Dawn Zoldi
Near Earth Autonomy Awarded Contract to Provide Miniaturized Autonomous Flight Systems to U.S. Marine Corps Tactical Resupply Program
In support of the U.S. Navy (NAVAIR PMA-263), SURVICE Engineering (SURVICE) awarded Near Earth Autonomy (Near Earth) a $790,000 contract to deliver and support miniaturized autonomy systems under their prime...Read More
The Critical Importance of Wide RF-Cyber C-UAS Coverage for Rapidly Changing UAS Frequency Bands: The Old, The New and The Less Common
Uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) technology continues to iterate at an unprecedented rate of change. Both commercial and custom-made UAS operate across various, changing, and sometimes multiple, radio frequencies (RF). This...Read More
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Shaping the Future of Defense in Israel, Canada and Ukraine
Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have emerged as a game-changing asset for defense forces worldwide. During the 2025 UAV Technology USA Conference, representatives from Israel, Canada and Ukraine discussed how each...Read More
Certifying Autonomy: Getting to the Industry’s End State
Achieving certification is a critical milestone for companies seeking to perform complex commercial autonomous and emerging aviation operations in the U.S. national airspace system (NAS). Certification is required so that...Read More
Inspiring Tomorrow’s Drone Workforce: Inside Volatus Aerospace’s SEAR Program
As drones become more commonly integrated into society, the demand for skilled professionals who can leverage the potential of this technology across a wide range of use cases continues to...Read More
Around the World at the 40th Space Symposium
One of the highlights for me of attending this year’s Space Symposium, in its 40th iteration, at the beautiful Broadmoor in my hometown, Colorado Springs, was to see the significant...Read More
Verticon 2025: What Was There, Who Was Not…And Why It Matters
In Dallas, Texas during the month of March this year, we witnessed the first ever “Verticon” conference. All told, in reviewing the numbers posted by Vertical Aviation International (VAI), formerly...Read More
Volt Typhoon, BlackMamba and Morphing Attack Surfaces: The Urgent Need for Cybersecurity in Autonomous Technologies
Cybersecurity has become an integral part of our daily lives, especially with the increasing reliance on autonomous technologies. From drones to critical infrastructure, the threat landscape continues to rapidly advance,...Read More
Astroscale U.S. to Lead the First-Ever Refueling of a United States Space Force Asset
Astroscale U.S. Inc., a leading provider of on-orbit services and logistics across all orbits, will conduct two refueling operations of a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) satellite in geostationary orbit...Read More
Power Play: Optimizing SWaP on Uncrewed Systems
The prospect facing defense contractors is considerable: pack more computing power, more sensors and more capabilities into smaller spaces while extending mission endurance. As uncrewed platforms evolve from simple remote-controlled...Read More