Articles
In-Time Aviation Safety Management Systems: Preparing the NAS for Emerging Aviation
By: Juan Plaza, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Operations Safety For more than a century, the National Airspace System (NAS) has been shaped by the assumption that people fly, monitor and...Read More
AI, Digital Twins and the New Utility Playbook: Turning Data Deluge into Operational Decisions
By: Dawn Zoldi Utilities no longer simply keep the lights on and the taps flowing. They have rebuilt their entire operational DNA around data that actually moves, learns and predicts....Read More
Sovereign, Secure and Resilient: Geospatial Infrastructure As National Security Infrastructure
By: Dawn Zoldi Geospatial infrastructure has moved from the back office to the front line of national security. At this year’s GeoBuiz Summit, the “Sovereign, Secure, and Resilient Geospatial Infrastructure...Read More
Autonomy in Action: Top 10 Use Cases for Drones and Robotics in Energy and Utilities
By: Sylvia Ibarra, Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition (Autonomy Global Media Partner) As energy systems grow more complex and operational margins tighten, drones, robotics and AI continue to move from...Read More
Has the Golden Dome Arrived? The New National Defense Strategy Could Rewrite America’s Drone and Counter‑Drone Future
By: Dawn Zoldi The newly released 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS) resets how Washington thinks about drones over U.S. soil and the industrial base that builds and defeats them. It...Read More
OpEd – Military Aviation DNA: Why It Matters in Commercial Autonomy
By: Michelle Duquette, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Operations When you see veteran aviation maintainers entering the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) sector, you’re watching the industry mature. They bring a fundamental...Read More
Cargo Momentum: Martin Solutions and Elroy Air Ready to Shine in the FAA’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program
By: Dawn Zoldi The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) emerging Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) has the potential to do for air taxis and autonomous cargo aircraft...Read More
Controlled Skies: Airwayz UTM Provides True Airspace Command and Control
By: Dawn Zoldi Many unmanned traffic management (UTM) systems were built for sporadic drone flights in small pockets of static airspace for operational evaluations. Airwayz created an AI-driven airspace command...Read More
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...Read More
Beyond Satellites: How the IHub, Space Force Guardians and Innovators Are Prototyping the Future of Spacepower
By: Samantha Louque, VT-ARC Ever since the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik 1, outer space has been a highly contested and rapidly changing domain. However, that change has grown exponentially...Read More