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Autonomous Drones

Uncrewed aerial systems for inspection, delivery, mapping and security — and the autonomy stacks that fly them beyond visual line of sight.

News / Drones

Europe clears continent-wide BVLOS framework for infrastructure drones

EASA's long-awaited framework lets approved operators fly beyond visual line of sight across member states under a single authorisation — a step-change for grid, rail and pipeline inspection.

Elena Vasquez30 Jul 20266 min

Analysis / Defence

Europe's counter-drone spending is outpacing its doctrine

Airbase incursions have triggered a €4bn procurement wave for counter-UAS systems. The hard part — deciding who is allowed to shoot what down, and when — is lagging badly.

James Okonkwo27 Jul 20269 min

Partner content

Partner content: how predictive maintenance is cutting drone fleet downtime by 40%

Fleet operators are moving from scheduled servicing to condition-based maintenance. Vertex Dynamics explains the data pipeline behind its 40% downtime reduction.

Elena Vasquez12 Jul 20265 min

Feature / Defence

Resupply by swarm: inside the military logistics revolution nobody parades

Uncrewed aerial resupply has quietly become one of the most consequential applications of drone swarms — moving blood, batteries and ammunition to places no truck convoy should go.

James Okonkwo5 Jul 202610 min

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