Uncrewed Views

In this week's episode of Uncrewed Views, Matt Collins speaks with Melissa Swisher, Chief Revenue Officer at SkySafe. The two discuss public perception of drones, the infrastructure and education gaps slowing adoption, how local agencies are approaching airspace awareness, and what the industry should watch for after Part 108. Download our State of the Industry Report: https://www.commercialuavnews.com/reports/where-the-commercial-drone-industry-stands-in-2026

In this week's episode of Uncrewed Views, Matt Collins speaks with Mike Apke, owner of droners.io. The two discuss how Apke acquired the platform in a bankruptcy auction, how a marketplace model compares with a managed network, how new pilots can win work, and how the platform approaches pricing concerns. Report Download Link: https://www.commercialuavnews.com/reports/where-the-commercial-drone-industry-stands-in-2026 Webinar Registration Link: https://www.commercialuavnews.com/webinars/the-commercial-drone-industry-in-numbers-state-of-the-industry-report-reactions

In this week's episode of Uncrewed Views, Matt Collins reviews the biggest drone industry stories of the month in a solo news roundup. He covers the US-Mexico border TFR, governors' requests for more counter-UAS training, FEMA's $250 million counter-UAS grant round, FAA research awards, the multi-state challenge to the FAA's drone delivery environmental review, and Amazon's Prime Air plans in Westborough, Massachusetts, along with drone delivery expansion in London and Bali. Webinar Registration Link: https://www.commercialuavnews.com/webinars/the-commercial-drone-industry-in-numbers-state-of-the-industry-report-reactions MDTG Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/titan-uav SPH Engineering Story: https://www.commercialuavnews.com/sph-engineering-drone-camp-hungary-geophysical-demos-awards

In this week's episode of Uncrewed Views, Matt Collins speaks with Andrew Ashur, founder and CEO at Lucid Bots. The two discuss the growth of drone-based cleaning, how Lucid Bots trains cleaning companies to adopt drones, and the gaps that remain in U.S. drone manufacturing.

In this week's episode of Uncrewed Views, Matt Collins speaks with Gabriel Guglielmi, Vice President of Product Management at Infinite Electronics. The two discuss how the FCC covered list changed customer conversations about components, the shift toward regional supply chains, and product trends such as anti-jamming GPS antennas and weight reduction.