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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Flock Safety Alpha quadcopter in flight against a pink dusk sky, its multi-lens gimbal camera hanging beneath the body

Police

Edison Buys a 60 MPH Flock Drone, Promises 45-Second Response

Edison, NJ is spending $589,000 in forfeiture money on 92 Flock cameras and a thermal DFR drone. The mayor's 45-second claim beats Flock's own figure.

Haye KestelooSep 25

Wing

Lowe's Now Flies Painter's Tape to Charlotte Yards in 20 Minutes

Lowe's launched drone delivery from its Matthews, N.C. store with Wing and DoorDash: 100+ items, 2.5 lb limit, 5-mile radius. Wing flies every order.

Haye KestelooSep 24

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr speaking into a microphone during a moderated Q&A on stage at the SBA Defense Industrial Base Drone Summit, with a row of American flags behind him

FCC Filing

FCC Says $5B Flowed Into US Drones. Its Own Filing Counts Pledges

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr touts $5 billion in new US drone investment. The agency's own footnotes mix funding rounds, a valuation and five-year pledges.

Haye KestelooSep 24

Amazon

Amazon Tells Packed Westborough Room Its Drones Are Coming Anyway

Hundreds packed Amazon's Prime Air forum in Westborough, Mass. No resident spoke in favor. Amazon says its drones are coming anyway, pending approvals.

Haye KestelooSep 24

Damaged white fixed-wing drone with a serial number on its tail fin, lying on grass in front of a red tent

Counter-Drone

France and Italy Deny CIA Warned of Russian Ship-Launched Drones

Macron and Italy's defense minister deny a report that the CIA warned of Russian Gerbera drones launched from ships in the Mediterranean.

Haye KestelooSep 24

Skydio

Skydio's 100 mph F10 Debuts at Ascend, Where 'Lobbying' Is Profanity

Skydio unveiled the dock-launched F10 Lightrunner at Ascend 2026. Its livestream chat also removed a comment about lobbying as profanity.

Haye KestelooSep 24

A grey Tekever AR3 fixed-wing drone with four VTOL lift rotors and an underslung camera turret stands on a hangar floor.

Industry

Tekever Hits $6.4 Billion as University of California Backs AI Drones

Tekever raised $580 million at a $6.4 billion valuation, led by UC Investments, a week after signing to replace the British Army's Watchkeeper drones.

Haye KestelooSep 23

Amazon

Amazon Preps Tallahassee Drone Hub. Florida Law Gives City Little Say

Amazon is hiring Prime Air drone handlers in Tallahassee and a drone unit is filed for its warehouse lot. Florida law keeps the city out of the flights.

Haye KestelooSep 23

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