FAA and DoD Explore How Drones, Counter-UAS Systems, and Airports Can Share Airspace XPONENTIAL panel highlights growing cooperation between civil and military agencies on drone traffic management and airspace security As drone operations expand around airports, military installations, and critical infrastructure, regulators and defense agencies face a growing challenge: how … [Read more...] about FAA and DoD Are Building the Rules for Drones Operating Near Sensitive Airspace
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Project ULTRA Aims to Normalize Drone Operations in Shared Airspace
FAA, DoD, and industry partners use Grand Forks test environment to develop scalable systems for UAS, logistics, and counter-UAS coordination At AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2026 in Detroit, officials from the FAA, Department of War (DoW), test sites, and industry described a growing effort to normalize drone operations within the National Airspace System (NAS). The initiative, known as … [Read more...] about Project ULTRA Aims to Normalize Drone Operations in Shared Airspace
NASA Working Group Targets Autonomous Multi-Aircraft UAS Operations
A NASA-sponsored working group is pushing forward efforts to make autonomous, multi-drone fleet operations a routine part of the national airspace, and it's looking for new members to help. The Routine Autonomous Multi-Aircraft Operations (RAM-AO) Working Group, formerly the m:N Working Group, meets March 3–5 at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. Aptima, … [Read more...] about NASA Working Group Targets Autonomous Multi-Aircraft UAS Operations
FlytBase Unveils FlytBase One Management System
FlytBase has introduced FlytBase One, a unified control platform built to connect autonomous drones, robots, and physical infrastructure. The company also launched Verkos “Detect Anything” AI Agents, designed to analyze live video and telemetry to trigger automated actions across connected devices. The announcement marks FlytBase’s expansion from drone autonomy into what … [Read more...] about FlytBase Unveils FlytBase One Management System
AirData Expands Global Reach With Eight-Language Platform Translation
AirData, a drone fleet data management platform serving commercial, public safety, and government operators, announced on January 27, 2026, that its platform is now available in eight languages. The expanded language support—English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Hebrew—is now live across both the web application and mobile apps. The platform … [Read more...] about AirData Expands Global Reach With Eight-Language Platform Translation
