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Burlington, MA-based MatrixSpace has introduced the MatrixSpace Fusion 360, a new addition to its counter-drone portfolio integrating radar, optical, and RF/Remote ID sensors into a unified system for real-time airspace awareness. The new platform collates multisensor data at the point of detection, allowing operators to quickly verify and respond to aerial threats. As drone activity… Read more: MatrixSpace Fusion 360 Expands Advanced Drone Detection

By Dronelife Features Editor Jim Magill As scientists across the world increasingly turn to drones as a vital tool in their research, they’re faced with questions surrounding the affordability and availability of the UAVs they need. A student-led non-profit group is seeking to solve those issues, with the creation of Lace, a mostly 3D-printed, modular… Read more: Non-Profit Student-Led Group Unveils 3D Printed Research Drone

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 Homeland and Mobile Defense, seeks… Read more: DIU Launches New Counter-Drone Sensing Initiative for Homeland and Mobile Defense

On February 12, ahead of the Munich Security Conference, Quantum Systems announced a €150 million financing package backed by the European Investment Bank, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, and KfW. The EIB alone provided a €70 million loan, marking its second investment in the company since 2021. The significance goes beyond the balance sheet. Recent adjustments to… Read more: European Capital for European Security: Quantum Systems Announces New Financing

Host Randy Goers and Charles Acknin, CEO and Co-Founder of Skyways discuss how the company is turning autonomous cargo drones from experimental technology into dependable, scalable logistics systems.   Listen here:  Drone Radio Show · DRS 451 Charles Acknin Charles Acknin is Co-Founder and CEO of Skyways. Skyways is building unmanned aircraft systems designed to… Read more: Don’t Miss Skyways on the Drone Radio Show: Autonomous Cargo Drones

Temporary shutdown exposes growing tension between counter-drone tools, federal authority, and civilian airspace oversight The sudden closure of civilian airspace over El Paso earlier this week did more than disrupt flights. It exposed a deeper challenge facing U.S. regulators and security agencies: how to deploy powerful counter-UAS systems near commercial airports without creating new aviation… Read more: El Paso Airspace Closure Highlights Clash Between Counter-UAS Technology and Aviation Safety

Promo Drone has partnered with Almo Pro AV to expand use of the Starling X.2 drone-mounted digital sign. The companies plan joint demos, training, and outreach to Pro AV and public safety customers. Starling X.2 drone-mounted digital sign The Starling X.2 is a drone platform that carries an ultra-bright LED sign for digital messaging and… Read more: Promo Drone Announces New Distribution For Signage Drone

Fortem Technologies has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to provide counter-drone protection for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The company’s DroneHunter® counter-drone system will intercept and remove unauthorized drones from U.S. event airspace. The 2026 tournament will be the largest in FIFA history. It will include 48 teams competing in 16 cities across the United… Read more: Fortem Technologies’ Net Counter Drone System Chosen For 2026 FIFA World Cup

By Dronelife Features Editor Jim Magill A start-up Houston-based drone and software developer is aiming to serve a large looming market demand for drone infrastructure inspections, which could one day grow to involve tens of thousands of UAV flights every day. Horizon Aerobotics, which recently emerged from stealth mode to begin commercial operations, has targeted… Read more: Drone, Software Startup Looks to Capture Growing Inspection Demand

Parallel Flight Technologies and Alpha Unmanned Systems have partnered to develop new heavy-fuel UAS technology for naval research under a U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) program. The collaboration focuses on adapting Parallel Flight’s Firefly UAS to operate on heavy fuel, increasing reliability and range for a variety of missions. Heavy-Fuel UAS Development Targets Naval… Read more: Parallel Flight and Alpha Unmanned Systems Partner for Heavy-Fuel UAS System

Nearmap and New Light Technologies have deepened their collaboration to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) during major natural disasters. The partnership centers on using high‑recency aerial imagery and automated workflows to speed damage assessment, coordination, and relief‑funding decisions across presidential disaster declarations. How drones and aerial capture support disaster response Nearmap conducts rapid… Read more: Nearmap and New Light Deploy FEMA Disaster Response System.

Federal watchdog highlights safety and oversight challenges as BVLOS operations grow Drone delivery in the United States continues to expand. But as operations scale, federal oversight is also intensifying. A recent blog post from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) examines the expected growth of drone delivery services and raises ongoing safety considerations. While the… Read more: GAO Signals Rising Scrutiny as Drone Deliveries Expand

Gather AI’s latest funding round underscores growing demand for drone-based inventory intelligence in large, complex warehouses. The Pittsburgh-based company has raised $40 million in Series B funding to scale its Physical Intelligence Platform, bringing total funding to $74 million.​ Physical AI and warehouse drones Gather AI describes its offering as “Physical AI,” contrasting it with traditional AI… Read more: Gather AI Raises $40 Million for Warehousing Tech

Corvus Robotics has introduced Corvus One for Cold Chain, an autonomous aerial inventory system designed to operate in freezer environments as low as minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit. The system, built on the company’s existing Corvus One platform, brings continuous, fully autonomous drone operations to one of the most hostile industrial conditions—cold storage. “Operating autonomous aerial systems… Read more: Corvus Robotics Unveils Drone System for Cold Chain Operations

Nine public safety agencies selected to test rapid, drone-based emergency response across the state Ohio has taken a major step in public safety aviation with the launch of the nation’s first statewide Drone First Responder (DFR) pilot program. State officials announced the selection of nine public safety agencies that will participate in the Ohio Statewide… Read more: Ohio Identifies First Participants in Nation’s Only Statewide Drone First Responder Pilot

New infrared module targets extended-range surveillance and counter-UAS missions while addressing U.S. compliance needs Teledyne FLIR OEM has announced the launch of the Neutrino SX8 ISR 50-1000, the newest addition to its Neutrino ISR Series. The system is described as the longest-range thermal solution in the series to date and is designed for demanding intelligence,… Read more: Teledyne FLIR OEM Introduces Its Longest-Range Thermal ISR Camera to Date

Paladin has introduced Knighthawk 2.0, an autonomous NDAA-compliant drone designed as public safety infrastructure for Drone as a First Responder (DFR) programs worldwide. Knighthawk 2.0: Drone as a First Responder Built on DFR concepts, Knighthawk 2.0 launches immediately when an emergency call comes in, reaching the scene in about 70 seconds to provide real-time aerial situational awareness.… Read more: Paladin Unveils New First Responder Drone: Knighthawk 2.0

British heavy-lift drone manufacturer Windracers has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (HITRANS) to accelerate the deployment of air cargo drone operations across some of the UK’s most remote regions. The partnership builds on years of flight trials supported by Innovate UK’s Sustainable Aviation Test Environment (SATE) programme, which demonstrated how unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) can… Read more: Windracers Expands Scottish Highlands Cargo Drone Project

Agency narrows focus to electronic conspicuity and right-of-way as February 11 deadline approaches Just two days remaining to comment, as the Federal Aviation Administration reopened a narrow portion of its proposed rule to enable routine drone flights beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) on January 28. The reopened comment period applies to the agency’s BVLOS… Read more: Two Days Left: FAA Reopens BVLOS Comments on Some of the Hardest Airspace Questions

Titan Protection has secured FAA approval to conduct one-to-many drone operations, enabling a single remote pilot to oversee up to four automated drones simultaneously across multiple states. The Kansas City-based security company obtained the approval through an amendment to its existing Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) waiver—a waiver Titan was the first security company… Read more: Titan Protection Receives FAA Approval for One-to-Many Drone Operations