The Voltt: White-Box Revolution in Drone Battery Design From About:Energy
By Philip Hicks, Autonomy Global Ambassador, U.K. & Middle East Battery development has traditionally been the single biggest bottleneck in drone innovation. Sparse manufacturer data, opaque models and testing cycles…
Out of Stealth and Into the Fight: VICTUS Gives Autonomy a Backbone When GPS Fails
By: Dawn Zoldi Jesse Hamel, founder and CEO of VICTUS Technologies, has spent his entire career preparing for a world where GPS can no longer be trusted. In anticipation of…
AI-Enhanced Arrow 4 Interceptor Nears Deployment as Germany Expands Arrow 3 Deal to Record $6.5 Billion
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel Arrow 4, the newest generation of Israel’s long-range interceptor, nears operational deployment with a design that combines advanced agility, a sophisticated…
AI-Driven Iron Beam Laser Air Defense Delivered to IDF, Marking New Era in Counter-UAS Warfare
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel Israel has taken a major step forward in autonomous air and missile defense with the delivery of the first operational Iron…
AI-Enabled SIGMA Howitzer Transforms Artillery with Autonomous Firepower
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel The artillery corps of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) has officially integrated Elbit Systems’ SIGMA 155 mm self-propelled howitzer, a next-generation…
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…
Not the Gift Most Wanted: FCC Puts All Foreign-Made Drones on the “Covered List” and What It Means for the Global Drone Ecosystem
By: Dawn Zoldi On December 22nd, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made an unprecedented move to add all foreign-produced uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and UAS critical components to its national…
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…
States Leading the Way: The Multistate Collaborative Accelerating Advanced Air Mobility
By: Dawn Zoldi States across America have charted a new course for advanced air mobility (AAM), where regional collaboration drives both innovation and harmonization in the skies through NASAO’s (The…
Elistair enhances Khronos tactical capabilities with new Dual Payload configuration
Lyon, France – November 18, 2025 Elistair, the global leader in tethered drone systems for surveillance and tactical communications, unveils the Khronos “Dual Payload”, a new configuration that combines a…
Announcing the Launch of the “Developing Local Knowledge for Advanced Air Mobility” Online Training Portal: A Transformative Public Agency Education Initiative
(November 17, Eden Prairie, MN) – Architecture Technology Corporation (ATCorp) is proud to announce the launch of the “Developing Local Knowledge for Advanced Air Mobility” (DLK4AAM) online training portal. This…
Meet HALIA: The Float-n-Fly Maritime Drone That Also Flies Under the Radar
By: Dawn Zoldi Levanta Tech engineered its novel maritime drone, “HALIA,” to seamlessly transition between air and ocean. It combines a patented Hoverfoil™ system with robust float and fly features…
SkySafe Unveils Forensics as a Service, Completing the Industry’s First End-to-End Drone Detection and Airspace Intelligence Platform
San Diego, Calif. – [November 13, 2025] – SkySafe, the leader in drone detection and airspace intelligence, today announced the launch of Forensics as a Service (FaaS), a turnkey capability that…
The Intersection of AI and Biosciences: Promise, Peril and Progress
By: Dawn Zoldi The convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and biotechnology has changed the face of science, medicine and national security. At the GBEF EDGE Security Summit 2025, Dr. William…
Expert Viewpoints: The Evolving Integration of Drones in Global Law Enforcement
By: Dawn Zoldi The integration of drones into law enforcement globally has moved from experimental pilot programs to essential components of modern policing. At the Government Business Executive Forum (GBEF)EDGE…
Geospatial Technology for Public Safety: A Lifeline in the Eye of the Storm
By: Dawn Zoldi Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have become indispensable to public safety, knitting together data, people and resources when disaster strikes. Nowhere was this more evident than during Hurricane…
GeoBuiz Summit 2026: A Curated Forum for Leaders Shaping the Future of the Geospatial Economy
By: Brittany Donald, AG Media Partner – Geospatial World The geospatial industry has reached a pivotal moment. Spatial intelligence is no longer a specialist capability operating at the margins of…
Not the Gift Most Wanted: FCC Puts All Foreign-Made Drones on the “Covered List” and What It Means for the Global Drone Ecosystem
By: Dawn Zoldi On December 22nd, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made an unprecedented move to add all foreign-produced uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and UAS critical components to its national…
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…
Globalstar and Skydio Complete First Drone Flight on Globalstar Band n53TM and XCOM RAN
