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Podcast highlighting unmanned aviation platforms, subsystems, and applications across the drone and robotics ecosystem.
Battle Creek Unlimited Selects ResilienX for MICH-AIR Beyond Visual Line of Sight System
Battle Creek Unlimited has chosen ResilienX to build a ground‑based sense‑and‑avoid system that will enable routine beyond‑visual‑line‑of‑sight (BVLOS) operations for the MICH‑AIR advanced air mobility hub at Battle Creek Executive Airport. The integrated physical‑digital environment will support public safety, infrastructure inspection, medical logistics, manufacturing, and defense missions. Funding includes a $7 million state appropriation and $10 million earmarked for aerial‑mobility infrastructure, aiming to attract aerospace investment and create high‑skill jobs. Deployment is slated for completion within 12 months and is designed to scale across Michigan and beyond.
Hirth Engines and ePropelled Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance High‑Efficiency Propulsion Systems
Hirth Engines and ePropelled have announced a strategic partnership to create hybrid propulsion systems that blend Hirth’s two‑stroke engines with ePropelled’s intelligent electric power‑management technology. The collaboration targets UAVs, advanced air‑mobility, defence, and specialized mobility markets, promising higher fuel efficiency,...
Second Front Systems and StirlingX Partner to Support UK Government with Secure, Sovereign Drone Deployments
Second Front Systems (2F) has partnered with UK drone specialist StirlingX to deliver sovereign, high‑assurance drone capabilities to the Ministry of Defence, national security agencies, and critical national infrastructure operators. The collaboration uses 2F’s Game Warden secure software deployment platform...
Germany Buys Eight MQ-9B SeaGuardian(r) RPA Through NSPA
Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In‑Service Support, together with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), has signed a contract to acquire eight MQ‑9B SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft, plus four certifiable ground control stations, with first...
Omnisys Introduces the Next Step in BRO™ C‑UAS Counter‑Drone Mission Planning and Threat Mitigation
Omnisys has launched the next‑generation BRO™ CUAS platform, an AI‑driven digital‑twin mission‑planning tool that shifts counter‑drone defense from reactive interception to proactive prevention. The system creates physics‑accurate battlefield models to reveal low‑altitude approach corridors, coverage gaps, and sensor/effectors’ detection envelopes,...
Parry Labs Advances Modular Mission Systems in AV’s P550™ for Army LRR Program
Parry Labs has teamed with AeroVironment to embed its Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)‑aligned mission computing into the P550 uncrewed aircraft system for the U.S. Army’s Long‑Range Reconnaissance (LRR) program. The partnership leverages Parry’s STRATIA® platform, Model‑Based Systems Engineering expertise,...
Keeping the Warfighter Safer: How Textron Systems’ New Integration Expands UAS Capability
Textron Systems has integrated a low‑size, weight, and power (SWaP) LEO beyond‑line‑of‑sight (BLOS) transceiver into its Aerosonde unmanned aircraft system. The new module enables proliferated LEO (pLEO) SATCOM, allowing the drone to operate beyond traditional line‑of‑sight constraints. This expands mission...
Trump’s Transportation Secretary Duffy & FAA Administrator Bedford Announce Two New Designated Sites for Testing Drones and Other Unmanned Aircraft...
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford announced two new unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test sites in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, the first additions in nearly a decade....
Barq Group Signs Initial Agreement with Elroy Air to Set Up $200M Joint Venture for Chaparral Manufacturing and Services in...
Barq Group and U.S. drone maker Elroy Air signed an initial agreement to launch a $200 million joint venture that will build a manufacturing plant in Abu Dhabi for the Chaparral autonomous VTOL cargo aircraft. The facility will begin local production...
Maren-Go Autonomy Engineer
Maren‑go Solutions Corp, based in Vancouver, WA, is hiring an Autonomy Engineer to own critical functions of its autonomous airfield operating system. The role will define operational design domains, build testing pipelines, and lead field validation for defense‑grade robotics deployments....
Australian Tech Firm CubePilot Secures Long-Term Role in US Drone Supply Chain
Australian firm CubePilot has secured a long‑term exemption from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s national‑security covered lists, confirming its flight controllers and navigation modules as trusted hardware through 2027. The exemption solidifies CubePilot’s presence on the Pentagon’s Blue UAS list,...
Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Announces Exemption of Certain Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) and UAS Critical Components From FCC...
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau announced that, following a Department of War (DoW) determination, certain uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and critical components are removed from the Covered List. The exemption applies to UAS and components on the...
FCC Updates Covered List to Exempt Certain DronesFrom Restrictions, Releases Additional FAQs
The FCC announced an update to its Covered List, exempting certain uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and critical components from national‑security restrictions until Jan. 1 2027. The exemption applies to items on the Defense Contract Management Agency’s Blue UAS Cleared List and those...
Mach Industries Introduces Dart™, a Scalable Counter-UAS System Designed to Defeat Adversarial Swarm Threats
Mach Industries unveiled Dart™, a next‑generation counter‑UAS system built to defeat Group 1‑3 drone threats, including coordinated swarms. The platform combines an in‑house FMCW ground radar with low‑cost interceptors to deliver end‑to‑end detection, tracking, command‑and‑control, and engagement. Designed for forward operating...
Trimble and Volatus Aerospace Elevate Precision and Safety in BVLOS Drone Deliveries
Trimble announced that Volatus Aerospace has integrated its PX-1 RTX positioning solution into its BVLOS medical‑supply drone service in Canada. The PX-1 RTX provides real‑time, centimeter‑level GNSS‑inertial positioning and true heading, meeting Transport Canada and Nav Canada corridor requirements. This...
