Commercial drone adoption, defense-oriented autonomy, and space-grade components

Across industries, drones and autonomous systems are moving deeper into critical operations, from utilities to public safety and defense. Skydio’s X10 drones are being deployed by SWEPCO to proactively inspect East Texas power lines, while Skydio’s DFR Command platform has now supported over 10 million calls for service through integrations with CAD, NG911, and gunshot detection systems. On the hardware and component side, Teledyne e2v has begun production of radiation-tolerant 16GB DDR4-X1 flight memory for space applications, and events like XPONENTIAL Europe 2026 are centering security and dual-use autonomy. Even lesser-known defense-aligned players like Ondas Holdings (ONDS) are drawing investor attention as strategic enablers in this expanding drone and autonomy ecosystem.