An autonomous drone hovers during the Air Force’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Pitch Day, July 24, at the Northeastern University Innovation Campus in Burlington, Mass. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Force Protection Division at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., along with the Paul Revere Chapter of the Air Force Association, will host a Counter-small Unmanned Aerial Systems Symposium, Oct. 9-10 in Bedford, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Maki)