COVINGTON, La.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 16, 2025– Globalstar (NASDAQ: GSAT), a next-generation telecommunications infrastructure and technology provider, today announces the successful completion of a joint technology trial with Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world…
MatrixSpace Launches Portable 360 Radar™ for Rapid, Resilient Counter-Drone Operations Anywhere
Burlington, MA (December 9, 2025) – MatrixSpace, a leader in portable AI-enabled radar for counter-UAS (C-UAS), announces the availability of its revolutionary Portable 360 Radar™. This rugged, easily transportable radar kit…
Cybersecurity and Data Integrity: The Missing Pillars in Professional Drone Pilot Training
By: Bronwyn Morgan, AG Training and Education Ambassador For commercial and industrial drone operations, pilot training programs often emphasize flight skills, regulatory compliance, sensor operation and mission planning. These programs…
Defending the Wide Perimeter: How Multi-Sensor Command & Control Unifies Large-Scale C-UAS Operations
By: Dawn Zoldi Defending vast territories from evolving drone threats presents a formidable challenge for security organizations worldwide. As the proliferation of rogue drones accelerates, safeguarding airports, borders, infrastructure and…
Securing the Homeland: Inside the Tabletop Exercise That Tested America’s Readiness for Drone-Borne Chaos
By: Dawn Zoldi When drone threats meet crisis planning, the result looks less like science fiction and more like tomorrow’s headlines. That reality came into focus during a recent counter-uncrewed…
TESSAN to Redefine Global Mobility at CES 2026 with ‘100 Travelers’ Initiative and Flagship Voyager 205
Visit Booth #31109 to witness a new era of “Charging Revolution,” featuring immersive storytelling installations and the world’s most powerful travel adapter. LAS VEGAS — January 6, 2026— TESSAN, a global…
The Four Pillars of a Truly Global, Interoperable Airspace Where Autonomous and Piloted Aircraft Safely Fly Together
By Abigail Smith, AG Ambassador – Airspace Awareness The future of airspace is actually unfolding now, thousands of feet above cities, farmland, forests, coastlines and conflict zones globally. Autonomous aircraft…
Japan’s Next Wave of Autonomy: Show-Stopping Tech from CES 2026
By: Dawn Zoldi At a packed CES 2026 pitch session co-hosted by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and ShowStoppers, a slate of Japanese startups showed how the country’s deep…
The Voltt: White-Box Revolution in Drone Battery Design From About:Energy
By Philip Hicks, Autonomy Global Ambassador, U.K. & Middle East Battery development has traditionally been the single biggest bottleneck in drone innovation. Sparse manufacturer data, opaque models and testing cycles…
BENTELER acquires Deutsche Bahn company ioki, creating first European full-service provider for autonomous mobility
Unique group of companies accelerating the mobility transition: Autonomous vehicles, operational services and software-based mobility solutions “made in Europe” from a single source Integrated approach simplifies the rollout and operation…
NEURA Robotics Unveils Next-Generation Robots and Announces Exciting CES 2026 Program
NEURA CES exhibit will demonstrate the capabilities of its industry-leading Neuraverse platform New generation of the Humanoid 4NE1 as well as its smaller version, 4NE1 Mini, and the NEURA Quadruped…
Hesai Announces Partnership with MOVIN, Redefining the Future of 3D Motion Capture
Las Vegas, January 5, 2026 — CES — Hesai Technology (NASDAQ: HSAI; HKEX: 2525), a global leader in lidar solutions, announced today it has entered into a partnership with MOVIN to…
Deepen AI Brings Safety-First Data Infrastructure for AVs and Robotics to CES 2026
CES demos include target less calibration and an exclusive preview of Deepen AI’s Vision-Language-Action framework Las Vegas, January 5, 2026 – Deepen AI, a leading full-stack data lifecycle platform for…
TOYOTA’S NEXT-GENERATION NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS BUILT WITH MAPBOX
The New Toyota Audio Multimedia System, with Navigation Built with Mapbox, Will Launch on America’s Best-selling Compact SUV, the All-new 2026 RAV4, Before Rolling Out to Future Toyota Models in…
GeoBuiz Summit 2026: A Curated Forum for Leaders Shaping the Future of the Geospatial Economy
By: Brittany Donald, AG Media Partner – Geospatial World The geospatial industry has reached a pivotal moment. Spatial intelligence is no longer a specialist capability operating at the margins of…
Beyond CORS: Unlocking Sub-Centimeter Accuracy in Drone Mapping with InTerra
By: Dawn Zoldi As drone mapping matures, the demand for ultra-precise geospatial data grows across infrastructure, construction and transportation sectors. At the Tennessee Drone and AAM Summit, Larry Donelson of…
One Touch to Takeoff: Skyryse Designs Simplicity in Flight
By: Charlton Evans, AG Certification Ambassador The future of aviation control could someday come down to a single swipe. At the 2025 NBAA-BACE conference, Skyryse’s Jonahs Ruiz described his company’s…
Autonomy-Powered Digital Twins: How Exyn’s 3D Mapping Fuels the New Industrial Data Layer
By: Dawn Zoldi Across construction, data centers, and facilities management, enterprise organizations require a scalable approach to building and sustaining living digital twins at industrial scale. Autonomous 3D mapping has…
