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FAA Sharpens Drone Rules for First Responders With New BVLOS, SGI and Stadium Tools
By: Dawn Zoldi The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been busy updating the rules for how police, fire and emergency management agencies fly drones. At the DRONERESPONDERS NACON, FAA leaders...Read More
Fly, Rinse, Repeat: Inside DIU’s Drone Dominance Playbook
By Dawn Zoldi The Department of War’s Drone Dominance initiative isn’t just another Pentagon program. It’s a live‑fire experiment in how the United States will build, buy and field millions...Read More
Air Force Point Defense Battle Lab Seeks Industry Input on New C-sUAS and Kinetic Hard‑Kill Solutions
By: Dawn Zoldi The Department of the Air Force’s Point Defense Battle Lab (PDBL) has released two new Requests for Information (RFIs) seeking industry input on next‑generation counter‑small Unmanned Aircraft...Read More
ANELLO Photonics and Q-CTRL Announce Strategic Collaboration to Redefine Resilient Navigation for UAVs in GPS-Denied Environments
SANTA CLARA, Calif. and SYDNEY, March 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ANELLO Photonics, the creator of the Silicon Photonics Optical Gyroscope (SiPhOG™) and a leader in solid-state, high-precision inertial navigation systems, and...Read More
Unseenlabs Expands Its Space-Based RF Constellation with BRO-19 Launch
With BRO-19, we continue to expand our space-based radio frequency (RF) constellation and strengthen our ability to support ship detection, dark ship detection, and maritime domain awareness at a global...Read More
FAA’s New eVTOL Integration Pilot Program Takes Flight
By: Sarah Nilsson, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Drone and AAM Law When President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14307, “Unleashing American Drone Dominance,” on June 6, 2025, he signaled support...Read More
FIFA’s World Cup Will Be America’s Biggest Counter‑UAS Stress Test
By: Dawn Zoldi When the world tunes into the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the spectacle on the pitch will hide an unprecedented collaboration in airspace security playing out overhead. From...Read More
Workflow, Not Hardware: Micro-Drones and Smartphone Apps Could Redefine Consumer Measurement
By T. Seth Ford, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Systems Integrations Consumer measurement tools, such as tape measures, measuring wheels and laser distance meters, haven’t changed much in decades. While they...Read More
Drone as First Responder Lessons Learned: What Early Adopters Want You to Know
By: Dawn Zoldi Drone as First Responder (DFR) programs have moved from pilot projects to core public safety tools in the agencies willing to rethink policy, training and public engagement...Read More
BAE Systems to modernize Advanced Defensive System for the U.S. Air Force U-2 reconnaissance aircraft
Improved situational awareness and self-protection capabilities for the Dragon Lady BAE Systems was awarded a contract by Robins Air Force Base in Georgia to support and sustain the AN/ALQ-221 Advanced...Read More
