OpEd
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...Read More
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...Read More
Meet Hextronics’ Helios Drone, Part of Its New Eclipse Integrated Drone Dock Stack
Miami-based autonomy company Hextronics introduced Eclipse, a vertically integrated drone dock and aircraft system, during an Exhibitor Showcase at Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas. Founder and CEO Curtis Lary...Read More
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...Read More
OpEd: Weather Superiority for Drone Warfare and Counter-UAS Operations
Sun Tzu told commanders to know the ground and know the weather, and victory would be total. Modern militaries still study his doctrine, yet weather intelligence rarely gets the resources...Read More
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...Read More
Tesla Has an Internal Document Called “Radar Saves Us,” NHTSA Wants to Know Why
Tesla has an internal document called “Radar Saves Us.” On July 2, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sent Tesla a letter demanding to know how that document was...Read More
OpEd: Counter-UAS Policy Gaps Still Threaten America’s Drone Defense Progress
Washington seems to be declaring victory over the policy fight in counter-UAS. I have covered this space long enough to recognize an inaccurate assessment of reality when I hear one....Read More
OpEd: A Drone Combatant Command: Solution Or Symptom?
When Congress reaches for a new combatant command, it usually means the department is struggling to integrate something that cuts across the services and existing geographic theaters. That was true...Read More
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...Read More
