Anduril Introduces Voyager Gateway 1: Rugged Edge Compute for the Dismounted Operator
Voyager Gateway 1 puts a full mission server on the operator, turning every soldier into a connected node at the forward edge. Dismounted operators carry heavy loads of radios, batteries,…
Cellula Robotics and Metron Sign 10-Year Agreement to Deliver Next-Generation Undersea Capability for the US Defense Market
Long-term agreement combines proven COTS platforms, trusted autonomy, and enduring support for US defense customers Houston, Texas – 19 May 2026— Cellula Robotics US Inc. and Metron, Inc. have signed…
Echodyne and Moog Successfully Demonstrate Reconfigurable Integrated-weapon Platform (RIwP®) at U.S. Army Exercise
Kirkland, WA, May 19, 2026 – Echodyne, the radar platform company, and Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), a worldwide designer, manufacturer and systems integrator of high performance precision motion and control systems, announce the…
SPARC AI and Rate Manufacturing Partner to Scale GPS-Denied Drone Capability
May 20, 2026 – SPARC AI Inc. (the “Company”) (CSE: SPAI) (OTCQB: SPAIF) (Frankfurt: 5OV0) today announced a strategic partnership with Rate Manufacturing, a U.S. based defense manufacturer, to integrate SPARC AI’s Overwatch platform…
T-REX and GrandSKY: Coming at You Sideways Like a RAPTR
The DoW’s most agile testing engine and the nation’s premier drone proving ground are closing the gap between commercial innovation and battlefield readiness. By: Dawn Zoldi The Pentagon has a…
Is Your Tech Vision Crazy Enough? The High Risks, High Rewards Stuff DARPA Cares About
By Dawn Zoldi Stephen Winchell doesn’t run a typical government office. As the 24th director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), he leads an organization that doesn’t just…
Elbit’s AI-Driven DESEAVER MK-4 Redefines Naval Soft-Kill Defense Against Multi-Directional Missile Threats
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global — Ambassador for Israel Israel’s Elbit Systems has advanced naval survivability with the DESEAVER MK-4, a fourth-generation AI-powered decoy launching system that autonomously detects, assesses,…
Israel’s SPIKE LR Missile Successfully Fired from Autonomous UGV in First-Ever Germany Test
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global — Ambassador for Israel In a significant milestone for autonomous ground combat systems, Israel’s SPIKE LR guided missile has been successfully fired from a German…
Crimson Tide Counter-Drone: The Future of Campus Airspace Security
By Dawn M.K. Zoldi The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa boasts an enrollment record of 41,000 students. On any given autumn Saturday, more than 100,000 fans pack Bryant-Denny Stadium, one…
From Infrastructure to Intelligence: More Carahsoft Partners at GEOINT Symposium 2026
By: Dawn Zoldi The GEOINT Symposium 2026 made one thing unmistakably clear: the technology challenge facing the geospatial intelligence community is no longer about collecting more data. It’s about building…
Turning Data Into Decisions: How Carahsoft Partners Are Powering the GEOINT Symposium 2026
By: Dawn Zoldi The world produces more location-based data than any analyst, agency or algorithm can handle alone. Satellites image near-complete coverage of the earth’s surface. Sensors track objects in…
Bridging Sky and Space: Viasat’s Velaris and the Future of BVLOS UAV Connectivity
By: Dawn Zoldi When a UAV crosses the threshold of visual line of sight, the pilot loses direct perception of the aircraft. A reliable, continuous data link that carries command-and-control…
Vertical Flight Infrastructure: Understanding the Layers of Legal Risk
By: Rex Alexander, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Infrastructure Across the United States, a dangerous misconception continues to persist within the vertical flight community that if something is not explicitly regulated,…
Drone Gate, Counter-UAS and Air Bosses: Lessons for Public Safety
By: Ron Leach, CEO Leach Strategic Partners & Autonomy Global Guest Contributor Coordination can mean the difference between an aerial mission that saves lives and one that nearly ends them….
