AI-Powered Firestorm 250 Armed Drone Concept Unveiled
By ARIE EGOZI, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and SIG Sauer have collaborated on a new armed quadcopter concept that mates the IAI Apus 60…
The Choctaw Nation Uses AI-Enabled Aviation to Uplift Rural, Indigenous and Underserved Communities
By: Dawn Zoldi The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has become one of America’s most advanced proving grounds for autonomous aviation, AI-enabled airspace management and next-generation infrastructure. It does all of…
Israel Validates Upgraded David’s Sling Air and Missile Defense System After War with Iran
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel The Rafael David’s Sling air and missile defense system has completed an advanced series of upgrade tests, validating combat-driven improvements introduced…
AI Everywhere: Skynet Nightmares, Trust Dreams and the Race to Machine-Speed Governance
By: Dawn Zoldi Artificial intelligence (AI) once merely a research topic now hums in the background of daily life. From smart assistants and copilots to targeting pods and court chatbots,…
TKMS and SpearUAV Sign Framework Agreement to Advance Sub-to-Air Loitering UAS for Submarines and UUVs
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel German naval prime contractor thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has signed a strategic framework agreement with Israel’s SpearUAV to integrate the Viper…
UNIFY.C2 and Black River Systems Announce Strategic Partnership to Integrate Ninja™ C-UAS Capabilities into Unified Airspace C2 Platform
Partnership unites Ninja™ C-UAS sensing and mitigation with UNIFY.C2 real-time fusion to deliver mission-ready airspace security for defense and gov’t operators Dallas, TX — February 17, 2026 — UNIFY.C2, the next-generation…
Airspace Awareness Elevated: MatrixSpace’s New AI Platform and Fusion 360 Radar System
By: Dawn Zoldi MatrixSpace has just done something many airspace awareness vendors promise, but rarely deliver. It turned radar from a point sensor into the centerpiece of a multi-sensor, AI-native…
Build with Ukraine: Wingcopter and TAF Industries establish Joint Venture to scale production of reconnaissance drones in Germany for Ukraine
Munich, Germany, 13 February 2026 – German drone pioneer Wingcopter and Ukraine’s largest producer of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) TAF Industries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the intent…
AI Everywhere: Skynet Nightmares, Trust Dreams and the Race to Machine-Speed Governance
By: Dawn Zoldi Artificial intelligence (AI) once merely a research topic now hums in the background of daily life. From smart assistants and copilots to targeting pods and court chatbots,…
UNIFY.C2 and Black River Systems Announce Strategic Partnership to Integrate Ninja™ C-UAS Capabilities into Unified Airspace C2 Platform
Partnership unites Ninja™ C-UAS sensing and mitigation with UNIFY.C2 real-time fusion to deliver mission-ready airspace security for defense and gov’t operators Dallas, TX — February 17, 2026 — UNIFY.C2, the next-generation…
Airspace Awareness Elevated: MatrixSpace’s New AI Platform and Fusion 360 Radar System
By: Dawn Zoldi MatrixSpace has just done something many airspace awareness vendors promise, but rarely deliver. It turned radar from a point sensor into the centerpiece of a multi-sensor, AI-native…
Build with Ukraine: Wingcopter and TAF Industries establish Joint Venture to scale production of reconnaissance drones in Germany for Ukraine
Munich, Germany, 13 February 2026 – German drone pioneer Wingcopter and Ukraine’s largest producer of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) TAF Industries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the intent…
U. S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and United Launch Alliance successfully launch USSF-87 mission aboard a Vulcan Rocket
Summary: The U.S. Space Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) launch team successfully launched the USSF-87 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida using a ULA Vulcan Centaur for this…
Space Systems Command, Mission Partners Prepares USSF-87 for National Space Security Launch on ULA’s Vulcan Centaur
SUMMARY: The primary payload on USSF-87 is the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) space system. GSSAP is a space-based capability operating in a near-geosynchronous orbit supporting the U.S. Space Command…
Complete Robotic Autonomy: The Role of the Fourth Law in Shaping the Future
By: Pramod Raheja, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Autonomy In the realm of autonomy & robotics, few concepts have endured as profoundly as Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics, first introduced…
