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Saildrone Named to TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies for 2024

Saildrone is proud to be named to TIME's list of the 100 Most Influential Companies for 2024. The annual list includes leaders, disrupters, innovators, and titans making an impact across a range of business and humanitarian sectors. “This list highlights those working to find solutions to some of the world’s toughest challenges. We are honored... Continue reading

Transitioning AAM into Reality at AIAA AVIATION Forum

The 2024 AIAA AVIATION Forum will be held 29 July–2 August in Las Vegas, and this year’s event aims to bridge the gap between visionary concepts and tangible technological reality.   Starr Ginn, Advanced Concepts and Partnerships at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, served on the forum’s Guiding Coalition. AUVSI met with Ms. Ginn to learn... Continue reading

Airspace Link Enables Safe & Secure Skies for Pilots and Communities

Airspace Link is at the forefront of ensuring safety and security in the skies for drone pilots and communities alike. In this interview with Michael Healander, the Co-Founder, President & CEO of Airspace Link, a visionary leader with over 15 years of experience in driving growth within the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) and geospatial industry,... Continue reading

Drone Delivery Canada and Volatus Aerospace Corp. Announce Transformative Merger of Equals Creating Global Leader in Drone Technology and Services

50/50 merger of equals, creating a global diversified drone technology and services leader. Combined company will be called "Volatus Aerospace Corp.", leveraging the Volatus global name and brand, while maintaining Drone Delivery Canada's name and brand for cargo operations. Shared management team led by Glen Lynch (CEO of Volatus) and Steve Magirias (CEO of Drone... Continue reading

AUVSI’s Defense Advocacy Committee Elects Inaugural Leadership

AUVSI’s Defense Advocacy Committee recently held its first leadership elections following the Committee’s launch in September 2023. Since launch, Committee membership has grown to more than 100 companies who advocate for policies and funding for uncrewed and autonomous systems in the Department of Defense.The Committee brings together diverse industry perspectives across domains – air, ground,... Continue reading

Stratom developing first-of-its-kind remote-operated, lightweight, airworthy cargo loader for USSOCOM

The lightweight material-handling vehicle will occupy one 463L pallet position and rapidly deploy to load, unload and transport C-130 aircraft cargo in austere environments BOULDER, Colo. — (May 21, 2024) — Stratom today announced its participation in a Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project with the United States Special Operations Command and SOFWERX to... Continue reading

Embention incorporates EN9100 aeronautical quality standards into the drone and airtaxi sector

With the increasing use of drones in critical missions ranging from delivery of goods and flights over populated areas to passenger transport with air taxis, the need to ensure the quality and safety of these systems is becoming increasingly urgent. The aerospace standard EN9100 provides a specific framework for quality management in the aerospace industry,... Continue reading

Echodyne EchoFlight Radar Integrated Into American Aerospace Technologies Inc.’s Newly FAA-Approved BVLOS Unmanned Aircraft

Echodyne MESA® radar technology integral to first-of-its-kind FAA Approval of AATI's AiRanger for BVLOS flight   Kirkland, WA, -- May 15, 2024 -- Echodyne, the radar platform company, is pleased to announce its EchoFlight radar is integrated into the American Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (AATI) AiRanger aircraft, which obtained a waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)... Continue reading

AUVSI Commends Final Passage of FAA Reauthorization Bill, including BVLOS and Powered-Lift Rulemaking Requirements

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024 by a vote of 387 - 26 following the U.S. Senate’s 88 - 4 passage of the bill last week. The bipartisan legislation reauthorizes the FAA through Fiscal Year 2028 and requires the FAA to issue a notice of... 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.