Commercial UAV News

New two-day program manager training joins the Public Safety Summit’s agenda spanning Drone as First Responder, fire service, crash-scene applications, and shared-airspace operations, plus a two-part session on counter-UAS lessons from the 2026 FIFA World Cup Las Vegas, NV, USA — July 9, 2026 — Commercial UAV Expo today announced the debut of the DRONERESPONDERS Program Management Course, a new two-day training offering presented by DRONERESPONDERS and produced by Airborne International...

Survey open to all actors in the global drone market ecosystem — manufacturers, operators, investors, associations, regulators, and service providers Hamburg, Germany — June 9, 2026 Drone Industry Insights (DII), the leading research and intelligence provider for the global drone market, today officially opens the 9th edition of the Global Drone Survey. It is the world’s largest annual data-collection initiative for the unmanned aerial systems industry and is available in 8 languages.

Eight practitioner-led sessions covering drone business growth, thermography, construction safety, enterprise UAS, and more will be accessible to all attendees Las Vegas, NV, USA — May 27, 2026 — Commercial UAV Expo and Pilot Institute today announced the full Pilot Hub program for Commercial UAV Expo 2026, taking place September 1-3 at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas.

Under the theme “Actionable Insights”, more than 50 sessions will deliver real-world strategies that pilots, operators, surveyors, service providers, and enterprise drone program leaders can put to work immediately. Las Vegas, NV, USA — May 20, 2026 — Commercial UAV Expo, the world’s leading commercial drone trade show and conference, announced the conference program for its 2026 event.

What is it? ARUS (Adaptive Resilient UAV System) is an AI-assisted supervisory platform designed to improve the resilience, survivability, and operational effectiveness of industrial UAV systems during real-world missions. Rather than replacing the flight controller, ARUS acts as an intelligent monitoring and decision-support layer operating above existing autopilot systems.

Leuven, Belgium – Leuven, Belgium – May 18, 2026 – Septentrio, part of Hexagon, a leader in high-precision GPS/GNSS¹ positioning solutions, announces the launch of the mosaic-G5 P8 receiver. This multi-frequency module, measuring only 23 mm by 16 mm and weighing as little as 2.2 grams, enables accurate and resilient positioning without any performance compromises for mission-critical devices, UAVs, marine vessels, and rail applications.

Photogrammetric Mapping with UAS Additional Purchase Required Room 417 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT This workshop teaches the fundamentals of creating controlled map products and 3D models from UAS-mounted camera systems.

What is it? Type: Software Function: Convert Unstructured > Structured Point Clouds Use Case: Embed Drone Photogrammetry into Point Cloud RealViews, Convert SLAM LiDAR to a format compatible for merger with (Drone) Photogrammetry Benefits: Increased Data Flexibility, Increased Desktop Workflow Efficiency, Replace Terrestrial scope with Expedited SLAM hardware Who is using it? Drone/Scan Technicians (post-processing scope) BIM (all roles) How is it making an impact?

M.2 X 4 camera interface allows embedded computers to capture images from camera link cameras. High speed, small size, and low cost image capture. Drone manufacturers, power line inspectors, defense contractors. Engineers are the typical users. How is it making an impact? mf2280 allows Nvidia drones to capture high resolution images from industry standard camera link cameras.

What is it? VAMPair ‘Colibri’ — A magnetometer at the Speed of Flight The Colibri turns your DJI Mavic 3E and Matrice 4E into a high precision magnetic mapping machine. Ultra-light, palm of the hand size, backpack ready, and deployable in minutes, it delivers RTK grade 3 axis fluxgate magnetic data with zero towed sensor risk.