Police
Laredo Police Vow to Take Down Drones at Hotel Fire. FAA Lists No TFR
Laredo's police chief says officers will mitigate drones over the DoubleTree fire. Federal law lets local police do that only with FBI certification.
Haye Kesteloo
Haye Kesteloo is the Editor in Chief and Founder of DroneXL.co, where he covers all drone-related news, DJI rumors and writes drone reviews, and of EVXL.co, for all electric vehicle news. Haye can be reached at haye @ dronexl.co or @hayekesteloo. Also on LinkedIn, Muck Rack, Instagram and YouTube.
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Amazon
Worcester Asks If It Can Stop Amazon Drones. Shrewsbury Says It Can't
Worcester wants a report on its power over Amazon's planned Westborough drones. Shrewsbury says towns are preempted. Hopkinton votes to fight.
LEAK
DJI Neo 3 Flies in First Leaked Video on a Remote With a Scroll Wheel
Leaked video shows the DJI Neo 3 flying from the RC Mini, which pairs from its own screen and hides a scroll wheel. The Neo 2 looks small beside it.
Drone Delivery
Upstate Medical's New Drone Port Is Already Cleared To Fly To Utica
Upstate University Hospital opened a drone port for Air Upstate, with clearance to fly to Wynn Hospital in Utica and Causey Aviation named as partner.
Anduril
Anduril's $3.7B Maryland Shipyard: Trump Adds Drone Subs, 40% Stake
Anduril's $3.7B Maryland shipyard will build Virginia-class sub parts. Trump promised drone subs and a 40% taxpayer stake neither release mentions.
Drone Delivery
Wing Lists 19 Walmart Metros. Walmart's Hometown Isn't One of Them
Bentonville approved a Wing nest at Walmart Store #100 in Sept. 2025, and Walmart named its hometown weeks later. Wing's 19-metro list leaves it off.
Amazon
FAA Raised Amazon's Omaha Drone Band on Paper. Its Noise Model Didn't
The FAA's final Omaha review moves Amazon's MK30 cruise band from 180-377 feet to 205-370 feet. Its noise report still models the old numbers.
Counter-Drone
Pentagon Picks 3 Lasers And A Drone-Frying Microwave For US Bases
AeroVironment, Kord, Boeing and Epirus weapons will guard US bases for a year. The FAA safety finding the Pentagon cites covers one laser family.
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