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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Counter-Drone

Shield AI Bets $5.3B on Echodyne's Drone Radar at a $28.8B Valuation

Shield AI agreed to buy counter-drone radar maker Echodyne for up to $5.3 billion, raising $2.5 billion at a $28.8 billion valuation to pay for it.

Haye KestelooNov 9

A U.S. Army soldier in camouflage and sunglasses stands on the bank of a river with a black radio-frequency jammer and handheld drone detector mounted on his chest, green brush on the far bank.

Counter-Drone

DHS Pact Gives FAA Counter-Drone Review as Hegseth Calls Lasers Safe

DHS and four departments gave the FAA a safety review of new counter-drone systems, the day FEMA's chief was billed to keynote a drone grant forum.

Haye KestelooNov 9

Police officer in a dark uniform speaking into a handheld radio while watching aerial drone video on a row of monitors in a dim control room

Skydio

Lewisville Police Drones Flew 1,789 Times. Public Log Now Caught Up

Lewisville police say their DFR drones flew 1,789 times by Nov. 3. Their public flight log, stalled at Sept. 2 when we checked Nov. 9, is now current.

Haye KestelooNov 9

Gray US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone with its landing gear down climbing into a blue sky with scattered white clouds

Colombia

Colombia Blames ELN for Drone Strike a Week After US Reapers Debut

Colombia's defense minister blamed the ELN for bomb drones that killed three soldiers, a week after the US showed off three MQ-9A Reapers on loan.

Haye KestelooNov 9

Black Geran-5 K5-K small cruise missile with a high swept wing, a single tail fin and a gold-colored exhaust nozzle, seen from above at a three-quarter angle against a pale gray background

Russia

Russia's Geran-5 K5-K Runs on 52 US Parts, 23 From Texas Instruments

Ukraine's HUR took apart Russia's new Geran-5 K5-K: 93 foreign parts, 52 from US firms, 23 by Texas Instruments, and a Chinese Pi that navigates by photo.

Haye KestelooNov 9

White BRINC Guardian drone in flight above its docking station at a beach, carrying a defibrillator under its body

Drone as First Responder

West Valley Votes on Free Police Drone Trial With $874,985 Renewal

West Valley City votes Nov. 10 on a free year of BRINC police drones. Unless the city cancels, Motorola's quote adds $874,985 for years two to six.

Haye KestelooNov 9

Black Alta Ares fixed-wing interceptor drone standing upright on a black launcher box in an open field under a cloudy sky

Counter-Drone

NATO Counter-Drone Catalog: 2024 Startup Says It Won 6 of 16 Lots

NATO's counter-drone catalog lists 16 systems from five firms. Alta Ares, founded in 2024, says it won six. The contracts pay nothing until a buyer orders.

Haye KestelooNov 9

Drones lit in orange, green and blue spell out Bubba's Bright Lights Block Party under a lamp shape against a black night sky

Drone Light Show

St. Vrain Students Fly 300 Drones for Make-A-Wish Boy on a School Day

St. Vrain Valley's student drone team flew 300 drones in Holyoke, Colorado, for Make-A-Wish kid Bubba Brown, 11, after weather moved it to a school day.

Haye KestelooNov 9

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