UNIFY.C2 Demonstrates Rapid Multi-Modal Integration at CENTCOM’s EXTiC 26-2 Technology Experimentation Event
Selected as one of 21 companies from 149 industry submissions, UNIFY.C2 integrated six sensor modalities from multiple vendors operationally relevant conditions. DALLAS, Texas — Aug. 4, 2026 — UNIFY.C2, developed…
Echodyne’s Mission-First Radar for Counter-UAS and Airspace Awareness
Security professionals across every sector seem to be asking the same question this year: what is actually flying over our heads? Madelyne Loftin has spent her career answering that question…
MatrixSpace Strengthens Executive Team with UAS Sales Leader, US Marine Veteran John Bagocius
Burlington, MA (August 12, 2026) – As demand for rapidly deployable counter-drone technology accelerates worldwide, MatrixSpace has appointed industry veteran John Bagocius as Head of Sales to expand the company’s global go-to-market efforts…
ePropelled to Increase Manufacturing Footprint with $60 Millionin U.S. Government Funding to Strengthen U.S. DronePropulsion Supply Chain
Expansion Increases Manufacturing Capacity by 4X and Positions ePropelled as a Leading Domestic Supplier of Advanced Dual-Use Electric Propulsion Systems LACONIA, N.H. — 11 August, 2026 ePropelled, a leading U.S….
Airwise Solutions Launches Nexus, an Open Airspace-Awareness Platform That Unifies Trusted Operational Data into a Single Operating Picture
New airwiseOS capability fuses radar, RF detection, Remote ID, ADS-B, video, telemetry and enterprise data into Nexus, a unified operating picture for public safety and critical infrastructure. TULSA, Okla., Aug….
The MAVLink-M Integration Hackathon: Why Interoperability Is Becoming the Warfighter’s Competitive Advantage
At the MAVLink-Military Integration Hackathon, sponsored by Auterion and the DroneCode Foundation, teams from smaller companies and specialized builders integrated autonomous systems that would ordinarily take months to coordinate. Across…
Voyager Awarded Space Force Contract for Resilient Satellite Communications
DENVER—August 10, 2026—Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) was awarded a contract with the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to develop space-to-space communication capabilities. The effort supports a resilient data transport…
DroneShield Launches RfRecon, Marking the Evolution from RF Detection to RF Intelligence
Enabling operators to detect, locate, and understand activity in the RF environment – from a single portable platform. 10 August 2026 – DroneShield, a global leader in advanced counter-drone technology, today announced…
AI for AAM: How CNA Designed LLM Agents for Strategic State Aviation Planning
Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) has accelerated from concept to demonstration as the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) rolls out. The need…
Data To Decisions: NIFC’s GIS Standards Provide A Model For Wildfire Operations
Wildfires may look familiar on the ground, but the information environment around every incident has changed beyond recognition. Crews still dig hand lines and use burnout operations, yet today every…
Countering World Cup Drones: How FIFA 2026 Became A Live-Fire Test for the New CUAS Imperative
Counter‑unmanned aircraft systems (counter‑UAS / CUAS) moved from policy on paper to operational reality at the FIFA World Cup 2026. Repeated small UAS incursions over stadiums and fan zones forced…
DroneShield Launches RfRecon, Marking the Evolution from RF Detection to RF Intelligence
Enabling operators to detect, locate, and understand activity in the RF environment – from a single portable platform. 10 August 2026 – DroneShield, a global leader in advanced counter-drone technology, today announced…
Cloud Has a Shadow: 7 Lessons Federal Leaders Can Teach Autonomy About Multi‑Cloud Risk
Cloud has become the operating backbone for satellites and pavement sensors, for economic data and air traffic, for grants that shape bridges and ports. As agencies layer AI, edge and…
When Help Crowds the Sky: Operational Safety Lessons from Disaster-Zone Drone Saturation
In the first hours after a natural disaster, drones are among the most valuable tools available to emergency responders. They provide rapid situational awareness, reach areas inaccessible to ground teams…
Drone Data Under the SAFER SKIES Rule: An Industry View on Privacy and Compliance
