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Promises Made, Promises Broken—But the Promise of a Strong Drone and AAM Community Remains

As technology accelerates and expectations soar, the 2025 AUVSI Drone and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Policy Symposium convened this week against a backdrop of both optimism and exasperation. This year’s...Read More
Black Swift Technologies

Rugged Autonomous Drones Built for The World’s Toughest Environments: The Black Swift Technologies Story

When it comes to capturing critical data in some of nature’s most violent and unpredictable phenomena across the world, Black Swift Technologies stands heads and shoulders above the rest. They...Read More

Embention, BCN Drone Center, and Flare Bright Conduct Successful Test Flights

BCN Drone Center has hosted test flights for the Flarebright systems equipped with Embention’s safety-critical hardware. The successful flight tests permitted them to showcase the reliability and robustness of their...Read More
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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...Read More
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What’s Going On With Drones In South Asia? Updates From Kathmandu

By: Eno Umoh, AG Business & Entrepreneurship Ambassador We often don’t hear a lot about drones in South Asia. The South Asia Drone Forum changed all of that. The forum,...Read More
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Martin Solutions: The Bridge to Certification For Emerging Aviation

For emerging aviation companies, the path from inspired concept to a certified, market-ready product remains a complex journey. Modern air mobility’s future hinges not just on engineering ingenuity but on...Read More
Embention

Embention: the first company specializing in drone Autopilots to receive APDOA approval

Embention has become an EASA-approved aeronautical design organization Embention has officially been approved as an APDOA (Alternative Procedures to Design Organization Approval) by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), under the...Read More
Hartzell Propeller

Hartzell Earns FAA Type Certificate for First Part 35 Electric Engine Propeller, Designed and Tested with BETA Technologies

PIQUA, OHIO and S. BURLINGTON, VERMONT (July 21, 2025) — Hartzell Propeller has received FAA Part 35 Type Certification for the first propeller designed specifically for advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft....Read More
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One Big Beautiful Bill Act: A Carahsoft Update On Robotics & Autonomy Opportunities

On July 4th, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law, which purports to unlock an historic wave of investment in robotics, unmanned systems and autonomy...Read More
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FlyFreely: The Software Powering Drone Program Success

Drone operations are no longer a novelty—they’re a necessity for organizations that want to stay competitive, compliant and safe. Drawing on insights from FlyFreely co-founder Dr David Cole’s recent appearance...Read More