Government
FAA Funds Drone Research to Support Safe Integration
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday October 5th, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it awarded $12 million to 19 companies for drone research and testing projects that will help safely...Read More
Department of War Orders Faster Counter-UAS Fielding, Puts JIATF-401 at Center of Reform
The Department of War has ordered a broad overhaul of counter-UAS approval processes, directing components to cut delays in cybersecurity, spectrum, safety and legal reviews that have allegedly slowed the...Read More
Building Digital Fortresses: How Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Rules Are Reshaping Autonomous Systems
Cybersecurity is no longer an afterthought for drones and autonomous vehicles. It is the foundation that determines whether these systems stay safe, lawful and mission ready. That was the message...Read More
Building the Onion: How MatrixSpace Layers Counter-Drone Defense, From Front Line to Homefront
Nobody owns the sky anymore. That reality anchored a wide-ranging conversation with MatrixSpace, a company whose technology has evolved from a data-networking concept into a core sensing layer now demonstrated...Read More
Echodyne Awarded $250 Million JIATF-401 Counter-UAS Contract
KIRKLAND, WA – September 30, 2026 – Echodyne, the radar platform company, today announced an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract supporting the Joint Interagency Task Force 401’s (JIATF-401) Domestic Shield program. The agreement...Read More
BAE Systems to deliver M‑Code GPS for U.S. Navy joint precision approach and landing system
DIGAR™ 500M enables assured positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) with anti‑jam protection for precision carrier landings CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — October 1 — BAE Systems has been awarded a $16 million contract...Read More
Europe’s Quantum Airspace: Scaling U-space, 4D Trajectories and Multimodal Mobility
Ask a controller working a summer weekend over the Alps what the hardest part of the job is, and the answer is rarely the weather. It’s the arithmetic. Every additional...Read More
Pentagon Plans Autonomous Warfare Command by 2027
The Department of War plans to establish a four-star Autonomous Warfare Command by Oct. 1, 2027, aiming to accelerate how the U.S. military buys, tests and fields unmanned and autonomous...Read More
DroneShield Awarded JIATF-401 Domestic Shield IDIQ Contract
Three-year, $500 million contract vehicle supports accelerated deployment of counter-UAS capabilities for U.S. homeland defense Warrenton, VA – 30 September 2026 – DroneShield, a global leader in advanced counter-drone technology, today announced...Read More
When Drones Mix With Hospital Heliports: 2209 Must Account for Realities of Emergency Medical Aviation
When a helicopter air ambulance transports a critically ill or injured patient, every second counts. At hospital heliports, some of those seconds occur in one of the most demanding portions...Read More
