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The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune has spent three weeks training pilots on first-person-view attack drones, with deployment imminent and adversaries already capable of producing millions of similar systems each year. The New York Times documented the training in a video published May 10, 2026, showing Marines with 3rd Battalion,…
FBI charges former University of Michigan visiting scholar Chuan Wang with hiding his role as Tianxun CTO building drones for the Chinese military.
Helsing is set to raise $1.2 billion at an $18 billion valuation in a Dragoneer-led round, cementing its lead among European defense AI firms.
A leaked GRU document obtained by The Economist proposes supplying Iran with 5,000 fiber-optic drones for use against U.S. forces in the Gulf.
DJI confirms the Osmo Pocket 4P with coordinated global and Japan teasers showing the dual-lens hardware. Late May or June launch likely. US blocked.
Amazon confirms Prime Air drone delivery exploration in metro Atlanta as Walmart's Wing drones already serve six Georgia suburbs from a five-month lead.
Amazon Prime Air plans a 176-square-mile drone delivery zone from Clay, NY, its first Northeast operation. FAA and Clay Planning Board approvals pending.
Amazon Prime Air begins first UK drone deliveries in Darlington under a CAA trial: 100-package daily cap, half the flight rate originally pledged.
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