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Electra Completes First Urban Flight of Hybrid-Electric Ultra Short Aircraft in Downtown Charleston, Signaling a New Era of Regional Air Travel
CHARLESTON, SC, May 28, 2026 – Electra, the global leader in ultra-short hybrid-electric aviation, announced the successful completion of the first urban demonstration of its Ultra Short airplane at the Columbus Street Terminal, offering a real-world look at how...Read More
Ohio’s NAAMCE Expands the Test Environment Advanced Air Mobility Innovators Need to Validate and Scale
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — [MAY 28, 2026] — As the Federal Aviation Administration continues advancing the regulatory framework for beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations, the National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence (NAAMCE) is...Read More
Voyager Awarded $16.5M DARPA Contract
DENVER–May 26, 2026–Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) was awarded a DARPA Burn n’ Go Phase 2 contract, valued at $16.5 million, to advance the development of a new propellant-embedded control technology...Read More
Echodyne Expands Public Safety Radar Applications Through Partnership with Axon
Kirkland, WA, May 27, 2026 – Echodyne, the radar platform company, today announced a partnership with Axon (Nasdaq: AXON), the global public safety technology leader, to support a joint focus activity on delivering best...Read More
Tiltan Software Wins Major Contract for Large-Scale UAS Simulation Environment Using TOPS-NX IR Engine
Israeli company Tiltan Software Engineering has secured a major order as part of a large-scale Israeli UAS program to supply a state-of-the-art virtual and constructive simulation environment for a multi-domain...Read More
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...Read More
Japan’s Commercial Space Ascent: SPACETIDE, the Space Strategy Fund and U.S.-Japan GEOINT Cooperation
By: Dawn Zoldi Masayasu Ishida, co-founder and CEO of Tokyo-based SPACETIDE Foundation, took the stage for his first-ever appearance at GEOINT, in front of a room dotted with Japanese colleagues...Read More
Ten Years Of Progress In Energy Drone & Robotics Summit and What’s Next
By: Sean Guerre & Sylvia Ibarra, Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition (Autonomy Global Media Partner) Ten years ago, a small group of energy professionals gathered in Houston with a clear...Read More
Israeli Tech Duo InfiniDome and Wonder Robotics Unveil IroNav — Autonomous GNSS Resilience System for Contested Environments
The rapid growth of autonomous military systems has forced a fundamental shift in defense priorities, away from making platforms faster or smarter, and toward keeping them operational when navigation itself...Read More
Iran’s Shahed-136B Loitering Munition: The Long-Range Drone That Could Strike Beyond the Middle East
If Iran moves to strike targets outside the Middle East and Gulf region, its extended-range loitering munition, the Shahed-136B, is the weapon most likely to be used. IRGC’s Escalating Threat...Read More