Inside SES.AI, advanced battery chemistry, AI-driven materials discovery and global manufacturing illustrate the challenge of building the industrial base beneath America’s growing drone market. On the factory floor at SES.AI's Massachusetts facility, the challenge of building a secure U.S. drone supply chain becomes tangible. Batteries are being developed for applications … [Read more...] about Finding the Missing Piece of America’s Drone Supply Chain
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As Drone Traffic Grows, Skypuzzler Makes the Case Against AI for Airspace Safety
Danish airspace deconfliction company eyes U.S. market By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill As the FAA wrestles with the best way to manage the low-altitude airspace to accommodate the anticipated explosive growth of traffic from UAVs and advanced-aviation vehicles, a European technology innovation company is offering a solution, based on mathematical algorithms, instead … [Read more...] about As Drone Traffic Grows, Skypuzzler Makes the Case Against AI for Airspace Safety
Defense Leaders Call for Faster Paths from Innovation to the Field
Remarks at the Northeast National Security Conference highlight growing demand for rapid, commercially informed defense solutions The 2026 Northeast National Security Conference, hosted by the New Hampshire Tech Alliance, brought together defense contractors, government agencies, technology companies, investors, and researchers to discuss emerging national security challenges … [Read more...] about Defense Leaders Call for Faster Paths from Innovation to the Field
AI Tech Holds Promise for Drone Users, But There Are Limits
By Dronelife Features Editor Jim Magill As artificial intelligence (AI) tools are rapidly driving the pace of technological innovation across a wide swath of industries, a controversy is brewing over which AI tools the commercial drone industry should embrace and how quickly that adoption should take place. Currently, military drone applications, which are increasingly … [Read more...] about AI Tech Holds Promise for Drone Users, But There Are Limits
Optim and Kyuden Drone Service Use AI to Prevent Tree-Fall Disasters
This article published in collaboration with JUIDA, the Japan UAS Industrial Development Association. Japanese technology companies Optim and Kyuden Drone Service (KDS) have developed a new "Dead Tree Detection AI Service" that combines artificial intelligence with drone-mounted multispectral cameras to identify dying trees before they pose safety risks to … [Read more...] about Optim and Kyuden Drone Service Use AI to Prevent Tree-Fall Disasters
