Ring Drone Cam
Ring's $250 Drone Cam Finally Ships January 27, Pending FCC Approval
Ring's $249.99 Drone Cam ships January 27, six years after the Always Home Cam reveal, pending FCC authorization under the Covered List rules.
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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Skydio CEO Adam Bry Says Skydio Will Outsell DJI in the US This Year
Adam Bry says Skydio will outsell DJI to US civilian buyers in 2026, that DJI copied Skydio, and that China's sanctions ended up adding flight time.
FAA
FAA Touts 2.2 Million UTM Drone Flights at AUVSI. Part 108 Still Waits
At AUVSI the FAA cited 2.2 million deconflicted UTM flights and a type certification rethink, but gave no date for the Part 108 BVLOS rule.
Technology
HOVERAir VERSA Goes On Sale In Europe And Canada, But Not The US
HOVERAir's VERSA flying camera goes on sale today from €499. Its own price sheet rules out the US, months after the FCC set aside its certification.
FAA
FAA Clears First Coast-to-Gulf BVLOS Flight for Skyways and Shell
The FAA cleared Skyways to fly its V2 drone from Shell's Gibson, Louisiana facility to a Gulf platform under a Section 927 waiver, not Part 108.
Drone Software
AutoPylot Maps Nearly 2,000 Local Drone Rules That LAANC Doesn't Cover
AutoPylot's Pilot Reports puts nearly 2,000 local drone rules that LAANC doesn't cover on its flight map, each with its source, and pilots can add more.
LEADERSHIP
AUVSI Hands CEO Job To Counter-Drone Executive Brett Feddersen
AUVSI names D-Fend's Brett Feddersen CEO from December 1. His testimony, his counter-drone record, and the FCC question his first statement skips.
China
China's GJ-11 Stealth Drone Lost Its Target in Cloud, Then Hit It
CCTV footage shows the GJ-11 stealth drone's weapon bays and says it found its first live-fire target only on a second pass through cloud.
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