Counter-Drone
UK Bases Logged 340 Drone Incidents in a Year. The MoD Names Nobody
MoD figures show 340 drone incidents at British military sites in a year, up from 126 in 2024. The ministry credits better detection and names no culprit.
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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NASA Kennedy Drone Case: Chinese Tourist Pleads Guilty, Faces a Year
Xiaodong He pleaded guilty over a 12-minute drone flight near Kennedy Space Center. Two earlier cases show what sentencing could look like.
Technology
NATO-Backed Drone Picked Its Own Target And Dropped A Bomb
Scaleout's onboard AI picked an armored vehicle out of a Swedish test range and struck it with no direct human command. Geneva is still arguing.
Drone Delivery
Upstate Medical Hires FAA Veteran Behind The First BVLOS Approvals
Upstate Medical named Cliff Sweatte director of UAS operations, months after an FAA waiver opened 50 miles of Central New York airspace to its drones.
Technology
Joby Flew 3,199 Miles With Zero Pilot Input, in a Cessna Caravan
Joby flew a converted Cessna Caravan 3,199 miles across the US with zero pilot inputs, supervised remotely from California and Shaw Air Force Base.
DJI
DJI Mic Mini Drops to $79 While DJI's Own US Store Is Empty
DJI Mic Mini is $79 at Amazon, $20 off list. DJI's own US store shows every configuration out of stock, and the Mic Mini 2 and 2S both skipped America.
Zipline
Zipline Seeks $20 Billion Valuation With Part 108 Still Unsigned
Zipline is in talks to raise $1 billion at a $20 billion valuation, nearly triple its January price. The FAA rule its US plan needs is still unpublished.
DJI
DJI Prices SDR Transmission 2 at €349. The US Isn't On The List
DJI launched the SDR Transmission 2 worldwide at £309 and €349. The FCC Covered List keeps it off American sets, where the 2024 model sold for $549.
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