Pentagon’s Top Industrial Base Official Delivers Unvarnished Assessment at XPONENTIAL 2026
By: Dawn Zoldi The U.S. defense industrial base is in crisis, according to the official charged with fixing it. The Honorable Michael Cadenazzi, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base…
AUVSI’s Michael Robbins Opens XPONENTIAL 2026 With a Clear-Eyed Call to Build, Scale, Lead
Michael Robbins, President and CEO of AUVSI, delivered a keynote address titled Built to Lead. Driving Towards Impact to a record-setting crowd to kick off XPONENTIAL 2026 in Detroit. Progress…
Space Is No Longer a Sanctuary: The New Reality Above the Atmosphere
By: Dawn Zoldi The space economy is a present-day battleground of commerce, competition and conflict. By 2035, analysts project the global space economy will exceed $1.8 trillion. And the scramble…
Axon Vision EDGE ClearSky Passes Operational Evaluation Against FPV Drone Threats
Israeli defense tech company Axon Vision has completed a successful operational demonstration and evaluation of its EDGE ClearSky drone detection system. This marks a significant milestone in the platform’s path…
Kratos Tracks Iran’s Satellite Jamming Campaign and the Oil Smuggling Network Behind It
By: Dawn Zoldi As Tehran continues to wage an active electronic warfare (EW) campaign against U.S. and Israeli drone and missile operations, Kratos Defense is tracking it every step of…
Israel’s AI-Enhanced Dolphin Submarines Play Strategic Role in Multi-Front War
The Israeli Navy’s German-built Dolphin-type submarines are playing a critical strategic role in Israel’s ongoing multi-front war, serving as a key deterrent against Iran and its proxies. These advanced diesel-electric…
Ondas and Heidelberg Launch ONBERG Autonomous Systems Joint Venture with Official Launch and Live Demonstration Event in Germany
Initial Focus on Germany and Ukraine, with Plans to Expand Sales, Manufacturing, and Deployment Across Europe WEST PALM BEACH, FL / ACCESS Newswire / April 15, 2026 / Ondas Inc.(NASDAQ:ONDS) (“Ondas” or the…
Lockheed Martin’s Ignite: The Team Racing to Find Life in the Stars and Win the Next War
By: Dawn Zoldi At the 2026 Space Symposium Media Breakfast on April 13 in Colorado Springs, Lockheed Martin’s space division offered a rare look inside Ignite, its internal research and…
FAA Leaders Tell XPONENTIAL 2026: The Airspace Is Open, Now Comes the Hard Part
By: Dawn Zoldi The FAA took the stage at XPONENTIAL 2026 to signal a cultural shift. Franklin McIntosh, Chief Operating Officer of the FAA Air Traffic Organization, and Jessica Jones,…
Drone Gate, Counter-UAS and Air Bosses: Lessons for Public Safety
By: Ron Leach, CEO Leach Strategic Partners & Autonomy Global Guest Contributor Coordination can mean the difference between an aerial mission that saves lives and one that nearly ends them….
