Public Safety
OpEd: How To Move Beyond the Tech and Into Operational Readiness
Aircraft, sensors, communications systems, digital data exchanges, digital models, and operating software support useful drone services today within defined operating conditions and approvals. We’re close to the next rulemaking enabling...Read More
Warren County Community College Launches Counter-UAS Concentration, Signals Growing Demand for Drone Defense Training
Warren County Community College, one of the most credentialed drone programs at the community college level in the country, is stepping into one of the fastest-growing corners of the drone...Read More
FEMA’s FY 2027 Counter-Drone Grants: $250 Million and Legal Ambiguity
FEMA’s latest counter-drone funding round gives states and territories an opportunity to strengthen airspace security. But an overdue federal legal advisory leaves applicants navigating uncertainty over which technologies trigger federal...Read More
Meet Hextronics’ Helios Drone, Part of Its New Eclipse Integrated Drone Dock Stack
Miami-based autonomy company Hextronics introduced Eclipse, a vertically integrated drone dock and aircraft system, during an Exhibitor Showcase at Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas. Founder and CEO Curtis Lary...Read More
Elistair unveils its new Tethered Solution for the Parrot ANAFI UKR
Lyon, France, October 21st 2026 – Elistair unveils its new tethered air module for the Parrot ANAFI UKR micro-UAV, compatible with Elistair’s Safe-T and Ligh-T tether stations and allowing hours of...Read More
JIATF-401’s Push to Build a Faster Counter-UAS Marketplace
Drone threats evolve faster than traditional defense acquisition cycles. For Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401), closing that gap means changing more than the equipment the government buys. It means...Read More
Silicon Anodes, National Security: Battery Cells as Drone Infrastructure
At the Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas, most exhibitors pitched airframes, payloads or software. But Sila Nanotechnologies pitched the battery cell itself, something less visible and arguably more foundational....Read More
Airwise Solutions Builds a Connected Ecosystem for Drone Operations
A drone program can have capable aircraft, skilled pilots and sophisticated sensors yet still struggle to turn those assets into a coordinated operation. Different manufacturers bring different interfaces. Flight planning,...Read More
Campus Guardian Angel Shows How Drones Could Confront School Shooters in Seconds
Campus Guardian Angel took the stage and the outdoor demo area by storm at Carahsoft’s inaugural Drones in Public Sector Summit in Reston, Virginia last month. The Texas-based company builds...Read More
Small Company, National Reach: How SRS Builds UAS Capability From the Ground Up
The drone industry loves a headline. From announcements about new aircraft and fresh funding rounds to autonomy breakthroughs and beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) approvals, the announcements flood industry...Read More