The Interim Final Rule (IFR) implementing the SAFER SKIES Act has been in effect for more than two weeks. Its public comment period runs until September 4. Yet the federal…
Weaponized Skies After Ukraine: How Gamified Drone Warfare Threatens Global Security
At the GBEF EDGE Security Summit 2026 in San Diego, Blue Lights Digital CEO and Interpol UAS Red Team commander Matt Service delivered a frightening warning. The war in Ukraine…
Improving Police Public Safety Search Capability in Scotland with GIS
When Glasgow hosted the 26th United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP26) climate summit, Police Scotland had to secure one of the largest and most complex events the country had…
Data To Decisions: NIFC’s GIS Standards Provide A Model For Wildfire Operations
Wildfires may look familiar on the ground, but the information environment around every incident has changed beyond recognition. Crews still dig hand lines and use burnout operations, yet today every…
Echodyne’s Mission-First Radar for Counter-UAS and Airspace Awareness
Security professionals across every sector seem to be asking the same question this year: what is actually flying over our heads? Madelyne Loftin has spent her career answering that question…
Countering World Cup Drones: How FIFA 2026 Became A Live-Fire Test for the New CUAS Imperative
Counter‑unmanned aircraft systems (counter‑UAS / CUAS) moved from policy on paper to operational reality at the FIFA World Cup 2026. Repeated small UAS incursions over stadiums and fan zones forced…
Commercial UAV Expo 2026 Preview: BVLOS, Counter-UAS Policy and AI Take Center Stage in Las Vegas
As the commercial drone industry pushes further into regulated airspace and autonomous operations, Commercial UAV Expo 2026 arrives at a pivotal moment. From September 1-3 at Caesars Forum, more than…
When Help Crowds the Sky: Operational Safety Lessons from Disaster-Zone Drone Saturation
In the first hours after a natural disaster, drones are among the most valuable tools available to emergency responders. They provide rapid situational awareness, reach areas inaccessible to ground teams…
Drone Data Under the SAFER SKIES Rule: An Industry View on Privacy and Compliance
The Interim Final Rule (IFR) implementing the SAFER SKIES Act has been in effect for more than two weeks. Its public comment period runs until September 4. Yet the federal…
Ironaxe Comes Out of Stealth Mode: A Counter-UAS Tiltwing VTOL That Hunts by Tangling, Not Killing
Peter Schmidt, founder and CEO of Ironaxe Corporation, believes the smartest way to stop a hostile drone is not to blow it up with a $30,000 heat-seeking missile. It is…
IP Law Summit 2026 to Convene Senior Intellectual Property Leaders in Boston
Boston, MAThe IP Law Summit 2026, hosted by Marcus Evans, will take place on September 17-18, 2026, at the Encore Boston Harbor. This invitation only, premium Summit brings together senior…
AI, Emerging Tech and Cross Agency Collaboration: Border Security At The Edge
At the 2026 GBEF EDGE Security Summit, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Assistant Commissioner Sanjeev “Sonny” Bhagowalia pulled back the curtain on how his…
Data To Decisions: NIFC’s GIS Standards Provide A Model For Wildfire Operations
Wildfires may look familiar on the ground, but the information environment around every incident has changed beyond recognition. Crews still dig hand lines and use burnout operations, yet today every…
Echodyne’s Mission-First Radar for Counter-UAS and Airspace Awareness
Security professionals across every sector seem to be asking the same question this year: what is actually flying over our heads? Madelyne Loftin has spent her career answering that question…
Required Navigation Performance: Commercial Drone Ops Should Use the FAA’s Existing Playbook to Scale
The airspace demands predictability. That means situational awareness grounded in shared understanding, behaviors, standards and regulation. Commercial drone operators trying to scale beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) are learning…
ePropelled to Increase Manufacturing Footprint with $60 Millionin U.S. Government Funding to Strengthen U.S. DronePropulsion Supply Chain
Expansion Increases Manufacturing Capacity by 4X and Positions ePropelled as a Leading Domestic Supplier of Advanced Dual-Use Electric Propulsion Systems LACONIA, N.H. — 11 August, 2026 ePropelled, a leading U.S….
