Join Dawn and Bob Blakely, Operating Partner, of Team8, as we continue “Protectors & Defenders” Month sponsored by Draganfly! Learn how The Tulsa Innovation Labs LLC (TIL) and Team8, a Tel Aviv-based cyber venture creation firm, are developing a Secure & Trustworthy Autonomy Foundry (“Foundry”) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, building on the Tulsa and Northwest Arkansas regions’ strengths in autonomous systems technology, unique testing assets, and in cybersecurity.
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States in Session: Drone Legislation We’re Tracking
This month, state legislatures came into session for 2023. All 50 states will be meeting in unrestricted sessions this year.
States have the ability to push forward the industry through UAS and AAM friendly policy. When states support and collaborate with the emerging uncrewed systems industry, it provides immense public benefit for all.

Agile Acquisition for Emerging Technologies
Dorothy Engelhardt, Director for Unmanned Systems DASN Ships at United States Navy, will be the keynote speaker and will discuss "Agile Acquisition for Emerging Technologies".
Agile Acquisition for Emerging Technologies
Dorothy Engelhardt, Director for Unmanned Systems DASN Ships at United States Navy, will be the keynote speaker and will discuss "Agile Acquisition for Emerging Technologies".
AeroX kicks off statewide advanced air mobility weather study in North Carolina
TruWeather Solutions software simulates and display winds, allowing analysis to identify optimal locations for weather sensors that will support drone operations. Orange areas depict high wind speeds that would not be forecasted by existing weather reporting methods without additional sensing instruments.
Sagetech Avionics Takes Lead on a Maturing Detect and Avoid Ecosystem
Sagetech’s ACAS X DAA system complete successful integration with Echodyne’s EchoFlight radar
7th Unmanned and Autonomous Systems for Utilities and Energy Conference
This premiere conference will provide attendees with lessons learned and best practices on collaboration with the FAA, successful waiver request processes, inspection and monitoring of critical infrastructure, data management and security, pilot and operator training, aircraft and software advancements, and safe and reliable operations during blue sky events and natural disasters.
This event will be held from March 15-16, 2023. To see the full agenda, click here.
Episode 78: Dean Attridge, Vice President Solutions Engineering, Volatus Aerospace
Join us for the Dawn of Drones podcast, with special guest Dean Attridge VP of Solutions Engineering at Volatus Aerospace. We're rounding out the first month of 2023, dedicated to “New Year, New Tech” sponsored by Speedbird Aero & Elsight!
Dean will be discussing all of the new technologies that have become part of the Volatusphere over the past few years and how the company, Canada’s largest, technology-enabled uncrewed aerial solution provider steeped in aviation experience, is commercializing the full potential of uncrewed technologies throughout the Americas and around the world.
Dawn of Drones | Episode 78: Dean Attridge, Vice President Solutions Engineering, Volatus Aerospace
Join us for the Dawn of Drones podcast, with special guest Dean Attridge VP of Solutions Engineering at Volatus Aerospace. We're rounding out the first month of 2023, dedicated to “New Year, New Tech” sponsored by Speedbird Aero & Elsight!
Dean will be discussing all of the new technologies that have become part of the Volatusphere over the past few years and how the company, Canada’s largest, technology-enabled uncrewed aerial solution provider steeped in aviation experience, is commercializing the full potential of uncrewed technologies throughout the Americas and around the world.

Episode 77: ModalAI and DIU
Host Dawn Zoldi will be joined by guests Matthew Borowski, Defense Innovation Unit Program Manager of the Blue UAS Framework Program and Chad Sweet, CEO of ModalAI, as they continue a month dedicated to “New Year, New Tech” sponsored by Speedbird Aero & Elsight. This episode is Part One of a three-part series introducing the ModalAI ecosystem and highlights companies building the next generation of smaller, smarter, and safer drones with VOXL.
