Navy veteran Doug Muhlbauer led the Birdstop team at last month’s military training exercise Northern Strike. He sits down with @FOX2News to discuss how companies like Birdstop are ramping up American drone manufacturing to meet demand. Birdstop's Fealty drone systems operated 24/7 throughout Northern Strike, securing the premises for more than 9,000 military personnel from 36 states and territories. From self-charging perches on site, the Fealty fleet flew scheduled and on-demand missions across the base, giving personnel real-time intel from above. Fully built in Detroit, Fealty is answering the call for national security compliant American-made drones. "[Growing Michigan's drone industry takes] converting those automotive manufacturing capabilities that already exist here into drone and aerospace technologies so that we can supply not just the military, but commercial [and] private security." - Doug Muhlbauer, Birdstop Principal Software Engineer Watch the full interview with Fox's @TvRonia: fox2detroit.com/video/fmc-6l… Government teams looking to incorporate national security compliant drones, please reach out: birdstop.io/contact?utm_sour… #NorthernStrike #MadeInMichigan #DroneTech #AmericanManufacturing #Defense

As cargo theft continues to rise in North America, Birdstop Founder/CEO Keith Miao wrote in Industrial Equipment News about closing the response gap at logistics sites. Modern logistics run 24 hours a day and span hundreds of acres, more hours and more ground than gates, guards, and cameras can protect. Overnight shifts are the hardest for the security industry to staff, and after dark is when many cargo thefts occur. Fealty covers all of those acres from a single perch on site. Fealty, Birdstop's autonomous drone, stays operational on the perch through any weather, launches when an alarm trips, and arrives in under a minute with live 4K and thermal video, so the security team assesses the scene before personnel are sent in. Read the full article: ien.com/supply-chain/article… Logistics and cargo security teams, see how Fealty flags a theft in progress instead of documenting the loss after the fact: birdstop.io/industries/trans… #CargoTheft #SupplyChain #Logistics #DroneTech #Security

At the 2026 Mobility Summit at @michiganstateu, Mike Bucci, Birdstop's Director of Sales, spoke on the Skyward: Michigan in the Air panel about how one of the reasons Birdstop moved to Detroit is to draw on Michigan's universities and engineering talent. He joined Surya Congress of Michigan State and Dakoyta Greenman of Westwood AI, with Nicole Noll-Williams of the Capital Region Airport Authority (@flylansing) moderating. University campuses are also beginning to use Birdstop technology. From a self-charging perch on site, Birdstop Fealty responds to an incident in under a minute with live 4K and thermal video. Campuses looking to incorporate drone technology, please reach out: birdstop.io/contact?utm_sour… #Mobility #MichiganMobility #CampusSafety #HigherEd #DroneTech

See you at the Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas next week. Please contact us at [email protected] to meet. Most drone systems sit idle between flights. Fealty keeps working from a weatherproof, self-charging perch. 360 degree optical and acoustic monitoring runs around the clock. When the onboard AI flags an incident, Fealty is airborne in under 3 seconds and over the location in under a minute. #CommercialUAVExpo #DroneTech #Autonomy #RapidResponse

96 of the top 100 North American automotive suppliers sit within 20 miles of Birdstop's Detroit manufacturing floor. Detroit led the last century of transportation on the ground. At the Global Epicenter of Mobility Partner Meeting this month, Birdstop Founder/CEO Keith Miao joined a panel on the future of aerial mobility in Michigan, laying out how the same industrial base positions the city to lead the next century in the air. Keith shared the stage with Lauren Else of the @michiganofme, moderated by Bernard Swiecki of the @DetroitRegional. The US produces less than 1% of the world's drones. Historically, domestic drone manufacturing has not had the industrial foundation needed to scale. Now, Birdstop manufactures Fealty with Detroit's automotive suppliers, turning the supply chain that built American cars into the supply chain that builds American drones. Thank you to GEM and the Detroit Regional Partnership for hosting. Please reach out if you are an automotive supplier interested in building the American industrial base for drones: birdstop.io/contact?utm_sour… #BuiltInDetroit #AmericanManufacturing #DroneTech #MadeInMichigan

Northern Strike, one of America's largest military exercises, is underway in Michigan this month. Birdstop is providing real-time aerial coverage across the grounds. Northern Strike 26-2 brings together more than 9,000 personnel from 36 states and territories and 5 international partners at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center, based at Camp Grayling in northern Michigan. Fealty, Birdstop's Detroit-built autonomous drone, launches from a self-charging perch in under 3 seconds and flies scheduled patrols and on-demand missions over the training range. Onboard AI flags suspicious activity and alerts the security team in real time. Personnel receive continuous intel from above, surfacing movement on the ground so teams can make faster, better-informed decisions. Are you at Northern Strike? Reach out to [email protected] and ask for Mike Bucci to see Fealty on duty. #NorthernStrike #DroneTech #Autonomy #Security #MadeInMichigan

Most commercial drones today still need the operator on the scene, within visual line of sight of the aircraft. @AssemblyMag1 featured Birdstop Founder/CEO, Keith Miao, on why that model is ending. "The next generation of drone technology is one that's going to be defined by the drone being in a different place than the person operating it." - Keith Miao Birdstop has been granted progressively more advanced FAA approvals to teleoperate drones across different conditions and airspace. Birdstop's Fealty drone system lives on a self-charging perch on site. A licensed pilot authorizes and monitors each flight from anywhere in the country. Live intel comes back to operators and first responders in real-time, so teams can see a scene before sending personnel in. Read the full article: assemblymag.com/articles/100… #DroneTech #BVLOS #PublicSafety #MadeInMichigan #HardTech

