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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 announcedโฆ

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. Itโs been a busy day for DJI, with multipleโฆ

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 issuedโฆ

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 companyโs first announcements of the day and reinforce itsโฆ

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 โ outdoors running and riding, underwater, you name it. All to figure out how its new features work, because there areโฆ

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 publicโฆ
24 MQ-9 Reapers Lost Over Iran: A $720 Million Problem
Operation Epic Fury has cost the US Air Force 24 MQ-9 Reaper drones since late February. At roughly $30 million per airframe, the losses add up to around $720 million in hardware alone, as National Interest reports. Iranian surface-to-air missilesโฆ

NOAA’s New Ocean Drone Can Replace A Lost Weather Buoy
NOAA announced a new uncrewed surface vehicle for its research fleet, and the pitch is simple. It’s solar-powered, self-propelled, small enough to trailer behind a truck, and built to loiter at sea for months. Engineers at NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmentalโฆ

Ukraine Scales Robotic Ground Assaults To 9,000 Missions A Month As Zelensky Pitches Unmanned Warfare To Europe
Ukraine carried out more than 9,000 frontline missions with armed unmanned ground vehicles last month, up from 2,900 in November 2025, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense. The figures, reported by The New York Times on April 20, show groundโฆ

DJI Osmo Mobile 9 with Remote Coming April 21st
DJI is gearing up for yet another product launch this month, this time, something that looks like a major evolution of its smartphone gimbal lineup. A newly released teaser hints at what could be the DJI Osmo Mobile 9, andโฆ

DJI Power 1000 Mini Review Lands With An 8/10 From The Verge, US Sale Still In Limbo
DJI launches the Power 1000 Mini globally today, and The Verge’s Thomas Ricker posted his review this morning giving it an 8 out of 10. The headline finding: it is the smallest 1 kWh portable power station on the market.โฆ
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