Small infrastructure company offers new twist on drone shelters By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill For people in the commercial drone industry, most of their attention is quite naturally turned to the sky. But a small, private company is hoping to shift some of that focus of UAV operators in the opposite direction – in fact underground. SYNDÉO, a 10-year-old … [Read more...] about Underground Drone Bases? SYNDÉO Bets the Future of Autonomous Flight Starts Below Ground
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MatrixSpace Brings Portable Counter-Drone Radar to Lithuanian Exercise
The xTechCounter Strike winner deploys portable AI-powered radar to strengthen low-altitude airspace awareness for M-SHORAD units in Pabradė. MatrixSpace is supporting the U.S. Army's Flytrap 5.0 counter-drone exercise from May 1 through May 15, 2026. The Massachusetts-based company announced its participation on May 12. The deployment follows its xTechCounter Strike win … [Read more...] about MatrixSpace Brings Portable Counter-Drone Radar to Lithuanian Exercise
Danish Startup Launches 10K Drone Sensor for Wide-Area Search, Surveillance, and Mine Detection
Danish start-up promotes innovative sensor system By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Marine rescue teams using drones to search for capsized boats or people clinging to wreckage have a big job. They have to use images sent back from the drone to search wide expanses of water to find the few pixels that capture the vital evidence of what they’re looking for – and they … [Read more...] about Danish Startup Launches 10K Drone Sensor for Wide-Area Search, Surveillance, and Mine Detection
Teledyne FLIR OEM Upgrades Prism SKR Software for Autonomous Target Recognition
New release combines mission execution and intelligent supervision in a single autonomy platform Teledyne FLIR OEM has announced an upgrade to its Prism SKR software, expanding its role from automated targeting to a unified autonomy platform for defense applications. The update brings mission execution and intelligent supervision together in one system designed for guided … [Read more...] about Teledyne FLIR OEM Upgrades Prism SKR Software for Autonomous Target Recognition
US-Designed AI Chips Power Foreign Drones at CES Even as FCC Rules Could Chill Their Future
CES 2026 starts January 6, and Ambarella’s latest edge-AI technology is back in the drone spotlight. The US-headquartered semiconductor company announced that its CV5 AI vision system-on-chip (SoC) is powering the new Antigravity A1, a compact drone positioned as the world’s first all-in-one 8K 360-degree aerial camera. The aircraft is being demonstrated at CES as a showcase … [Read more...] about US-Designed AI Chips Power Foreign Drones at CES Even as FCC Rules Could Chill Their Future
