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Department of Homeland Security

House Homeland Security Chair Calls Drones a “New, Growing Frontier” of Threats to U.S. Critical Infrastructure

The same week DHS announced its permanent counter-drone office and FEMA began distributing $500 million in C-UAS grants, the House Homeland Security Committee held an oversight hearing that spelled out exactly why the federal government is treating drones as a top-tier threat. Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino’s opening statement placed drones alongside cyberattacks and AI-enabled operations…

Haye KestelooJan 23

Overhead black-and-white view of a DJI Phantom quadcopter surrounded by folding DJI Mavic drones and other multirotors arranged on a white surface

Police

Colombia launches $1.6B national anti drone shield

Colombia just made one of the biggest counter drone moves in the Western Hemisphere, and it did so with a clear message in mind. Airspace is no longer a background concern. It is now a frontline, as reported by Defence Blog. On January 10, the Colombian government announced a COP 6.2 trillion investment, roughly $1.6…

Rafael SuárezJan 19

Police

Suspected Drone Disrupts Flights at Heathrow Airport

Flights at London Heathrow Airport were briefly disrupted after a suspected drone sighting, once again highlighting how even a single unmanned aircraft can ripple through one of the busiest aviation hubs on the planet, as Independent reports. Heathrow is Europe’s busiest airport, handling roughly 70 arrivals and departures every hour, so even short pauses can…

Rafael SuárezJan 18

DJI

DJI Accidentally Leaks the DJI Ronin RS5 on YouTube

Today was supposed to be a calm, orderly release day for the DJI Ronin RS5 in China, the kind of launch where everything moves behind a velvet rope, region locked websites, carefully timed press briefings, and that familiar DJI sense of total control. Instead, someone at DJI tripped over the biggest red button in the…

Rafael SuárezJan 15

DJI

College of DuPage Wins $4M for Drone Training

The College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, has been awarded $4 million in federal funding to expand its aviation and drone education programs, a move aimed squarely at fixing growing workforce shortages across the U.S. aviation sector, as Aviation Web reports. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement…

Rafael SuárezJan 15

Lockheed Martin

RQ-170 Sentinel Drone Watched Maduro’s Fall In Venezuela

Some drones announce themselves with noise, blinking lights, and shaky cellphone footage, others arrive like a thought you did not know you were having, quiet, inevitable, already there before you noticed. Saturday night over Venezuela, the RQ-170 Sentinel belonged firmly to the second category. At least one, and possibly two, of the U.S. Air Force’s…

Rafael SuárezJan 5

Walmart

Walmart’s Drones Are Eyeing Tampa Backyards Next

Walmart is quietly turning Tampa Bay into a test runway, and this time the landing zone might be your lawn, as reported by Bizjournals. The retail giant has filed plans with Hillsborough County to roll out drone delivery operations at up to seven Walmart stores across the Tampa area, partnering once again with Alphabet owned…

Rafael SuárezJan 3

Poland

Poland’s Invisible Shield Can Fry Drones in Seconds

Instead of bullets, nets, missiles, or expensive interceptor drones chasing other drones in an awkward aerial ballet, STRATUS fires short

Rafael SuárezDec 31

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