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    D-Fend Solutions Raises $31M to Fortify Cyber Counter-Drone Technology and Market Leadership

    Investment Round, led by Israel Growth Partners, Validates D-Fend’s Disruptive Position at the Convergence of Defense Technology, Drones, Cyber, and AI RA’ANANA, Israel and MCLEAN, Va., December 4, 2024 – D-Fend Solutions, the leader in field-proven radio frequency (RF) cyber-based, non-kinetic, non-jamming, counter-drone – takeover technology, announced today that it has secured $31M in the... Continue reading

    Q&A: Blue UAS Refresh and Green UAS pathway for NDAA compliance verification

    After the Blue UAS refresh event earlier this month, DIU announced that, “Current Blue UAS companies that are not renewed have an opportunity to be added to AUVSI’s Green UAS list to continue selling to non-DOD government agencies and entities that require proof of NDAA compliance.” The AUVSI Advocacy team sat down with Casie Ocaña, Director... Continue reading

    Josh Strange, Dedrone | Dawn of Autonomy | Episode 44

    The Dawn of Autonomy podcast concludes its “Dual Use” month sponsored by FIXAR with Josh Strange, the Regional Sales Director at Dedrone. Josh Strange is an experienced Sales Director with a strong background in the Counter-UAV industry. He works with clients across various sectors, including Enterprise, Federal, State/Local Government, Critical Infrastructure, Public Safety, and more.... Continue reading

    AUVSI Announces Certification of Additional Green UAS Components

    This week, AUVSI announced the addition of 4 products to the Green UAS component cleared list. This follows the recent certification of a new UAS platform as Green, which also assessed the platform’s included components: CubePilot Cube Purple and Cube Blue flight controllers, Ardupilot Arducopter software, and Panasonic Toughbook Ground Control Station. Through a data-sharing agreement with... Continue reading

    AUVSI Calls on Congress to Ban DOD Use of Unsecure Autonomous Vehicles in the National Defense Authorization Act

    Today, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) submitted comments to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Armed Services regarding the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Senate-passed version of the bill includes a section requiring a study and report on DoD’s use of Chinese-made unmanned ground vehicles... Continue reading

    AUVSI Unveils UAS Cybersecurity Guide

    This week, AUVSI published guidance for UAS stakeholders seeking to better enhance cybersecurity and mitigate supply chain risks. We caught up with Casie Ocaña, Director, Trusted Programs at AUVSI to learn more. Q: What are some of the top pain points you’re hearing from the UAS community about cyber- and supply chain-security? A: The bottleneck caused by addressing supply chain... Continue reading

    AUVSI Urges U.S. Department of Commerce to Advance Rulemaking to Secure Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS)

    This week, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) addressing national security risks posed by certain connected vehicles and components. The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) filed comments in response to the advance NPRM in April 2024, and the NPRM tracks closely with AUVSI’s recommendations. The... Continue reading

    Kevin Fray and Jeremy Willinhgam of Mark43 | Dawn of Autonomy | Episode 39

    The Dawn of Autonomy podcast concludes its "OEM, System & Software Leaders" month, sponsored by Sagetech Avionics, with Kevin Fray and Jeremy R. Willingham (Col USA Ret.) from Mark43. Kevin, the field Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Solutions has over 15 years of experience in Software as a service (SaaS) solutions for public safety.... Continue reading

    AUVSI Announces Green UAS Certification for Hoverfly Spectre Tethered Drone

    The first tethered UAS Platform verified as secure and NDAA compliant ahead of Blue UAS list refresh Arlington, Va. — The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) today announced that it has granted Green UAS certification to Hoverfly Technologies’ Spectre Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS). The platform is the first tethered drone to be verified as... Continue reading

    Benedict College and Integer Technologies Announce Partnership and $7.9M Contract for Research and Workforce Development

    Benedict College and Integer Technologies were pleased to host Rear Admiral Kurt J. Rothenhaus, Chief of Naval Research, to discuss how this partnership will augment cybersecurity research and STEM workforce diversity for the military. Pictured (L to R): Gurcan Comert, Ph.D., associate professor at Benedict College; Aravind Prakash, Ph.D., lead cyber physical systems scientist at... Continue reading

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    Since 1972, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has enabled technical innovation, supportive policy, and inspired academic breakthroughs in the uncrewed industry.

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