The Nightmare Scenario Is Already Here: Stolen Spray Drones and the C-UAS Reckoning
By Dawn Zoldi On March 24, fifteen Ceres Air C31 agricultural spraying drones, each the size of an ATV, each capable of dispersing 40 gallons of liquid across a 15-mile…
Drone Threat to Data Centers: What C-UAS Security Programs Must Address Now
By Nate Ernst, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Energy On March 1, 2026, Iranian Shahid drones struck data centers in Bahrain. The attack targeted cooling infrastructure, power systems and rooftop equipment…
Above the Pitch: How Canada’s Elite Drone Operators Get Ready for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
By Dan Juhlin, Autonomy Global Ambassador — Canada Besides bringing the world’s most-watched sporting event to North American soil, the 2026 FIFA World Cup brings with it an airspace management…
Mountain Horse Solutions Builds a Multi-Domain Autonomy Portfolio From the Ground Up
By: Dawn Zoldi Mountain Horse Solutions isn’t racing to manufacture the next marquee unmanned system. The company, a subsidiary of Global Ordnance, has carved out a deliberate role in the…
BCN Drone Center Builds A Common UAS Safety Evidence Framework
By: Sergi Framis, BCN Drone Center – Autonomy Global Media Partner Technology no longer limits the commercial adoption of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Increasingly, the ability of manufacturers and operators…
SynMax Joins Esri Partner Network Delivering Intelligence Across Maritime, Energy, and National Security
HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, May 28, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — SynMax, a data intelligence company delivering geospatial, energy, and maritime domain awareness products, today announced it has joined the Esri Partner…
Fiber Meets Fire: The Consortium Building FPV Fiber-Optic Attack Drones in North Dakota
By: Dawn Zoldi Drones on the battlefield have already changed the game for aerial combat. Now, a consortium of American defense technology companies hope to change the game for the…
INKAS® Unveils New Ground and Air Systems, Expanding Its Integrated Defense Portfolio for Multi-Domain Operations
May 28, 2026 – Today at CANSEC 2026, INKAS® Defense and Aerospace, a Canadian armored vehicle manufacturer and systems integrator, unveils two new solutions to its product ecosystem: the INKAS® MLTV (Modular Light Tactical Vehicle) platform and the INKAS® ANURI Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). …
Mountain Horse Solutions Builds a Multi-Domain Autonomy Portfolio From the Ground Up
By: Dawn Zoldi Mountain Horse Solutions isn’t racing to manufacture the next marquee unmanned system. The company, a subsidiary of Global Ordnance, has carved out a deliberate role in the…
A Propeller-Free Future? Examining a Patented Propulsion Concept and Its Implications for Advanced Air Mobility
By Dawn M. Zoldi The advanced air mobility sector has never been short on ambition. From Joby Aviation’s tilt-rotor configurations to Lilium’s distributed electric propulsion jets, the industry’s race to…
Fiber Meets Fire: The Consortium Building FPV Fiber-Optic Attack Drones in North Dakota
By: Dawn Zoldi Drones on the battlefield have already changed the game for aerial combat. Now, a consortium of American defense technology companies hope to change the game for the…
Romanian Ministry of National Defence Selects Quantum Systems for a New Procurement of Vector
Bucharest / Gilching, 28 May 2026 – Quantum Systems has been selected by the Romanian Ministry of National Defence to supply additional Vector reconnaissance systems for surveillance missions under projects…
Want to Operate In Europe? Pay Attention to the Light Unmanned Aircraft Operator Certificate (LUC)
By: Joanna Wieczorek and Yves Morier, Autonomy Global Ambassadors – Europe If you operate drones commercially and Europe is anywhere on your business roadmap, you need to understand the Light…
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…
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…
Spaceflux Selected by MDA Space to Deliver Optical Systems for Canadian Space Surveillance Programme
LONDON, UK — Spaceflux, the London-based specialist in space domain awareness and space intelligence, has been selected as the optical systems provider by MDA Space Ltd. (TSX: MDA) (NYSE: MDA)…
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…
MGI Engineering Successfully Launches TigerShark in Strategic Partnership with Auterion
Historic test marks Europe’s most significant advance in autonomous deep strike capability in over a decade Oxfordshire, UK – 01 April 2026 – MGI Engineering Ltd (MGI) today announced the…
ePropelled unveils expansion at Global Innovation Centre in Coventry as it accelerates toward producing more than one million propulsion systems annually by 2027
Strategic development of new sovereign European Systems Hub Coventry, UK | 20 March 2026 ePropelled opened its new Global Innovation Centre in Coventry on 20 March, a major expansion that…
ePropelled Announces Largest Expansion of Motor Controllers (ESCs) and Intelligent Power Systems, Strengthening Electronic Propulsion Leadership
LACONIA, N.H./ COVENTRY/ CHENNAI – 4 March 2026, ePropelled, a global innovator in electric propulsion and power management solutions for uncrewed vehicles and advanced mobility platforms, today announced its largest expansion…
Autonomous Tech: Gold Rush, Geopolitics or Europe’s New Industrial Era?
