Nate Ernst, Founder and President of The Tactien Group, has joined the 2026 Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition Advisory Board — bringing independent UAS advisory expertise across Group 1-4 operations, BVLOS, C-UAS validation, and critical infrastructure program development to the coalition's end-user focused board.

Tactien President Nate Ernst takes the stage at the Energy Drone & Robotics Forum for "What's Now & Next in BVLOS for Energy," a working session on where beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations actually stand for utilities and where FAA Part 108 takes them next. Expect a practitioner's read: what's flying today, what's stuck in waivers, and what energy operators should build now to be ready for the next regulatory stage.