Amazon
Amazon Told Pflugerville Drones Take No Images. Its Own Site Disagrees
Amazon told Pflugerville's council on Sept. 22 its MK30 drones take no pictures. Amazon's Prime Air operations page says people near deliveries may be recorded.
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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North Haven Amazon Drones: How to File With CT DEEP Before Oct. 1
Connecticut DEEP takes comment on Amazon's North Haven drone hub through Oct. 1. What DEEP can rule on, what it can't, and where to send it.
Drone Delivery
Northglenn Drafts Colorado's First Drone Rules. Wing Can Fly In Anyway
Northglenn's Walmart-Wing ordinance sets 200-foot buffers and a 65 dB cap for the launch pad. The city's own memo says a hub next door can still deliver.
Russia
Russia's Geran-4 Runs On A $25,000 Hobby Jet, Texas Instruments Chips
RFE/RL took apart a Geran-4 Seeker: a $25,000 Chinese hobby turbojet, two SIM cards, a mesh modem, Texas Instruments chips. Russia builds 3,000 a month.
DSPA
DSPA Breaks Charter to Take DHS Blue UAS Report to Congress
DSPA's Vic Moss asks pilots to call Congress over DHS's Blue UAS test: name an agency to test every drone's security, stop banning by country of origin.
Amazon
Amazon Faces 92% Opposition in Westborough Drone Survey, Calls Urged
An independent survey of 853 Westborough-area residents finds 92% oppose Amazon's Prime Air hub. Organizers now have a phone script for legislators.
Amazon
Amazon Won't Say When Tracy Drones Fly. It Said Within a Month
Amazon told the LA Times Tracy drone deliveries would start within a month. Asked for a date by the Stockton Record, it gave none. The month is nearly up.
Ukraine
Ukraine Air-Drops Kamikaze Robots 12 Miles Behind Russian Lines
Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps flies explosive ground robots over the front under heavy bomber drones, and credits the tactic with 48 square miles retaken.
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