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…
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…
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…
BAE Systems to modernize Advanced Defensive System for the U.S. Air Force U-2 reconnaissance aircraft
Improved situational awareness and self-protection capabilities for the Dragon Lady BAE Systems was awarded a contract by Robins Air Force Base in Georgia to support and sustain the AN/ALQ-221 Advanced…
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…
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…
Future Flight Global Joins FAA’s First Nationwide Push to Put eVTOL Aircraft in Real Airspace
FFG joins landmark federal program to advance cargo, medical, and regional air mobility operations across Utah and four surrounding states Washington, D.C. – March 12, 2025 – Future Flight Global…
BAE Systems completes preliminary design review for U.S. Space Force missile warning and tracking satellite system
Key milestone reached for U.S. Space Force program that will bolster current satellite defense capabilities BROOMFIELD, Colo. — March 11, 2026 — BAE Systems has completed the Preliminary Design Review for the…
Dronetag Becomes the First Czech Company Selected for the EUDIS Business Accelerator
Prague-based drone detection company joins EU’s flagship defence innovation programme under the European Defence Fund Prague, March 2026 – Dronetag, a Czech technology company specialising in drone identification and detection…
infiniDome to Present Aura for the First Time at XPONENTIAL Europe
infiniDome, a provider of GNSS protection and resilient navigation solutions, will present Aura, a next-generation GNSS protection system for the first time at XPONENTIAL Europe, taking place this month in…
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…
CRP Group to Showcase Flight-Validated Composite Solutions and Hybrid Manufacturing at XPONENTIAL Europe 2026
Italian manufacturer debuts at Düsseldorf event with proven aerospace components, including MIL-STD-810H tested UAV structures and space-deployed satellite systems MODENA, ITALY – March 11, 2026 – CRP Technology and CRP…
Connected Robots, Connected Risk: Robotics Liability Considerations for 2026
By: Erika Carrasco, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Robotics Systems The robotics industry continues to rapidly grow. With more systems connected to enterprise networks and cloud platforms, safety and cybersecurity increasingly…
At LogNet 2026 in Koblenz, Quantum Systems introduced its MOSAIC Ground Autonomy Kit and announces an official partnership with Daimler Trucks for unmanned military logistics operations.
Koblenz, 11 March 2026 – The newly announced partnership combines Quantum Systems’ operationally validated autonomy and teleoperation expertise with Daimler Truck’s proven vehicle platforms and industrial integration capabilities. The objective…
When the Drone Is First on Scene, the Network Can’t Be Last
By: Dawn Zoldi Drones and ground robots have become force multipliers for a wide swath of public safety agencies. Their value, however, hinges on one invisible factor: whether the network…
Danish Army selects BAE Systems OneArc for enterprise simulation modernization
ORLANDO, Fla. — March 9, 2026 — BAE Systems OneArc (OneArc™), a global leader in advanced military simulation and training technologies, has announced that the Danish Army has selected OneArc as the…
ePropelled Announces Largest Expansion of Motor Controllers (ESCs) and Intelligent Power Systems, Strengthening Electronic Propulsion Leadership
LACONIA, N.H./ COVENTRY/ CHENNAI – 4 March 2026, ePropelled, a global innovator in electric propulsion and power management solutions for uncrewed vehicles and advanced mobility platforms, today announced its largest expansion…
Autonomous Tech: Gold Rush, Geopolitics or Europe’s New Industrial Era?