FAA’s New DETER Program: Faster Enforcement That Comes With A Catch
By: Courtney Freeman, Contributor (Adams & Reese LLP) Head’s up drone pilots. On April 17, 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a new enforcement settlement policy in the Federal…
Making AAM Real: What Infrastructure, Governance, and Interoperability Must Deliver Before Advanced Air Mobility Can Scale
By: Michelle Duquette, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Operations Within the first 15 days of April, I had the privilege of participating in three very different events. Each had its own…
Crimson Tide Counter-Drone: The Future of Campus Airspace Security
By Dawn M.K. Zoldi The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa boasts an enrollment record of 41,000 students. On any given autumn Saturday, more than 100,000 fans pack Bryant-Denny Stadium, one…
Black River Systems’ Ninja™ C-sUAS Platforms Arm First Responders and Defenders
By: Dawn Zoldi The small unmanned aircraft threat that has pervaded the battlefield has also moved far beyond it. From critical infrastructure attacks to cartel surveillance of border patrol agents,…
Inside the Volatusphere: Closing the Counter-UAS Readiness Gap
By: Dawn Zoldi With SKYDRA simulation software freshly launched, Volatus Aerospace makes the case that counter-drone readiness begins long before anyone pulls a trigger. Somewhere right now, a drone delivers…
Tulip Tech Is Opening a U.S. Front With Battle-Tested Custom UAV Batteries, Doubling Flight Time in the Process
The Netherlands-based power solutions company has battle-tested its technology on the front lines of Europe. It is now bringing it to American drone manufacturers with a performance claim the industry…
Bridging Sky and Space: Viasat’s Velaris and the Future of BVLOS UAV Connectivity
By: Dawn Zoldi When a UAV crosses the threshold of visual line of sight, the pilot loses direct perception of the aircraft. A reliable, continuous data link that carries command-and-control…
Drone Gate, Counter-UAS and Air Bosses: Lessons for Public Safety
By: Ron Leach, CEO Leach Strategic Partners & Autonomy Global Guest Contributor Coordination can mean the difference between an aerial mission that saves lives and one that nearly ends them….
FAA’s New DETER Program: Faster Enforcement That Comes With A Catch
By: Courtney Freeman, Contributor (Adams & Reese LLP) Head’s up drone pilots. On April 17, 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a new enforcement settlement policy in the Federal…
FAA Replaces Controversial Roving Drone TFR NOTAM After Legal Challenge But the Fix Falls Short
By Angelissa Savino, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Homeland Security On April 15, 2026, the FAA replaced its embattled roving Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) , NOTAM 6/4375, with an updated version,…
Is Your Tech Vision Crazy Enough? The High Risks, High Rewards Stuff DARPA Cares About
By Dawn Zoldi Stephen Winchell doesn’t run a typical government office. As the 24th director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), he leads an organization that doesn’t just…
FAA Leaders Tell XPONENTIAL 2026: The Airspace Is Open, Now Comes the Hard Part
By: Dawn Zoldi The FAA took the stage at XPONENTIAL 2026 to signal a cultural shift. Franklin McIntosh, Chief Operating Officer of the FAA Air Traffic Organization, and Jessica Jones,…
Tulip Tech Is Opening a U.S. Front With Battle-Tested Custom UAV Batteries, Doubling Flight Time in the Process
The Netherlands-based power solutions company has battle-tested its technology on the front lines of Europe. It is now bringing it to American drone manufacturers with a performance claim the industry…
AUVSI’s Michael Robbins Opens XPONENTIAL 2026 With a Clear-Eyed Call to Build, Scale, Lead
Michael Robbins, President and CEO of AUVSI, delivered a keynote address titled Built to Lead. Driving Towards Impact to a record-setting crowd to kick off XPONENTIAL 2026 in Detroit. Progress…
Bridging Sky and Space: Viasat’s Velaris and the Future of BVLOS UAV Connectivity
By: Dawn Zoldi When a UAV crosses the threshold of visual line of sight, the pilot loses direct perception of the aircraft. A reliable, continuous data link that carries command-and-control…
Airbility Signs Strategic MoU with Germany’s Schübeler on EDF Propulsion Technology for eVTOL Platforms
Airbility Inc. (“Airbility”), an advanced air mobility company based in the Republic of Korea, announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Schübeler GmbH (“Schübeler”) of Germany…
Vertical Flight Infrastructure: Understanding the Layers of Legal Risk
By: Rex Alexander, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Infrastructure Across the United States, a dangerous misconception continues to persist within the vertical flight community that if something is not explicitly regulated,…
10 Things You Were Afraid to Ask About the FCC’s Foreign UAS Ban
Last December, right before Christmas, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) dropped a regulatory bombshell on the drone industry. All foreign-produced unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and UAS critical components now sit…
Tulip Tech Is Opening a U.S. Front With Battle-Tested Custom UAV Batteries, Doubling Flight Time in the Process
The Netherlands-based power solutions company has battle-tested its technology on the front lines of Europe. It is now bringing it to American drone manufacturers with a performance claim the industry…
Bridging Sky and Space: Viasat’s Velaris and the Future of BVLOS UAV Connectivity
By: Dawn Zoldi When a UAV crosses the threshold of visual line of sight, the pilot loses direct perception of the aircraft. A reliable, continuous data link that carries command-and-control…
Second Gen 6 Aircraft Accelerates Wisk’s Flight Test Program
