3,800 professionals and more than 250 exhibiting companies convened at Caesars Forum as Part 108, the FCC Covered List, and Section 232 tariffs reshape the U.S. commercial drone market
KCUASA and partners launch Purple UAS, a new certification pathway for public safety drones that can build on existing Blue UAS and Green UAS evidence.
The Academy of Model Aeronautics membership is purportedly down and under 90K. Patrick Egan's take, plus Clarence Ragland's proposed fix, in his own words.
Mountain Horse Solutions, a Global Ordnance company, said it was selected to participate in the Drone Dominance Program Phase II Qualifier held at Camp Grayling, Michigan, in June 2026. According to the company’s May 26, 2026 release, the invitation covered multiple mission areas…
NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) participated in SOF Week 2026 in Tampa, Florida (19–21 May 2026), supporting NATO-aligned innovators whose technologies address challenges faced by Special Operations Forces (SOF), according to a NATO DIANA pres…
XB Station announced XBLINK MINI, which the company describes as an ultra-compact 4G LTE connectivity solution for beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operations, in a product release datelined Da Nang, Vietnam, February 16, 2026. This review copy is based on the company’s…
Granite Defense & Technologies announced a strategic partnership with Drone Pilot Inc. to expand advanced UAS training, operational readiness, and mission support for public safety, government, and critical infrastructure organizations, according to a March 30, 2026 company relea…
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) announced the popular name of the AGM-190A, its latest small cruise missile, as “Havoc Spear,” according to an AFSOC Public Affairs advisory dated May 19, 2026.
ASTM F38 Celebrates 21-Years of Standard MO Whilst we jubilantly celebrate the 21-year anniversary of the ASTM International F38 committee, and the achievements, we need to consider the ROI for the domestic Unmanned Systems ecosystem.
The Federal Aviation Administration decided that this had to go. The drone "advocates" and "experts" went along for a gain in market share. Many of the Unmanned Systems currently in the United States Department of War's inventory were developed under AC91-57.
Open Source Your Way to DoW Success in the Party Zone! I've had QA/QC misgivings about the "amateur" autopilot code prior to launch, as it is common knowledge you can't reliably run a desktop printer on that unvetted stuff. I made my misgivings known and suggested that the code g…
Scaling Your Way Through FAA Delays to Drone Dominance and Broken Golden Dome Dreams December 2025 came and went, and stipulations in the FCC took your subsidized drone software away! If that wasn’t bad enough, the FAA publicly announced that they want more comments x2 to have to…
Of course, we witnessed a few flights, and seeing some domestic offerings still in the mix was encouraging. New leadership at the UASIO – I also had the chance to introduce myself to Jeffry Vincent, the new head of the UASIO. He’s got his work cut out for him.
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