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…
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…
North Dakota’s Vantis System Draws the Next BVLOS Road Map in the Sky
By: Dawn Zoldi After a tornado ripped through a North Dakota town, during an executive budget pitch, the governor’s question was, “Where are the drones?” That moment, as Trevor Woods…
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…
FAA Replaces Controversial Roving Drone TFR NOTAM After Legal Challenge But the Fix Falls Short
By Angelissa Savino, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Homeland Security On April 15, 2026, the FAA replaced its embattled roving Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) , NOTAM 6/4375, with an updated version,…
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…
Flying in the Middle of Somewhere: Cape May County Puts New Jersey on the Drone Map
By Dawn Zoldi When I walked up to the stage to moderate a “fireside chat” about the Cape-Atlantic UAS Test Range panel at Shore to Soar (S2S) 2026, an electric…
The Most Important FAA Drone Safety Day Yet; The Future of the NAS at Stake
By Juan B. Plaza, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Operational Safety Today the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) holds its fifth consecutive Drone Safety Day (DSD). This year, the stakes are higher…
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…
Elbit Systems’ AI-Enhanced Watchkeeper XR Drives European UAS Demand, New Romania Facility Opens
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global — Ambassador for Israel The AI-enhanced capabilities of the Elbit Systems Watchkeeper XR unmanned aerial system (UAS) have directly influenced demand for the platform across…
Teledyne FLIR Defense Grows Third-Party Payload Integration Program, Adds Emesent Hovermap LiDAR for Unmanned Air, Ground, and Detection Platforms
QUANTICO, VA, April 28, 2026 — Unveiled at Modern Day Marine 2026, Teledyne FLIR Defense announced the expansion of its Third-Party Payload Integration Program with the certification of Emesent’s Hovermap LiDAR Payload. The agreement will deliver Emesent’s GPS-denied…
Near Earth Autonomy Awarded Program to Prototype Autonomous Logistics Aircraft for U.S. Marine Corps
Pittsburgh, PA, [April 28, 2026] / Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Near Earth Autonomy (Near Earth) the Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle – Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) Increment 2 program, to…
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…
Speedbird Aero Drones Debut in New York City as Skyports and Port Authority Launch Yearlong Cargo Drone Trial Between Manhattan and Brooklyn
New York, April 23, 2026 – Speedbird Aero, a global leader in unmanned aerial logistics, is proud to announce its role as the aircraft partner in a major drone delivery…
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…
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…
OpEd – Drone Delivery’s Blind Spot: Why FAA’s Drone Package PEA Potentially Puts Heliports, Hospitals and Safety at Risk
By: Dawn Zoldi* By midnight January 8th, the FAA’s official public comment period on its Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for Drone Package Delivery Operations quietly closed with only a…
OpEd – Secretary Duffy’s $12.5 Billion Air Traffic Control Overhaul Must Include UAS and AAM Interoperability
By: Michelle Duquette, AG Operations Ambassador In a recent fireside chat at the Honeywell American Aviation Leadership Summit, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy laid out an ambitious timeline: rebuild America’s air…
Op-Ed: Restoring American Leadership in UAS, AAM and eVTOL Technologies
By: Rex Alexander, AG Infrastructure Ambassador On June 6th, 2025, President Donald Trump issued his Executive Order, “Unleashing American Drone Dominance,” in an attempt to restore American leadership in uncrewed…
OpEd – Quantum-Enhanced Right of Way: Manned-Unmanned Skies in Harmony in a Brave New World
by Fahad ibne Masood, MRAeS In the year 2030, the population density of urban areas will cause rush hour to be a time of extreme congestion. Electric air taxis will…
OpEd – Beyond the Earthly Rulebook: Navigating the Cosmic Gray Zone in Space
By: Tracy L. Reynolds, AG Maritime and Space Law Ambassador As humanity’s ambitions propel us beyond Earth’s boundaries, we find ourselves at the edge of a new legal frontier where…
Clear Words, Safer Skies: A “Words Matter” Review of the FAA Part 108 BVLOS NPRM
By: Michelle Duquette, AG Operations Ambassador The FAA’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for Part 108 Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations marks a pivotal advancement in modernizing…
Op-Ed – Why GPS-Only Solutions Are Not Enough: The Case for Independent Surveillance in Part 108 BVLOS Drone Operations
By: Ray Adams,* AG Contributor As the FAA’s Part 108 rule for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations moves toward implementation, it’s clear that advanced cooperative technologies like…
OpEd – America’s Counter-Drone Imperative: Permanent Congressional Action Needed Now to Secure the Skies
By: Dawn Zoldi The American drone industry, as a whole, has marked its collective calendar with a single, palpable date: October 6th, the conclusion of the public comment period for…
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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…
Elbit Systems’ AI-Enhanced Watchkeeper XR Drives European UAS Demand, New Romania Facility Opens
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global — Ambassador for Israel The AI-enhanced capabilities of the Elbit Systems Watchkeeper XR unmanned aerial system (UAS) have directly influenced demand for the platform across…
Teledyne FLIR Defense Grows Third-Party Payload Integration Program, Adds Emesent Hovermap LiDAR for Unmanned Air, Ground, and Detection Platforms
QUANTICO, VA, April 28, 2026 — Unveiled at Modern Day Marine 2026, Teledyne FLIR Defense announced the expansion of its Third-Party Payload Integration Program with the certification of Emesent’s Hovermap LiDAR Payload. The agreement will deliver Emesent’s GPS-denied…
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Free Drone Safety Handout for Law Enforcement and Public Safety
As unmanned aircraft become a fixture at parks, construction sites, public events, emergency scenes, schools, and commercial job sites, law enforcement officers and public safety personnel face a growing challenge:…
Jamming and/or Spoofing: GNSS Interference Resource Guide
Newly released edition of the FAA’s Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Interference Guide. This significant update offers expanded insight into current jamming and spoofing activity, operational impacts on aircraft systems,…
Report: Indianapolis Downtown Heliport 2024 Assessment Shows Why 8A4 Must Remain Open
Indianapolis has a piece of aviation infrastructure that most cities only wish they had, and aviation consultant Five-Alpha, LLC’s Airport Assessment Report, published June 6, 2024, makes that clear in plain…
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10 Things You Need To Know About the FCC’s New Foreign UAV and UAS Components Ban
Earlier this year, the FCC added all foreign‑produced UAS and UAS critical components to its Covered List, cutting off new equipment authorizations and putting real pressure on manufacturers, integrators, and…
Danielle Gagne, Head of Global Training Strategy, Volatus Aerospace | Dawn of Autonomy | Ep. 120
May is “Defence Tech” month on the Dawn of Autonomy podcast, and we’re kicking things off with our sponsor, Volatus Aerospace, with a deep dive into one of the fastest-growing…
Inside Blue Arrow’s RII C2 Stack
Introducing RII — Blue Arrow’s next-generation command-and-control (C2) software designed for modern, large-scale drone operations. RII enables commanders to plan complex missions at scale while seamlessly distributing autonomous sub-missions to…