By Philip Hicks, Autonomy Global Ambassador – U.K. & Middle East In Europe, autonomous systems have become the backbone of sovereignty, industrial capability and defence readiness. A continent that once…
Autonomy in Action: Top 10 Use Cases for Drones and Robotics in Energy and Utilities
By: Sylvia Ibarra, Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition (Autonomy Global Media Partner) As energy systems grow more complex and operational margins tighten, drones, robotics and AI continue to move from…
Small & Exquisite Vs. Big & Bold: Europe’s Defence Pivot In The Drone Age
By: Philip Hicks, AG Ambassador for the U.K. & Middle East Asymmetric warfare is rewriting Europe’s budgets, factories and battlefield playbooks.Europe’s defence spending has surged to historic highs, but the…
From Rules to Runways: How Europe Moves Toward Scalable U-Space & BVLOS Operations
By: Adnan Hiroli, AG Media Partner – DroneX Europe has entered a decisive moment, when it comes to integrating uncrewed aircraft into shared airspace. After years of frameworks, consultations and…
Humanoid Deploys NVIDIA Technologies to Power Advanced Humanoid Robots
London, UK (January 5, 2025) — Humanoid, a UK-based AI and robotics company, is accelerating the development of its humanoid robots by integrating NVIDIA technologies — including NVIDIA Jetson Thor, NVIDIA Isaac Sim, and NVIDIA…
The Voltt: White-Box Revolution in Drone Battery Design From About:Energy
By Philip Hicks, Autonomy Global Ambassador, U.K. & Middle East Battery development has traditionally been the single biggest bottleneck in drone innovation. Sparse manufacturer data, opaque models and testing cycles…
SwitchBot Demonstrates onero H1: The Most Accessible AI Household Robot
Las Vegas, United States, January 4, 2026 – SwitchBot, a leading provider of AI-enabled embodied home robotics systems, showcases its vision for smart home 2.0 at CES 2026, unveiling a lineup…
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When referring to the drone and AAM communities, many people say, “The sky is the limit.” It’s really not. Aviation relies heavily on space assets to enable critical operational functions, such as position, navigation and timing (PNT), terrain avoidance systems, command, control, communication, cyber and intelligence data links and more. Join this panel of space and spectrum experts as they explain the parallel universe of laws, regulations, governing bodies, frameworks, authorities and policies that govern what happens in space that affects aviation operations in the sky and on the ground. It’s going to be out of this world! Register now for our special broadcast of the space and spectrum panel from our AUVSI Law-Tech Connect Workshop: The Sky is Not the Limit-Space Is!
Human-In-The-Loop Beats Full Autonomy in Africa – Here’s Why
By: Peter Karanja, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Africa Autonomy is easy to sell on a slide deck. I have seen potential customers light up when they learn that artificial intelligence…
Egypt Reportedly Signs 400 Million Dollar Deal for Chinese WJ-700 Combat Drones, Expanding Long-Range Strike and Red Sea Surveillance Capabilities
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel Egypt has reportedly concluded a major unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) deal, signing a contract valued at about 400 million dollars…
International Drone Regulations: Key Updates On BVLOS, UTM and Use Cases from Europe, Canada, Australia and Africa
By: Dawn Zoldi Navigating the world of drone regulations can be challenging. At this year’s Law-Tech Connect, industry leaders and attorneys from Australia, Africa, Canada and Europe highlighted the international…
Landmark Year for Advanced Air Mobility in Africa: Milestones, Momentum and Challenges Ahead
By: Peter Karanja, AG Africa Ambassador Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is becoming a reality across Africa, and with it, new aviation technologies across the continent. In 2025, Africa claimed a…
Global Autonomous Tech Startups: Perspectives from Africa, Asia & Europe
By: Eno Umoh, Business & Entrepreneurship Ambassador Expert voices from three continents gathered to talk about the state of autonomous tech startups and provided a real-world look at how startups…
Autonomous Drone-in-a-Box Solutions: Real Global Efficiencies and Industry Insights from Commercial UAV Expo 2025
By: Juan B. Plaza, AG Operational Safety Ambassador The Commercial UAV Expo 2025 panel “How Real-World Efficiencies Are Being Enabled by Drone-in-a-Box (DIB) Solutions” showcased autonomous DIB solutions and highlighted…
Safety And Security Before Scale: How African Stakeholders Are Rethinking AAM From Day One
By: Peter Karanja, AG Africa Ambassador As Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) takes shape in Africa, stakeholders aren’t rushing to scale before figuring out the safety and security aspect. Instead, they…
DIU’s Project G.I. Challenge: Accelerating the Next Generation of Uncrewed Systems for the Modern Battlefield