Titan Protection Approved for One-to-Many Drone Operations by FAA
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Titan Protection today announced that, in collaboration with FlytBase, it has received approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct one-to-many drone operations—allowing a single remote pilot…
Vision Aerial debuts a new industrial drone platform
[Bozeman, MT, February 17, 2026] – Vision Aerial Launches Vulcan Drone Line Built for Heavy-Duty Industrial Operations Bozeman, MT — Vision Aerial today announced the launch of Vulcan, a new…
Airspace Awareness Elevated: MatrixSpace’s New AI Platform and Fusion 360 Radar System
By: Dawn Zoldi MatrixSpace has just done something many airspace awareness vendors promise, but rarely deliver. It turned radar from a point sensor into the centerpiece of a multi-sensor, AI-native…
Safer Skies, Safer Cities: Why SLTT Agencies Must Prioritize, Adopt, and Act on RF-Cyber for Safe Counter-Drone Airspace Protection
By: Dawn Zoldi The long-anticipated Safer Skies Act has set the stage for much anticipated changes in airspace security. It finally empowers state, local, territorial, and tribal (SLTT) agencies to…
When the Network Is the Lifeline: How Verizon’s Robotic Dog and 5G Partners Are Rewiring Public Safety
By: Dawn Zoldi At GBEF EDGE 2026 in Las Vegas, Verizon Frontline turned a tech demo into a live proof of concept for what mission success looks like when autonomy,…
Public Safety UAS in 2026: A Year of Transition, Security and Innovation
By: Jason Day, AG Ambassador – Public Safety As we now venture into 2026, public safety unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have already made significant headway at the intersection of policy,…
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…
The Choctaw Nation Uses AI-Enabled Aviation to Uplift Rural, Indigenous and Underserved Communities
By: Dawn Zoldi The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has become one of America’s most advanced proving grounds for autonomous aviation, AI-enabled airspace management and next-generation infrastructure. It does all of…
KULR and Hylio Announce Strategic Collaboration to Produce Texas-Manufactured Battery Systems for U.S.-Built Unmanned Agricultural Drones
HOUSTON / GLOBENEWSWIRE / February 18, 2026 / KULR Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE American: KULR) (the “Company” or “KULR”), an energy-systems platform company that enables the safe, certifiable deployment of ultra-high-power lithium…
AI Everywhere: Skynet Nightmares, Trust Dreams and the Race to Machine-Speed Governance
By: Dawn Zoldi Artificial intelligence (AI) once merely a research topic now hums in the background of daily life. From smart assistants and copilots to targeting pods and court chatbots,…
Vision Aerial debuts a new industrial drone platform
[Bozeman, MT, February 17, 2026] – Vision Aerial Launches Vulcan Drone Line Built for Heavy-Duty Industrial Operations Bozeman, MT — Vision Aerial today announced the launch of Vulcan, a new…
WISPR Systems’ SkyScout 2+ Earns Spot on AUVSI Green UAS Approved List
Batesville, Mississippi – February 17, 2026 WISPR Systems, a leading American drone manufacturer, announced today that its SkyScout 2+ unmanned aircraft system has officially been awarded Green UAS Certified status…
Embention Awarded in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Spain
February 17, 2026 Sustained growth in critical aerospace technology The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 program identifies and grants visibility to the most dynamic companies within the Spanish tech ecosystem. To…
Electra Joins Virginia Smart Airspace Program to Establish National Blueprint for Advanced Air Mobility Instrument Flight Rules
Partnership will accelerate pioneering initiative establishing the first FAA-approved, Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) network in the United States MANASSAS, Va., February 18, 2026 – Electra.aero, Inc. (Electra) today announced a…
Geo Week Relocates to Salt Lake City for 2027
Leading Geospatial Event Sets Sights on Utah’s Fast-Growing Geospatial Tech HubDENVER, CO – February 18, 2026 – Geo Week, North America’s premier geospatial and mapping technology event, announced that it…
Embention Awarded in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Spain
February 17, 2026 Sustained growth in critical aerospace technology The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 program identifies and grants visibility to the most dynamic companies within the Spanish tech ecosystem. To…
Geo Week Relocates to Salt Lake City for 2027
