CREW DOG LIFE 3AM on the flight line, and the world’s waiting like a caffeine-fueled adventure that doesn’t give a damn about your sleep. There I am, coffee in one hand, flight bag in the other, eyes still half-glued shut, shuffling out to our big beautiful C-141 or C-17 beast under those harsh ramp lights. The “bag drag.” The air’s crisp, the jet’s APU or power cart are already humming that low, throaty growl, as the jet wakes up for a global joyride. The bittersweet smell of diesel exhaust and jet fumes. Crew piles in — loadmasters cracking jokes, engineers double-checking the flyability of this metal marvel, and me sliding into the left seat thinking, “Alright, Lord, let’s do it….again.” It’s inherent. Not a lot of creative thought required. The crew, like a group of ants taking orders from the queen, automatically dives into their respective duties and checklists like clockwork. No direction needed here. We crank the engines, taxi out into the dark, ramp lights fading into a world of blue and white lights, and blast off as the sun’s still thinking about showing up. One hop to Ramstein for fuel and some bratwurst, next leg to Incirlik where the pita bread’s fresh and the tension’s thicker than the Turkish coffee. Then it’s “wheels up” again. Maybe Diego Garcia for a quick dip in that insane blue water, or over to Yokota where the ramen and beer hits different at 0200 local. Skipping across continents like stones on a pond, chasing daylight, dodging weather, and hauling everything from the SEALS, to the 82nd Airborne, to nuclear weapons, to Thanksgiving turkeys. Hell, once I flew a single generator to Nouadhibou, Mauritania. You land in one country for thirty minutes, grab a weird local snack that’ll haunt your stomach for days, chat with the ground crew in broken English and hand signals, then you’re back in the air chasing the next sunrise. Jet lag? What jet lag. This is the life — stars above, stars on the flag on your sleeve, and the pure rush of knowing you’re part of the greatest airlift machine the world has ever seen. No two days are ever the same. No two sunrises the same. Just pure, unfiltered freedom with a 🇺🇸 patch on your shoulder and a whole lot of “hold my coffee, I got this.” God bless the Air Mobility Command. Best damn job I ever had. Who’s ready to chase the globe with me? ✈️🌍

They say, “These homers are clutch to me They have flyability” 🎶

Day one at #Posidonia2026 set the pace. Strong conversations, new connections and a busy show floor. Take a look at our photo highlights from Tuesday and stop by to see ABS for another great day at the show at booth 3.101. We are here to talk through your #maritime challenges and opportunities. What to look for on Wednesday, June 3: 🛳️2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 - 𝐍𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐚: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 Join ABS and NEMO - Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization (@nemo_nuclear) members as we discuss the potential of nuclear energy at sea. Location: ABS Booth 3.101 🛳️ 6:20 p.m. to 6:40 p.m. 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐘𝐚𝐫𝐝 & 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐄𝐔 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 Location: Seminar Room 1A, Metropolitan Expo Speaker: Konstantinos Voutzoulidis, ABS Director Business Development CRAD A few events that happened on Wednesday: 🛳️ 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: 𝐀𝐁𝐒 𝐚𝐧𝐝 National Technical University of Athens (@ntua) 𝐇𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐎𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 Dr. Chris Leontopoulos, ABS Vice President Technology 🛳️  𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: 𝐀𝐁𝐒 𝐚𝐧𝐝 Flyability 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Dr. Chris Leontopoulos, ABS Vice President Technology Matteo Sagglia, @Flyability Marketing Manager Stavros Siamantas, ShipReality Inc. CTO 🛳️ 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: 𝐀𝐁𝐒 𝐚𝐧𝐝 nT-Tao Compact Fusion Power 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 Patrick Ryan, ABS Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Minas Diacakis, ABS Senior Engineer Technology Oded Gour-Lavie, nT-Tao CEO, Co-Founder Catch ABS all week at these events: eagle.org/posidonia26 @PosidoniaEvents @_ABSGroup

This honestly gets me angry. This is sacrificing flyability for performance. Pushing the regular aerodynamics of the aircraft into a less safe model for the shake of performance. Relying on computer flight augmentation systems -like the notorious 737max- is a clear sign of this

