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ModalAI

Trump War Department Kicks Off Drone Dominance Phase I With 25-Vendor Competition

By: Dawn Zoldi The War Department has formally launched Phase I of its Drone Dominance effort with an invitation to 25 vendors to compete for slots in a new program...Read More
Discovery Alert

Autonomy in Action: Top 10 Use Cases for Drones and Robotics in Energy and Utilities

By: Sylvia Ibarra, Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition (Autonomy Global Media Partner) As energy systems grow more complex and operational margins tighten, drones, robotics and AI continue to move from...Read More
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Sovereign, Secure and Resilient: Geospatial Infrastructure As National Security Infrastructure

By: Dawn Zoldi Geospatial infrastructure has moved from the back office to the front line of national security. At this year’s GeoBuiz Summit, the “Sovereign, Secure, and Resilient Geospatial Infrastructure...Read More
Vets to Drones

OpEd – Military Aviation DNA: Why It Matters in Commercial Autonomy

By: Michelle Duquette, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Operations When you see veteran aviation maintainers entering the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) sector, you’re watching the industry mature. They bring a fundamental...Read More
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Has the Golden Dome Arrived? The New National Defense Strategy Could Rewrite America’s Drone and Counter‑Drone Future

By: Dawn Zoldi The newly released 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS) resets how Washington thinks about drones over U.S. soil and the industrial base that builds and defeats them. It...Read More
Elroy Air

Cargo Momentum: Martin Solutions and Elroy Air Ready to Shine in the FAA’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program

By: Dawn Zoldi The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) emerging Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) has the potential to do for air taxis and autonomous cargo aircraft...Read More
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AI-Driven Alliance: CENTCOM and the IDF Operationalize AI Across the Middle East

By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel The deepening operational cooperation between U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) impacts how troops deploy artificial intelligence...Read More
Airwayz

Controlled Skies: Airwayz UTM Provides True Airspace Command and Control

By: Dawn Zoldi Many unmanned traffic management (UTM) systems were built for sporadic drone flights in small pockets of static airspace for operational evaluations. Airwayz created an AI-driven airspace command...Read More
Dufor

Volatus Advances Dufour Aerospace Partnership to Develop Runway-Independent Cargo Capabilities for Arctic, Defence, and Commercial Operations

January 27, 2026 07:30 ET  | Source: Volatus Aerospace Inc TORONTO, Jan. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  – Volatus Aerospace Inc. (TSX: FLT; OTCQB: TAKOF; Frankfurt: ABB.F) (“Volatus” or the “Company”), a next-generation aerospace...Read More
VT-ARC

Beyond Satellites: How the IHub, Space Force Guardians and Innovators Are Prototyping the Future of Spacepower

By: Samantha Louque, VT-ARC Ever since the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik 1, outer space has been a highly contested and rapidly changing domain. However, that change has grown exponentially...Read More