Government

DroneShield Launches RfRecon, Marking the Evolution from RF Detection to RF Intelligence

Enabling operators to detect, locate, and understand activity in the RF environment – from a single portable platform. 10 August 2026 – DroneShield, a global leader in advanced counter-drone technology, today announced...Read More

Cloud Has a Shadow: 7 Lessons Federal Leaders Can Teach Autonomy About Multi‑Cloud Risk

Cloud has become the operating backbone for satellites and pavement sensors, for economic data and air traffic, for grants that shape bridges and ports. As agencies layer AI, edge and...Read More

When Help Crowds the Sky: Operational Safety Lessons from Disaster-Zone Drone Saturation

In the first hours after a natural disaster, drones are among the most valuable tools available to emergency responders. They provide rapid situational awareness, reach areas inaccessible to ground teams...Read More

Drone Data Under the SAFER SKIES Rule: An Industry View on Privacy and Compliance

The Interim Final Rule (IFR) implementing the SAFER SKIES Act has been in effect for more than two weeks. Its public comment period runs until September 4. Yet the federal...Read More

Weaponized Skies After Ukraine: How Gamified Drone Warfare Threatens Global Security

At the GBEF EDGE Security Summit 2026 in San Diego, Blue Lights Digital CEO and Interpol UAS Red Team commander Matt Service delivered a frightening warning. The war in Ukraine...Read More

After the Alert: Maximizing the Operational Value of C-UAS Analytics

The drone operational environment has changed. It now demands robust counter‑UAS data, not just fast reactions. With rulemaking sharpening restrictions around sensitive facilities, the SAFER Skies Act expanding mitigation authority...Read More
Corrections facilities are like cities and Pennsylvania leverages GEOINT and 3D maps to enhance their safety and security.

Building Safer Corrections Facilities and Communities with GEOINT and 3D Mapping

Correctional agencies are building some of the most sophisticated geospatial intelligence programs in public safety. At this year’s Esri Safety and Security Summit, Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections (PADOC) showed how...Read More

BAE Systems leads region’s first defense industry plugfest to advance military interoperability

Collaborative event demonstrates the power of open architecture and seamless system integration STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — July 22, 2026 — BAE Systems recently brought government and defense industry experts together...Read More
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

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