@geckorobotics announced $71M contract in March with Navy geckorobotics.com/news/navy-… and they use Flyability Elios 3 drones with @ousterlidar for the mission. What's more exicting is Elios 3 is also used by customers like @Shell , @exxonmobil ,@DowNewsroom ,@pfizer , and the Dept of @ENERGY. x.com/ousterlidar/status/202…

HAPPY ARMED FORCES DAY! 3AM on the flight line, and the world’s waiting like a caffeine-fueled adventure that doesn’t give a damn about your beauty sleep. There I am, coffee in one hand, flight bag in the other, eyes still half-glued shut, shuffling out to our big beautiful C-141 or C-17 beast under those harsh ramp lights. The “bag drag.” The air’s crisp, the jet’s APU or power cart are already humming that low, throaty growl, as the jet wakes up for a global joyride. Crew piles in — loadmasters cracking jokes, engineers double-checking the flyability of this metal marvel, and me sliding into the left seat thinking, “Alright, Lord, let’s do it.” The crew, like a group of ants taking orders from the queen, automatically dives into their respective duties and checklists like clockwork. No direction needed here. We crank the engines, taxi out into the dark, and blast off as the sun’s still thinking about showing up. One hop to Ramstein for fuel and some bratwurst, next leg to Incirlik where the pita bread’s fresh and the tension’s thicker than the Turkish coffee. Then it’s “wheels up” again — maybe Diego Garcia for a quick dip in that insane blue water, or over to Yokota where the ramen and beer hits different at 0200 local. Skipping across continents like stones on a pond, chasing daylight, dodging weather, and hauling everything from the SEALS, to the 82nd Airborne, to nuclear weapons, to Thanksgiving turkeys. Hell, once I flew a single generator to Nouadhibou, Mauritania. You land in one country for thirty minutes, grab a weird local snack that’ll haunt your stomach for days, chat with the ground crew in broken English and hand signals, then you’re back in the air chasing the next sunrise. Jet lag? What jet lag. This is the life — stars above, stars on the flag on your sleeve, and the pure rush of knowing you’re part of the greatest airlift machine the world has ever seen. No two days are ever the same. No two sunrises the same. Just pure, unfiltered freedom with a 🇺🇸 patch on your shoulder and a whole lot of “hold my coffee, I got this.” God bless the Air Mobility Command. Best damn job I ever had. Who’s ready to chase the globe with me? ✈️🌍

ABS wrapped up four productive days at the Offshore Technology Conference (@OTCevents) 2026 in #Houston. Watch the video below for highlights from the week. Throughout the conference, the ABS team connected with industry leaders on key topics including #FLNG, decommissioning, remote operations, offshore renewables and nuclear energy applications for the #offshore sector. ABS also contributed to the OTC Technical Conference with several presentations covering topics including nuclear-powered FPSOs and FLNGs, offshore floating data centers, the colocation of offshore energy systems and a risk-based approach to offshore spaceport design. At the booth, attendees joined Industry Insights sessions featuring MODEC, SBM Offshore and AMOG, a Flyability drone demonstration and a discussion on the role of AI in offshore operations. ABS was also honored to receive the OTC 2026 Best Booth Award in the medium-sized category. ABS recognized the next generation of offshore leaders through the OTC 2026 Emerging Leader Awards and connected with prospective talent during Talk to Talent sessions. The week also included the ABS OTC Reception, which brought together colleagues and industry professionals from across the industry. Thank you to everyone who connected with the ABS team during #OTC2026. #OTC @_ABSGroup @SPEtweets

$OUST Dozens of technology leaders across the industrial, robotics, automotive, and smart infrastructure markets intend to adopt Rev8 OS sensors, including Google, Volvo Autonomous Solutions, Liebherr, Epiroc, Field AI, Flyability, Skydio, PlusAI, Constellis, Bedrock, Kässbohrer, Third Wave Automation, Burro, Seegrid, Gecko Robotics, Pratt Miller, AIM Intelligent Machines, Cyngn, Freefly Systems, ATI Robotics, and SwarmFarm, among others.

