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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
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
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
Manna Picks Tulsa: Why a Drone Delivery Leader Chose Oklahoma As Its U.S. Homebase
Bobby Healy decided to move the U.S. portion of his manufacturing, his leadership team and his family to a new city. And he picked Tulsa, Oklahoma. The founder and CEO...Read More
New Jersey Puts Down Roots for a National Aviation Innovation Corridor
By: Dawn Zoldi At the Shore to Soar 2026 (S2S) in Cape May, New Jersey, a panel moderated by NARTP Board Chairman Mark Loeben, a 31-year Air Force veteran (Major...Read More
Virginia Beach Open For Business: Attracts Autonomous Systems Companies With Ocean Access, Veteran Talent
Virginia Beach is stepping up its pursuit of autonomous systems companies. Leveraging open-ocean Navy test infrastructure, a deep veteran workforce and a newly sharpened economic development strategy, the city aims...Read More
When the AI on Your Drone Waiver Application Meets the AI Reviewing It
By: Charlton Evans, Autonomy Global Ambassador – Certification Something significant has happened inside the FAA’s waiver and exemption review process, and most of the aerospace industry hasn’t fully registered it...Read More
Disrupt Yourself Across Land, Air and Sea With ANELLO Photonics For GPS-Denied Navigation
By: Dawn Zoldi Navigation can no longer sit at the edge of platform design. According to Dr. Mario Paniccia, CEO and Co-Founder of Santa Clara-based ANELLO Photonics, which builds GPS-denied...Read More
The Nightmare Scenario Is Already Here: Stolen Spray Drones and the C-UAS Reckoning
By Dawn Zoldi On March 24, fifteen Ceres Air C31 agricultural spraying drones, each the size of an ATV, each capable of dispersing 40 gallons of liquid across a 15-mile...Read More
