The Radar Gap: What Drone Autonomy Needs and Can't Yet Buy

29 Sept 2026
Surveillance Theatre 1
As autonomy scales into contested, degraded, and GPS-denied environments, radar continues to be the decisive sensor. But demand for detect-and-avoid, interception, terminal guidance, and radar altimeters has outpaced COTS solutions on range, accuracy, price, and scalability. This session examines what drone developers are actually asking for, why the market hasn't delivered it, and what it will take to close
Speakers
Maggie Williams
Maggie Williams - Ainstein AI Inc / Sundance