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Germany’s parliament has approved approximately $563 million to develop and procure MBDA’s DefendAir counter-drone interceptor missiles, funding a weapon system that won’t reach serial production until 2029—more than four years away—even as small drone threats continue to escalate across Europe. The German Bundestag’s budget committee approved roughly €490 million ($563 million USD) to develop and
Zipline officially launched its drone delivery service at a Walmart in McKinney, Texas on November 4, 2025, bringing 30-minute deliveries to another Dallas-Fort Worth suburb. The ribbon-cutting ceremony featured State Rep. Keresa Richardson placing the first order—a bottle of honey—which arrived in the parking lot within minutes. The McKinney launch marks Zipline’s continued expansion across…
Amazon officially launched its Prime Air drone delivery service in Waco, Texas on Tuesday, marking the e-commerce giant’s fourth active U.S. market just two days after activating service in Pontiac, Michigan. The rapid expansion signals Amazon’s aggressive push to scale drone operations after recovering from technical setbacks that grounded its fleet earlier this year. Customers…
Terra Drone subsidiary Unifly has successfully demonstrated collision avoidance and flight separation management technologies at the SPATIO Project Open Day in Romania, showcasing systems that enable drones to share airspace safely through automated traffic management. The October 29 demonstrations at INCAS Strejnicu Flight Base validated technologies designed to prevent mid-air collisions during
Apium Swarm Robotics has joined Red Cat Holdings’ Futures Initiative following successful U.S. Army testing of autonomous drone swarm technology that enables single operators to control multiple drones without centralized ground control. The partnership, announced November 4, 2025, comes as the Pentagon accelerates procurement of autonomous systems for contested battlefield environments. The colla
Conyers, Georgia is joining the growing network of cities offering Walmart drone delivery, with construction already underway at the Walmart store on Dogwood Drive and service expected to begin as early as this holiday season. The Atlanta suburb becomes one of the first Georgia cities to implement the technology as part of Walmart and Wing’s…
Russia has purchased 18,000 drones for 500 schools at a cost of 8.38 billion rubles ($82 million USD) in 2024 as part of a program training teenagers to operate unmanned aerial vehicles for combat, according to Ukrainian intelligence reports. The program, which began in 2023, targets students from grades 8-9 and aims to develop “understanding…
DJI has launched the Osmo Mobile 8 smartphone gimbal with significant upgrades including full 360° horizontal rotation and the ability to track cats and dogs, but the company confirmed the device won’t be officially available in the U.S. market through official websites following today’s global launch. The restriction highlights DJI’s increasingly complicated relationship with American…
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