Enabling Tech
Elevating Vertical Flight Infrastructure Safety: Insights From Rex Alexander, Five Alpha CEO
Rex Alexander, the founder and president of Five Alpha LLC, is arguably “the” global authority on vertical flight infrastructure. With decades of hands-on aviation experience spanning military service, emergency medical...Read More
Near Earth Autonomy Awarded Contract to Provide Miniaturized Autonomous Flight Systems to U.S. Marine Corps Tactical Resupply Program
In support of the U.S. Navy (NAVAIR PMA-263), SURVICE Engineering (SURVICE) awarded Near Earth Autonomy (Near Earth) a $790,000 contract to deliver and support miniaturized autonomy systems under their prime...Read More
Certifying Autonomy: Getting to the Industry’s End State
Achieving certification is a critical milestone for companies seeking to perform complex commercial autonomous and emerging aviation operations in the U.S. national airspace system (NAS). Certification is required so that...Read More
The GPS-Denial Dilemma: Israeli Solutions For Autonomous Military Systems
The conflict between Israel and Iranian proxies in Gaza and Lebanon, which began on October 7, 2023, served as a wake up call to the vulnerability of GPS-based navigation systems...Read More
Around the World at the 40th Space Symposium
One of the highlights for me of attending this year’s Space Symposium, in its 40th iteration, at the beautiful Broadmoor in my hometown, Colorado Springs, was to see the significant...Read More
TAK IS THE WAY
Team Awareness Kit (TAK) as a suite of georeferenced imagery and communications tools that allow for scaled operational planning, data sharing, visualized elevation data, and target management. With TAK, your...Read More
Volt Typhoon, BlackMamba and Morphing Attack Surfaces: The Urgent Need for Cybersecurity in Autonomous Technologies
Cybersecurity has become an integral part of our daily lives, especially with the increasing reliance on autonomous technologies. From drones to critical infrastructure, the threat landscape continues to rapidly advance,...Read More
Power Play: Optimizing SWaP on Uncrewed Systems
The prospect facing defense contractors is considerable: pack more computing power, more sensors and more capabilities into smaller spaces while extending mission endurance. As uncrewed platforms evolve from simple remote-controlled...Read More
Cyber Storm at Sea: Maritime Leaders Call for Unified Action on Cybersecurity
At the recent AFCEA Homeland Security Conference in Atlanta, maritime cybersecurity took center stage in a panel that brought together key voices from the Coast Guard, industry leaders, and education...Read More
An Exclusive Interview With Raft’s AI/ML Director: AI Reshaping the Battlefield for the Modern Warfighter
As technologies progress, the modern battlespace continues to undergo a profound shift. Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), in particular, has become increasingly vital across a number of systems. Northern...Read More