Bloomberg has put a dollar figure on what we’ve been tracking for months: the Trump family’s drone investment portfolio, held through a Texas-based firm called American Ventures, is worth nearly $750 million across three Florida-based companies, all of which are…
There is a version of this story that is just about drones in the sky over Minnesota. The actual version is about what those drones mean to the people looking up at them. Minnesota Public Radio reports that drone sightings…
In late February, the FBI quietly distributed a security bulletin to California law enforcement warning that Iran had “allegedly aspired” to launch a surprise drone attack on West Coast targets from an unidentified vessel off the coast. The bulletin sat…
We covered FAA NOTAM FDC 6/4375 on January 23. We covered it again on February 2 and February 3. So when Vic Moss of the Drone Service Providers Alliance published his breakdown on March 11, the fair question is: what’s…
Four Skydio X10D drone systems were stolen from a U.S. Army engineer battalion building at Fort Campbell in November 2025. Army CID went public with the case on March 9-10, releasing surveillance images and a $5,000 reward offer — more…
Canada’s defense drone push just got a serious price tag. The Government of Canada will spend more than CA$900 million (roughly US$660 million, at approximately 0.73 USD/CAD) on unmanned systems, aerospace technology, and dual-use defense programs, with a dedicated Drone…
Back in July 2025, Ukrainian officials told us independence from Chinese drone components was “one or two quarters away.” The New York Times is reporting today that Ukraine has hit that target. In a basement workshop somewhere in Ukraine, dozens…
I have covered every twist in the DJI regulatory saga for years. The Section 1709 deadline. The FCC Covered List vote. The shell company investigations. The lawsuit. Through all of it, one question keeps landing in my inbox from American…
I watched today’s 7-second DJI clip three times before the tagline even registered. “Above It All, See It All.” Then the subtitle: “8K Flagship 360° Drone.” Then a date: March 26, 2026, 12 PM GMT. That’s it. DJI just confirmed…
The photo tells you everything about where Archer Aviation actually is right now. That’s N703AX, the company’s Midnight eVTOL air taxi, flying in conventional airplane mode. The six fixed VTOL-only propellers sit stowed on top while the six tilt-propellers on…
Neros Technologies just completed its first delivery under the U.S. Army’s Purpose Built Attritable Systems (PBAS) program — ahead of contract date — and simultaneously announced the Archer Block 2, a field-reconfigurable FPV system built for contested environments. The company…
Ukraine’s top long-range strike drone company just put a number on its war production capacity, and it’s bigger than most people expected. In an interview published today by ArmyTV and reported by ArmyInform, FirePoint co-founder and chief designer Denys Shtilerman…