From Classroom to Cornfield: Building Skills for Precision Agriculture
By Bronwyn Morgan, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Training and Education Once a novelty, highly automated and autonomous drones have become indispensable tools in modern farming. From pinpoint crop surveillance to…
Back to the Future of GEOINT: Why the Army Still Needs Fishing Poles in an AI World
By Dawn Zoldi At a recent USGIF GEOINTeraction Colorado event* in Colorado Springs, three Army GEOINT professionals—two active‑duty, one retired and now a senior Army civilian—sat alongside industry leaders to…
Russia Reportedly Upgrading Iranian Shahed Drones With Battle-Tested Tech for Ukraine War
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel According to intelligence sources, Russia is now supplying Iran with upgraded components for its Shahed family of attack drones, leveraging battlefield…
AI-Powered Target Bank Warfare: U.S.–Israel Use Advanced Tools to Strike “Pop-Up” Threats in Iran
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel The U.S. and Israel are deploying advanced AI-based technologies to build real-time target banks in Iran, enabling rapid strikes against fleeting…
CNA Turns Emerging Tech into Trustworthy Tools for First Responders
By: Dawn Zoldi Today “public safety tech” ranges from drone‑as‑first‑responder (DFR) to AI‑driven analytics dashboards. Agencies now face the hard question as to which tools will actually help incident commanders…
Wildfire Mitigation Technology: A Stack Configuration Challenge, Not A Capability Problem
By: Nate Ernst, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Energy Wildfire mitigation for utilities is not a capability gap. It is a stack configuration problem that sits squarely at the intersection of…
AI-Driven BRO-AD is considered to boost the efficiency of the German Air and Missile Defense system
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel AI is playing an essential role in Omnisys’s BRO-AD (Battle Resource Optimization for Air Defence), a decision-support system that optimizes the…
AI Powers Israel’s National Missile Alert Network For Civilians
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel Israel’s national missile alert system has emerged as a key AI-enabled defense asset during the ongoing war with Iran. It processes…
Orchestrating Airspace Assurance: AI–Cyber Fusion Keeps Drones and Daily Life Moving
By: Dawn Zoldi Most discussions about uncrewed aircraft protection still dwell on individual tools, such as a sensor here, a jammer there with artificial intelligence (AI) somewhere in the mix…
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…
Quantum Systems Strengthens Ukraine’s Air Defence Capabilities with 15,000 Interceptor Contract and WIY Drones Investment
In alignment with the defence priorities set out by the Ukrainian Government, Quantum Systems has been tasked by the Security and Defence Forces of Ukraine to deliver 15,000 interceptor drones….
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…
Breaking the Law Within the Law: Implementing SAFER SKIES C-UAS Powers for Local Police
By: Tom Adams, DroneShield and Autonomy Global Contributor* State and local officers finally have a legal path to put hands on rogue drones, but only if they can “break the…
Ondas Announces $10 Million Strategic Investment in World View and Signs Partnership Agreement to Accelerate Multi-Domain ISR Solutions
March 2, 2026 Combining persistent stratospheric sensing with tactical autonomy and counter-drone capabilities to deliver layered, mission-ready ISR and airspace defense Initial $10 million strategic investment establishes coordinated go-to-market framework…
Europe’s Drone Wall: Software‑Centric RF‑Cyber Core Key to Defeat Commercial and DIY Drone Threats
By: Dawn Zoldi Europe’s proposed “Drone Wall,” now increasingly referred to as the European Drone Defence Initiative (EDDI), reflects the new reality that cheap, commercially available drones that can be…
Epirus, Digital Force Technologies Partner to Develop Non-Kinetic Counter UAS Kill-Chain
Los Angeles & San Diego, Calif—February 23, 2026—Epirus and Digital Force Technologies (DFT) have partnered to deliver a fully integrated counter-UAS kill chain unifying the companies’ respective technologies for detection,…
UVision Launches European Subsidiary in Munich to Meet Soaring Demand for Loitering Munitions
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel The growing demand across Europe for advanced loitering weapon systems has led Israeli company UVision to establish a new European subsidiary…
From Classroom to Cornfield: Building Skills for Precision Agriculture
By Bronwyn Morgan, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Training and Education Once a novelty, highly automated and autonomous drones have become indispensable tools in modern farming. From pinpoint crop surveillance to…
Loitering Munitions: Israeli Industry Eyes Estonia’s €400 Million Tender
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel The Israeli Ministry of Defence has been asked by several Israeli defence companies to approve export offers of their most advanced…