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – May 4, 2026 – Wisk Aero, an autonomous aviation company, today announced the successful first flight of its second Generation 6 aircraft. This milestone is a…
Protecting Canada’s Biggest Stages: RF-Cyber Counter-Drone Steals the Show
By: Dawn Zoldi When 19,000 fans streamed into Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre for the 55th Annual JUNO Awards this March, the spectacle everyone noticed was on the stage, but the real…
UNIVITY Raises €27 Million to Build a Leading High-Speed Space-Based Internet Infrastructure for Telecom Operators
UNIVITY Raises €27 Million to Build Sovereign VLEO 5G Space Infrastructure for Telecom Operators UNIVITY, the global operator of space-based connectivity services, has closed a €27 million funding round with…
Beyond Line of Sight, Beyond One-Off Flights: How SRS Scales Utility Inspections
By: Dawn Zoldi Sentinel Robotic Solutions (SRS) doesn’t treat utility inspections as a one-off drone service. It has built a BVLOS-enabled inspection and training ecosystem designed to scale across some…
ExLabs Pushes Private Sector Role in Planetary Defense as Apophis Asteroid Approaches Earth
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 9, 2026) — ExLabs, a commercial deep-space exploration company, will highlight the growing role of private companies in planetary defense ahead of asteroid Apophis’ historic 2029…
Protecting the Skies: Europe’s Layered Approach to Counter-UAS
Across Europe, the skies have become increasingly complex. Drones now share what was once the exclusive domain of commercial aviation and military operations. From infrastructure inspection and agriculture to emergency…
Crimson Tide Counter-Drone: The Future of Campus Airspace Security
By Dawn M.K. Zoldi The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa boasts an enrollment record of 41,000 students. On any given autumn Saturday, more than 100,000 fans pack Bryant-Denny Stadium, one…
The Most Important FAA Drone Safety Day Yet; The Future of the NAS at Stake
By Juan B. Plaza, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Operational Safety Today the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) holds its fifth consecutive Drone Safety Day (DSD). This year, the stakes are higher…
From Classroom to Cornfield: Building Skills for Precision Agriculture
By Bronwyn Morgan, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Training and Education Once a novelty, highly automated and autonomous drones have become indispensable tools in modern farming. From pinpoint crop surveillance to…
ASSUREd Safe: Building Trustworthy Drone Programs for High‑Stakes Public Safety Missions
By: Dawn Zoldi When lives and communities are on the line, “good enough” UAS training is not really good enough. ASSUREd Safe, the public safety training arm of the FAA’s…
From Purdue to Colorado: How the Data Mine of the Rockies Is Training an AI-Ready Space and Defense Workforce
By Samantha Louque, VT-ARC* – Autonomy Global Media Partner Companies and government teams depend on a tech-savvy workforce as the world becomes increasingly data-driven, from the factory floor to the…
Finding Lost Civilizations with Lidar: How Terra Incognita and Stitch3D Turned NASA Data into 3D Evidence in the Amazon
By: Dawn Zoldi and Dahlia Kopycienski Using NASA lidar, lean processing workflows and browser‑based 3D visualization, Terra Incognita Research Institute and Stitch3D have outlined a practical way to find, and…
Pittsburgh’s Next Act: GeoAI, Robotics and Autonomous Operations
GeoAI and robotics have been rewriting how the world sees, maps and manages physical infrastructure. Pittsburgh has positioned itself as one of the places where that transformation has already become…
OpEd – Military Aviation DNA: Why It Matters in Commercial Autonomy
By: Michelle Duquette, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Operations When you see veteran aviation maintainers entering the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) sector, you’re watching the industry mature. They bring a fundamental…
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Ubotica Partners with NOVI Space to Accelerate Real-Time AI Inference at the Space Edge
Dublin and Arlington, 18 May 2026 – Ubotica Technologies, a pioneer in space-based AI, has today announced a partnership agreement with NOVI Space Inc. (“NOVI”), a global leader in orbit…
Anduril Introduces Voyager Gateway 1: Rugged Edge Compute for the Dismounted Operator
Voyager Gateway 1 puts a full mission server on the operator, turning every soldier into a connected node at the forward edge. Dismounted operators carry heavy loads of radios, batteries,…
Cellula Robotics and Metron Sign 10-Year Agreement to Deliver Next-Generation Undersea Capability for the US Defense Market
Long-term agreement combines proven COTS platforms, trusted autonomy, and enduring support for US defense customers Houston, Texas – 19 May 2026— Cellula Robotics US Inc. and Metron, Inc. have signed…
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Dr. Mario Paniccia, CEO and Co-founder , ANELLO Photonics | Dawn of Autonomy | Episode 123
This week, The Dawn of Autonomy podcast wraps up “”Defense Tech”” month, sponsored by Volatus Aerospace, with Dr. Mario Paniccia, CEO and Co-Founder of ANELLO Photonics. A world-renowned photonics expert…
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Dial in Thursday May 28th as the Full Crew goes deep on Defense Tech with Michelle Duquette, Carahsoft’s Mike McCalip, Tom Furey of Sagetch, and Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Mark Loeben…
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Join us this week on The Dawn of Autonomy with Dr. Ned Tabat, Chief Technology Officer of Meadowlark Aircraft Company, and Dr. Kirill Rivkin, Co-Founder of Genesis Aeronautica, as we…