SkyWatch has announced the addition of Spexi orthomosaic drone imagery to its platform, expanding access to standardized aerial data for mapping and analysis. The integration allows users to source ultra-high-resolution drone imagery directly through SkyWatch’s EXPLORE and HUB applications. With the launch, SkyWatch customers can access Spexi’s stitched, orthorectified imagery … [Read more...] about Spexi Orthomosaic Drone Imagery Now Available on SkyWatch Platform
Drones in the News
From Munich Security Conference to Capability Priorities — Why Drones and C-UAS Are Now Core to Europe’s Defense Doctrine
As Europe’s premier strategic security forum, the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC 2026) offered more than its usual round of geopolitical speeches and headline-grabbing bilateral meetings. This year, amid heightened threats and deepening questions about transatlantic guarantees, a quieter but no less significant shift was visible in the language used by European … [Read more...] about From Munich Security Conference to Capability Priorities — Why Drones and C-UAS Are Now Core to Europe’s Defense Doctrine
Wingcopter, TAF Industries Partner For Joint UAV Manufacturing
German drone manufacturer Wingcopter and Ukraine’s TAF Industries have announced plans to form a joint venture focused on scaling production of reconnaissance drones for Ukraine. The two parties signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Munich Security Conference in the presence of representatives from both governments. The venture aims to strengthen Ukraine’s … [Read more...] about Wingcopter, TAF Industries Partner For Joint UAV Manufacturing
Beyond “BVLOS Is Necessary”: SAFE Brief Defines What a Workable Rule Must Deliver
New policy brief reframes BVLOS as infrastructure policy, industrial policy, and digital coordination policy, not just an aviation update. SAFE’s Coalition for Reimagined Mobility (ReMo) will release its new policy brief, From Waivers to Scale: How BVLOS Modernizes America’s Low-Altitude Infrastructure, during a free webinar tomorrow (Tuesday, Feb. 17) at 1:00 PM ET. Register … [Read more...] about Beyond “BVLOS Is Necessary”: SAFE Brief Defines What a Workable Rule Must Deliver
DIU Launches New Counter-Drone Sensing Initiative for Homeland and Mobile Defense
Commercial Solutions Opening Targets Scalable, Survivable Detection Technologies The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has issued a new Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) focused on one of the fastest growing security challenges facing defense and homeland operations: detecting and tracking small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS). The solicitation, titled Counter UAS Sensing for … [Read more...] about DIU Launches New Counter-Drone Sensing Initiative for Homeland and Mobile Defense