Russia Reportedly Upgrading Iranian Shahed Drones With Battle-Tested Tech for Ukraine War
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel According to intelligence sources, Russia is now supplying Iran with upgraded components for its Shahed family of attack drones, leveraging battlefield…
ASSUREd Safe: Building Trustworthy Drone Programs for High‑Stakes Public Safety Missions
By: Dawn Zoldi When lives and communities are on the line, “good enough” UAS training is not really good enough. ASSUREd Safe, the public safety training arm of the FAA’s…
Elbit SkyStriker Loitering Munition Gains Traction in Europe Amid Ukraine War
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel The war in Ukraine has significantly increased European interest in Elbit Systems’ SkyStriker loitering munition, as regional militaries look to expand…
NAVAIR Selects Near Earth Autonomy to Enable Uncrewed Ship-to-Shore Operations in Contested Maritime Environments
Resilient Uncrewed Logistics in GPS-Denied Maritime Environments Pittsburgh, PA – March 27th, 2026 / The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Near Earth Autonomy (Near Earth) a contract to develop…
Canada Moves Toward Mandatory ADS-B Out: New Airspace Rules Could Reshape National Skies
By: Dan Juhlin, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Canada The winds of change are blowing in Canadian skies. While Canada’s fleet of approximately 31,000 active general aviation (GA) aircraft grapples with…
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…
Future Flight Global Joins FAA’s First Nationwide Push to Put eVTOL Aircraft in Real Airspace
FFG joins landmark federal program to advance cargo, medical, and regional air mobility operations across Utah and four surrounding states Washington, D.C. – March 12, 2025 – Future Flight Global…
Electra Named as Inaugural Participant in Department of Transportation’s Advanced Air Mobility Program
American aviation pioneer will demonstrate real-world operations of the world’s first hybrid-electric Ultra Short airplane MANASSAS, VA, March 9, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced…
Wisk and Texas Selected by White House to Lead the Safe Introduction of Autonomous Air Taxi Flight
Selection by U.S. DOT and FAA provides Wisk a clear path to execute the AAM National Strategy, begin operations, and cement American leadership in the safe introduction of autonomous air…
AI, Data and Discipline: Turning AAM Autonomy into a Certifiable Reality
By: Dawn Zoldi AI isn’t transforming advanced air mobility because aircraft suddenly became “smart.” It is transforming AAM because a small set of highly specialized teams are turning messy, real‑world…
What It Actually Means to Be “AAM Ready”: Fantasy vs. Reality
By: Clint Harper, Autonomy Global Ambassador – AAM Advanced air mobility (AAM) will not arrive into a pristine, purpose‑built future. It will land on the very real heliports and airports…
Law‑Tech Connect 2026 Preview Sets the Stage for Detroit’s Autonomy Law Crossroads
By: Dawn Zoldi Law‑Tech Connect 2026 (LTC) has officially kicked off its run‑up to AUVSI XPONENTIAL (Detroit) with a live preview of its first four panels to usher in a…
MD Aircraft Signs LOI for 10 MDA1 Aircraft with Makmor in India
Friedeburg, Germany – February 2, 2026 – MD Aircraft GmbH announced today that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the sale of 10 MDA1 eViatorTM aircraft to…
Karsan Reaches 330 Million Euro Turnover in 2025, 67% of which Comes from Electric Models!
Karsan, the world’s technology-oriented mobility brand in next-generation public transportation, increased its turnover by 11% to 330 million Euros in 2025. Karsan, which generated 220 million Euros of turnover from…
Embention Awarded in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Spain
February 17, 2026 Sustained growth in critical aerospace technology The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 program identifies and grants visibility to the most dynamic companies within the Spanish tech ecosystem. To…
Elbit Systems Selects Lowental Hybrid for World’s First True Hybrid UAV Propulsion System
Israeli Defense Giant Signs Decade-Long Partnership for Game-Changing UAVTechnology Doron Fridman, CEO of Lowental Hybrid Rehovot, Israel – January 29, 2026 – Lowental Hybrid Ltd., a global innovator in hybridUAV…
Driving Autonomy, Defending Stability: AVs, National Security and the New AV Framework
By: Dawn Zoldi Automated vehicles (AVs) and automated driving systems (ADS) are colliding with national security concerns in ways that will shape both America’s roads and its strategic resilience. At…
Torc Robotics: Steering Truck Autonomy Into the Mainstream, From the Rubber to the Roof
By: Dawn Zoldi This year’s CES highlighted that AV truck autonomy has moved from concept to concrete business tool, and Torc Robotics aims to position itself at the center of…
The Guts and Brains of EV Autonomy: Inside Ambarella’s AI, GPU and Radar Stack at CES 2026
By: Dawn Zoldi At CES 2026, Ambarella used an off‑site invitation-only exhibition to make a simple point about electric vehicle autonomy: the car is the shell, but the real value…
