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Germany Funds 15,000 STRILA Interceptor Drones for Ukraine’s National Guard as Shahed War Enters Industrial Phase
Germany is funding the production of 15,000 Ukrainian-made STRILA interceptor drones for the National Guard of Ukraine, according to an announcement from the German Embassy in Ukraine on March 23. The multimillion-euro agreement โ signed in Kyiv in the presenceโฆ

DJI Mavic 3 Drones Capture First-Ever Sperm Whale Birth on Film, Revealing Coordinated Group Care
Two DJI Mavic 3 drones hovering at least 25 meters above the Caribbean Sea on July 8, 2023, recorded what scientists are calling the most detailed cetacean birth ever documented: a sperm whale calf entering the world off the coastโฆ

While TechEx Was in Dรผsseldorf, Russian Intelligence Was Bugging Its Chief Engineer’s Office
On the day TechEx showed its unjammable fiber-optic FPV drones in Dรผsseldorf, Russia’s intelligence was bugging their chief engineer’s office back in Ukraine.

General Cherry Built Ukraine’s Counter-Drone Stack From Scratch. Now It’s Selling to the World.
The business card on the table at XPONENTIAL Europe 2026 in Dรผsseldorf read “General Cherry / Vlad Polikashkin / Marketing Director.” The booth behind it was the largest standalone Ukrainian stand on the floor โ backlit walls, Ukrainian military unitโฆ

DJI Avata 360 Launches Globally With 8K 360ยฐ FPV and O4+ Transmission โ US Buyers Must Wait Until March 30
DJI officially launched the Avata 360 on March 26, 2026, the company’s first drone to combine a native 360ยฐ camera system with full FPV flight capability. The drone is available immediately for sale in China and on pre-sale in mostโฆ

Ukraine’s Drone Industry Arrives in Dรผsseldorf, and It Has Receipts
Three years ago, Ukraine had almost no commercial drone manufacturing industry at scale. Today, I was walking the floor at XPONENTIAL Europe 2026 in Dรผsseldorf โ the leading European trade fair for autonomous technologies and robotics, running March 24โ26 atโฆ

Lockheed Martin Picks Fortem to Defend Critical Infrastructure
Lockheed Martin has selected Fortem Technologies to field an autonomous counter-drone system for critical infrastructure protection, pairing Fortem’s TrueView radar sensors and DroneHunter interceptors with Lockheed’s own Sanctum C-UAS Mission Management software, as reported by The Defense Post. The resultโฆ
Rutgers Built a Drone That Flies Like a Bird and Has No Moving Parts
Engineers at Rutgers University have designed a solid-state ornithopter, a bird-like flying robot with no motors, no gears, and no mechanical linkages of any kind, and proven in simulation that it can fly. The catch is honest and refreshingly so:โฆ

U.S. Marines and South Korea Just Practiced Shooting Down Suicide Drones
For the first time on public record, American forces have disclosed live-fire drone interception training during a combined exercise with South Korea. U.S. Marine Corps forces deployed from Okinawa, Japan, conducted the training on March 18 at the Daecheon Shootingโฆ
K-State Salina Hosts First Responder Drone Summit in April
Kansas State University Salina is bringing together law enforcement, fire departments, and emergency management agencies for a full day of drone education and hands-on demonstrations on April 22, connecting public safety professionals with UAS experts, FAA representatives, and the vendorsโฆ
Masked Attackers Burn Ukrainian Thermal Imaging Factory in Czech Republic
A group of masked individuals set fire to the Archer-LPP production facility in Pardubice, Czech Republic on the night of March 19 to 20, destroying almost all of the plant’s production capacity, including finished thermal imaging sights and equipment inโฆ
Lakewood PD’s Skydio X10 Drone Films Three Drug Deals Live
A Lakewood Police Department drone operation on Colfax Avenue resulted in five arrests last Saturday after agents used a Skydio X10 to watch three separate hand-to-hand drug transactions in real time before moving in on the suspects. The operation wasโฆ
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