Policy & Regulatory

Walmart and Wing Drone Delivery Expands to 5 New Cities

Walmart and Wing Drone Delivery Expands to 5 New Cities

Walmart and Wing have announced the expansion of their drone delivery service. Now, millions of customers in Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, ...
AUVSI Testifies Before House Aviation Subcommittee on FAA Reauthorization Implementation

AUVSI Testifies Before House Aviation Subcommittee on FAA Reauthorization Implementation

Michael Robbins, President and CEO of the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), testified today before the House Committee ...
$20M DIU “Project GI” Challenge to Test and Scale Next-Generation UAS Solutions Across Domains

$20M DIU “Project GI” Challenge to Test and Scale Next-Generation UAS Solutions Across Domains

Emerging threats from peer and near-peer uncrewed systems (UxS) have reshaped the character of war, necessitating the development of new ...
Picogrid Expands U.S. Defense Tech Footprint with New Factory and $1.1M Army Contract for System Integration

Picogrid Expands U.S. Defense Tech Footprint with New Factory and $1.1M Army Contract for System Integration

Defense technology company Picogrid has announced two major developments underscoring its growing role in modern battlefield integration: the opening of ...
DIU Overhauls Blue UAS Program to Accelerate Drone Integration Across the Department of Defense

DIU Overhauls Blue UAS Program to Accelerate Drone Integration Across the Department of Defense

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has announced a significant transformation of its Blue UAS program, introducing a two-tiered system designed ...
Innovation Vanguard Awards Winners Announced at XPONENTIAL 2025

Innovation Vanguard Awards Winners Announced at XPONENTIAL 2025

The inaugural Innovation Vanguard Awards' winners were announced at an Awards ceremony at XPONENTIAL 2025 in Houston. Across all categories, ...
Five Good Questions: Jeffrey Starr, D-Fend Solutions

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 ...
Flytrex, Wing Implement Flight Coordination in Overlapping Airspace

Flytrex, Wing Implement Flight Coordination in Overlapping Airspace

Flytrex and Wing have each implemented the Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) Strategic Coordination standard in the United States with a ...
Aloft and uAvionix Partner to Deliver Airspace Visibility for Drones & Public Safety

Aloft and uAvionix Partner to Deliver Airspace Visibility for Drones & Public Safety

Aloft Technologies, a leading provider of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) fleet and airspace management solutions, and uAvionix, a pioneer in ...
AUVSI Launches "Trusted UGV" Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Certification

AUVSI Launches “Trusted UGV” Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Certification

AUVSI has announced the official launch of Trusted UGV, the first-ever industry certification program focused on cybersecurity and supply chain ...
ANRA Technologies Receives EASA Certification as U-space Service Provider

ANRA Technologies Receives EASA Certification as U-space Service Provider

ANRA Technologies, a provider of digital airspace and mission management solutions, announced it has been officially certified by the European ...
XPONENTIAL 2025 Launches in Houston Next Week

XPONENTIAL 2025 Launches in Houston Next Week

One week from today, Houston becomes the global stage for uncrewed and autonomous innovation as XPONENTIAL 2025 takes over the ...
Low-Altitude, High Stakes: America’s Drone Policy Gap
Air, FAA, People

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 ...
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 ...