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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Black quadcopter with a Livox Mid-360 LiDAR dome on top and MARS lettering on its frame, hovering in front of blurred mountains

Analysis

Purdue's "From Scratch" Drone Video Names a Hong Kong Lab's Planner

A Purdue lab says it built its viral forest drone from scratch. Its telemetry names SUPER and FAST-LIO, open-source code from the University of Hong Kong.

Haye KestelooOct 26

Two Joby electric air taxis parked on marked landing pads on the roof of a parking garage, with charging stalls at street level

EVTOL

FAA Vertiport Draft Flattens Air Taxi Approaches It Won't Protect

FAA draft AC 150/5390-4 replaces EB 105A: new pad sizes, a fixed downwash zone and 15:1 powered-lift approaches the FAA won't evaluate.

Haye KestelooOct 26

Gray DJI Matrice 4TD dock drone with a multi-camera gimbal flying above a solar farm at dusk, with snow-capped mountains behind

Fact Check

DJI Matrice 5TD's Native 1280 Thermal Has a US Drone Maker Alarmed

A viral X post says DJI's Matrice 5TD has native 1280 by 1024 thermal. DJI's spec sheet agrees. The Mavic-sized and US lead-time claims hold up less well.

Haye KestelooOct 26

White blueflite Cobalt cargo drone on a wooden launch pad with six people standing behind it and a blue water tower in the background

Drone Delivery

Michigan Medicine Will Test Drone Organ Flights in $1.7M State Round

Michigan's $1.7M round funds 12 drone projects: blueflite organ flights for Michigan Medicine, Battle Creek police DFR, and eight Detroit pilots.

Haye KestelooOct 26

White DJI Matrice 4TD drone with twin spotlights and a speaker mounted on top, hovering in front of a sunlit forest

Search & Rescue

White County's New Rescue Drone Is a DJI Matrice 4TD It Didn't Name

White County, Georgia, bought a rain-capable DJI Matrice 4TD with SPLOST money. Neither Georgia ban bill became law, and federal rules allow it.

Haye KestelooOct 26

An orange-sailed Saildrone Voyager uncrewed sailboat, hull number SD-2015, heads out across grey water past a forested island shoreline

Sweden

Sweden Pays Saildrone for Baltic Sea Data, Not the Boats Collecting It

Four Saildrone Voyager sea drones began a year-long Baltic patrol for the Swedish Navy. Sweden buys their data and leaves the boats to Saildrone.

Haye KestelooOct 26

Helsing AD-2 Ambush rocket interceptor and shorter AD-1 Inferno jet interceptor side by side against a black background

Counter-Drone

Helsing Prices Jet-Drone Interceptors Under €100,000, None Before 2027

Helsing's Contra pairs two interceptors priced under €100,000 each against Russia's jet-powered Geran drones. Earliest deliveries: Q2 2027.

Haye KestelooOct 26

A blue dragon with spread wings and lightning breath formed by thousands of drone lights over a dark Texas field at night

United States

Sky Elements Flies 10,183-Drone Dragon, Lands Two Guinness Records

Sky Elements and Damoda America set two Guinness World Records in Texas: a 10,183-drone dragon and 71,207 drones launched in a week, on Chinese hardware.

Haye KestelooOct 26

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