"Fortunately, we're headquartered in Detroit, so this year gave us a perfect winter - sustained sub-zero temperatures, ice, snow, freeze-thaw cycles that just wouldn't quit." - Doug Muhlbauer, Birdstop Principal Software Engineer Amelia Dalton hosted Doug on EE Journal's Weekly Fish Fry podcast to discuss how Birdstop builds drones that live and work outdoors around the clock: real-world testing, compliance-first design, and anticipating the unpredictable mid-flight. Reliability and all-weather performance are essential for Fealty, which stays operational on its perch 24/7, monitoring the site and standing ready to take off in under 3 seconds. Listen to the full episode: eejournal.com/fish_fry/drone… #DroneTech #Autonomy #Security #MadeInMichigan #Reliability

Birdstop Fealty gives you total visibility of your site in seconds, not minutes, at any time and in any weather. Weatherproof and always ready, Fealty lives on an outdoor perch, not in a box. Whether the onboard AI flags an incident or your team clicks to launch from the Mission Control app, Fealty is airborne in seconds and over the exact location in under a minute, streaming a live, GPS-tagged view. Request a custom quote to see what Fealty would look like on your site: birdstop.io/pricing?utm_sour… #PublicSafety #DroneTech #RapidResponse #FirstResponders #Autonomy

Since relocating to Detroit in late 2025, the Birdstop team has engaged with over 100 automotive suppliers. @AssemblyMag1 just covered how the Motor City can be the key to manufacturing drones at scale in America. "Detroit's automotive supply base is helping shape the next phase of US drone manufacturing… [Birdstop] moved to Michigan to tap into an industrial ecosystem already built to produce complex machines at scale." - JJ Moore Watch the full episode: youtu.be/EGpzH30AT-E?t=43 #AmericanManufacturing #MadeInMichigan #DroneTech #SupplyChain #Automotive youtu.be/EGpzH30AT-E?t=43

Cargo yards are one of the most theft-prone sites in the US, with $725M in cargo theft losses in 2025 alone - up 60% year over year. These yards are too big to protect with cameras and ground crews alone. With Fealty, site operators can cover every acre from above, arriving anywhere on site in seconds. See how Fealty can help you secure your cargo: birdstop.io/industries/trans… Adapted from DC Velocity's June feature: dcvelocity.com/heads-up-2677… #Transportation #DistributionCenter #DroneTech #CargoTheft #Logistics

A new physical layer is emerging above our heads: the low altitude economy. Birdstop Founder/CEO @Keith Miao spoke at the Rock Family of Companies’ Low Altitude Economy event alongside air mobility experts such as Justine Johnson (@michiganofme), Michael Healander (@AirspaceLink), Ross Davis and Andrew Zeimen (Blueflite). Keith shared how earlier work in his career using satellites for natural disaster response planted the seeds for Birdstop’s work today: delivering autonomous drones that bring satellite-like awareness down to the ground, in real time, when seconds matter. Thank you to Kevin Mull and Urban Tech Xchange for hosting. Rapid response teams - see how Fealty extends your team into low altitude airspace. birdstop.io/industries/publi… #PublicSafety #LowAltitudeEconomy #MadeInMichigan #DroneTech

Birdstop Fealty was on duty across Detroit at Reindustrialize 2026. Hudson's Detroit, on the site of Detroit's 1881 flagship department store. A former wartime stamping facility, now home to @beaconmfg and @noxmetals. @Newlab, a hard tech hub inside the former Roosevelt Warehouse, a 1936 Albert Kahn post office later known as the Book Depository. Each location is a chapter of Detroit's industrial history. Birdstop is writing the next chapter: American-Made, autonomous, weatherproof drones, manufactured in Detroit, utilizing the same supply chain that built American cars. Learn more at birdstop.io #Reindustrialize #MadeInMichigan #AmericanManufacturing #HardTech #DroneTech

Cargo theft drove $725 million in losses last year, up 60% in 12 months. Victoria Kickham with @DCVelocity covered how Birdstop Fealty is empowering sites to protect their cargo: "Because of their size, [truck stops, warehouses, and distribution centers] can be tough to monitor with human patrols, fixed cameras, or traditional drones. Birdstop's drones are different because they continuously monitor those spaces from above and respond to incidents immediately." Read the full story here: dcvelocity.com/heads-up-2677… #Security #Distribution #Transportation #MadeInMichigan #DroneTech

Birdstop Fealty was on duty at Pre/Industrialize last week. The event was hosted at a former wartime production stamping facility, now home to @beaconmfg, bringing together the builders and makers shaping America's industrial future. Thank you to @640oxford, an early backer of Birdstop, for hosting. See the action here: youtube.com/watch?v=Zeaeel2G… #Reindustrialize #AmericanManufacturing #Detroit #DroneTech #Drones youtube.com/watch?v=Zeaeel2G…

Officers need information before they arrive at a scene. Birdstop Fealty gets there first. American-made, autonomous, and built to extend a department's reach while keeping officers safe. Birdstop is at the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police Summer Conference today and tomorrow at Shanty Creek. To connect, email Mike Bucci at [email protected] or learn more at birdstop.io/industries/publi…

Reindustrialize wraps today. Find Birdstop at Booth T11, then at Critical Mass tonight, the official Reindustrialize afterparty. Not in Detroit this week? Fealty offers autonomous aerial awareness at sites that run around the clock, without adding any headcount or headache. Learn more about how Fealty could support your team at birdstop.io/ #Reindustrialize #MadeInMichigan #DroneTech #CriticalMass

Reindustrialize 2026 has landed in Detroit this week. Find Fealty and the Birdstop team at Booth T11, June 16 and 17. #Reindustrialize #MadeInDetroit #Manufacturing #HardTech