This week on Dawn of Drones podcast we kick off a month focused on "Future Industry" with special guest and month sponsor Airspace Link.
Join Dawn and Airspace Link CEO & Co-Founder Michael Healander as they discuss how the company continues leading the industry's future by aligning community and other stakeholders to advance the safe integration of drones into the national airspace. Learn about Airspace Link's flagship technologies (including the new cutting edge AirHub® Portal) and holistic leadership (UAS Integration Framework approach and diversity initiatives) as they help forge the future of drones...today!
Stream Episode 83 on March 1 at 11:00 a.m. ET below:
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Dawn of Drones | Episode 83: Michael Healander, President & CEO, Airspace Link
This week on Dawn of Drones podcast we kick off a month focused on "Future Industry" with special guest and month sponsor Airspace Link.
Join Dawn and Airspace Link CEO & Co-Founder Michael Healander as they discuss how the company continues leading the industry's future by aligning community and other stakeholders to advance the safe integration of drones into the national airspace. Learn about Airspace Link's flagship technologies (including the new cutting edge AirHub® Portal) and holistic leadership (UAS Integration Framework approach and diversity initiatives) as they help forge the future of drones...today!
Stream Episode 83 on March 1 at 11:00 a.m. ET below:

The Secret Sauce: A Conversation with DIU and ModalAI about Becoming Blue
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Blue UAS Framework has taken on a life of its own. A logical outgrowth of the Department of Defense’s (DOD) need for modular, interoperable and cyber secure equipment and architectures, “Blue,” as we know it, was truly born when Congress passed Section 848 of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). That section essentially forbade the DOD from operating or procuring Chinese uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) or related components.

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.
AUVSI Presents: Security by Design
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 23 at 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET
Webinar Description:
Designing networks and technologies with security in mind is essential to safely advance uncrewed systems. As these systems advance in operation and the industry scales, the value they bring to society and their use cases increase significantly. Unfortunately, that makes them prime targets for a cyber-attack – which can be costly and harmful to industry and society.
Join this webinar to learn what is and can be done to design and operate uncrewed systems with security as a central focus.
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Dawn of Drones | 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.
Drone BVLOS Architecture Best Practices
Date/Time: Monday, April 24 at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET
Webinar Description:
As the BVLOS drone industry expands and new players enter the market, the importance of correctly setting up an architecture to support true highly available BVLOS operations cannot be understated. In this webinar, Elsight CTO Roee Kashi will be discussing best practices in how to configure a scalable BVLOS drone architecture, setting up a secure drone network operating center (DNOC), and how efficient communications between drone and ground station are the bedrock upon which everything else is founded.
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The Importance Of Layering Sensors For Digital Airspace Visualization
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 6 at 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET
Webinar Description:
Whether for enabling Electronic Observers UAS airspace visualization, or for Counter UAS installations, it’s rare that one sensor is the silver bullet. Thomas Jimenez and David Lewin discuss the strength, tools and complications of layering multiple sensors for a functional complete Common Operating Picture.
Speakers:
Thomas Jimenez, Market Director – UAS, Kongsberg Geospatial
David Lewin, Critical Infrastructure, RSM – East, Echodyne
Registration:
Registration is free for all attendees
The Move from VO’s to EO’s in Enabling BVLOS
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 1 at 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET
Webinar Description:
As FAA BVLOS approvals begin to accelerate in the USA, some complex mission CONOPS are pointing to the replacement of Visual Observers with Electronic Observers. Join Thomas from Kongsberg Geospatial and Cyriel from uAvionix in learning what the common operating picture and technology looks like for advanced UAS operators.
Speakers:
Thomas Jimenez, Market Director - UAS, Kongsberg Geospatial
Cyriel Kronenburg, Vice President Business Development and Strategic Partnerships, uAvionix
Registration:
Registration is free for all attendees
Enabling Complex BVLOS for Unmanned Infrastructure Inspection
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 30 at 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET
Webinar Description:
Infrastructure inspection with UAS offers a safer, more cost-effective alternative to traditional inspection methods, and are no-longer a new concept for many US utilities. The next stage in this segment involves unlocking BVLOS flights for long range inspections, adding to the value proposal. Kongsberg Geospatial and Phoenix Air Unmanned explore how digital airspace visualisation is helping unlock this next stage of complex UAS flight in a safe and scalable way.
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