By Philip Hicks, Autonomy Global Ambassador – U.K. & Middle East In Europe, autonomous systems have become the backbone of sovereignty, industrial capability and defence readiness. A continent that once…
Autonomy in Action: Top 10 Use Cases for Drones and Robotics in Energy and Utilities
By: Sylvia Ibarra, Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition (Autonomy Global Media Partner) As energy systems grow more complex and operational margins tighten, drones, robotics and AI continue to move from…
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Drones, AI, and the Missing Operational Readiness Link in African Wildlife Conservation
By: Peter Karanja, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Africa African conservation does not have a drone adoption problem. Over the years, drones have been deployed to track wildlife. AI has been…
Human-In-The-Loop Beats Full Autonomy in Africa – Here’s Why
By: Peter Karanja, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Africa Autonomy is easy to sell on a slide deck. I have seen potential customers light up when they learn that artificial intelligence…
Egypt Reportedly Signs 400 Million Dollar Deal for Chinese WJ-700 Combat Drones, Expanding Long-Range Strike and Red Sea Surveillance Capabilities
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel Egypt has reportedly concluded a major unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) deal, signing a contract valued at about 400 million dollars…
International Drone Regulations: Key Updates On BVLOS, UTM and Use Cases from Europe, Canada, Australia and Africa
By: Dawn Zoldi Navigating the world of drone regulations can be challenging. At this year’s Law-Tech Connect, industry leaders and attorneys from Australia, Africa, Canada and Europe highlighted the international…
Landmark Year for Advanced Air Mobility in Africa: Milestones, Momentum and Challenges Ahead
By: Peter Karanja, AG Africa Ambassador Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is becoming a reality across Africa, and with it, new aviation technologies across the continent. In 2025, Africa claimed a…
Global Autonomous Tech Startups: Perspectives from Africa, Asia & Europe
By: Eno Umoh, Business & Entrepreneurship Ambassador Expert voices from three continents gathered to talk about the state of autonomous tech startups and provided a real-world look at how startups…
Autonomous Drone-in-a-Box Solutions: Real Global Efficiencies and Industry Insights from Commercial UAV Expo 2025
By: Juan B. Plaza, AG Operational Safety Ambassador The Commercial UAV Expo 2025 panel “How Real-World Efficiencies Are Being Enabled by Drone-in-a-Box (DIB) Solutions” showcased autonomous DIB solutions and highlighted…
Safety And Security Before Scale: How African Stakeholders Are Rethinking AAM From Day One
By: Peter Karanja, AG Africa Ambassador As Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) takes shape in Africa, stakeholders aren’t rushing to scale before figuring out the safety and security aspect. Instead, they…
Orbbec and Creality Launch Pika, Bringing 3D Scanning into the Pocket Era
2 June 2026: Creality unveiled Pika, a next-generation AI-powered portable 3D scanner co-developed with Orbbec, during its 12th Anniversary “AI Ecosystem” product launch event. Powered by Orbbec’s core underlying technologies, Pika breaks the…
IAI’s Advanced HAROP Loitering Munition Gets Stealth Upgrade and Naval Integration via DIAMOND Container System
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has advanced its combat-proven HAROP loitering munition with stealth capabilities and expanded its naval deployment through the modular DIAMOND container solution, reinforcing the system’s role as…
Elbit Systems FUSE Acquires BlueWhite Robotics to Expand AI-Powered Ground Autonomy for Defense
Elbit Systems’ FUSE division has completed the acquisition of BlueWhite Robotics, an Israeli developer of AI-powered autonomous solutions for critical off-road and defense applications. Under the agreement, FUSE acquired 100%…
Roboteam “Terminator” UGV Family Brings AI-Enabled Swarm Robotics to Infantry and Special Forces
Robotic swarms have become an operational requirement for advanced armed forces. Israeli company Roboteam has developed the “Terminator” family, a line of modular, lethal unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) systems designed…
Tiltan Software Wins Major Contract for Large-Scale UAS Simulation Environment Using TOPS-NX IR Engine
Israeli company Tiltan Software Engineering has secured a major order as part of a large-scale Israeli UAS program to supply a state-of-the-art virtual and constructive simulation environment for a multi-domain…
Japan’s Commercial Space Ascent: SPACETIDE, the Space Strategy Fund and U.S.-Japan GEOINT Cooperation
By: Dawn Zoldi Masayasu Ishida, co-founder and CEO of Tokyo-based SPACETIDE Foundation, took the stage for his first-ever appearance at GEOINT, in front of a room dotted with Japanese colleagues…
Israeli Tech Duo InfiniDome and Wonder Robotics Unveil IroNav — Autonomous GNSS Resilience System for Contested Environments
The rapid growth of autonomous military systems has forced a fundamental shift in defense priorities, away from making platforms faster or smarter, and toward keeping them operational when navigation itself…
Iran’s Shahed-136B Loitering Munition: The Long-Range Drone That Could Strike Beyond the Middle East
If Iran moves to strike targets outside the Middle East and Gulf region, its extended-range loitering munition, the Shahed-136B, is the weapon most likely to be used. IRGC’s Escalating Threat…
Speedbird Aero and iFood Launch New Drone Delivery Routein São Paulo
Operation in Alphaville, Greater São Paulo, integrates Speedbird aircraft, autonomous robot, and partner delivery riders in a multimodal model São Paulo, June 1, 2026 – Speedbird Aero, a Brazilian company…
Speedbird Aero Drones Debut in New York City as Skyports and Port Authority Launch Yearlong Cargo Drone Trial Between Manhattan and Brooklyn
New York, April 23, 2026 – Speedbird Aero, a global leader in unmanned aerial logistics, is proud to announce its role as the aircraft partner in a major drone delivery…
From Brazil to the World: Speedbird Aero Builds the Airspace Infrastructure To Make Drone Delivery Scale
Certified aircraft, purpose-built droneports, and a battle-tested UTM stack have turned this Latin American startup into a global logistics force. It plans to launch in the United States next. By:…
Speedbird and Moya Aero Sign Strategic MoU to ExploreIntegrated Drone Logistics Collaboration.
