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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Skydio X10 drone sitting inside an open Skydio Dock on a rooftop, city skyline at sunset behind it

Police

Bellingham Police Pick Skydio for DFR, 1 Response in 23 Logged Flights

Bellingham police fly Skydio DFR drones on a $475,417 state grant. The public log shows 23 flights since Aug. 19, one an incident response.

Haye KestelooOct 6

White Manna delivery drone with four spinning rotors and a Made in USA flag on its fuselage, shown side-on against a black background

Manna Aero

Manna Adds Two East Tulsa Drone Bases Rated for 'Thousands' a Week

Manna is opening two east Tulsa drone bases and says each can handle thousands of deliveries a week. On launch hours, its own rate caps each at 768.

Haye KestelooOct 6

Gray DJI Mini 3 drone held in one hand, arms unfolded, camera and gimbal facing the lens, MINI 3 printed on the right arm

Deal

DJI Mini 3 Hits $269 for Prime Big Deal Days, Matching Its June Low

Amazon has the DJI Mini 3 at $269 for Prime members through October 7, $150 off list and level with its June low. The Fly More Combo is $600.

Haye KestelooOct 6

Amazon

Amazon Drones Buzz Cleveland Heights Homes. The Mayor Wants Them Moved

Cleveland Heights Mayor Jim Petras will ask Amazon whether drone routes can shift to commercial areas. Amazon moved some Texas flights in February.

Haye KestelooOct 6

A black pickup truck marked ACS carries a turret-mounted machine gun and a tan radar panel in the Arizona desert, with smoke drifting from the gun barrel.

Counter-Drone

US Military Counts 378 Border Drone Incursions In 30 Days, And Rising

The military detected 378 drones on the US-Mexico border in a month and says the trend is rising, as 21 firms tested counter-drone gear in Yuma.

Haye KestelooOct 6

White Airspection VTOL drone with wings and a tail rotor flying over a sandy beach with a row of offshore wind turbines on the horizon

BVLOS

Airspection Drone Skips the Boat on BVLOS Run to UK Wind Farm

Glasgow's Airspection flew a shore-launched drone 8.7 miles round trip to a Liverpool Bay wind farm beyond line of sight in the UK CAA's BVLOS sandbox.

Haye KestelooOct 6

US Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber taking off with afterburners lit, spraying water off a runway lined with autumn trees

Department of Defense

Feared Iran Drone Attack Sent All 12 US B-1s Home From RAF Fairford

US and British officials say a feared IRGC drone attack, which some liken to Ukraine's Spiderweb raid, led the US to pull all 12 B-1s from RAF Fairford.

Haye KestelooOct 6

White DJI Neo 3 drone with spoked propeller cages beside a blue-grey DJI RC Mini controller with a built-in screen on a wooden table

LEAK

DJI Neo 3 Unboxing Video Leaks, and the Battery Slots Are Real

Leaked DJI Neo 3 unboxing: an RC Mini with a screen, three batteries, a charging hub, and the slotted battery packs DroneXL doubted in September.

Haye KestelooOct 6

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