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Triple Threat in the Sky: Volatus Aerospace Redefines Pipeline Protection

Ben Ruszkowski, Chief Commercial Officer of Synergy Aviation, a Volatus Aerospace company, has spent the better part of his professional life making sure North America’s most critical energy assets never...Read More

The Invisible Legal Wall Blocking Drone Operations Over the High Seas and the Path Through It

One of the most consequential barriers facing drone operators isn’t the BVLOS rule, the FAA’s certification backlog or a lack of airspace coordination. For many operators planning overwater routes, it’s...Read More

Manna Picks Tulsa: Why a Drone Delivery Leader Chose Oklahoma As Its U.S. Homebase

Bobby Healy decided to move the U.S. portion of his manufacturing, his leadership team and his family to a new city. And he picked Tulsa, Oklahoma. The founder and CEO...Read More
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New Jersey Puts Down Roots for a National Aviation Innovation Corridor

By: Dawn Zoldi At the Shore to Soar 2026 (S2S) in Cape May, New Jersey, a panel moderated by NARTP Board Chairman Mark Loeben, a 31-year Air Force veteran (Major...Read More
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Virginia Beach Open For Business: Attracts Autonomous Systems Companies With Ocean Access, Veteran Talent

Virginia Beach is stepping up its pursuit of autonomous systems companies. Leveraging open-ocean Navy test infrastructure, a deep veteran workforce and a newly sharpened economic development strategy, the city aims...Read More
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When the AI on Your Drone Waiver Application Meets the AI Reviewing It 

By: Charlton Evans, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Certification Something significant has happened inside the FAA’s waiver and exemption review process, and most of the aerospace industry hasn’t fully registered it...Read More
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Disrupt Yourself Across Land, Air and Sea With ANELLO Photonics For GPS-Denied Navigation

By: Dawn Zoldi Navigation can no longer sit at the edge of platform design. According to Dr. Mario Paniccia, CEO and Co-Founder of Santa Clara-based ANELLO Photonics, which builds GPS-denied...Read More
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The Nightmare Scenario Is Already Here: Stolen Spray Drones and the C-UAS Reckoning

By Dawn Zoldi  On March 24, fifteen Ceres Air C31 agricultural spraying drones, each the size of an ATV, each capable of dispersing 40 gallons of liquid across a 15-mile...Read More
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Drone Threat to Data Centers: What C-UAS Security Programs Must Address Now

By Nate Ernst, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Energy  On March 1, 2026, Iranian Shahid drones struck data centers in Bahrain. The attack targeted cooling infrastructure, power systems and rooftop equipment...Read More
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Orbbec and Creality Launch Pika, Bringing 3D Scanning into the Pocket Era

2 June 2026: Creality unveiled Pika, a next-generation AI-powered portable 3D scanner co-developed with Orbbec, during its 12th Anniversary “AI Ecosystem” product launch event.  Powered by Orbbec’s core underlying technologies, Pika breaks the...Read More