Jared Burns, Co-Founder of Arctic Horizons, will outline how NATO can gain a decisive edge in UAV capability through Canada’s sovereign production capacity. His talk will highlight autonomy, precision, and flexibility as the principles driving systems that are resilient in contested environments, adaptable across missions, and built to strengthen allied supply chains.
The session will provide an overview of how to test drones in the Specific and Certified categories within regulatory sandboxes, and how to progress along the certification pathway to enable deployment beyond these controlled environments. Special attention will be given to the upcoming opportunities arising from the adoption of SORA 2.5 and the growing framework for Specific Category medium-risk SAIL III–IV operations
Self-driving algorithms have shifted from End-to-End (E2E) to Vision-Language-Action (VLA). Today, VLA is becoming a key focus in the autonomous driving field. This seminar will explain VLA in plain terms - why it matters, and how it can be applied in autonomous driving, its real impact on the industry, and the main challenges faced, including data quality and deployment complexity.
AI is transforming drones into real-time, intelligent decision makers. With BOLO (Be On the Lookout) capabilities and change detection, drones can identify, track, and respond to vehicles, people, and unfolding events. No longer passive observers, drones can deliver the kind of situational awareness and autonomy that once took years of human experience—reshaping how teams operate in dynamic environments.
Peniel Infrastructure’s patented outwash mitigation device for vertiports addresses the distinct outwash patterns generated by various eVTOL and drone rotor configurations. The device can contain disruptive outwash within the FATO area of vertiports, enabling compact vertiport construction in cities and supporting scalable deployment of urban air mobility in space-constrained environments.
BVLOS operations unlock drones' commercial potential, but they demand continuous, reliable command & control & real time links. In this session, we’ll explore how satellite connectivity can overcome limitations of LTE & VHF, ensuring success in remote environments. We’ll share integration tips for manufacturers & practical advice on building redundancy into C2 links to meet safety & compliance requirements.
This seminar addresses a key issue in an emergent industry: which challenges are yet to be addressed at the scale-up and investment phase? From current business practice, Founder and General Manager Barry Koperberg will discuss the matter from an intertwined legal, crew, and business planning perspective.
This panel will explore the challenges of testing and developing Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) within the current UK regulatory environment. As UAS technologies continue to advance, developers are facing increasing pressures around safety, certification, integration with manned aviation, and public acceptance.
This seminar explores how space technologies enable secure positioning, navigation, timing (PNT), and communications for unwaved platforms, with a focus on anti-jamming and EW resilience. Key topics include space-based PNT, robust and secure communications, cybersecurity, and implementation on robotic platforms, ensuring reliable operations even in contested or disrupted environments.
How can drones safely and reliably deliver medical supplies to the NHS in challenging coastal weather? The Solent Transport Future Transport Zone’s research revealed limitations in current hybrid VTOL designs, particularly in gust tolerance. Project FTZ Airbridge responded with a novel approach to drone configuration, prioritising safety and operational resilience. This presentation will introduce Jupiter.
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