Skydio
Oklahoma Guard Trains to Fight Skydio X10 Drone Swarms
The Oklahoma National Guard is now training its troops to fight and win in this new, transparent battlespace. As seen in a recent U.S. Army article
Rafael Suárez
Rafael Suárez is a drone journalist and content creator with more than 20 years behind the lens. He began in film photography in 1998, moved to digital in 2005, and has been flying and filming with drones since 2016. As a commercial videographer he has produced work for premium brands including BMW, Porsche, and MINI, and his documentary work champions a #flysafe mentality across the industry. Based in Quito, Ecuador, he covers drone news, hardware, and the policy and business shaping the industry for DroneXL, and shares reviews and cinematic flight on his YouTube channel. A dad and a lifelong aviation nerd, he's happiest when something is in the air.
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Walmart
Cardi B’s Album Drop Sets a Drone Delivery Record
How do you make a major album release even bigger? If you’re superstar rapper Cardi B, you team up with Walmart and Wing to deliver signed copies of your new album to fans… by drone. And in the process, you officially shatter a Guinness World Record, as ABC report it. In a brilliant and high-flying…
Iran
MARSS’s New Drone Smashes Threats Out of the Sky
In the world of counter-drone technology, the options have always been a trade-off. You can use a messy jammer, an expensive missile
Anduril
YFQ-42A Drone Helps General Atomics Hit 9 Million Hours
The drone that clocked the 9-millionth hour, the YFQ-42A, is a glimpse into the future. It is General Atomics' entry into the US Air Force
Police
Mushroom Pickers Become Drone Hunters in Poland
Debris, believed to be from a Russian drone, was discovered in three different locations, sparking another investigation by the Polish military and
Skydio
Sunny Isles Police Drone Catches Trespasser on Dark Beach
The beaches of Sunny Isles, Florida, are now under the watchful eye of a new kind of patrol officer—one that flies. The city's police department
Weaponized drones
Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat is Officially Battle-Ready
Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) just proved that MQ-28 Ghost Bat future is arriving ahead of schedule
Ukraine
Lithuanian Kids Learn to Fly Drones Near Russian Border
Learning math and history; they are learning to build, code, and fly FPV, quadcopter, and fixed-wing drones as part of a new national defense initiative.
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