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Tech Policy at a Crossroads: The Rules Are Catching Up, But Is Public Trust?
Regulation continues to lose the race against the technology it is meant to govern, but writing faster rules is only half the fix. The harder, less visible problem is that...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
Ironaxe Comes Out of Stealth Mode: A Counter-UAS Tiltwing VTOL That Hunts by Tangling, Not Killing
Peter Schmidt, founder and CEO of Ironaxe Corporation, believes the smartest way to stop a hostile drone is not to blow it up with a $30,000 heat-seeking missile. It is...Read More
Announcement: FlightHorizon ALERT Provides Low-Infrastructure Airspace Awareness for Airports and Critical Sites
Vigilant Aerospace Systems has launched the FlightHorizon™ ALERT service, an easy-to-use, fully managed airspace awareness and alerting system for general aviation airports, critical infrastructure and any facility that needs better awareness of nearby aircraft and drones. The new service is designed...Read More
Counter-UAS Is Growing Up: From Defeating Drones to Managing the Low-Altitude Economy
The conversation around counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) has changed dramatically over the past decade. Not long ago, success was measured by one simple question: “Can you detect a drone?” Today,...Read More
When the Machine Decides: Inside the Legal Battle Over AI in Autonomous Systems
The gap between what artificial intelligence (AI) can do and what the law says it should do keeps widening. An expert “Minds and Machines” panel at Law-Tech Connect explored that...Read More
DroneShield Breaks the Detection Paradigm: RfAI-3 Senses Drones That Have Never Been Seen Before
28 July 2026 – DroneShield today unveiled RfAI-3, the third generation of its proprietary radio frequency intelligence engine. RfAI-3 marks a significant evolution in counter-drone doctrine, prioritizing wideband detection to sense drone threats...Read More
After the Alert: Maximizing the Operational Value of C-UAS Analytics
The drone operational environment has changed. It now demands robust counter‑UAS data, not just fast reactions. With rulemaking sharpening restrictions around sensitive facilities, the SAFER Skies Act expanding mitigation authority...Read More
Echodyne Announces ATAK Integration for MESA® Radar Platform
KIRKLAND, Wash., July 22, 2026 – Echodyne, the radar platform company, today announced the availability of an Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) plugin for its MESA® radar platform. The integration enables...Read More
Building Safer Corrections Facilities and Communities with GEOINT and 3D Mapping
Correctional agencies are building some of the most sophisticated geospatial intelligence programs in public safety. At this year’s Esri Safety and Security Summit, Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections (PADOC) showed how...Read More
