Deal
DJI Mini 5 Pro Drops To $683 At Amazon, Its Lowest Price Yet
The DJI Mini 5 Pro just dropped to $683 at Amazon, its lowest price yet. What the 1-inch sensor drone offers, and the 250-gram catch.
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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Department of Defense
Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Will Build A “Great Factory” In The U.S. The First One Already Has An Ohio Address
Zelenskyy told Laura Loomer that U.S.-Ukraine drone cooperation will include a factory on American soil, days before he meets Trump. F-Drones already broke ground in Ohio, and the export deal behind the announcement still rests on anonymous sources.
Funding
New York Puts $75 Million Behind Police Drones, And Rensselaer County Can't Touch A Dollar Of It
New York's $75 million LETECH program funds police drones and counter-drone gear, but an ICE clause locks out Rensselaer County, whose photographed fleet of DJI and Autel aircraft faces a federal squeeze of its own.
Anduril
Anduril Chases $100 Billion Valuation Eight Weeks After Doubling to $61 Billion
Anduril is in talks to raise funding at a roughly $100 billion valuation, per Reuters, just two months after its $5 billion round. Here is what the number really prices in.
DJI
DJI Osmo Pocket 4P Gets A July 30 Global Launch Date, And The US Is Still Not On The Map
DJI confirms the Osmo Pocket 4P worldwide launch for July 30, 2026 at 12:00 GMT. The dual-lens gimbal camera has no US path under the FCC Covered List.
Drones for Agriculture
Agri Spray Drones Shows How One Worn Battery Terminal Can Bring Down a Spray Drone
Agri Spray Drones' new maintenance video shows how a worn battery terminal arcs, spreads damage to every charger and drone it touches, and can fuse mid-flight, and the five-minute daily inspection that prevents the crash.
Blue UAS
Skydio Lands Entire Drone Lineup on Blue UAS Cleared List, and the Grant Money Follows
Skydio's X10, Dock for X10, and R10 join the X10D on the Blue UAS Cleared List, unlocking federal grant eligibility and cementing its DFR lead while rivals stay locked out.
Ukraine
GRU Officer Who Ran Russia's Drone Parts Pipeline Out of Tokyo Flees Japan After Press Exposure
Maksim Filchenkov, the GRU officer sourcing Japanese components for Russian drones and missiles, has fled Japan after a press investigation blew his cover. The pipeline he built stays open.
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