Amazon
Amazon Won't Say When Tracy Drones Fly. It Said Within a Month
Amazon told the LA Times Tracy drone deliveries would start within a month. Asked for a date by the Stockton Record, it gave none. The month is nearly up.
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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Ukraine
Ukraine Air-Drops Kamikaze Robots 12 Miles Behind Russian Lines
Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps flies explosive ground robots over the front under heavy bomber drones, and credits the tactic with 48 square miles retaken.
Leak
DJI Matrice 5TD Surfaces In China Filing, 750 g Heavier Than 4TD
A Chinese drone-registration entry names the DJI Matrice 5TD at 2.6 kg, and a leaked render prints the name. The dock drone gains 750 g on the Matrice 4TD.
Industry
Redfin Just Handed Drone Pilots a Client Checklist. Use It
Redfin tells home sellers how to prep for a drone shoot. Here is the checklist pilots should send clients, with photos by Billy Kyle and Ken Dono.
Manna Aero
Manna Pitches Tulsa Fire Drone AEDs, an Idea Dublin Never Launched
Tulsa Fire gets a free Manna drone pilot for defibrillators and trauma kits. The Irish trials Manna cites: one simulated drop from a hub it has since shut.
Amazon
Amazon's Connecticut Drone Briefing Left No Trace in the Minutes
Connecticut's airport chief briefed his board on Amazon's North Haven drone hub, NBC reports. The Sept. 23 draft minutes name neither Amazon nor the FAA.
Ukraine
Fedorov Wants A Humanoid Robot Killing Russians Within Six Months
Fired as defense minister in July, the man behind Ukraine's Army of Drones launched an Army of Robots and set a six-month target for a humanoid kill.
United Kingdom
British Army Bought 10,000 Drones In A Year, Most Are For Training
The British Army acquired 10,000-plus drones through Project Rapstone in a year and points most at training: manual FPV, 30 simulator hours, no GPS.
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