The brand new man is far smoother and extra energetic than the Massive Wynne. AUVSI has one other likelihood to get with this system and advocate as an alternative of obfuscate for its members. I want the affiliation one of the best of luck with the brand new course.
Revisionist historical past and misremembering historic particulars are rampant. I normally keep away from the keynotes as a result of it’s arduous to not yell BS out loud throughout some shows. Some have recommended to me previously that it may very well be thought-about impolite. I don’t know that misinforming individuals who paid to get in is pleasant, however then once more, I’m not identified for my decorum.
The panel discussions are much more difficult to abdomen as they make me bodily sick. How anybody can get up in entrance of individuals and say we want knowledge and methods to gather it at this level takes some massive stones. The institutional inanity goes on unchecked and unabated, leaving me questioning the place are the Crayolas.
AUVSI continues to be attempting to determine juggle two promenade dates with DJI and the DoD. Among the members are disgruntled about AUVSI’s public anti-DJI stance. Many know what that stark actuality means to them: again to the desk and not attending to be the unbelievable hi-tech skilled Finest Purchase drone dude within the workplace. I’m not the one one nonetheless shocked concerning the apathy among the many “vital infrastructure” gurus. That may’t even be bothered to comb the unrefutably knowledge assortment drawback underneath the rug. Of us in the neighborhood who’ve had publicity to intelligence-gathering ideas are bowled over by the platitudes and naivety.
-A little bit greater than final yr however nonetheless smaller than earlier than the height drone period.
The Chinese language distributors appeared somewhat bowled over by the chilly reception and PRC questions. I assume nobody talked about that throughout the sales space gross sales name. Different Asian international locations and producers made an excellent exhibiting, and that’s at all times good to see. There’s nonetheless an absence of carpet within the aisles, and folk are complaining about their ft.
There are few viable C-UAS options, and that scenario is nearly as unhealthy because the NAS integration debacle. Thank God we’re out of Afghanistan because the IEDs have advanced right into a dynamic drone supply operation. CONUS, we get a bag of chips; OCONUS, they’ll drop one within the pickle barrel and save the drone. These FPV grenadiers have gotten some loopy expertise! Possibly the Russians ought to implement an occupied territory drone RID scheme? Simply throwing it on the market as everybody else on the Western CAAs contends it’s 100% viable. 😉
This can be a International Coverage Challenge; seems to be the brand new tune everybody whistles previous the graveyard. I don’t find out about you, Rube, however these Ukrainian YouTube movies are beginning to give me some homeland insecurity points.
Anybody nonetheless ready for the Silicon Valley VCs to finest the present C-UAS answer of DJI AeroScope and name the sheriff or a aggressive USA drone answer with no billion {dollars} of funding may need to take it straightforward with the CBD gummies.
Anyway, I’m searching for patrons, as are the overseas navy distributors I’ve spoken to. Expo24 is undoubtedly not a Eurosatory kind of present. I haven’t encountered anybody with bulging pockets full of cash prepared to jot down checks.
All that apart, I had a good dialog with a few of the previous guard and a shout-out to all the oldsters who stopped to say good day and the way a lot they loved the sUAS Information and the no-nonsense punditry.
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Of us within the know gained’t even snort after I ask, so what do you concentrate on Half 108 this yr?
