Commercial
Geo Week Opens Event Scholarship Applications for 2027; Program Expands on Workforce Development Initiatives
The GEO Empower scholarship program is cornerstone to bridging workforce gap Salt Lake City, UT — August 25, 2026 — Organizers of Geo Week announced that the application period is...Read More
Layers of Protection: How the Drone Industry Is Building Its Own Swiss Cheese Defense Against Disaster
Borrowing from aviation safety’s Swiss Cheese Model, no single layer of airspace defense is airtight. But stacking several layers together closes most of the gaps. At this year’s Law-Tech Connect...Read More
The New Drone Career Path in Africa and Beyond: From Pilot to System Operator
Since I got my drone license in Africa four years ago, I have worked in different industries, ranging from surveillance, mapping, agriculture and training. The drone industry’s landscape was fairly...Read More
North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer and GrandSKY’s Thomas Swoyer Map America’s Counter-Drone Reckoning
Senator Kevin Cramer of North Dakota and GrandSKY President Thomas Swoyer joined the Dawn of Autonomy podcast to lay out exactly how close the United States is to a serious...Read More
Buy Your Drones Now: New Tariffs Will Hike Up Prices
On August 13, President Trump issued the latest hit to drone operators and manufacturers. His proclamation “Adjusting Imports of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Unmanned Aircraft System Components Into the United...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