Not the Gift Most Wanted: FCC Puts All Foreign-Made Drones on the “Covered List” and What It Means for the Global Drone Ecosystem
By: Dawn Zoldi On December 22nd, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made an unprecedented move to add all foreign-produced uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and UAS critical components to its national…
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…
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,…
UVision’s HERO Loitering Munitions Training in Europe Underscores Global Demand for Israeli Systems
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel The global demand for Israeli-made loitering munitions has accelerated as recent conflicts in Ukraine and Israel push more European militaries to…
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…
One-Day Warriors: Slashing Drone Pilot Training with AI Autonomy
By: Pramod Raheja, AG Autonomy Ambassador In modern warfare, drones have become indispensable tools on battlefields from Ukraine to the Middle East. First-Person View (FPV) drones, in particular, have proven…
Advanced Air Mobility Careers: Preparing the Next-Gen Workforce for eVTOL’s Rise
By: Sarah Nilsson, AG Drone and AAM Law Ambassador Advanced air mobility (AAM), or as some regions refer to it, “innovative air mobility” (IAM) represents a holistic shift in how…
Cybersecurity and Data Integrity: The Missing Pillars in Professional Drone Pilot Training
By: Bronwyn Morgan, AG Training and Education Ambassador For commercial and industrial drone operations, pilot training programs often emphasize flight skills, regulatory compliance, sensor operation and mission planning. These programs…
Securing the Homeland: Inside the Tabletop Exercise That Tested America’s Readiness for Drone-Borne Chaos
By: Dawn Zoldi When drone threats meet crisis planning, the result looks less like science fiction and more like tomorrow’s headlines. That reality came into focus during a recent counter-uncrewed…
Tennessee: Not Just Keeping Up, Setting the Pace for Drones and AAM
By: Dawn Zoldi In the opening moments of the Tennessee Drone and AAM Summit, one line from Commissioner Will Reid crystallized the state’s ambition: “We’re not just keeping up, we’re…
Announcing the Launch of the “Developing Local Knowledge for Advanced Air Mobility” Online Training Portal: A Transformative Public Agency Education Initiative
(November 17, Eden Prairie, MN) – Architecture Technology Corporation (ATCorp) is proud to announce the launch of the “Developing Local Knowledge for Advanced Air Mobility” (DLK4AAM) online training portal. This…
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TESSAN to Redefine Global Mobility at CES 2026 with ‘100 Travelers’ Initiative and Flagship Voyager 205
Visit Booth #31109 to witness a new era of “Charging Revolution,” featuring immersive storytelling installations and the world’s most powerful travel adapter. LAS VEGAS — January 6, 2026— TESSAN, a global…
Intrado and SBD Automotive Demonstrate How Advanced Automatic Collision Notification (AACN) Could Save More Than 2,000 Lives Annually
New Consumer Study Findings and Whitepaper Presented at CES 2026 Session “Drive for 2,000 Lives: The Next Revolution in Connected Safety” AACN Data Flow: A Complex Many-to-Many Ecosystem LAS VEGAS,…
The Voltt: White-Box Revolution in Drone Battery Design From About:Energy
By Philip Hicks, Autonomy Global Ambassador, U.K. & Middle East Battery development has traditionally been the single biggest bottleneck in drone innovation. Sparse manufacturer data, opaque models and testing cycles…
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The 2025 AAM National Strategy & Comprehensive Plan – A White Paper
This white paper unpacks the U.S. AAM National Strategy and Comprehensive Plan for 2026–2036, detailing how DOT, FAA, NASA, DOD, DHS, DOE, and more than 25 federal agencies will coordinate…
FCC Public Notice on UAS and UAS Critical Components
The Federal Communications Commission has issued a public notice adding non‑U.S.-manufactured uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and key UAS components to its national security “Covered List,” effectively blocking future FCC equipment…
The Advanced Air Mobility Comprehensive Plan: LIFTing AAM to Maturity in the United States
The Advanced Air Mobility Comprehensive Plan: LIFTing AAM to Maturity in the United States is the U.S. Department of Transportation’s playbook for moving AAM from pilot projects to everyday transportation….
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Legal Issues for Autonomy in the Maritime Environment
Did you know there is a duty to provide search and rescue at sea? How does that work if the ship or vessel is fully autonomous with no person on…
Robotics | Full Crew Episode 76
Check out our revamped Full Crew newscast, with rotating Autonomy Global Ambassador Hosts! To kick off 2026 strong, we feature AG EUR AMB Joanna Wieczorek, with Guests: Sean Guerre Managing…
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AGN Live hits fabulous Las Vegas to kick off the New Year from the show floor the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), thanks to our sponsor TEAL. Checkout the latest…