Global Spotlights
Electra Unveils Turbo-Electric Aircraft Concept for Next-Generation Airliner as Part of NASA AACES 2050 Program
Concept pairs a double-bubble lifting fuselage and electric tail fans to explore competitive gains for aircraft with 100+ passengers Manassas, VA, June 8, 2026 Electra, the global leader in hybrid-electric aviation, today unveiled a new conceptual aircraft design...Read More
Orbbec Breaks Ground on New Overseas Manufacturing Base RVMC to Strengthen Global Delivery and Supply Chain Capability
9 June 2026: Orbbec officially held the groundbreaking ceremony for its overseas manufacturing base — the RVMC Factory — in the Thuan Thanh Industrial Zone of Bac Ninh Province, Vietnam, marking...Read More
Drone Industry Insights Launches the 9th Edition of the Global Drone Survey — The World’s Largest Annual Industry Survey for the Drone Market
Survey open to all actors in the global drone market ecosystem — manufacturers, operators, investors, associations, regulators, and service providers Hamburg, Germany — June 9, 2026 Drone Industry Insights (DII),...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
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
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
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
Ondas Holdings Targets FPV Drones and Swarm Threats With New Autonomous MODUS and IRON WAVE Defense Systems
Ondas Holdings unveiled two AI-driven defense systems built for the next generation of force protection capabilities: MODUS, a mobile counter-UAS platform, and IRON WAVE, a robotic combat suite designed to operate ahead of...Read More
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
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