Anji County outside Shanghai, China, has completed Phase 2 of its autonomous drone network expansion. The project added 19 A2Z AirDock stations, bringing the total to 34 docking stations across 965 square miles. The network supports multiple drone fleets conducting interoperable missions throughout the region. From 8 Docks to 34: Rapid Growth After Successful Trial The … [Read more...] about China’s Anji County Expands A2Z Drone Network to 965 Square Miles
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The Drone Industry’s Next Bottleneck Isn’t the Aircraft
Why Networks, Chips, and Trusted Infrastructure Will Decide Who Scales (News and commentary.) Commercial drones are increasingly shaped by forces far beyond the airframe. As governments tighten rules around “trusted” technology and assess the risks of “high-risk vendors,” it’s become clear that modern digital infrastructure is deeply interdependent. No single nation controls … [Read more...] about The Drone Industry’s Next Bottleneck Isn’t the Aircraft
Why the Drone Boom Looks Different This Time
Inside the policy, production, and funding forces reshaping the market (Commentary.) For more than a decade, drones have been described as an industry poised for breakthrough growth: the next frontier of logistics, inspection, and autonomous systems. But that promise has often felt like an echo loop: years of pilots, hype cycles, and unease about when “real scale” would … [Read more...] about Why the Drone Boom Looks Different This Time
ADS-B, Privacy, and the Growing Tension in a Shared Airspace
AOPA Calls Members to Action to Limit ADS-B Misuse (News and Commentary.) The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has launched a new call to action urging its members to support federal legislation aimed at limiting how Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast data can be used. The effort reflects growing concern among general aviation pilots that a system … [Read more...] about ADS-B, Privacy, and the Growing Tension in a Shared Airspace
Unifly Completes FAA-Led Detect-and-Avoid Safety Standards Project
Terra Drone's subsidiary Unifly has completed validation of "Well Clear Requirements" for drone Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) systems under the FAA's ASSURE research consortium. The project, designated A68, demonstrates how UAS Traffic Management (UTM) systems can support collision avoidance capabilities in commercial drone operations. During the initiative, Unifly deployed its UTM … [Read more...] about Unifly Completes FAA-Led Detect-and-Avoid Safety Standards Project