BREAKING Rulemaking Watch: FAA Releases Proposed Rule for Fixed-Site Restrictions for Drones
By: Jennifer Ambrose, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Aviation Regulations Today, May 6, 2026, the FAA released the long-awaited proposed rule on fixed-site restrictions for UAS in proximity to critical infrastructure…
Protecting Canada’s Biggest Stages: RF-Cyber Counter-Drone Steals the Show
By: Dawn Zoldi When 19,000 fans streamed into Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre for the 55th Annual JUNO Awards this March, the spectacle everyone noticed was on the stage, but the real…
UAS Magazine Announces 2026 UAS Summit & Expo Dates and Call for Abstracts
Produced by UAS Magazine, the UAS Summit will provide a comprehensive overview of the unmanned aircraft systems industry while celebrating two decades of leadership in UAS development, deployment and technology. Grand…
Echodyne Named as Radar System for Trust Automation’s $490M Air Force Counter-UAS Engineering Contract
Kirkland, WA, April 20, 2026 – Echodyne, the radar platform company, today announces its inclusion as a primary radar system within Trust Automation’s Small-Unmanned Air Defense System (SUADS) Counter-UAS platform, to be…
Israeli AI Firm Axon Vision Completes EDGE SA Delivery to Western European Army in First Major International Deployment
Axon Vision, an Israeli company, has completed deliveries of its EDGE SA AI-driven situational awareness system to a Western European army. This marks the company’s first major deployment with a…
The Digital Roadway to the Sky: Airspace Link Builds the UTM Backbone for Drones and AAM
By: Dawn Zoldi Airspace Link has turned low-altitude airspace into an operational transportation layer by stitching together public safety, logistics, military bases and mega-events on a single digital infrastructure. On…
FAA Leaders Tell XPONENTIAL 2026: The Airspace Is Open, Now Comes the Hard Part
By: Dawn Zoldi The FAA took the stage at XPONENTIAL 2026 to signal a cultural shift. Franklin McIntosh, Chief Operating Officer of the FAA Air Traffic Organization, and Jessica Jones,…
Fiber Optic FPV Drones Force Israel and U.S. Army to Rethink Soldier-Level Counter-UAS Solutions
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global — Ambassador for Israel Israel’s Ministry of Defense and Israeli defense industries are deep into an urgent effort to counter fiber optic-controlled FPV drones. This…
Pentagon’s Top Industrial Base Official Delivers Unvarnished Assessment at XPONENTIAL 2026
By: Dawn Zoldi The U.S. defense industrial base is in crisis, according to the official charged with fixing it. The Honorable Michael Cadenazzi, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base…
AUVSI’s Michael Robbins Opens XPONENTIAL 2026 With a Clear-Eyed Call to Build, Scale, Lead
Michael Robbins, President and CEO of AUVSI, delivered a keynote address titled Built to Lead. Driving Towards Impact to a record-setting crowd to kick off XPONENTIAL 2026 in Detroit. Progress…
Bridging Sky and Space: Viasat’s Velaris and the Future of BVLOS UAV Connectivity
By: Dawn Zoldi When a UAV crosses the threshold of visual line of sight, the pilot loses direct perception of the aircraft. A reliable, continuous data link that carries command-and-control…
Steadicopter’s Golden Eagle Emerges as Rotary UAV Mothership for Contested ISR and Precision Strike Missions
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global — Ambassador for Israel Israeli company Steadicopter has unveiled a mothership variant of its Golden Eagle rotary UAV It engineered the platform to serve as…
10 Things You Were Afraid to Ask About the FCC’s Foreign UAS Ban
Last December, right before Christmas, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) dropped a regulatory bombshell on the drone industry. All foreign-produced unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and UAS critical components now sit…
No Infrastructure Required: Elroy Air’s Chaparral Breaks New Ground in Autonomous Middle-Mile Cargo
By: Dawn Zoldi When Andrew Clare, Ph.D. CEO of Elroy Air, and Jose Martin, Founder and CEO of Martin Solutions, joined Episode 119 of the Dawn of Autonomy podcast, they…
FAA Leaders Tell XPONENTIAL 2026: The Airspace Is Open, Now Comes the Hard Part
By: Dawn Zoldi The FAA took the stage at XPONENTIAL 2026 to signal a cultural shift. Franklin McIntosh, Chief Operating Officer of the FAA Air Traffic Organization, and Jessica Jones,…
