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Haye Kesteloo

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.

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Zelenskyy Tells Face the Nation the U.S. Drone Deal Still Needs One Thing: Trump to Say Yes
Department of Defense

Zelenskyy Tells Face the Nation the U.S. Drone Deal Still Needs One Thing: Trump to Say Yes

The framework drone agreement that Ukraine has been pushing Washington to sign for nearly a year is still unsigned, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy used a national U.S. broadcast to say exactly what is holding it up. In an interview with CBS’s Face the Nation that aired Sunday, the Ukrainian president said his country and the United…

FAA's ICE NOTAM Gets Teeth: Change 13 Is the Enforcement Escalation Drone Pilots Should Fear - FAA Cracks Down on Drone Violations with $341,413 in Proposed Penalties - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024: Key Changes for Drones and Advanced Air Mobility
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FAA Publishes World Cup TFR Venue List, And Part 107 Authorizations Stop At The Stadium Ring

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on May 28 published the actual venue list, dates, and airspace dimensions for its FIFA World Cup 2026 flight restrictions, turning a months-old “No Drone Zone” messaging campaign into a concrete schedule that pilots can now check against their own calendars. Eleven U.S. stadiums get the largest treatment: a three-nautical-mile…

FAA Law Makes That Viral "Claude Squirrel-Hunting Drone" Illegal Three Times Over
Police

FAA Law Makes That Viral “Claude Squirrel-Hunting Drone” Illegal Three Times Over

A post claiming to show an AI-controlled drone armed with a CO2 BB gun that autonomously shoots squirrels has pulled in more than 590,000 views on X this week, and almost every law it touches points the same direction: this is illegal for any civilian to operate in the United States. The account, a self-described…

Pentagon Floats Equity Stakes In U.S. Drone Startups As Trump Administration Tries To Buy Its Way Out Of A Production Deficit
Ukraine

Pentagon Floats Equity Stakes In U.S. Drone Startups As Trump Administration Tries To Buy Its Way Out Of A Production Deficit

The Trump administration is negotiating funding deals with a group of American drone companies, and at least some of those deals could hand the U.S. government an ownership slice of the firms it backs. According to a Wall Street Journal exclusive, the Pentagon has identified Performance Drone Works, Unusual Machines, and Neros Technologies as candidates…

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