OpEd: The Miami Crash Raises The Bigger Question, “Are We Closer to Pilotless Cargo Aircraft?”
On Sunday September 6, a Boeing 767 Amazon Prime Air flight operated by “21 Air” landed at Miami International Airport, overran Runway 30 and struck two ground vehicles. It killed…
Program Supports a Skilled Workforce for Commercial Space Economy
DENVER – November 4, 2026 /Business Wire/ – Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) was awarded a new contract to manage NASA’s High school students United with NASA to Create Hardware (HUNCH) program…
Geo Week Opening Keynote Explores Digitally Preserving 90 Years of Fallingwater
From Scan to BIM to Digital Twin: The story behind digitally preserving one of architecture’s most iconic landmarks Salt Lake City, UT — November 4, 2027 — Geo Week announced…
Beyond Earth, Beneath Golden Dome: NASA and Space Force Map an Autonomous Future
One single conversation covered a nuclear-powered spacecraft deploying helicopters at Mars, a rotorcraft exploring Saturn’s moon Titan, a Venus probe deciding which discoveries to transmit before its operating window closes…
OpEd: How To Move Beyond the Tech and Into Operational Readiness
Aircraft, sensors, communications systems, digital data exchanges, digital models, and operating software support useful drone services today within defined operating conditions and approvals. We’re close to the next rulemaking enabling…
OpEd: The New Defense Economy Requires Building American Deterrence at Speed and Scale
For at least a few generations, discussions about America’s defense industrial base have centered on the Department of War (DOW) and major defense contractors (the Primes). That partnership won wars…
Industry Headwinds and Record Attendance: Commercial UAV Expo 2026 in Review
Last month, professionals from across the commercial UAS industry came together for the annual Commercial UAV Expo. This year’s event was back in Las Vegas, Nevada, and came at a…
OpEd: Five Airports Stopped When a Backup Cable Was Cut. The Lesson for Autonomy Is in the Ground
On Monday, September 21, 2026, flights stopped at five airports in the Northeast. Newark, Teterboro and Philadelphia were stopped at around 10 a.m.; JFK and LaGuardia were added at around…
Ubotica demonstrates world-first autonomous onboard scheduling for Earth observation satellites using orbital AI
European space technology firm recently demonstrated how a low-cost satellite can identify a vessel and independently schedule a follow-up observation without ground station intervention, advancing the future of real-time maritime…
Industry Headwinds and Record Attendance: Commercial UAV Expo 2026 in Review
Last month, professionals from across the commercial UAS industry came together for the annual Commercial UAV Expo. This year’s event was back in Las Vegas, Nevada, and came at a…
In the Field, On the Page: JIATF-401 Counter-sUAS Reference Guide Highlights RF-Cyber Takeover
The Department of War’s Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) 401 has released its 2026 Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Quick Reference Guide, an 89-page practical resource for the Joint Force and…
Elistair unveils its new Tethered Solution for the Parrot ANAFI UKR
Lyon, France, October 21st 2026 – Elistair unveils its new tethered air module for the Parrot ANAFI UKR micro-UAV, compatible with Elistair’s Safe-T and Ligh-T tether stations and allowing hours of…
Drone Warfare’s Human Cost: Why Counter-UAS, Autonomy, and Medical Robotics Must Advance Together
A wounded soldier waits for help. A rescue team knows where to find him. But the same drones that struck his position now threaten anyone who tries to reach him….
Why High-Accuracy Drone Mapping Matters for Industrial Inspections
Flyability’s new High-Accuracy Mapping feature brings survey-grade Elios 3 point-cloud processing into Inspector Online. It helps industrial teams connect drone inspection evidence with the spatial data needed to understand, measure…
Five Norwegian Sites Selected to Host Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Demonstrations in 2027
OSLO, Norway, October 19, 2026 – Bristow Group Inc., together with Electra, Avinor and the Civil Aviation Authority of Norway (CAA Norway), will conduct demonstration flights with Electra’s hybrid-electric EL2…
Canada’s AI Gamble: Bold Vision, Blurry Rules for Global Robotics Companies
Canada wants to be the next great AI power. In June 2026, the federal government launched AI for All, a national artificial intelligence strategy built on six pillars and five…
Europe’s Autonomy Sector Is Accelerating. DroneX 2026 Shows What Comes Next
Europe’s autonomy sector has entered a decisive new phase. After years of experimentation, pilot projects and proof‑of‑concept trials, the conversation has changed. The question no longer centers around whether autonomous…
Drones Are Overrunning Borders. This Award-Winning RF-Cyber Solution Stops Them
Borders have always been contested. The emergence of weaponized, commercial,and cartel-controlled drones has rewritten the threat calculus in ways that legacy security infrastructure was never designed to handle. Surveillance cameras…
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…
Spaceflux Selected by MDA Space to Deliver Optical Systems for Canadian Space Surveillance Programme
LONDON, UK — Spaceflux, the London-based specialist in space domain awareness and space intelligence, has been selected as the optical systems provider by MDA Space Ltd. (TSX: MDA) (NYSE: MDA)…
