As demand accelerates, drone companies are scaling by building flexible engineering teams instead of trying to do everything in-house. The drone industry - in the US and around the world - is entering a new phase. Government policy, national security priorities, and rising commercial demand are pushing manufacturers to move from prototype to production faster than ever … [Read more...] about U.S. Drone Manufacturing’s New Advantage Isn’t Just Factories. It’s Agility.
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HYFIX Raises $15M to Build U.S.-Made Drone Chip Platform
New system-on-chip aims to replace fragmented electronics with a single secure architecture HYFIX Spatial Intelligence, Inc. has announced a $15 million seed round to develop a new class of U.S.-made chips for drones and autonomous systems. The Santa Clara-based semiconductor company says its technology will replace today’s fragmented drone electronics with a single integrated … [Read more...] about HYFIX Raises $15M to Build U.S.-Made Drone Chip Platform
Apium Joins Red Cat Futures Initiative to Advance Swarming Autonomy for Tactical Drones
After successful U.S. Army testing of Apium’s swarm autopilot on the Teal 2 platform, the partnership with Red Cat aims to bring next-generation swarm capability to the tactical edge. The U.S. drone and robotics companies Apium Swarm Robotics, Inc. (Apium) and Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Red Cat) have announced a new partnership. On 4 November 2025 they signed a Memorandum of … [Read more...] about Apium Joins Red Cat Futures Initiative to Advance Swarming Autonomy for Tactical Drones
Dronecode and the PX4 Open Source Drone Platform: the Benefits of Open Source, and What Comes Next
PX4 is an open source flight control software for drones and other uncrewed vehicles, hosted by Dronecode, a Linux Foundation non-profit. The project provides a flexible set of tools for drone developers to share technologies to create tailored solutions for drone applications. Annually, the Dronecode Foundation hosts the PX4 Developer Summit, a flagship conference for the … [Read more...] about Dronecode and the PX4 Open Source Drone Platform: the Benefits of Open Source, and What Comes Next
Dronecode Foundation Hosts the PX4 Autopilot Developer Summit Next Month: Open Source Drone Projects
Ramòn Roche is General Manager of the US-based, non-profit Dronecode Foundation, which will host the PX4 Autopilot Developer Summit 2022 June 23 – 24, 2022 in Austin, TX. Continue reading below or listen: DroneLife · Dronecode - Foundation - Hosts - PX4 - Autopilot - Developer - Summit - June - 23 - 24 DRONELIFE spoke with Roche about the exponential growth of open source … [Read more...] about Dronecode Foundation Hosts the PX4 Autopilot Developer Summit Next Month: Open Source Drone Projects
