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Inside the Drone Zone: Where Innovation Takes Flight at Global Drone® 2026
Global Drone® 2026 runs 11 – 13 November at CBUS Super Stadium, Robina, on the Gold Coast. The Drone Zone is the live demonstration arena on the CBUS playing field,...
Preparing Australia for the Autonomous Economy: Global Drone®’s Future Careers Day
Australia has 40,000 licensed drone pilots and 3,034 registered drone companies, with Airservices Australia projecting 60 million flights by 2043. The workforce needed to support that future does not yet...
Why Drones, Robotics and AI Are Converging Faster Than Ever
The boundaries between drones, robotics, and artificial intelligence are the one industry. What were once three separate technology tracks are now a single accelerating system — and the pace of...
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COLLABORATION IN ACTION
Partner Announcements
Discover the organisations joining Global Drone® 2026 and the partnerships helping bring industry, innovation and opportunity together on the Gold Coast.
Be Part of Global Drone® 2026
Choose your pathway and be part of Global Drone®, the world-first event platform bringing drones, robotics, AI, Advanced Air Mobility, defence, agritech, investment, education and live demonstrations together on the Gold Coast, Australia.
Global Drone® is an 18+ event, with all attendees subject to security screening.
Students under 18 may attend Future Careers Day on Friday 13 November as part of a registered school group, or accompanied by a parent or guardian.