Protecting the Skies: Europe’s Layered Approach to Counter-UAS
Across Europe, the skies have become increasingly complex. Drones now share what was once the exclusive domain of commercial aviation and military operations. From infrastructure inspection and agriculture to emergency…
MGI Engineering Successfully Launches TigerShark in Strategic Partnership with Auterion
Historic test marks Europe’s most significant advance in autonomous deep strike capability in over a decade Oxfordshire, UK – 01 April 2026 – MGI Engineering Ltd (MGI) today announced the…
ePropelled unveils expansion at Global Innovation Centre in Coventry as it accelerates toward producing more than one million propulsion systems annually by 2027
Strategic development of new sovereign European Systems Hub Coventry, UK | 20 March 2026 ePropelled opened its new Global Innovation Centre in Coventry on 20 March, a major expansion that…
ePropelled Announces Largest Expansion of Motor Controllers (ESCs) and Intelligent Power Systems, Strengthening Electronic Propulsion Leadership
LACONIA, N.H./ COVENTRY/ CHENNAI – 4 March 2026, ePropelled, a global innovator in electric propulsion and power management solutions for uncrewed vehicles and advanced mobility platforms, today announced its largest expansion…
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The New Drone Career Path in Africa and Beyond: From Pilot to System Operator
Since I got my drone license in Africa four years ago, I have worked in different industries, ranging from surveillance, mapping, agriculture and training. The drone industry’s landscape was fairly…
When Help Crowds the Sky: Operational Safety Lessons from Disaster-Zone Drone Saturation
In the first hours after a natural disaster, drones are among the most valuable tools available to emergency responders. They provide rapid situational awareness, reach areas inaccessible to ground teams…
Drones Are Overrunning Borders. This Award-Winning RF-Cyber Solution Stops Them
Borders have always been contested. The emergence of weaponized, commercial,and cartel-controlled drones has rewritten the threat calculus in ways that legacy security infrastructure was never designed to handle. Surveillance cameras…
Drones, AI, and the Missing Operational Readiness Link in African Wildlife Conservation
By: Peter Karanja, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Africa African conservation does not have a drone adoption problem. Over the years, drones have been deployed to track wildlife. AI has been…
Human-In-The-Loop Beats Full Autonomy in Africa – Here’s Why
By: Peter Karanja, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Africa Autonomy is easy to sell on a slide deck. I have seen potential customers light up when they learn that artificial intelligence…
Egypt Reportedly Signs 400 Million Dollar Deal for Chinese WJ-700 Combat Drones, Expanding Long-Range Strike and Red Sea Surveillance Capabilities
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel Egypt has reportedly concluded a major unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) deal, signing a contract valued at about 400 million dollars…
International Drone Regulations: Key Updates On BVLOS, UTM and Use Cases from Europe, Canada, Australia and Africa
By: Dawn Zoldi Navigating the world of drone regulations can be challenging. At this year’s Law-Tech Connect, industry leaders and attorneys from Australia, Africa, Canada and Europe highlighted the international…
Landmark Year for Advanced Air Mobility in Africa: Milestones, Momentum and Challenges Ahead
By: Peter Karanja, AG Africa Ambassador Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is becoming a reality across Africa, and with it, new aviation technologies across the continent. In 2025, Africa claimed a…
AI and EV Boom Draws $690 Million in Advanced Materials Investment Plans to Thailand
BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 24 October 2026 – Makers of the capacitors, magnets and battery materials inside AI servers and electric vehicles (EVs) are lining up to invest in…
Vingroup Announces the Establishment of VERTA – A New Educational Model for a Generation Growing Up in the Age of AI
HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 15 October 2026 – Vingroup officially announces the establishment of VERTA International School, a new K-12 educational model built on a U.S.-oriented educational approach and designed…
AI in Israeli Satellite to Customer in South America
Israeli intelligence satellite-based with AI Israeli company ImageSat International (ISI), has signed a two-year agreement worth approximately US$3.5 million with a customer in Latin America. Under the agreement, ISI will…
From We Make Future to Riyadh: the Global Startup Competition arrives in Saudi Arabia
Bologna – Riyadh | September 22, 2026 Applications are now openfor the international Startup Competition of Saudi Makes Future, the Saudi edition of WMF – We Make Future, organized by…
Huawei Cloud Rolls Out Enterprise AI Products Across the Board, Building an Open Agentic Cloud
SHANGHAI, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 September 2026 – On September 18, Dr. Peter Zhou, Director of the Board at Huawei and CEO of Huawei Cloud, delivered a keynote titled…
GeoAI Is Becoming the Nervous System for Robots, Panel Says at Geo Gov Summit 2026
Robots continue to multiply across factories, campuses and disaster zones. But the machines are only as smart as the maps and models feeding them. That was one of the key…
