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DIU: AUVSI Launches Green UAS Cybersecurity Certification Program For Commercial Drones

February 23, 2023-- (Mountain View, CA)--Today, AUVSI announced the launch of Green UAS, a new program to expand the number of commercial Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) that have been verified to meet the highest levels of cybersecurity and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) supply chain requirements. Green UAS is an industry standard that mirrors the Defense... Continue reading

AUVSI Launches Green UAS Cybersecurity Certification Program For Commercial Drones

Today, AUVSI announced the launch of Green UAS, a new program to expand the number of commercial Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) that have been verified to meet the highest levels of cybersecurity and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) supply chain requirements. Green UAS mirrors the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)’s Blue UAS certification program but is... Continue reading

The Secret Sauce: A Conversation with DIU and ModalAI about Becoming Blue

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Blue UAS Framework has taken on a life of its own. A logical outgrowth of the Department of Defense’s (DOD) need for modular, interoperable and cyber secure equipment and architectures, “Blue,” as we know it, was truly born when Congress passed Section 848 of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense... Continue reading

Dawn of Drones | Episode 80: Bob Blakley, Operating Partner, Team8

Join Dawn and Bob Blakely, Operating Partner, of Team8, as we continue “Protectors & Defenders” Month sponsored by Draganfly! Learn how The Tulsa Innovation Labs LLC (TIL) and Team8, a Tel Aviv-based cyber venture creation firm, are developing a Secure & Trustworthy Autonomy Foundry (“Foundry”) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, building on the Tulsa and Northwest Arkansas... Continue reading

AeroX kicks off statewide advanced air mobility weather study in North Carolina

TruWeather Solutions software simulates and display winds, allowing analysis to identify optimal locations for weather sensors that will support drone operations. Orange areas depict high wind speeds that would not be forecasted by existing weather reporting methods without additional sensing instruments.  Winston-Salem, N.C. – AeroX has contracted with low-altitude weather specialist TruWeather Solutions to assess... Continue reading

Dawn of Drones | Episode 77: ModalAI and DIU

Host Dawn Zoldi will be joined by guests Matthew Borowski, Defense Innovation Unit Program Manager of the Blue UAS Framework Program and Chad Sweet, CEO of ModalAI, as they continue a month dedicated to “New Year, New Tech” sponsored by Speedbird Aero & Elsight. This episode is Part One of a three-part series introducing the ModalAI... Continue reading

Mobilicom’s family of MCU Mobile Communication Units deliver ad-hoc direct wireless mobile communication

Mobilicom’s family of MCU Mobile Communication Units deliver ad-hoc direct wireless mobile communication Mobilicom’s family of MCU Mobile Communication Units deliver ad-hoc direct wireless mobile communication without the need for any infrastructure. The Cybersecure Software Defined Radios support Mobile MESH and IP communication and incorporate Mobilicom’s unique, multi-tier ICE Cybersecurity Solution. This 360 multi-faceted suite,... Continue reading

Mobilicom Launches New Product – SkyHopper Micro

Mobilicom Launches New Product - SkyHopper Micro Mobilicom has extended its SkyHopper range with the launch of a new micro bi-directional data links specifically designed to enable mass deployment of small drone fleets. Designed in collaboration with small-drone Tier-1 manufacturers, the SkyHopper Micro caters to growing demand for high-use applications, such as commercial inspections, disaster... Continue reading

AUVSI to Host Cybersecurity Webinar

MEDIA ADVISORY: AUVSI to Host Cybersecurity Webinar October 5, 2022, Arlington, Va. – Later this month, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) will host a webinar on cybersecurity for uncrewed vehicles and robotics. The webinar follows the August launch of a collaboration between AUVSI and Fortress Information Security to develop an enterprise cybersecurity model and a... Continue reading

Innervating Smaller, Smarter, Safer…and Bluer Robots and Drones

By: Dawn Zoldi (Colonel, USAF Ret.) To Innervate means to “put the nerves into” something. In humans, nerves are a key part of the nervous system, which also includes the brain and spinal cord. This system has three overlapping functions: sensory input (receiving information, processing and interpreting it), integration (extracting information and sending it out for... Continue reading

About AUVSI

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