Technologies

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Japan Drone and AAM Expo 2026: Heavy-Lift UAVs Tackling Disaster Response, Infrastructure Inspection and ISR

Japan Drone and AAM Expo 2026, Japan’s annual drone showcase, has grown into one of Asia’s most important unmanned systems gatherings. It brings together commercial developers, researchers, defense-adjacent companies, and...Read More
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Certified Isn’t the Same as Competent: The FAA Is Cracking Down on Drone Pilots Who Don’t Know the Difference

On April 29, 2026, United Airlines Flight 1980 was on final approach to San Diego International Airport at 3,000 feet when the crew reported striking a drone. The FAA and...Read More
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As The Crow Flies: Ornadyne’s Bird-Mimicking Ornithopter O1 Targets Military Reconnaissance Missions

At SOF Week 2026, Geourg Kivijian wasn’t handing out business cards. He and co-founder Armen Arakelyan walked the show carrying a drone that looked like a bird. Their startup, Ornadyne,...Read More
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Galvion Expands Cortex EVOTM Architecture with New HALO Configuration at Eurosatory 2026

Galvion, a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative head systems, power and datamanagement solutions, and integrated soldier systems, will showcase the continued evolution of itsCortexTM architecture at...Read More

Triple Threat in the Sky: Volatus Aerospace Redefines Pipeline Protection

Ben Ruszkowski, Chief Commercial Officer of Synergy Aviation, a Volatus Aerospace company, has spent the better part of his professional life making sure North America’s most critical energy assets never...Read More

SPARC AI Expands Overwatch Targeting Capability with Image Recognition and Successful 43km Target Acquisition Test

9 June, 2026: SPARC AI Inc. (the “Company”) (CSE: SPAI) (OTCQB: SPAIF) (Frankfurt: 5OV0) a defence technology company building Overwatch, the GPS denied navigation and target acquisition software platform for drones...Read More

The Invisible Legal Wall Blocking Drone Operations Over the High Seas and the Path Through It

One of the most consequential barriers facing drone operators isn’t the BVLOS rule, the FAA’s certification backlog or a lack of airspace coordination. For many operators planning overwater routes, it’s...Read More
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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
Officials in hard hats and formal dress perform a groundbreaking ceremony on a red stage backdrop for the RVMC project, flanked by lion dance figures.

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