Drones
Unlocking New Airspace Management Insights with Multimodal AI As Emerging Aviation Enters the Skies
People rarely understand the world through a single source of information. We listen to what someone says while observing their expressions, read text alongside charts and images and combine what...Read More
Paying It Forward: A Salute to Vets to Drones
Chris Lewis knows that a civilian career can give Veterans a paycheck without giving them the sense of purpose found in military service. Through Vets to Drones, he has worked...Read More
BREAKING: AUVSI Policy Drone & AAM Policy Symposium Delivers New Leadership, FAA Drone Approvals and Counter-UAS Action
The FAA has authorized Skyways to conduct autonomous flights beyond U.S. territorial waters, opening a new pathway for offshore drone operations as federal agencies formalize how they coordinate counter-UAS testing...Read More
Drone Approval Doesn’t Always Translate Into Routine Operations in Africa: Getting Past The Permit
“Permission is an event, but participation is the system.” That line, from a speaker drawing on Nigeria’s experience, summed up two days of drone sessions at the recent Aviation Africa...Read More
Vantage Robotics Won Over the Military. Now It’s Opening Doors to Competitors.
Before Vantage Robotics supplied military operators, its CEO and co-founder Tobin Fisher tested drone usability from a lawn chair outside his house. He stopped people walking past, handed them a...Read More
OpEd: The Miami Crash Raises The Bigger Question, “Are We Closer to Pilotless Cargo Aircraft?”
On Sunday September 6, a Boeing 767 Amazon Prime Air flight operated by “21 Air” landed at Miami International Airport, overran Runway 30 and struck two ground vehicles. It killed...Read More
Beyond Earth, Beneath Golden Dome: NASA and Space Force Map an Autonomous Future
One single conversation covered a nuclear-powered spacecraft deploying helicopters at Mars, a rotorcraft exploring Saturn’s moon Titan, a Venus probe deciding which discoveries to transmit before its operating window closes...Read More
OpEd: How To Move Beyond the Tech and Into Operational Readiness
Aircraft, sensors, communications systems, digital data exchanges, digital models, and operating software support useful drone services today within defined operating conditions and approvals. We’re close to the next rulemaking enabling...Read More
OpEd: The New Defense Economy Requires Building American Deterrence at Speed and Scale
For at least a few generations, discussions about America’s defense industrial base have centered on the Department of War (DOW) and major defense contractors (the Primes). That partnership won wars...Read More
Industry Headwinds and Record Attendance: Commercial UAV Expo 2026 in Review
Last month, professionals from across the commercial UAS industry came together for the annual Commercial UAV Expo. This year’s event was back in Las Vegas, Nevada, and came at a...Read More
