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DJI Zenmuse L3: The Features that Actually Move the Needle
The Zenmuse L3 isn’t just another LiDAR payload bolted to a drone. It looks and feels like a single, purpose-built instrument, with attention paid to its smallest details. Once it’s in the air, that design isn’t just cosmetic. The LiDAR,…
Drone News: DJI Neo 2 Release and Avata 360 Leak, Syracuse Police Drone Program Grounded, & New U.S. Spray Drone
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have three stories for you this week. DJI has a bunch of releases and rumors. We have the Syracuse Police Department program that’s having a bunch of issues. And then a new…
Counter-Drone Radar Firm Chaos Industries Raises $510M As Defense Tech Investment Hits Record Highs
Counter-drone radar manufacturer Chaos Industries has secured $510 million in a Series D funding round that closed last month, bringing the Los Angeles-based company’s valuation to $4.5 billion. The funding represents the latest sign of surging investor interest in defense…
Red Cat’s $35M Army Contract Expansion Drives 646% Q3 Growth, But $16M Loss Raises Sustainability Questions
Red Cat Holdings reported explosive third-quarter revenue growth of 646% year-over-year on November 13, 2025, reaching $9.6 million and beating analyst consensus expectations. The U.S.-based defense drone manufacturer announced its Army Short Range Reconnaissance Tranche 2 contract has expanded to…
Senator Warns U.S. Drone Defense “Severe and Growing” Crisis As Protection Authorities Face January Expiration
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton is sounding the alarm on what he calls a “severe and growing” threat from unauthorized drone flights over U.S. military bases, border facilities, and major public events, warning that critical airspace protection authorities are…
US Sanctions Ukrainian Firms Supplying Drone Parts to Iran—The Same Drones Russia Uses to Attack Ukraine
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned two Ukrainian companies Wednesday for supplying critical aerospace components to Iran’s state-owned drone manufacturer HESA—the same entity producing Shahed-136 drones that Russia has launched by the tens of thousands against Ukrainian cities throughout 2025. The…
DARPA Offers $6.5M For Drones That Carry 4X Their Weight In Lift Challenge
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched a $6.5 million competition challenging innovators across America to design drones capable of carrying payloads more than four times their own weight. The DARPA Lift Challenge, announced November 13, 2025, aims…
DJI Osmo Action 6 Launches in China With World’s First Variable Aperture Action Camera
DJI has released the Osmo Action 6 in China today, featuring the world’s first variable aperture lens in an action camera alongside a larger sensor and substantial performance upgrades. The launch comes five days ahead of the camera’s scheduled global…
Mavic 4 vs Inspire 3: Is DJI’s Flagship Cinema Drone Worth 10x More?
Now that the DJI Mavic 4 has been out for a bit, is it really worth it to spend 6 to 10 times more than that to buy the Inspire 3? Let’s go test and compare and see just how…
Drone Mapping Decodes Peru’s Mysterious “Band of Holes”
High above the rocky slopes of Monte Sierpe in southern Peru, thousands of perfect circular holes stretch across the landscape like a dotted scar. Our friends of Archaeology.org told us about how locals call it the “Band of Holes.” For…
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Wespe UAV: Germany’s Smart Drone for Critical Missions
When you think of a wasp, you think of agility. Fast, sharp, and persistent. The Wespe UAV (which means “wasp” in German) takes those same traits and turns them into a powerful flying machine designed for the toughest missions. The…
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