Day 1 at the Offshore Technology Conference (@OTCevents) 2026 delivered a great start, and ABS is back at booth 1333 for another full day of conversations, insights and industry engagements. Take a look at the photos below for highlights from the first day, then join us Tuesday for: 🤖 10:00 a.m. | Flyability drone presentation featuring the ELIOS 3 in maritime and offshore applications 🎙️ 11:00 a.m. | ABS Live podcast recording with MODEC 💼 1:00 p.m. | ABS Talk to Talent: Your Next Role Starts Here 🔍 3:00 p.m. | Industry Insights session with AMOG 📋 3:40 p.m. | OTC Technical Conference presentation on nuclear energy for offshore floating data centers Stop by the booth to meet the ABS team and explore the latest in offshore classification, certification and digital solutions. See the full ABS schedule here: eagle.org/OTC26 #OTC #OTC2026 @_ABSGroup @SPEtweets

props to @daniel_koss on the recent $OUST call. He is making every right move in the AI infra space lately. The new rev8 product release absolutely changes the game for LiDAR. Their new chip makes a real time 3D map with color using pure LiDAR. This has the power to be one of the dominant inputs for the future of AI Agents and robotics. New customers of rev8 from the OUST press release: Google, Volvo Autonomous Solutions, Liebherr, Epiroc, Field AI, Flyability, Skydio, PlusAI, Constellis, Bedrock, Kässbohrer, Third Wave Automation, Burro, Seegrid, Gecko Robotics, Pratt Miller, AIM Intelligent Machines, Cyngn, Freefly Systems, ATI Robotics, and SwarmFarm, among others. Thanks for the free DD and putting this one on my radar!

$OUST Dozens of technology leaders across the industrial, robotics, automotive, and smart infrastructure markets intend to adopt Rev8 OS sensors, including Google, Volvo Autonomous Solutions, Liebherr, Epiroc, Field AI, Flyability, Skydio, PlusAI, Constellis, Bedrock, Kässbohrer

ﾌﾞﾙｰｲﾉﾍﾞ🈞🈞S高！ 4月22日（水）～24日(金)東京ビッグサイト 次世代海事産業のための国際展示会Sea Japan　 Flyability社 ブース番号4R-24 exhibitors.informamarkets-in…にて 「単結晶プローブ」デモや、飛行時間が大幅に拡大するELIOS 3専用「有線給電」デモ実施

The homie said ima “flyability” 😭

人間が入るには危険な場所で活躍するドローンを販売している会社Flyabilityをご訪問させていただきました。 🇨🇭にはETHやEPFLなどの大学を出た優秀な人材が存在し、ドイツ語圏フランス語圏イタリア語圏があり、全ヨーロッパへ進出する前の手ごたえも感じていただけます。 法人税も格安です。

Jaguar Land Rover Evaluates New Technology for Site Efficiency and Safety Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has been assessing new technologies to improve efficiency and safety across its facilities. As part of this effort, the company tested the Elios 3 for warehouse management applications, reporting a 95% reduction in inspection time. Video source: JLR / Flyability -------------------------------- Stay ahead of the curve! Follow us now on our WhatsApp (wevlv.co/wevolver-whatsapp) and Telegram (wevlv.co/3sJlFn5) channels and stay updated about the cutting edge.

Drones are transforming inspections across the power generation industry. In this new ebook, Flyability breaks down 5 key ways drone technology is changing how power plants inspect and maintain critical infrastructure. hubs.la/Q046R8870

Meet the smartest probe arm ever built on a drone. The Flyability Elios 3 UT Payload is redefining what’s possible in confined‑space inspection - bringing unmatched precision, intelligence, and reach to places humans shouldn’t go. #DroneInspection #NDT #InnovationInInspection

See how the Flyability Elios 3 performs confined‑space inspections—capturing visual thermal data in GPS‑denied environments. Utility demonstrations • March 19 • Forsyth, GA Interested in coming to GRID? Link in bio!

Deployment results: - @TVAnews saved 470 hours on single facility inspection (98% reduction) - @PampaEnergia (Argentina): saved $420k in one inspection - Maritime Inspection Services saved $2 million, and reduced inspection time by 87.5% (8 days -> 1) Flyability uses lidar for confined space inspection because: - FlyAware SLAM engine creates 3D models in real-time during flight - Active sensing operates in complete darkness - Collision-resistant cage enables sensor contact with structures - Survey-grade accuracy for asset documentation