strategy Now
As rogue drones close airports, probe nuclear sites and overfly military bases, a steady drumbeat of incidents is exposing Europe’s…
FEMA Fast-Tracks First $250 Million in C-UAS Grants to World Cup Host States
Initial awards under DHS’s $500 million Counter-UAS Grant Program beat FEMA’s own timeline, leveraging new SAFER SKIES authorities to harden…
EASA Addressing Europe’s Counter-UAS Gap
Recent unauthorized drone activity near European airports has underscored the uneven state of counter-UAS (C-UAS) preparedness across the continent. In…
FCC Moves to Block New Foreign-Made Drone Approvals
A new FCC Covered List update, driven by an Executive Branch national security determination, targets foreign-produced unmanned aircraft systems and…
DOT’s AAM National Strategy Sets 10-Year Policy Course for Air Taxis and Autonomy
The U.S. Department of Transportation has released its Advanced Air Mobility National Strategy: A Bold Policy Vision for 2026–2036, outlining…
NASA, Reliable Robotics Contract Advances UAS Integration Near Airports and Contingency Operations
Reliable Robotics announced a new contract with NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) to perform and collect data from operational demonstration flights of…