São José dos Campos — April 13, 2026 — Moya Aero and Speedbird announced today the signing of a nonbinding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore a strategic collaboration aimed…
Speedbird Aero Secures Investment from iFood to Scale Drone Deliveries in Brazil
iFood’s participation is part of a bridge funding round totaling US$5.8 millionRound includes contributions from investment funds from Portugal, US and Brazil.Funds will accelerate growth and expand drone delivery operationsThe…
Drones in Focus: Public Safety, Security Risks and Global Drone Developments
Uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) have become both silent guardians and illicit specters that span city skylines and shadowy enclaves. The Full Crew newscast recently assembled a panel of drone visionaries—Kaye…
DIU’s Project G.I. Challenge: Accelerating the Next Generation of Uncrewed Systems for the Modern Battlefield
Emerging threats have rewritten the rules of warfare. In conflicts from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific, uncrewed systems (UxS)—drones, ground robots, and electronic warfare (EW) platforms—have become essential tools for modern…
2025 eVTOL Market Outlook: Global Leaders, Regulatory Shifts, and the Next Phase of Urban Air Mobility
The electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) sector stands at a pivotal inflection point in 2025, shaped by rapid technological advances, regulatory shifts, and a new wave of consolidation and…
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…
Former Air Force Base Becomes UAS Proving Ground: Inside the UAS Center and Norton Test Range at San Bernardino International Airport
By: Dawn Zoldi Some of the most consequential stories in aviation happen at places most people have never heard of. The San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) is one of those…
ANELLO Photonics and Q-CTRL Announce Strategic Collaboration to Redefine Resilient Navigation for UAVs in GPS-Denied Environments
SANTA CLARA, Calif. and SYDNEY, March 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ANELLO Photonics, the creator of the Silicon Photonics Optical Gyroscope (SiPhOG™) and a leader in solid-state, high-precision inertial navigation systems, and…
Geo Week 2026: Emesent Launches the Emesent GX1, an All-in-One SLAM LiDAR, RTK and 360° Imagery Scanner
Industry first: GX1 delivers independently validated 5-10mm global accuracy, providing surveyors, AEC sector with long-awaited mobile scanning speed and survey-grade accuracy they can prove DENVER, 16 February 2026 ―Today at Geo Week, Emesent, a global leader in autonomous mapping technology, launches the Emesent GX1, the world’s most accurate integrated Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) and Real-Time Kinematic…
AI-Powered SMASH 3000 Fire Control System Selected for Australian Army Counter-Drone Evaluation
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel The Israeli company SMARTSHOOTER has brought artificial intelligence (AI) to the small arms battlefield with its SMASH family of fire control…
International Drone Regulations: Key Updates On BVLOS, UTM and Use Cases from Europe, Canada, Australia and Africa
By: Dawn Zoldi Navigating the world of drone regulations can be challenging. At this year’s Law-Tech Connect, industry leaders and attorneys from Australia, Africa, Canada and Europe highlighted the international…
Lessons from the Black Sea: Maritime Uncrewed Systems, Strategic Doctrine and the Future of AUKUS
By: Philip Hicks, AG U.K. Ambassador* In the Black Sea, Ukraine’s daring use of small unmanned surface vessels (sUSVs) against the Russian Navy drives a new chapter in naval warfare–…
Mapping Wildfire Resilience With GIS: Perspectives from the ESRI Safety and Security Summit
As wildfires become more frequent and severe across the globe, the need for advanced tools to predict, detect and respond to these disasters has become increasingly critical. At the 2025…
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2 June 2026: Creality unveiled Pika, a next-generation AI-powered portable 3D scanner co-developed with Orbbec, during its 12th Anniversary “AI Ecosystem” product launch event. Powered by Orbbec’s core underlying technologies, Pika breaks the…
Speedbird Aero and iFood Launch New Drone Delivery Routein São Paulo
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