AUVSI’s Michael Robbins Opens XPONENTIAL 2026 With a Clear-Eyed Call to Build, Scale, Lead
Michael Robbins, President and CEO of AUVSI, delivered a keynote address titled Built to Lead. Driving Towards Impact to a record-setting crowd to kick off XPONENTIAL 2026 in Detroit. Progress…
Airbility Signs Strategic MoU with Germany’s Schübeler on EDF Propulsion Technology for eVTOL Platforms
Airbility Inc. (“Airbility”), an advanced air mobility company based in the Republic of Korea, announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Schübeler GmbH (“Schübeler”) of Germany…
Vertical Flight Infrastructure: Understanding the Layers of Legal Risk
By: Rex Alexander, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Infrastructure Across the United States, a dangerous misconception continues to persist within the vertical flight community that if something is not explicitly regulated,…
No Infrastructure Required: Elroy Air’s Chaparral Breaks New Ground in Autonomous Middle-Mile Cargo
By: Dawn Zoldi When Andrew Clare, Ph.D. CEO of Elroy Air, and Jose Martin, Founder and CEO of Martin Solutions, joined Episode 119 of the Dawn of Autonomy podcast, they…
Second Gen 6 Aircraft Accelerates Wisk’s Flight Test Program
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – May 4, 2026 – Wisk Aero, an autonomous aviation company, today announced the successful first flight of its second Generation 6 aircraft. This milestone is a…
Making AAM Real: What Infrastructure, Governance, and Interoperability Must Deliver Before Advanced Air Mobility Can Scale
By: Michelle Duquette, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Operations Within the first 15 days of April, I had the privilege of participating in three very different events. Each had its own…
Lessons From the Shore: How State and Local Government Can Help Advanced Air Mobility Soar
By: Dawn Zoldi Cape May County stands ready for UAS testing activity. Drones can fly in corridors over wetlands. Operators have access to diverse terrain. Aviation officials continue to map…
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…
FAA Leaders Tell XPONENTIAL 2026: The Airspace Is Open, Now Comes the Hard Part
By: Dawn Zoldi The FAA took the stage at XPONENTIAL 2026 to signal a cultural shift. Franklin McIntosh, Chief Operating Officer of the FAA Air Traffic Organization, and Jessica Jones,…
Pentagon’s Top Industrial Base Official Delivers Unvarnished Assessment at XPONENTIAL 2026
By: Dawn Zoldi The U.S. defense industrial base is in crisis, according to the official charged with fixing it. The Honorable Michael Cadenazzi, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base…
Tulip Tech Is Opening a U.S. Front With Battle-Tested Custom UAV Batteries, Doubling Flight Time in the Process
The Netherlands-based power solutions company has battle-tested its technology on the front lines of Europe. It is now bringing it to American drone manufacturers with a performance claim the industry…
AUVSI’s Michael Robbins Opens XPONENTIAL 2026 With a Clear-Eyed Call to Build, Scale, Lead
Michael Robbins, President and CEO of AUVSI, delivered a keynote address titled Built to Lead. Driving Towards Impact to a record-setting crowd to kick off XPONENTIAL 2026 in Detroit. Progress…
Bridging Sky and Space: Viasat’s Velaris and the Future of BVLOS UAV Connectivity
By: Dawn Zoldi When a UAV crosses the threshold of visual line of sight, the pilot loses direct perception of the aircraft. A reliable, continuous data link that carries command-and-control…
Firestorm Labs Secures $30M APFIT Award to Scale Expeditionary Manufacturing and Tempest UAS production for the Indo-Pacific
SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 7, 2026 Firestorm Labs today announced it has been selected for an award of up to $30 million through the Department of War’s Accelerate the Procurement…
Steadicopter’s Golden Eagle Emerges as Rotary UAV Mothership for Contested ISR and Precision Strike Missions
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global — Ambassador for Israel Israeli company Steadicopter has unveiled a mothership variant of its Golden Eagle rotary UAV It engineered the platform to serve as…
10 Things You Were Afraid to Ask About the FCC’s Foreign UAS Ban
Last December, right before Christmas, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) dropped a regulatory bombshell on the drone industry. All foreign-produced unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and UAS critical components now sit…
Force Multiplier: How LiveU Delivers Resilient Live Video for Public Safety Teams
