Counter-Drone
Army's $3-a-Shot Laser Cuts Cartel Drone Flights 75%, Military Says
Military officials say cartel drone flights over the Rio Grande Valley fell about 75% after an Army laser began downing them. The baseline is undisclosed.
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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Leipzig Drone Bomb
Germany Plans To Let Utilities Fight Off Drones After Leipzig Bomb
Germany plans nine-city counter-drone units and a law letting power and water companies actively fend off drones, five weeks after the Leipzig bomb.
Amazon
Amazon Had Two Days To Answer 8 MK30 Safety Questions. It Didn't
DroneXL sent Amazon Prime Air eight written questions about its 83-pound MK30 drone. Saturday's deadline passed with no answers as Amazon plans 500 cities.
Zipline
Zipline Drone Ends Flight On Houston Highway The Way Amazon's Can't
A Zipline delivery drone came down under its parachute onto Highway 6 in Cypress on Friday. No injuries, no damage, no calls to police, and no cause yet.
Drone Delivery
Wing Claims Largest US Drone Network As Amazon Promises 500 Cities
Wing says it flies thousands of Walmart drone deliveries a day. Walmart's own quarter backs the rate. Amazon's 500-city map is the counterclaim.
DJI Power
DJI Power 2000 Now Plugs Into Your Wall Socket. Not in America
DJI put the Power 2000 on stage at IFA 2026 as a grid-tied home battery with its first balcony solar kit. US buyers get none of it.
BVLOS
TSA Plans Closed-Door Part 108 Security Talks After the Rule Lands
TSA is recruiting hand-picked operators for closed BVLOS security roundtables that run only after the Part 108 final rule publishes. Deadline October 19.
DJI
DJI Fixes Pocket 4P FrameTap And Mic Conflict, Users Find It First
Pocket 4P owners in Japan discovered DJI's latest firmware lets the FrameTap remote and DJI Mic 3 connect at once. DJI's changelog never mentioned it.
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