The Drone Revolution, this month’s theme, refers to the ascendency of interoperable unmanned vehicles deployed on, below, and above the surface designed to make work at sea safer, more efficient, and increasingly effective. As the exclusive News, Views & Insights in these pages attest, there is no longer a capability gap in the field, with many systems in full production as dual use platforms.

But progress still relies on the so-called humans in the loop. And it is the thought leadership of these individuals and companies that we present here. Our thanks to our formidable editorial line-up: Saronic, SRS, ZeroUSV, Blue Ops, General Oceans, Blue Skies Drones, AOS, and MTS.