If you've developed a product or service that's pushing the commercial drone industry forward, our team at Commercial UAV Expo wants to hear from you, as does the industry as a whole. This year’s Commercial UAV Expo Innovation Spotlight is now open for submissions, with nominations due by the end of this week, on April 17.
The Innovation Spotlight is a free opportunity for drone technology companies to get their products in front of one of the largest audiences in the commercial UAS space. Submissions will be featured in a dedicated gallery on the Commercial UAV Expo website, where industry professionals can browse participating products and vote for their favorites.
The program offers meaningful visibility for any company looking to make an impression ahead of Commercial UAV Expo 2026, set for September 1-3 at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas. Every product or service accepted into the Spotlight will be showcased to the more than 28,000 subscribers of Commercial UAV News, included in the Innovation Spotlight Gallery on the Expo website, and promoted across Commercial UAV Expo's social media channels.
Then, there’s the contest portion of the initiative. The product or service that receives the most votes from the community will earn a free editorial feature on Commercial UAV News and will be recognized as a Must-Watch Product of 2026.
The Innovation Spotlight is designed for companies bringing something genuinely new and/or improved to the commercial drone space, whether that's a hardware platform, sensor payload, software solution, data processing tool, or support service that's changing how operators work. If your product is solving a real problem in a novel way, this is your chance to brag and be highlighted.
With the commercial UAS industry maturing rapidly across sectors like infrastructure inspection, agriculture, public safety, and beyond, the bar for what qualifies as "innovative" continues to rise. The Innovation Spotlight is an opportunity to make the case directly to the people who are deploying these technologies in the field.
Submissions are made through the application form on the Commercial UAV Expo website at expouav.com. Companies should be prepared to submit a product image along with details about their product or service, including who is using it and how exactly it’s making an impact.
For companies planning to exhibit or attend Commercial UAV Expo 2026 this September, the Innovation Spotlight is a natural extension of that presence, a way to build awareness before the doors even open in Las Vegas. For companies that aren't yet part of the Expo, it's a low-barrier entry point into one of the industry's most engaged audiences.
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