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    Censys and STRIXDRONES Forge Partnership to Redefine Power Grid Inspections at National Scale 

    Daytona Beach, FL, October 2, 2025  America's utilities face increasing challenges managing wildfire risks, vegetation, aging infrastructure, and the soaring costs of traditional inspections. Helicopters remain costly and risky, while ground crews are slow and limited. With millions of miles of power lines to protect, the demand for a scalable and safer solution has never... Continue reading

    Driven by Legislative Vision, Ohio’s Statewide Drone First Responder Program Takes Flight Under SkyfireAI Management

    COLUMBUS, OH (October 8, 2025) —SkyfireAI (www.skyfireai.com) today announced that it has been selected by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to serve as program manager, in collaboration with CAL Analytics—ODOT’s unmanned traffic management software partner— for the Ohio Drone First Responder (DFR) Pilot Program, a historic initiative that represents the first statewide deployment of... Continue reading

    Unlocking Routine BVLOS Operations: Turning Policy Promise into Practical Progress 

    When the FAA released its long-awaited proposal to enable routine Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations, AUVSI welcomed it as a long-overdue milestone and we quickly published our initial analysis outlining the opportunities and open questions we saw in the draft rule.  Since then, we’ve worked closely with our member companies, partner associations,... Continue reading

    Strengthening NATO ISR with Optimized STANAG 4609 Video

    Delivering significant bandwidth savings and uncompromised metadata to extend ISR operations to enabling accurate and essential decision-making. Operators Who Rely on This Standard From high-end military aircraft carrying advanced cameras and sensors, to unmanned aerial systems feeding live data back to ground forces, STANAG 4609 underpins how video is shared in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.  This standard... Continue reading

    Pierce Aerospace Showcases Remote ID in DHS C-UAS Demonstration

    Image Caption: July 24, 2025. Aaron Pierce, CEO of Pierce Aerospace, and Samuel Gross, Engineering Intern, brief DHS Secretary Kristi Noem on the company’s leading Remote ID sensors and software solutions. The briefing included a flying demonstration with drones on site and drones that were being detected, tracked, and identified from across the country via... Continue reading

    AUVSI Applauds Release of Draft BVLOS Rule, Reinforcing Urgency Raised at Drone & AAM Policy Symposium 

    The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) applauds the White House, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, and Transportation Security Administration for releasing the long-awaited draft rule, or Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), on Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations for uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS, or drones), also known as Part 108.  ... Continue reading

    Embry-Riddle AUVSI Trusted UAS Operator Grads fly safer and cheaper with Skywatch

    PALO ALTO, Calif., July 23, 2025 -- Skywatch, the leading provider of commercial drone insurance, announced the launch of a discount program for graduates of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's prestigious AUVSI Trusted UAS Operator program. The discount program recognizes the advanced training and safety excellence demonstrated by AUVSI Trusted UAS Operator program graduates, offering them a 5% discount on Skywatch's... Continue reading

    About AUVSI

    Since 1972, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has enabled technical innovation, supportive policy, and inspired academic breakthroughs in the uncrewed industry.

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