By: Dawn Zoldi LiveU turns fragmented feeds from drones, vehicles and body‑worn devices into a single, resilient, real‑time picture for public safety teams, even when networks are congested, degraded or…
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…
European Navy Expresses Interest in Elbit’s Seagull Autonomous USV
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global — Ambassador for Israel The escalating crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has sharply accelerated naval interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems. Israeli sources…
ANELLO Photonics Selected for Resilient Navigation on BlackSea Technologies’ Chaser USV Platforms
SANTA CLARA, CA., April 20, 2026 – ANELLO Photonics, the creator of the Silicon Photonics Optical Gyroscope (SiPhOG™) and a leader in solid-state, high-precision inertial navigation systems, and BlackSea Technologies…
Israel’s AI-Enhanced Dolphin Submarines Play Strategic Role in Multi-Front War
The Israeli Navy’s German-built Dolphin-type submarines are playing a critical strategic role in Israel’s ongoing multi-front war, serving as a key deterrent against Iran and its proxies. These advanced diesel-electric…
The Gulf’s Autonomous Future: The Conflicts, Ambition and Technology Impacting Defence Across the GCC
By Philip Hicks, Autonomy Global Ambassador – U.K. and Middle East The Gulf has discovered that its future security will not be decided in conference rooms, but in machine-speed engagements…
VIAVI Partners with Ground Control to Enable Assured Maritime Vessel Tracking and Navigation in GNSS-Denied Environments
Chandler, Ariz., April 2, 2026 – VIAVI Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV) today announced its partnership with satellite communications and positioning solutions provider Ground Control to integrate its Secure µPNT™ STL-1000 into the RockFLEET Assured asset tracking and…
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…
Bridging Sky and Space: Viasat’s Velaris and the Future of BVLOS UAV Connectivity
By: Dawn Zoldi When a UAV crosses the threshold of visual line of sight, the pilot loses direct perception of the aircraft. A reliable, continuous data link that carries command-and-control…
The Old Guard Must Reinvent: The Space Economy Rewrites the Rules of Business
By: Dawn Zoldi While typical hardware and hardware-adjacent technologies occupied much of the 2026 Space Symposium focus, John May, Space Leader and Partner at PwC, approached the space economy through…
Space Is No Longer a Sanctuary: The New Reality Above the Atmosphere
By: Dawn Zoldi The space economy is a present-day battleground of commerce, competition and conflict. By 2035, analysts project the global space economy will exceed $1.8 trillion. And the scramble…
Red Planet, Big Bet: Lockheed Martin Is Building the Communications Grid That Will Get Humans to Mars
By: Dawn Zoldi Before the first astronaut ever sets foot on Mars, someone has to build the phone lines. The rockets get the headlines. The rovers get the glory. But…
UNIVITY Raises €27 Million to Build a Leading High-Speed Space-Based Internet Infrastructure for Telecom Operators
UNIVITY Raises €27 Million to Build Sovereign VLEO 5G Space Infrastructure for Telecom Operators UNIVITY, the global operator of space-based connectivity services, has closed a €27 million funding round with…
NASA’s Moon Base No Longer Science Fiction; Industry Has Four Weeks to Get Ready
By: Dawn Zoldi At the 2026 Space Symposium, NASA’s Moon Base Program Executive Carlos Garcia-Galan and Redwire Space President Mike Gold laid out an unambiguous vision for a permanent human…
Kratos Tracks Iran’s Satellite Jamming Campaign and the Oil Smuggling Network Behind It
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Lockheed Martin’s Ignite: The Team Racing to Find Life in the Stars and Win the Next War
By: Dawn Zoldi At the 2026 Space Symposium Media Breakfast on April 13 in Colorado Springs, Lockheed Martin’s space division offered a rare look inside Ignite, its internal research and…
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Fiber Optic FPV Drones Force Israel and U.S. Army to Rethink Soldier-Level Counter-UAS Solutions
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global — Ambassador for Israel Israel’s Ministry of Defense and Israeli defense industries are deep into an urgent effort to counter fiber optic-controlled FPV drones. This…
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