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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

Lockheed Martin’s Vectis Drone Nears First Flight Ahead of AFA Air, Space, Cyber

Lockheed Martin is accelerating production of its Vectis collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) and will build four additional prototypes, the company revealed in an exclusive media roundtable, ahead of this week’s...Read More

Moving Past the Stick: Training Pilots for Aircraft That Fly Themselves

Autonomous drones are not eliminating the pilot. They are changing what being a pilot means. The industry needs to rethink how it defines competence. The Operational Transformation At the start...Read More

Techno-Autonomy Takes Flight: TEAL Builds the Connectivity Backbone for BVLOS Drones

Programmable connectivity is the foundation of autonomy itself, according to the co-founder and CEO of TEAL, Robby Hamblet. Hamblet joined the Dawn of Autonomy podcast and spent 45 minutes making...Read More

From Hover to Loiter: Why Canadian Public Safety Agencies Need to Rethink Flight

When a suspect sped off during an Ottawa police pursuit, the department couldn’t keep up. Police Chief Eric Stubbs later noted that, while his department uses drones, it lacked the...Read More

Two Skies, One Conversation: How FAA and EASA Are Racing Toward Scalable BVLOS Drone Operations

On the final morning of Commercial UAV Expo, the drone industry got something rare: the FAA and EASA in the same room, on the same stage, answering the same questions...Read More

The 2209 NPRM Is Behind Us. What Now for Critical Infrastructure and CUAS?

The comment window on the FAA’s Section 2209 rule closed August 5th. It’s still not a final rule, That may still be six to twelve months out, at best. But...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
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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...Read More