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Draganfly Drones: Designed to Protect and Defend the Homeland and Battlefields Globally

Drones are changing the face of battlefields and homeland response. Take war-related demining as one example. Traditional methods involve people walking through fields with sticks. That’s time consuming and dangerous. It will take 20 or more years to demine Ukraine. Every day of war adds about 30 days of the mining work that has to... Continue reading

A nation-first trial using automated vessels to target illegal fishing is set to take place off Western Australia’s coast.

The two uncrewed marine vessels, known as Bluebottles, will capture real-time activity in waters off Jurien Bay and Two Rocks in a 30-day trial conducted by Parks Australia. The 22-foot vessels look similar to a small yacht, but their purpose will focus on the protection and surveillance of WA's coastline. Federal Minister for Environment and... 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

Sagetech Avionics Takes Lead on a Maturing Detect and Avoid Ecosystem

Sagetech’s ACAS X DAA system complete successful integration with Echodyne’s EchoFlight radar  Bingen, WA, (January 20, 2023) - Sagetech Avionics, an aerospace technology company that advances safer skies through innovative Detect and Avoid (DAA) Systems, has announced a successful integration with Echodyne’s market-leading EchoFlight radar for aircraft seeking type certification/airworthiness with BVLOS CONOPS. Sagetech has taken... Continue reading

P3 Tech Consulting Presents 2nd Annual Law-Tech Connect™ Workshop for UAS/AAM Industry at AUVSI XPONENTIAL ‘23!

Colorado Springs, Colorado - Jan 17, 2023 - Colorado-based P3 Tech Consulting LLC announces its second annual Law-Tech Connect™ Workshop, co-located with AUVSI XPONENTIAL '23, on Monday, May 8th at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado. P3 Tech is a veteran and woman owned business founded and led by Dawn Zoldi (Colonel, USAF Retired),... Continue reading

Volatus Aerospace Expands Product Distribution to US Market with Acquisition of Empire Drone Company LLC.

Volatus Aerospace Expands Product Distribution to US Market with Acquisition of Empire Drone Company LLC. With an expected C$2.5M in Revenue in 2022 and an EBITDA margin of 6%  Volatus Aerospace Corp. (TSXV: VOL) (OTCQB: VLTTF) (“Volatus” or “the Company”) announced today that it has signed an arm’s length definitive agreement to acquire Syracuse-based Empire... Continue reading

Aurora Flight Sciences Announces New Fixed-Wing eVTOL Small UAS

Aurora Flight Sciences Announces New Fixed-Wing eVTOL Small UAS Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, has released its latest small UAS product, the Skiron Expeditionary sUAS, or SKIRON-X. This Group 2 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) combines the simple operation of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) configuration with the longer range and endurance of... Continue reading

AeroX Partner Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Launches North Carolina’s First Drone First Responder Service

AeroX Partner Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Launches North Carolina’s First Drone First Responder Service  FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. – Imagine you hear intruders attempting to break into your home. You dial 911. As law enforcement speeds to your location, a drone appears and begins transmitting video of the intruders to law enforcement, following the intruders as... Continue reading

2022 Drone Safety Day is Saturday, June 18

AUVSI Statement in Response to NHTSA SGO Data Release

Arlington, Va. - Earlier today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released data collected under its Standing General Order (SGO), and the information underscores the strong safety record of the autonomous goods movement industry.   Increasing safety is the core mission of every AUVSI member company. 42,915 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2021, a 10%... 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.