Education & Training
When Skies Turn Orange: Drones Enhance Wildfires Response In Canada and Beyond
Wildfire smoke blanketed Toronto, Chicago and New York this summer, a grim reminder that fires have no international borders. Canada has logged more than 6 million acres burned so far...Read More
Trump Signs Order to Create a “U.S. Space Academy.” But Is It Actually a Service Academy?
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 28, 2026, during a ceremony honoring the Artemis II crew, directing the federal government to begin planning what he billed as...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
Drone Industry Rallies Behind MAVLink-Military: Dronecode Hackathon Opens Door to New Era of Interoperable Payloads and Platforms
14 teams integrated the MAVLink-Military dialect, verifying cross-vendor systems end to end and flying working demos for government and industry guests MANASSAS, Va — Jul 30, 2026 — Engineering teams...Read More
Small Drones, Big Problems: JIATF 401’s Handbook Puts First Principles Before Firepower, Leans Heavily on History
JIATF 401’s new handbook, “Small Drones, Big Problems: A First Principles Approach to Countering-UAS,” offers a useful primer that centers counter-drone defense on shared vocabulary and lessons learned rather than...Read More
Liberty University Becomes Launch Customer for Next-Generation Digital Aviation Maintenance Training Solution
Lynchburg, VA — AviatorPro and Liberty University are proud to announce a strategic partnership to develop and launch a new FAA Part 147 aviation maintenance training platform designed to modernize how...Read More