Commercial UAV Expo 2026 Preview: BVLOS, Counter-UAS Policy and AI Take Center Stage in Las Vegas
As the commercial drone industry pushes further into regulated airspace and autonomous operations, Commercial UAV Expo 2026 arrives at a pivotal moment. From September 1-3 at Caesars Forum, more than…
Kaingaroa Tipu’s Intelligent Forest: How GeoAI, UAVs and GIS Power A Living Digital Twin
In New Zealand, Kaingaroa Tipu (KT) has turned a century‑old forest into a testbed for intelligent, sustainable operations, using LiDAR, UAVs, satellite imagery and geoAI to manage every tree like…
uAvionix and Airwise Solutions Partner to Advance Real-Time UTM Capabilities for Skyway Range
Strategic collaboration integrates uAvionix FlightLine™ surveillance data into the Airwise Nexus platform to deliver real-time airspace awareness for complex BVLOS operations. BIGFORK, Mont., and TULSA, Okla., Aug. 18, 2026 — uAvionix, a leader…
Green Flyway and MD Aircraft GmbH Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Electric Aviation in the Nordic Region
Germany, 06.23.2026 – Green Flyway and MD Aircraft GmbH are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a framework for cooperation to accelerate the development,…
Vietnam’s Port Digital Twins: Portcoast Leverages Reality Capture And AI To Redesign Maritime Operations
As Vietnam races to double its cargo capacity by 2030, Portcoast shapes how ports are planned, built and run. Portcoast, an engineering consulting firm, touches on the entire marine project…
Echodyne’s Mission-First Radar for Counter-UAS and Airspace Awareness
Security professionals across every sector seem to be asking the same question this year: what is actually flying over our heads? Madelyne Loftin has spent her career answering that question…
MatrixSpace Strengthens Executive Team with UAS Sales Leader, US Marine Veteran John Bagocius
Burlington, MA (August 12, 2026) – As demand for rapidly deployable counter-drone technology accelerates worldwide, MatrixSpace has appointed industry veteran John Bagocius as Head of Sales to expand the company’s global go-to-market efforts…
Emesent Secures $2M Grant to Develop GPS-Denied Autonomy Open Platform Cortex AI
As the global autonomous robotics market is set to reach $9B by 2030, Cortex AI will make Emesent’s proven GPS-denied stack commercially available to robotics companies and OEMs August 12, 2026 ― Emesent, an…
DroneShield Launches RfRecon, Marking the Evolution from RF Detection to RF Intelligence
Enabling operators to detect, locate, and understand activity in the RF environment – from a single portable platform. 10 August 2026 – DroneShield, a global leader in advanced counter-drone technology, today announced…
Voyager Reports Record Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results Share
Company Delivers Record Revenue, Bookings and Backlog — Raises Full-Year Revenue Guidance DENVER—August 3, 2026—BUSINESS WIRE—Voyager Technologies, Inc. [NYSE: VOYG] (“Voyager” or the “Company”) today announced financial results for the second…
Certified Isn’t the Same as Competent: The FAA Is Cracking Down on Drone Pilots Who Don’t Know the Difference
On April 29, 2026, United Airlines Flight 1980 was on final approach to San Diego International Airport at 3,000 feet when the crew reported striking a drone. The FAA and…
New Jersey Puts Down Roots for a National Aviation Innovation Corridor
By: Dawn Zoldi At the Shore to Soar 2026 (S2S) in Cape May, New Jersey, a panel moderated by NARTP Board Chairman Mark Loeben, a 31-year Air Force veteran (Major…
Crimson Tide Counter-Drone: The Future of Campus Airspace Security
By Dawn M.K. Zoldi The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa boasts an enrollment record of 41,000 students. On any given autumn Saturday, more than 100,000 fans pack Bryant-Denny Stadium, one…
The Most Important FAA Drone Safety Day Yet; The Future of the NAS at Stake
By Juan B. Plaza, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Operational Safety Today the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) holds its fifth consecutive Drone Safety Day (DSD). This year, the stakes are higher…
From Classroom to Cornfield: Building Skills for Precision Agriculture
By Bronwyn Morgan, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Training and Education Once a novelty, highly automated and autonomous drones have become indispensable tools in modern farming. From pinpoint crop surveillance to…
ASSUREd Safe: Building Trustworthy Drone Programs for High‑Stakes Public Safety Missions
By: Dawn Zoldi When lives and communities are on the line, “good enough” UAS training is not really good enough. ASSUREd Safe, the public safety training arm of the FAA’s…
From Purdue to Colorado: How the Data Mine of the Rockies Is Training an AI-Ready Space and Defense Workforce
By Samantha Louque, VT-ARC* – Autonomy Global Media Partner Companies and government teams depend on a tech-savvy workforce as the world becomes increasingly data-driven, from the factory floor to the…
Finding Lost Civilizations with Lidar: How Terra Incognita and Stitch3D Turned NASA Data into 3D Evidence in the Amazon
By: Dawn Zoldi and Dahlia Kopycienski Using NASA lidar, lean processing workflows and browser‑based 3D visualization, Terra Incognita Research Institute and Stitch3D have outlined a practical way to find, and…
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IP Law Summit 2026 to Convene Senior Intellectual Property Leaders in Boston
Boston, MAThe IP Law Summit 2026, hosted by Marcus Evans, will take place on September 17-18, 2026, at the Encore Boston Harbor. This invitation only, premium Summit brings together senior…
uAvionix and Airwise Solutions Partner to Advance Real-Time UTM Capabilities for Skyway Range
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Green Flyway and MD Aircraft GmbH Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Electric Aviation in the Nordic Region
Germany, 06.23.2026 – Green Flyway and MD Aircraft GmbH are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a framework for cooperation to accelerate the development,…
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What happens when two leaders with deep aviation and operational expertise help bring drone technology from concept to real-world deployment? This week on the Dawn of Autonomy podcast, we explore…
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What happens when a security leader combines decades of law enforcement experience with a forward-looking approach to autonomous drone technology? This week on the Dawn of Autonomy podcast, we find…