Emerging threats have rewritten the rules of warfare. In conflicts from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific, uncrewed systems (UxS)—drones, ground robots, and electronic warfare (EW) platforms—have become essential tools for modern…
AI-Driven BRO-AD is considered to boost the efficiency of the German Air and Missile Defense system
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel AI is playing an essential role in Omnisys’s BRO-AD (Battle Resource Optimization for Air Defence), a decision-support system that optimizes the…
AI Powers Israel’s National Missile Alert Network For Civilians
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel Israel’s national missile alert system has emerged as a key AI-enabled defense asset during the ongoing war with Iran. It processes…
Ondas Acquires BIRD Aerosystems to Expand Airborne Missile Protection and ISR Capabilities
Entry into the airborne missile protection market for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and aircraft through a globally deployed aircraft protection platform installed on more than 700 aircraft across 40+ aircraft…
ePropelled Announces Largest Expansion of Motor Controllers (ESCs) and Intelligent Power Systems, Strengthening Electronic Propulsion Leadership
LACONIA, N.H./ COVENTRY/ CHENNAI – 4 March 2026, ePropelled, a global innovator in electric propulsion and power management solutions for uncrewed vehicles and advanced mobility platforms, today announced its largest expansion…
Nosh: The AI Robo-Chef Redefining Home Kitchens
We are all experiencing a world where AI has become our go-to partner for multiplying our work efficiency. Yet inside our homes, even something as fundamental as the chaos of…
CHCNAV’s Apache USV Fleet Brings High-End Hydrography to Shallow and Hazardous Waters
By: Dawn Zoldi On a busy GeoWeek 2026 show floor dominated by airborne and terrestrial systems, CHC Navigation (CHCNAV) stood out as one of the few companies with working maritime…
Protecting Norway’s Arctic Undersea Cables: Israeli Photonic Cyber Tech Targets New Seabed Threats
By ARIE EGOZI, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel Israeli technology may soon play a key role in protecting Norway’s new Arctic subsea communication cables to Svalbard and Jan Mayen,…
Hoshen Plan 2026-2030: Accelerating Robotics, AI, and Autonomous Systems
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) high command has approved the Hoshen multiyear plan for 2026-2030, which prioritizes robotics, artificial intelligence (AI),…
Speedbird Aero Secures Investment from iFood to Scale Drone Deliveries in Brazil
iFood’s participation is part of a bridge funding round totaling US$5.8 millionRound includes contributions from investment funds from Portugal, US and Brazil.Funds will accelerate growth and expand drone delivery operationsThe…
Drones in Focus: Public Safety, Security Risks and Global Drone Developments
Uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) have become both silent guardians and illicit specters that span city skylines and shadowy enclaves. The Full Crew newscast recently assembled a panel of drone visionaries—Kaye…
DIU’s Project G.I. Challenge: Accelerating the Next Generation of Uncrewed Systems for the Modern Battlefield
Emerging threats have rewritten the rules of warfare. In conflicts from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific, uncrewed systems (UxS)—drones, ground robots, and electronic warfare (EW) platforms—have become essential tools for modern…
2025 eVTOL Market Outlook: Global Leaders, Regulatory Shifts, and the Next Phase of Urban Air Mobility
The electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) sector stands at a pivotal inflection point in 2025, shaped by rapid technological advances, regulatory shifts, and a new wave of consolidation and…
Eve Air Mobility and Future Flight Global Sign Letter of Intent for up to 54 eVTOLs Serving Brazil and the United States
Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) (NYSE: EVEX; EVEXW) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Future Flight Global, a pioneer in electric aircraft for up to 54 electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL)…
UrbanV and Future Flight Global to Launch an Integrated eVTOL Network in Brazil
UrbanV, a global leader in vertiport infrastructure, and Future Flight Global (FFG), a leading operator of electric aircraft, both pioneers in the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) ecosystem, announce additional market…
Space Junk: What It Is, Why We Should Care and What We Should Do About It
By: Tracy Reynolds, AG Space and Maritime Ambassador Remember playing dodgeball? What about the sting of taking one of those balls right in the face? Did you know an average…
OpEd – “The Reports of My Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated:” RF Counter-UAS Solutions Are Still Alive and Kicking
By: Tom Adams People often attribute the popular quote noted in the title to Mark Twain in the late 1800s. Although the exact quote and the incident that inspired it…
