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FBI charges former University of Michigan visiting scholar Chuan Wang with hiding his role as Tianxun CTO building drones for the Chinese military.
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FBI charges former University of Michigan visiting scholar Chuan Wang with hiding his role as Tianxun CTO building drones for the Chinese military.

Teledyne FLIR OEM launched Prism C-UAS on April 28, a counter-drone software stack that pairs thermal imaging with AI-driven object detection and tracking. The pitch is detection range, as reported by Business Ware. Prism can lock onto a drone showing fewer than four pixels on target, which buys defenders more time to respond before a…

European Commission opens consultation on new EU Aviation and Aeronautics Strategy through May 21, 2026. Drones, counter-UAS, anti-jamming all in scope.

Florida Gov. DeSantis signed HB 1093 on April 20, authorizing FDOT to fully fund vertiports as the state targets December 2026 commercial air taxi launch.

United deleted drone strike from its Flight 1980 statement after Boeing 737 inspection found no damage. Brendan Schulman: "Balloons are red and shiny, too."

Right now that's a minimum of ninety minutes door-to-door if traffic cooperates. A drone? Straight line. Twenty minutes, maybe less. No traffic lights.

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.

The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is telling the full story of what seven drones stationed across the city are actually doing, and the numbers are hard to argue with. In an interview with KKTV published April 6, 2026, CSPD Sgt. Jeff Edmonds said the drones, part of the department’s Real Time Crime Center Unit,…
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