Global Spotlights
Italian Space Day: Cross-Domain Lessons from Commercial Space for Advanced Air Mobility
By: Michelle Duquette, Ambassador – Operations On December 4th, I attended the Italian Embassy’s Italian Space Day. Beyond the excellent pasta and coffee, the event demonstrated how strategic positioning, innovative...Read More
U.S. Navy’s First Ship-Launched LUCAS “Suicide Drone” Marks New Phase in Low-Cost Maritime Strike
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Israel The U.S. Navy has made its foray into use of low-cost, one-way attack drones with the first at-sea launch of a Low-cost...Read More
Best Year Ever? How 2025 Reset the Trajectory for Drones and AAM
By: Dawn Zoldi 2025 may go down as the year the drone industry stopped “promising” and started proving it could deliver real value at scale. Public safety agencies matured drone-first-responder...Read More
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and Israel’s XTEND Unveil Multi‑Drone JADC2 Breakthrough
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and Israeli tactical robotics company XTEND have executed a major step forward in joint all-domain command and...Read More
US Restrictions Threaten Euro-PULS Integration With American GMLRS Rockets
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel Germany’s adoption of the Israeli-designed PULS multiple rocket launcher is colliding with U.S. policy and export-control constraints that currently block the...Read More
NBAA Welcomes Senate Confirmation of Jared Isaacman as NASA Administrator
Washington, DC, Dec. 17, 2025 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today welcomed Senate confirmation of Jared Isaacman to serve as NASA administrator. “We congratulate Jared on his approval by...Read More
NBAA Welcomes DOT’s Introduction of Advanced Air Mobility National Strategy
Washington, DC, Dec. 17, 2025 –The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomes a comprehensive strategic plan unveiled today by Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy to accelerate U.S. advanced air...Read More
Staying Ahead of the Swarm: Why Software-Defined Counter-UAS Wins the Long Game
By: Dawn Zoldi Software has become the true center of gravity in counter-UAS (C-UAS). In a world where drone threats evolve by the week, continuous software updates and software-defined detection...Read More
AI-Enabled Terror: Israeli Security Services Warn of Growing Threat From Generative Tools and Autonomous Drones
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel Israeli security organizations have intensified efforts to track how terrorist and violent extremist groups continue weaponizing artificial intelligence (AI), warning that...Read More
Wisk Completes First Flight of Generation 6 Autonomous eVTOL
Mountain View, CA – December 16, 2025 – Wisk Aero, an autonomous aviation company, today announced the successful completion of the first flight of its Generation 6 aircraft. The flight...Read More