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FIFA’s World Cup Will Be America’s Biggest Counter‑UAS Stress Test
By: Dawn Zoldi When the world tunes into the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the spectacle on the pitch will hide an unprecedented collaboration in airspace security playing out overhead. From...Read More
From Purdue to Colorado: How the Data Mine of the Rockies Is Training an AI-Ready Space and Defense Workforce
By Samantha Louque, VT-ARC* – Autonomy Global Media Partner Companies and government teams depend on a tech-savvy workforce as the world becomes increasingly data-driven, from the factory floor to the...Read More
Workflow, Not Hardware: Micro-Drones and Smartphone Apps Could Redefine Consumer Measurement
By T. Seth Ford, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Systems Integrations Consumer measurement tools, such as tape measures, measuring wheels and laser distance meters, haven’t changed much in decades. While they...Read More
Drone as First Responder Lessons Learned: What Early Adopters Want You to Know
By: Dawn Zoldi Drone as First Responder (DFR) programs have moved from pilot projects to core public safety tools in the agencies willing to rethink policy, training and public engagement...Read More
Wildfire Mitigation Technology: A Stack Configuration Challenge, Not A Capability Problem
By: Nate Ernst, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Energy Wildfire mitigation for utilities is not a capability gap. It is a stack configuration problem that sits squarely at the intersection of...Read More
Tactical Modular Unmanned Systems: Sentinel’s Magpie Tackles Ukraine War Lessons
By: Dawn Zoldi Sentinel Robotic Solutions’ Magpie family represents what happens when a company designs small unmanned aircraft for a conflict where the rules change with every sortie. Built around...Read More
Breaking the Law Within the Law: Implementing SAFER SKIES C-UAS Powers for Local Police
By: Tom Adams, DroneShield and Autonomy Global Contributor* State and local officers finally have a legal path to put hands on rogue drones, but only if they can “break the...Read More
Finding Lost Civilizations with Lidar: How Terra Incognita and Stitch3D Turned NASA Data into 3D Evidence in the Amazon
By: Dawn Zoldi and Dahlia Kopycienski Using NASA lidar, lean processing workflows and browser‑based 3D visualization, Terra Incognita Research Institute and Stitch3D have outlined a practical way to find, and...Read More
DiSCVR: Giving Law Enforcement a Faster Way to Answer “Who’s Flying That Drone?”
By: Dawn Zoldi* When a suspicious drone pops up over a stadium, campus, or critical facility today, the most basic question can be the hardest to answer: Who’s behind the...Read More
Always On, When Seconds Matter: Viasat’s L‑Band Connectivity Elevates Public Safety UAV Operations
By: Dawn Zoldi As public safety agencies increasingly rely on uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and advanced air mobility (AAM) platforms, their success depends on one thing above all else: an...Read More