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JIATF 401 dropped a 100-page handbook on countering small drones.

Small Drones, Big Problems: JIATF 401’s Handbook Puts First Principles Before Firepower, Leans Heavily on History

JIATF 401’s new handbook, “Small Drones, Big Problems: A First Principles Approach to Countering-UAS,” offers a useful primer that centers counter-drone defense on shared vocabulary and lessons learned rather than...Read More
For the first time, the counter-UAS topic became one of the hottest points of discussion at the Energy Drone and Robotics Coalition Summit; DRONERESPONDERS helped lead the conversation.

Drone Detection And Counter-UAS: Public Safety Experience Informs Enterprise Airspace Awareness

One of the most important developments in cross sector UAS integration involves the growing adoption of drone detection systems in the private sector. As drone usage expands, organizations face a...Read More
The nexus of public safety and enterprise UAS came alive at the 10th Annual Energy Drone and Robotics Conference in The Woodlands, Texas.

Public Safety Drone Programs and Enterprise UAS: Lessons From DRONERESPONDERS At The Energy Drone And Robotics Summit

Public safety agencies did not adopt unmanned aircraft systems because they chased new technology. They introduced drones because they faced clear operational necessity in high stakes environments. Over the past...Read More
Drone swarms now mimic jellyfish with a "mother drone" as the head and smaller autonomous drones that trail behind like coordinated tentacles.

The Quantum Road: America’s Answer to Jellyfish Drone Swarms

The skies over a contested airspace in April 2026 offered a preview of tomorrow’s air warfare, and it was unlike anything a fighter pilot had trained for. The F-15E Strike...Read More

Overload to Overhaul: How CAL FIRE’s GIS Backbone Held During The LA Firestorm

Early last year, as hurricane force winds drove five separate fires across the Los Angeles Basin in less than 36 hours, CAL FIRE’s maps became as critical as its engines...Read More
AI Clearing has gone deep into clients’ processes to create an AI-data lake to support the toughest use cases in critical infrastructure.

AI Clearing Turns Drone Data Into Field Intelligence for Critical Infrastructure

Autonomous systems have impacted how we design, build and maintain the world’s largest critical infrastructure assets. AI Clearing has emerged as one of the clearest examples of that change by...Read More

Drone Pathways in the Sky: What Global Drone Operators Need to Know About UTM, BVLOS and Spectrum Risk

Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) is no longer just a regulatory milestone. It is a systems challenge that depends on UAS Traffic Management, spectrum policy, secure supply chains and...Read More

Vertiports Rising: Who Will Build Europe’s Low-Altitude Future?

The skies above Europe’s cities are on the cusp of something big and new. Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are advancing through certification programmes, cargo drone networks are...Read More

How WaiV Robotics Is Solving the Last 10 Feet of Offshore Drone Operations

Landing a drone on a moving ship is one of the hardest problems in unmanned aviation. WaiV Robotics built a system that does it autonomously, without touching the drone itself....Read More

South Korea’s National Fire Research Institute Uses Drones to Save Lives

Wildfires continue getting worse. Globally, fire seasons grow longer, burn hotter and reach terrain that ground crews simply cannot access in time. For South Korea, a country where nearly 70...Read More