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China’s “Land Aircraft Carrier” Powers Drones Mid-Flight
A Chinese research team has demonstrated a ground-based microwave system that beams power to a drone while is flying, keeping fixed-wing aircraft airborne for more than three hours in tests, as reported by The South China Morning Post The system…
DJI Launches Mic Mini 2 With Ten Faceplate Colors And A €33 Starting Price
DJI pushed the Mic Mini 2 live on its Hong Kong product page one week before the teased April 28 global reveal, confirming that the “More Than Sound” campaign is a second-generation wireless microphone, not an accessory refresh or a…
DJI Lito 1 And Lito X1 Pricing Surfaces On Italian Retailer Two Days Before Launch, No US Release Expected
Italian electronics retailer Dino Galiano posted full product pages for the DJI Lito 1 and DJI Lito X1 on April 21, 2026, two days before DJI’s scheduled April 23 reveal, complete with specs, sample images, and euro pricing. Reliable leaker…
Pentagon Requests $75 Billion For Drones In FY27, With DAWG Getting The Largest Year-Over-Year Boost Of Any Defense Program
Pentagon’s FY27 budget earmarks $75B for drones, with $54.6B for DAWG, the largest year-over-year boost of any defense program. Full analysis and what’s next.
IARPA Wants Drone Engines That Rot: New RFI Targets Bio-Derived Propulsion for Missions That Leave No Trace
IARPA’s RFI-26-01 seeks bio-derived materials for drone turbines and motors that degrade after missions. Responses due May 15. Analysis and what it means.
France Tests Drone-Armed Combat Cells in ORION 26 Drills
France’s 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade is using the ORION 26 exercise to break its platoons into small drone-armed combat cells, a doctrinal shift pulled directly from the lessons of the war in Ukraine, as Defence Blog reported. The brigade announced…
Reliable Robotics Raises $160 Million As SpaceX Alum Pushes FAA For First Commercial Uncrewed Cargo Cert
Reliable Robotics closed a $160M round led by Nimble Partners, pushing valuation near $1B as the SpaceX alum-led startup races toward FAA uncrewed cargo cert.
DJI launches DJI Osmo Mobile 8P in China with remote control
DJI has officially launched its latest smartphone gimbal, the DJI Osmo Mobile 8P, introducing a major design shift with a removable display module that also functions as a wireless remote control. It’s been a busy day for DJI, with multiple…
Coors Field Drone Incursions Prompt Federal Warning
More than a half dozen drones flew into restricted airspace around Coors Field during the Colorado Rockies’ opening homestand against the Philadelphia Phillies from April 3 through 5, as ESPN reported. Nobody was arrested. The FAA and the FBI issued…
DJI releases DJI FlyCart 200, T200 drones with 200kg payload capacity, multi-drone control
In yet another product release, once again limited to the Chinese market, DJI has unveiled two new heavy-lift drones: the DJI FlyCart 200 and the DJI T200. These launches mark the company’s first announcements of the day and reinforce its…
GoPro Mission 1 Pro Hands-On: 50+ New Features, 1-Inch Sensor, 8K60, and Interchangeable Lenses
I’ve been putting the brand new GoPro Mission 1 Pro through its paces over the last couple of weeks — outdoors running and riding, underwater, you name it. All to figure out how its new features work, because there are…
Aevex Stock Doubles in Two Days as Wall Street Bets Big on Military Drone Makers
Shares of Aevex Corp. doubled Monday, April 20, 2026, just two trading sessions after the military drone manufacturer listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Class A shares jumped as much as 49% to $40.25, up from the initial public…
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