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Armed MQ-9 Reaper Drones Deployed to Puerto Rico for a Caribbean Showdown
The temperature in the Caribbean is rising, and it’s not just the weather. The US military is staging a massive show of force aimed at countering drug trafficking, and at the heart of it is one of the world’s most…
Kamikaze Drones with 1,200-Mile Range Spotted in Sudan’s Darfur Conflict
More than a dozen advanced kamikaze drones with ranges of up to 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) were identified near Nyala airport in Sudan’s Darfur region in May, signaling a major escalation in the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) drone capabilities, according…
DJI Mic Mini’s $109 Amazon Steal Rocks My World!
As a professional filmmaker, my gear closet has more expensive mistakes than a politician’s social media feed. But every once in a while, a piece of tech comes along that is so good, so affordable, and so genuinely useful that…
Amazon Prime Air vs. Model Flyers: Darlington Drone Trial Triggers 8‑Mile Airspace Fight
Amazon’s plan to launch drone parcel deliveries from its Darlington warehouse is facing organized resistance from a local model aircraft club that warns the retail giant “cannot take over” shared airspace, intensifying the debate over how Prime Air integrates with…
Amazon’s Drones Now Have a ‘Plan B’ for Safe Landings
For any of us who have flown a drone, we know that the sky can be an unpredictable place. A sudden gust of wind, a lost cell signal, a bird that gets a little too curious—things happen. For a hobbyist,…
A 49-Drone Swarm Was Just Fried With This Weapon from Epirus
In a quiet corner of Indiana, a tech company just showed off the future of drone defense, and it looks like something out of a sci-fi movie. The company, Epirus, successfully used its Leonidas weapon system to knock out a…
DJI docks cut El Paso emergency response from an hour to minutes with citywide, on‑prem DFR
El Paso, Texas, has deployed a citywide drone‑as‑first‑responder network built on 22 DJI Dock stations and FlightHub 2 On‑Premises, enabling remote launches from any laptop, live video to units en route, and a shift from after‑hours, 45–60 minute manual deployments…
Electra’s EL9 Redefines Air Travel with Ultra-Short Flights
Hello, drone lovers! Get ready to have your props spun by a game-changer in aviation. Electra.aero, partnering with Surf Air Mobility and Virginia Tech, just dropped a bombshell with public demos of their EL2 Ultra Short tech demonstrator on August…
New FAA Drone Rules – BVLOS and Part 108 Explained
The proposal to fly a drone beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) is out, and it’s 650 pages long, complex, and written by a government agency. So, we went through all the head-banging, the hair-pulling, the highs, and the lows…
AI Drones Snag Ghost Nets on Australia’s Remote Shores
Yo, drone lovers, get ready for a story that’ll make your DJI heart race! Out in Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria, AI-powered drones are swooping over beaches to hunt down “ghost nets”—those abandoned fishing nets that choke marine life. This high-tech…
Drones Buzz Utah Skies to Zap Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus
Listen up, drone lovers! While we’re out capturing epic sunset shots with our DJI Mavics, Utah’s got drones fighting a different kind of battle—one against those bloodsucking pests we all hate: mosquitoes. In Salt Lake City, the Mosquito Abatement District…
Woodward High School’s New Drone Program: Soaring to New Heights with UAS Training
Buckle up, drone enthusiasts! Woodward High School in Oklahoma is launching a game-changing aviation program that’s got our rotors spinning with excitement. Starting this school year, students can dive into a four-year aviation curriculum, choosing between a pilot pathway or…