Leading Geospatial Event Sets Sights on Utah’s Fast-Growing Geospatial Tech HubDENVER, CO – February 18, 2026 – Geo Week, North America’s premier geospatial and mapping technology event, announced that it…
Geo Week 2026 Opens Today with Record-Breaking Exhibit Hall
Event Brings Together Thousands of Geospatial Professionals for Unparalleled Collaboration and Industry Advancement DENVER, CO – February 16, 2026 – Geo Week 2026 opens today with the largest exhibit floor…
VIAVI Launches Cesium-less ePRTC360+ Enhanced Primary Reference Time Clock as Alternative to Cesium-Accuracy Holdover Clock
Only alternative to Cesium clocks to meet ITU-T G.8272.1 drift standard, with no time limit and at a fraction of the cost Chandler, Ariz., February 17, 2026 – VIAVI Solutions Inc. (VIAVI)…
Airspace Awareness Elevated: MatrixSpace’s New AI Platform and Fusion 360 Radar System
By: Dawn Zoldi MatrixSpace has just done something many airspace awareness vendors promise, but rarely deliver. It turned radar from a point sensor into the centerpiece of a multi-sensor, AI-native…
Epson G370 IMU Enables Higher-Accuracy LiDAR Mapping Through GNSS Outages
50% reduction in Angle Random Walk (ARW) dramatically improves how accurately LiDAR data can be oriented Geo Week 2026 — Denver, CO – February 16 – Epson, a leading global…
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…
Flying Further, Seeing More: Automation Elevates Remote Drone Inspections
By: Dawn Zoldi Remote drone inspections, especially in tight, GPS‑denied spaces, used to depend entirely on pilot skill and nerves of steel. Today, automation has changed what they look like….
Pittsburgh’s Next Act: GeoAI, Robotics and Autonomous Operations
GeoAI and robotics have been rewriting how the world sees, maps and manages physical infrastructure. Pittsburgh has positioned itself as one of the places where that transformation has already become…
OpEd – Military Aviation DNA: Why It Matters in Commercial Autonomy
By: Michelle Duquette, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Operations When you see veteran aviation maintainers entering the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) sector, you’re watching the industry mature. They bring a fundamental…
Drones, Data and Digital Twins: The Spatial Intelligence Rewiring Airports and Ports
By: Dahlia Kopycienski At the world’s busiest gateways, behind the scenes, high‑fidelity geospatial data, live sensor feeds and drone‑enabled 3D models have evolved airports and ports into deeply digital operating…
Cross-Platform Drone Training: Prepare Now for Multi-Domain Operations
By Bronwyn Morgan, AG Ambassador, Training and Education In both the combat and commercial operational environments, air, sea, land and increasingly cyber and space, must operate seamlessly. For this reason,…
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…
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AI-Powered Firestorm 250 Armed Drone Concept Unveiled
By ARIE EGOZI, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and SIG Sauer have collaborated on a new armed quadcopter concept that mates the IAI Apus 60…
KULR and Hylio Announce Strategic Collaboration to Produce Texas-Manufactured Battery Systems for U.S.-Built Unmanned Agricultural Drones
HOUSTON / GLOBENEWSWIRE / February 18, 2026 / KULR Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE American: KULR) (the “Company” or “KULR”), an energy-systems platform company that enables the safe, certifiable deployment of ultra-high-power lithium…
Israel Validates Upgraded David’s Sling Air and Missile Defense System After War with Iran
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel The Rafael David’s Sling air and missile defense system has completed an advanced series of upgrade tests, validating combat-driven improvements introduced…
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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
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Yemaya Bordain, Advanced Air Mobility Institute & Charlton Evans, End State Solutions | Dawn of Autonomy | Episode 110
Join us this week on The Dawn of Autonomy as we close out our “AI and Data” month, sponsored by VICTUS Technologies, with an Industry Innovators conversation featuring Charlton Evans,…
Law-Tech Connect 2026 Preview Part 1
Featuring: Joel Roberson, Partner, Holland & Knight James Grimsley, Executive Director, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Michael Bauer, Senior Consultant, ESi Alicia McConnell, Aerial Innovations Advisor, Rawlins Infra ConsultRead More
Garett Elwood, Buffalo3 & John Ryan, The Hive | Dawn of Autonomy | Episode 109
This week on The Dawn of Autonomy, we continue our “AI and Data” month, sponsored by GrandSKY, with guests Johnny Ryan and Garrett Elwood of The Hive. As experienced AI…