The World’s First Personal Robocar: Driving Toward Level 4 With Tensor’s Autonomous Vehicle at CES 2026
By: Dawn Zoldi Autonomy level 4 describes a vehicle that can drive itself without human intervention under defined conditions or in specific geofenced areas, even if the human does not…
Hirth Engines and ePropelled Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance High‑Efficiency Propulsion Systems
Coventry, UK 13 January 2026 – Hirth Engines, a globally recognised leader in two‑stroke engine technology, and ePropelled, an innovator in high‑efficiency intelligent electric propulsion and power‑generation systems, today announced a…
SpaceLocker Becomes a Satellite Operator and Launches Its First Shared Mission
SpaceLocker is entering a new phase. Just one year after its first in-orbit mission, the French pioneer in orbital hosting announces the launch of Out of the Box, its first…
Voyager Awarded Contract with Icarus Robotics: Mission Management As A Service to Enable Next-Gen Robotics Demostration in LEO
DENVER–March 30, 2026–Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) announced a new mission management contract with Icarus Robotics to test their free-flying robotic platform, Joyride, aboard the International Space Station. The contract underscores…
From Classroom to Cornfield: Building Skills for Precision Agriculture
By Bronwyn Morgan, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Training and Education Once a novelty, highly automated and autonomous drones have become indispensable tools in modern farming. From pinpoint crop surveillance to…
UVision Launches European Subsidiary in Munich to Meet Soaring Demand for Loitering Munitions
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel The growing demand across Europe for advanced loitering weapon systems has led Israeli company UVision to establish a new European subsidiary…
Loitering Munitions: Israeli Industry Eyes Estonia’s €400 Million Tender
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel The Israeli Ministry of Defence has been asked by several Israeli defence companies to approve export offers of their most advanced…
Back to the Future of GEOINT: Why the Army Still Needs Fishing Poles in an AI World
By Dawn Zoldi At a recent USGIF GEOINTeraction Colorado event* in Colorado Springs, three Army GEOINT professionals—two active‑duty, one retired and now a senior Army civilian—sat alongside industry leaders to…
ASSUREd Safe: Building Trustworthy Drone Programs for High‑Stakes Public Safety Missions
By: Dawn Zoldi When lives and communities are on the line, “good enough” UAS training is not really good enough. ASSUREd Safe, the public safety training arm of the FAA’s…
NAVAIR Selects Near Earth Autonomy to Enable Uncrewed Ship-to-Shore Operations in Contested Maritime Environments
Resilient Uncrewed Logistics in GPS-Denied Maritime Environments Pittsburgh, PA – March 27th, 2026 / The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Near Earth Autonomy (Near Earth) a contract to develop…
Connected Robots, Connected Risk: Robotics Liability Considerations for 2026
By: Erika Carrasco, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Robotics Systems The robotics industry continues to rapidly grow. With more systems connected to enterprise networks and cloud platforms, safety and cybersecurity increasingly…
Mirai Robotics raises $4.2M to build autonomous and intelligent maritime systems to master every sea
Europe’s first dual-use startup developing autonomous vehicles and systems for complex maritime operations. Puglia and Milan, Italy – 9 March 2026: The sea is one of the most critical infrastructures on…
5 Ways DTECH Energizes the Future of Transmission and Distribution
By: Jeremiah Karpowicz, Clarion Energy + DTECH Events, Autonomy Global Media Partner In the utility world, terms like “innovation” or “evolution” can feel disconnected from the work associated with meeting…
Law‑Tech Connect 2026 Preview Sets the Stage for Detroit’s Autonomy Law Crossroads
By: Dawn Zoldi Law‑Tech Connect 2026 (LTC) has officially kicked off its run‑up to AUVSI XPONENTIAL (Detroit) with a live preview of its first four panels to usher in a…
Custom AI for Autonomy: Inside The Hive and Buffalo3’s Developer-Led Future
By: Dawn Zoldi When most people talk about AI, they mean chatbots in the cloud. At The Hive in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Buffalo3, the AI venture born inside…
Virtuix and University of Central Florida Reveal Humanoid Robot Controlled Via Omni One Treadmill
Virtuix Also Partnered with 1HMX on NX1, a Full-Body System for Robot Control AUSTIN, TEXAS (February 17, 2026) – Virtuix Inc. (NASDAQ: VTIX), a leading developer of full-body virtual reality…
Auterion and Airlogix Launch German-Ukrainian JointVenture to Scale Autonomous Drone Production for Ukraine and NATO Allies
German and Ukrainian Government encourage industry partnership for thousands of AI-guided mid range strike systems in landmark European defense cooperation Munich, Germany – February 13th, 2026 Auterion, the global leader…
