A Pilot promoted by the South West Future Innovation Zone has demonstrated multiple uses and major cost, carbon and risk benefits associated with using Dronetech. But whilst technical solutions are impressive actual use by many public sector organisations remains extremely low. Why is this? This Pilot shines a light on the multi-million cost and other benefits that can be secured and also the challenges and opportunities to scale applications.

Rising defence spending is creating significant growth opportunities for defence companies. Businesses
face a funding gap as they must invest in production capacity, supply chains, technology and talent before
government contracts translate into cash flow. Private capital is being looked to as a bridge between
policy ambition and growth delivery but it is highly selective. What should you consider in building an
investment case that private capital can support?

5G standardisation continues to evolve, enabling enhanced support for aerial services by leveraging real-world learnings from the use of mobile networks for drone operations. Barbara will discuss how mobile connectivity is helping unlock safe, scalable, and commercially viable drone services worldwide, highlighting key learnings, Network Remote Identification, open APIs supporting SORA compliance, and more reliable, resilient connectivity to advance connected drone operations.

Traditional air defence was built around expensive systems intercepting expensive threats. That logic is rapidly becoming obsolete. This seminar explores how drones, electronic warfare, and low-cost interceptors are reshaping the economics of modern defence. Drawing on Ukraine's wartime experience, participants will examine why cost-per-kill, production capacity, deployment speed, and rapid innovation have become critical factors in building effective and sustainable air defence systems.

In Ukraine, the drone industry evolves daily under the pressure of war. What starts as a front-line need becomes a manufacturing standard within weeks. From rapid manufacturing and quick-fit connectors for fast assembly to compact packaging for transport, Stellarion's Head of Export shares how real-time battlefield feedback directly reshapes design, supply chain, and production culture. 

The war in Ukraine proved that standalone counter-drone tools are no longer enough. Phantom Defense's Chief Development Officer explains why effective counter-UAS protection demands a fully integrated ecosystem - electronic warfare, target detection, kinetic defeat, and command-and-control systems working as one. The result is scalable protection for tactical units on the front line, critical infrastructure, and even entire cities. 

Meeting higher airworthiness standards is a key aspect to unlocking the UAS industry’s full
potential. In this seminar we will look at what it takes to access SAIL 4 and beyond: what is
the design verification process for SAIL 4 and what does it take to move on to Part 21 Type Certification.

Drone builders know better than anyone that flight time is a system outcome, yet battery comparisons often start and end with energy and power comparisons. This talk shares the cell maker's side of the table: the trade-offs every chemistry makes between energy, power, weight and lifetime, and the industrial reality behind them, from cost and scale-up economics to the growing question of security in supply chains.

Using real, anonymised claims examples, this seminar explores why drone insurance matters and
what happens when something goes wrong. It will examine common causes of claims, how
specialist insurers respond, and why operators should choose cover that can support them as
their activities grow, from small commercial operations to complex delivery systems.

The presentation describes a vision for a unified Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) environment built on a Digital Thread and Digital Twin strategy. By integrating engineering, manufacturing, quality, certification and support data through the Dassault 3DEXPERIENCE platform, the approach creates a single source of truth, improves traceability, reduces silos, and enables faster, lower-risk aircraft development. The journey brings the As Specified, As Designed, As Prepared, As built that delivers efficiency, stronger governance and full lifecycle data continuity.

This talk will review high bandwidth fiber optic transceiver solutions for unmanned mobile systems for military and industrial markets.  New applications require complex sensor and processing systems which generate increasing amounts of data that can only be delivered by fiber optics systems.

This joint presentation examines the central challenge facing the UK drone sector: not innovation, but the transition from technically viable systems to approved, repeatable, realworld operations. As global markets move toward commercial scale, companies are under increasing pressure to generate credible, regulatorrecognised evidence of safety and performance - a process that remains complex, costly and difficult to scale in practice. Drawing on perspectives from across industry and system delivery, SAC will explore where the UK is currently constrained, particularly in testing access and evidence generation, and what a more effective, joinedup approach to enabling deployment could look like.

An introduction to the technology and application of breakthrough MHz wireless charging and its use in airborne, land and sea based missions.

New York State has one of the world's leading ecosystems for the testing and innovation of UAS technology. With a 1,900-square-mile Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight corridor, robust testing infrastructure, dozens of startups and industry partners, and unique economic development resources, the future of drones is being developed in the Empire State. Learn more about the ecosystem and why New York is a global destination for business and technological growth.

A network of small UAVs can provide first responders with faster, safer and smarter situational awareness during search-and-rescue operations. Complementary micro-drone platforms carry RGB, thermal, UV, CBRN and acoustic sensors alongside an RF spectrometer. Operators can rapidly review multiple data sources. Onboard SLAM and edge processing support GPS-denied operations, while charging docks extend coverage and keep personnel away from hazards.