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DroneX, Regulations and How the U.K. and European AAM and Drone Industries Are Ready for Liftoff
By Philip Hicks, AG U.K. Ambassador Geopolitics has thrust drones into the spotlight, sometimes uneasily. From contested skies over Ukraine to privacy debates in liberal democracies, autonomy has become a...Read More
Inside State DOT Drone Programs: Real-World Infrastructure Use Cases and Lessons Learned
By: Dawn Zoldi States across America increasingly integrate drones into their workflows for infrastructure management, to deliver efficiencies, insights and safety improvements previously unimaginable. At the recent Tennessee Drone and...Read More
The Need for Speed: Stratolaunch’s Spirit of Mojave Proves Out Reusable Hypersonic Flight
By: Dawn Zoldi Stratolaunch’s Spirit of Mojave has moved hypersonic testing from a PowerPoint ambition into a repeatable, data-rich flight regime. The company’s President and CEO Zack Krevor took the...Read More
Building Smart Skies: The Acceleration of Digital Infrastructure for America’s Digital Cities
By: Dawn Zoldi Spurred by the promise of advanced air mobility (AAM), and the convergence of high-profile events such as the FIFA World Cup 2026 and related key federal investments,...Read More
The New Drone Standard: From Domestic Compliance to Global Excellence in Canada’s Drone Industry
By: Dan Juhlin, AG Ambassador – Canada The freewheeling “Wild West” days for Canadian drone operations have ended, replaced by frameworks that demand professionalism, safety and verifiable trust. For any...Read More
Italian Space Day: Cross-Domain Lessons from Commercial Space for Advanced Air Mobility
By: Michelle Duquette, Ambassador – Operations On December 4th, I attended the Italian Embassy’s Italian Space Day. Beyond the excellent pasta and coffee, the event demonstrated how strategic positioning, innovative...Read More
Best Year Ever? How 2025 Reset the Trajectory for Drones and AAM
By: Dawn Zoldi 2025 may go down as the year the drone industry stopped “promising” and started proving it could deliver real value at scale. Public safety agencies matured drone-first-responder...Read More
Staying Ahead of the Swarm: Why Software-Defined Counter-UAS Wins the Long Game
By: Dawn Zoldi Software has become the true center of gravity in counter-UAS (C-UAS). In a world where drone threats evolve by the week, continuous software updates and software-defined detection...Read More
Mission-Centric Autonomy: Soldier, Swarm and System Synergy in Modern Warfare
By: Dawn Zoldi At this year’s UAS Summit and Expo, a panel of industry leaders dove into the future of military autonomy, examining how mission-centric swarms, cutting-edge soldier controls, and...Read More
Building Defense Readiness: Lessons in Autonomous Warfare
By: Dawn Zoldi* Modern defense is a moving target. Sweeping changes driven by emerging cyber threats, next-generation unmanned systems and artificial intelligence, compliance requirements and, most notably, the real-world lessons...Read More