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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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Vermont Team Heads to National Aerial Drone Championships
Vermont

Vermont Team Heads to National Aerial Drone Championships

Drones are buzzing around a Vermont high school as students prepare to compete in the National Aerial Drone Championships in West Virginia. The River Valley Tech Club, which hosted Vermont’s first aerial drone tournament in January, will reportedly represent the state as the sole team from Vermont at this prestigious event. Rising Stars of the…

A screenshot from the drone's video footage during the May 5 rescue of three soldiers trapped at Curry Demolition Range. Photo courtesy of the Fort Cavazos Fire Department.
Search & Rescue

DES Drone Team: Central Texas’s New Heroes

The Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) drone team at Fort Cavazos has emerged as modern-day heroes, rescuing soldiers trapped by floods during recent severe weather in Central Texas. Led by James Wallace, Battalion 1 Chief of the Fort Cavazos Fire Department, this reportedly team demonstrated the life-saving potential of drone technology in emergency situations. The…

High-Flying Drug Smuggling: Drones at the Border
United States

High-Flying Drug Smuggling: Drones at the Border

Drone Smuggling Operation Exposed Two men, from California and New York City, have been accused of using drones to transport narcotics from Canada into the United States. Yong Chen and an unnamed accomplice were reportedly charged following a criminal complaint unsealed in federal court. The charges include conspiracy to import a controlled substance, importation of…

Lawmakers Push DOD to Fast-Track AI Counter-Drone Tech
Counter-Drone

Lawmakers Push DOD to Fast-Track AI Counter-Drone Tech

Lawmakers are urging the Department of Defense (DOD) to speed up the deployment of AI-driven counter-drone technologies. A new provision in the fiscal 2025 defense policy bill requires department leaders to outline their plans for advancing these capabilities, reports Defense Scoop. The move comes as drone attacks become increasingly prevalent in global conflicts, from the…

Connecticut Undergrads Use Drones and GoPros to Study Shrinking Coast and Oyster Habitats
Connecticut

Connecticut Undergrads Use Drones and GoPros to Study Shrinking Coast and Oyster Habitats

Two Connecticut college students have reportedly been awarded $5,000 each to research aquaculture and shifting shorelines this summer. The funding, part of the Connecticut Sea Grant Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship, will enable them to explore the state’s coastal and marine environments using drones and GoPro cameras. Research on Oyster Cages in Eelgrass Meadows Kelly Jiang,…

An image of the "neuromorphic drone" flying above a flower pattern. Delft University of Technology
Technology

New Neural Tech Could Power Insect-Sized Intelligent Flying Robots

Researchers at Delft University of Technology have developed a groundbreaking neuromorphic vision-to-control system that enables autonomous drone flights. This new technology, which mimics the brain’s biological processing, could pave the way for creating intelligent flying robots as small as insects. The Breakthrough: Neuromorphic Vision-to-Control Mechanism The innovative neuromorphic system dev

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