Geo Week 2026: Emesent Launches the Emesent GX1, an All-in-One SLAM LiDAR, RTK and 360° Imagery Scanner
Industry first: GX1 delivers independently validated 5-10mm global accuracy, providing surveyors, AEC sector with long-awaited mobile scanning speed and survey-grade accuracy they can prove DENVER, 16 February 2026 ―Today at Geo Week, Emesent, a global leader in autonomous mapping technology, launches the Emesent GX1, the world’s most accurate integrated Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) and Real-Time Kinematic…
AI-Powered SMASH 3000 Fire Control System Selected for Australian Army Counter-Drone Evaluation
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel The Israeli company SMARTSHOOTER has brought artificial intelligence (AI) to the small arms battlefield with its SMASH family of fire control…
International Drone Regulations: Key Updates On BVLOS, UTM and Use Cases from Europe, Canada, Australia and Africa
By: Dawn Zoldi Navigating the world of drone regulations can be challenging. At this year’s Law-Tech Connect, industry leaders and attorneys from Australia, Africa, Canada and Europe highlighted the international…
Lessons from the Black Sea: Maritime Uncrewed Systems, Strategic Doctrine and the Future of AUKUS
By: Philip Hicks, AG U.K. Ambassador* In the Black Sea, Ukraine’s daring use of small unmanned surface vessels (sUSVs) against the Russian Navy drives a new chapter in naval warfare–…
Mapping Wildfire Resilience With GIS: Perspectives from the ESRI Safety and Security Summit
As wildfires become more frequent and severe across the globe, the need for advanced tools to predict, detect and respond to these disasters has become increasingly critical. At the 2025…
FlyFreely: The Software Powering Drone Program Success
Drone operations are no longer a novelty—they’re a necessity for organizations that want to stay competitive, compliant and safe. Drawing on insights from FlyFreely co-founder Dr David Cole’s recent appearance…
DIU’s Project G.I. Challenge: Accelerating the Next Generation of Uncrewed Systems for the Modern Battlefield
Emerging threats have rewritten the rules of warfare. In conflicts from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific, uncrewed systems (UxS)—drones, ground robots, and electronic warfare (EW) platforms—have become essential tools for modern…
Australian BVLOS Operations A-Z: The Ultimate Guide to Success
Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations continue to redefine what’s possible in Australia’s skies. From rapid bushfire response to expansive mine surveys, BVLOS unlocks missions that traditional line-of-sight…
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Dronetag Becomes the First Czech Company Selected for the EUDIS Business Accelerator
Prague-based drone detection company joins EU’s flagship defence innovation programme under the European Defence Fund Prague, March 2026 – Dronetag, a Czech technology company specialising in drone identification and detection…
infiniDome to Present Aura for the First Time at XPONENTIAL Europe
infiniDome, a provider of GNSS protection and resilient navigation solutions, will present Aura, a next-generation GNSS protection system for the first time at XPONENTIAL Europe, taking place this month in…
BAE Systems to modernize Advanced Defensive System for the U.S. Air Force U-2 reconnaissance aircraft
Improved situational awareness and self-protection capabilities for the Dragon Lady BAE Systems was awarded a contract by Robins Air Force Base in Georgia to support and sustain the AN/ALQ-221 Advanced…
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Report: Indianapolis Downtown Heliport 2024 Assessment Shows Why 8A4 Must Remain Open
Indianapolis has a piece of aviation infrastructure that most cities only wish they had, and aviation consultant Five-Alpha, LLC’s Airport Assessment Report, published June 6, 2024, makes that clear in plain…
The 2025 AAM National Strategy & Comprehensive Plan – A White Paper
This white paper unpacks the U.S. AAM National Strategy and Comprehensive Plan for 2026–2036, detailing how DOT, FAA, NASA, DOD, DHS, DOE, and more than 25 federal agencies will coordinate…
FCC Public Notice on UAS and UAS Critical Components
The Federal Communications Commission has issued a public notice adding non‑U.S.-manufactured uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and key UAS components to its national security “Covered List,” effectively blocking future FCC equipment…
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On this week’s episode of Dawn of Autonomy, we continue our “Public Safety” month, sponsored by Viasat, with guest BJ McClenton, Associate Director of ASSUREd Safe at ASSURE. ASSURE the…
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AGN LIVE! NACON | DRONESPONDERS 2026
Mark your calendars for AGN LIVE at DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety UAS Conference (Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, VA). Join us 3pm ET with sponsor Echodyne, Chief Werner, Tom Adams (DroneShield), and frontline…