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy receives first Ukrainian drone manufactured in Germany by Quantum Frontline Industries
The recently established German-Ukrainian joint venture, between Quantum Systems and Frontline Robotics hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius in its new production facility ahead…
NAVAIR Selects Near Earth Autonomy to Enable Uncrewed Ship-to-Shore Operations in Contested Maritime Environments
Resilient Uncrewed Logistics in GPS-Denied Maritime Environments Pittsburgh, PA – March 27th, 2026 / The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Near Earth Autonomy (Near Earth) a contract to develop…
Elvene Unveils One of the World’s Fastest Solar Electric Production Boats
Nice, France — March 18, 2026 — Finnish boatbuilder Elvene will debut its latest solar electric boat, AMY, at Nice Boating Tomorrow (March 19–22, 2026), introducing what it describes as…
Mirai Robotics raises $4.2M to build autonomous and intelligent maritime systems to master every sea
Europe’s first dual-use startup developing autonomous vehicles and systems for complex maritime operations. Puglia and Milan, Italy – 9 March 2026: The sea is one of the most critical infrastructures on…
CHCNAV’s Apache USV Fleet Brings High-End Hydrography to Shallow and Hazardous Waters
By: Dawn Zoldi On a busy GeoWeek 2026 show floor dominated by airborne and terrestrial systems, CHC Navigation (CHCNAV) stood out as one of the few companies with working maritime…
Protecting Norway’s Arctic Undersea Cables: Israeli Photonic Cyber Tech Targets New Seabed Threats
By ARIE EGOZI, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel Israeli technology may soon play a key role in protecting Norway’s new Arctic subsea communication cables to Svalbard and Jan Mayen,…
ANELLO Photonics and Mythos AI Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Resilient Navigation for Maritime Autonomy
Collaboration focused on enabling plug-and-play, GPS-denied navigation capabilities for next-generation maritime platforms SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ANELLO Photonics, the creator of the Silicon Photonics Optical Gyroscope (SiPhOG™) and…
Portuguese Man-of-War, Reimagined for the Unmanned Age
By Philip Hicks, Autonomy Global Ambassador – U.K. and Middle East A European Turning Point in Naval Design Europe is reconceiving maritime power. Instead of relying on traditional large, crew-intensive…
TKMS and SpearUAV Sign Framework Agreement to Advance Sub-to-Air Loitering UAS for Submarines and UUVs
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel German naval prime contractor thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has signed a strategic framework agreement with Israel’s SpearUAV to integrate the Viper…
SpaceLocker Becomes a Satellite Operator and Launches Its First Shared Mission
SpaceLocker is entering a new phase. Just one year after its first in-orbit mission, the French pioneer in orbital hosting announces the launch of Out of the Box, its first…
Back to the Future of GEOINT: Why the Army Still Needs Fishing Poles in an AI World
By Dawn Zoldi At a recent USGIF GEOINTeraction Colorado event* in Colorado Springs, three Army GEOINT professionals—two active‑duty, one retired and now a senior Army civilian—sat alongside industry leaders to…
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…
From Purdue to Colorado: How the Data Mine of the Rockies Is Training an AI-Ready Space and Defense Workforce
By Samantha Louque, VT-ARC* – Autonomy Global Media Partner Companies and government teams depend on a tech-savvy workforce as the world becomes increasingly data-driven, from the factory floor to the…
Finding Lost Civilizations with Lidar: How Terra Incognita and Stitch3D Turned NASA Data into 3D Evidence in the Amazon
By: Dawn Zoldi and Dahlia Kopycienski Using NASA lidar, lean processing workflows and browser‑based 3D visualization, Terra Incognita Research Institute and Stitch3D have outlined a practical way to find, and…
Always On, When Seconds Matter: Viasat’s L‑Band Connectivity Elevates Public Safety UAV Operations
By: Dawn Zoldi As public safety agencies increasingly rely on uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and advanced air mobility (AAM) platforms, their success depends on one thing above all else: an…
CRP Group to Showcase Flight-Validated Composite Solutions and Hybrid Manufacturing at XPONENTIAL Europe 2026
Italian manufacturer debuts at Düsseldorf event with proven aerospace components, including MIL-STD-810H tested UAV structures and space-deployed satellite systems MODENA, ITALY – March 11, 2026 – CRP Technology and CRP…
BAE Systems completes preliminary design review for U.S. Space Force missile warning and tracking satellite system
Key milestone reached for U.S. Space Force program that will bolster current satellite defense capabilities BROOMFIELD, Colo. — March 11, 2026 — BAE Systems has completed the Preliminary Design Review for the…
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UVision Launches European Subsidiary in Munich to Meet Soaring Demand for Loitering Munitions
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