Drones
Teledyne FLIR Defense Grows Third-Party Payload Integration Program, Adds Emesent Hovermap LiDAR for Unmanned Air, Ground, and Detection Platforms
QUANTICO, VA, April 28, 2026 — Unveiled at Modern Day Marine 2026, Teledyne FLIR Defense announced the expansion of its Third-Party Payload Integration Program with the certification of Emesent’s Hovermap LiDAR Payload. The agreement will deliver Emesent’s GPS-denied...Read More
Flying in the Middle of Somewhere: Cape May County Puts New Jersey on the Drone Map
By Dawn Zoldi When I walked up to the stage to moderate a “fireside chat” about the Cape-Atlantic UAS Test Range panel at Shore to Soar (S2S) 2026, an electric...Read More
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...Read More
UAS Magazine Announces 2026 UAS Summit & Expo Dates and Call for Abstracts
Produced by UAS Magazine, the UAS Summit will provide a comprehensive overview of the unmanned aircraft systems industry while celebrating two decades of leadership in UAS development, deployment and technology. Grand...Read More
Former Air Force Base Becomes UAS Proving Ground: Inside the UAS Center and Norton Test Range at San Bernardino International Airport
By: Dawn Zoldi Some of the most consequential stories in aviation happen at places most people have never heard of. The San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) is one of those...Read More
Speedbird Aero Drones Debut in New York City as Skyports and Port Authority Launch Yearlong Cargo Drone Trial Between Manhattan and Brooklyn
New York, April 23, 2026 – Speedbird Aero, a global leader in unmanned aerial logistics, is proud to announce its role as the aircraft partner in a major drone delivery...Read More
NASA’s Moon Base No Longer Science Fiction; Industry Has Four Weeks to Get Ready
By: Dawn Zoldi At the 2026 Space Symposium, NASA’s Moon Base Program Executive Carlos Garcia-Galan and Redwire Space President Mike Gold laid out an unambiguous vision for a permanent human...Read More
U.S. Navy Investigates Loss of $220M MQ-4C Triton Drone Over Persian Gulf — EW Attack by Iranian-Operated Systems Suspected
The U.S. Navy is investigating the April 9, 2026 loss of an MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned surveillance drone over the Persian Gulf. Israeli sources suggest the $220 million...Read More
Elbit Systems and Serbia’s Yugoimport Sign Joint Venture to Manufacture Strike Drones and Loitering Munitions
Israeli defense company Elbit Systems has signed a joint venture agreement with Serbian state-owned company Yugoimport-SDPR to establish a joint drone production site in Serbia, a move driven by surging...Read More
From Brazil to the World: Speedbird Aero Builds the Airspace Infrastructure To Make Drone Delivery Scale
Certified aircraft, purpose-built droneports, and a battle-tested UTM stack have turned this Latin American startup into a global logistics force. It plans to launch in the United States next. By:...Read More
