Global Spotlights
North Dakota: Flying In Formation to Supersize the Drone Industry
By: Dawn Zoldi When it comes to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), North Dakota continues getting bigger and better every day, both in ambition and achievement. On the flight deck, leading...Read More
What Is A Droneport Anyway? Unregulated Infrastructure Unnecessarily Adds Risk
By: Clint Harper, AG AAM Ambassador In a request for information (RFI) last year that received only nine responses, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) asked the question: what is a droneport?...Read More
Fighter pilots take directions from AI in Pentagon’s groundbreaking test
Washington, D.C. – For the first time, U.S. fighter pilots, operating F-16s, F/A-18s, and F-35s, received tactical directions from an AI system called StarSage, developed by Raft. In traditional operations, human controllers interpret...Read More
First-of-Its Kind Drone Security Deployment Deters Theft at Auto Dealership
(Overland Park, KS) — Titan Protection and Consulting announced today that a first-of-its-kind deployment of its self-docking, remote-piloted security drone successfully deterred a theft at an automotive dealership in Kansas...Read More
The Data Science Innovation Hub Powering the U.S. Space Force’s Digital Defenses
By: Samantha Louque, Marketing and Outreach Project Coordinator at the Innovation Hub The U.S. Space Force, the digital frontier of U.S. national security, stands apart from other military branches in...Read More
Aerospacelab Secures 94 million EUR (110 million USD) to Accelerate its Ambitious Roadmap
Charleroi, Belgium – August 26, 2025 – Aerospacelab, a leading European satellite manufacturer, proudly announces the closure of an extended Series B funding round totaling 94 million EUR (110 million USD) throughout...Read More
The First Mover’s Advantage: Legacy Approvals and the New Part 108 Reality
By Charlton Evans, CEO, End State Solutions LLC Here’s the deal about getting to market first in emerging aerospace technology. I’ve spent years watching emerging aerospace companies bang their heads...Read More
Washington’s Drone Policy Playbook: How Industry Can Inform and Shape Congressional Action
By: Dawn Zoldi As the uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and advanced air mobility (AAM) industries surge forward with innovation, policymaking on Capitol Hill hustles to keep pace. At the AUVSI...Read More
Electric Utilities & Drones: Innovation vs. Security
By Michelle Duquette (CEO, 3 MAD Air) & David Lewin (Host, This Week in Drones) The conversation about drones and remote identification (Remote ID) continues to race ahead, but too...Read More
U.S. Space Force and U.S. Air Force successfully launch X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – U.S. Space Force’s National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program and SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched the USSF-36 mission into orbit Aug. 21 from historic Launch Complex (LC)-39A...Read More