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Maritime surveillance has long been limited by the physical horizon available to surface vessels. Radar and visual sensors mounted on masts can only see so far. A new partnership between Elistair and Exail aims to raise that ceiling—literally. Integration of Khronos and DriX The collaboration integrates Elistair’s Khronos, an automated tethered drone system, with Exail’s

A numbers milestone is usually marketing fluff. In the drone industry, where ‘flight hours’ are often padded by bench tests and simulator runs, actual mission data is the only currency that matters. ideaForge just announced it has surpassed 1 million successful flights across its customer base in defense, public safety, and mapping. Defining Scale in

Supply Chain Geopolitics: Red Cat Dismisses Impact of Chinese Sanctions The Chinese Ministry of Commerce recently added Salt Lake City based drone manufacturer Red Cat Holdings and its subsidiary Teal Drones to its export control list. This move is part of a broader retaliatory package against U.S. defense contractors. For an industry heavily reliant on

Summary Autonomous Power Corporation, known as Powerus, has announced a 30 million dollar strategic equity investment from Unusual Machines, Inc. (NYSE American: UMAC). This investment deepens an existing partnership focused on scaling U.S. based manufacturing for autonomous drone systems and counter drone technologies. Unusual Machines is a domestic manufacturer of NDAA compliant drone components and

WingXpand and Verizon Accelerate Autonomous Disaster Response Deployment The intersection of resilient telecommunications and autonomous aviation has long been the bottleneck in effective disaster management. When infrastructure fails, the ability to maintain airborne situational awareness often depends on fragile local networks. This week, WingXpand and Verizon signaled a shift in that dynamic. The two companies