Ukraine
Ukraine is Building a Shield of Interceptor Drones
Ukraine's top commander is going all-in on a smarter, cheaper, and more agile solution: a massive fleet of interceptor drones.
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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Israel
Israel’s New G2 Drone is a Near-Silent Ghost
A company from Israel, Aero-Sentinel, has just unveiled a new drone that gets closer to that ideal than ever before. It's called the G2 Premium
Skydio
Alaska DOT’s Skydio X10 Drone Livestreams Record-Breaking Flood
When a record-breaking glacial flood threatened Juneau, Alaska, the Department of Transportation (DOT) deployed a powerful new tool to keep the city safe: a team of drone pilots. By providing a 24/7, real-time video feed of the rising waters, they gave emergency managers the critical intelligence needed to protect lives and infrastructure and KTOO reported…
Department of Transportation
Kansas Just Made History With a 30-Mile Medical Drone Delivery
n Kansas, a new "tube system in the sky" just proved there's a much faster way. In a landmark test flight, the Community HealthCare System
FAA
Is a New Drone Show Coming to Disney World?
Drone light show coming to Disney World for the Christmas 2025 season have been flying around and Disney Tourist Blog talks about it, sparking
Drone Inspection
National Grid Unleashes Autonomous Drones to Inspect Power Lines
National Grid has launched a centralized, autonomous aerial inspection system for its electricity infrastructure across England and Wales.
DJI
Police Drone Led to a Wig-Wearing Thief’s “Bad Hair Day”
"Drones for First Responders" program to track and locate the disguised suspect, leading to a swift and safe arrest.
Florida
SIRAS Teledyne Drone in Florida Drops Lifelines to Swimmers
The BCSO has successfully used a Teledyne FLIR SIRAS drone to deliver a water-activated rescue tube to a swimmer in the Gulf of Mexico.
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