OpEd: Weather Superiority for Drone Warfare and Counter-UAS Operations
Sun Tzu said knowing the weather will win the war. Sun Tzu told commanders to know the ground and know the weather, and victory would be total. Modern militaries still…
OpEd: The Midair Collision Warning Systems Miss, and How to Close the Gap
A midair collision between two firefighting helicopters in Greece this August, which resulted in a tragic loss of life, exposed a critical gap in aviation safety. Current collision avoidance technology…
Moya Aero Successfully Completes Transition Flight with MOYA 256
The milestone demonstrates vertical takeoff, transition to wing-borne flight, and return to vertical flight with Moya Aero’s full-scale eVTOL. São José dos Campos, Brazil, [October 21st 2026] – Moya Aero…
AI in Israeli Satellite to Customer in South America
Israeli intelligence satellite-based with AI Israeli company ImageSat International (ISI), has signed a two-year agreement worth approximately US$3.5 million with a customer in Latin America. Under the agreement, ISI will…
DronesQuad’s High-Level Product Safety Criteria: A Bet on Cross-Border UAS Certification
Most people in the drone industry have never heard of “DronesQuad” (DsQ), an unofficial coordination group, which has operated behind-the-scenes as a semi-formal, working level coordination channel among the “big…
When Help Crowds the Sky: Operational Safety Lessons from Disaster-Zone Drone Saturation
In the first hours after a natural disaster, drones are among the most valuable tools available to emergency responders. They provide rapid situational awareness, reach areas inaccessible to ground teams…
Uruguay’s Ministry of Interior speeds critical incident response with citywide autonomous drone program, powered by FlytBase
Autonomous drones reach incident scenes within minutes, giving Montevideo public safety officials a live view before they arrive. San Jose, California (USA), Jun 24, 2026: FlytBase, Inc, a physical AI…
Drones Are Overrunning Borders. This Award-Winning RF-Cyber Solution Stops Them
Borders have always been contested. The emergence of weaponized, commercial,and cartel-controlled drones has rewritten the threat calculus in ways that legacy security infrastructure was never designed to handle. Surveillance cameras…
The Dawn Of Confined Space Autonomy: Flyability’s Elios 3
In heavy industry, there are places even robots were never supposed to go. Deep inside boilers and tanks, down lightless sewer lines, behind concrete in nuclear storage vaults and inside…
From Rigs To Refineries: The New Energy Ops Stack For Offshore And Petrochemical Assets
Full Crew YouTube; The Energy Ops crew from Top L to R; Nate Ernst, David Cole, Julien Dupont and Gabrielle Wain. Energy operators have entered a new world as AI,…
Lite Coms Selected by Boeing Defence Australia to Support LAND 4140 Beyond Line-of-Sight Satellite Communications Program
VICTOR, N.Y., 22 September 2026 — Lite Coms today announced that it has been selected by Boeing Defence Australia to support the LAND 4140 Beyond Line-of-Sight (BLOS) Satellite Communications (SATCOM) program. The award…
Kaingaroa Tipu’s Intelligent Forest: How GeoAI, UAVs and GIS Power A Living Digital Twin
In New Zealand, Kaingaroa Tipu (KT) has turned a century‑old forest into a testbed for intelligent, sustainable operations, using LiDAR, UAVs, satellite imagery and geoAI to manage every tree like…
T-REX and GrandSKY: Coming at You Sideways Like a RAPTR
The DoW’s most agile testing engine and the nation’s premier drone proving ground are closing the gap between commercial innovation and battlefield readiness. By: Dawn Zoldi The Pentagon has a…
Former Air Force Base Becomes UAS Proving Ground: Inside the UAS Center and Norton Test Range at San Bernardino International Airport
By: Dawn Zoldi Some of the most consequential stories in aviation happen at places most people have never heard of. The San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) is one of those…
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…
Geo Week 2026: Emesent Launches the Emesent GX1, an All-in-One SLAM LiDAR, RTK and 360° Imagery Scanner
Industry first: GX1 delivers independently validated 5-10mm global accuracy, providing surveyors, AEC sector with long-awaited mobile scanning speed and survey-grade accuracy they can prove DENVER, 16 February 2026 ―Today at Geo Week, Emesent, a global leader in autonomous mapping technology, launches the Emesent GX1, the world’s most accurate integrated Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) and Real-Time Kinematic…
AI-Powered SMASH 3000 Fire Control System Selected for Australian Army Counter-Drone Evaluation
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel The Israeli company SMARTSHOOTER has brought artificial intelligence (AI) to the small arms battlefield with its SMASH family of fire control…
International Drone Regulations: Key Updates On BVLOS, UTM and Use Cases from Europe, Canada, Australia and Africa
By: Dawn Zoldi Navigating the world of drone regulations can be challenging. At this year’s Law-Tech Connect, industry leaders and attorneys from Australia, Africa, Canada and Europe highlighted the international…
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Ubotica demonstrates world-first autonomous onboard scheduling for Earth observation satellites using orbital AI
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