The Santa Ana Police Department is asking the City Council to approve a contract worth about $683,000 to officially launch the city’s first police drone program, with a vote scheduled for February 3. If approved, Santa Ana would join a…
DJI has done it again. The company that insists it keeps its secrets locked in a digital vault somehow keeps “accidentally” letting them slip out through regulatory filings, leaked photos, and conveniently timed spec drops. The latest victim of this…
China and Russia are churning out millions of drones every year, flooding battlefields and supply chains with cheap, expendable aircraft, while the United States struggles to produce small drones at scale, as War on The Rocks reports. That imbalance is…
Law enforcement drones could soon become a familiar sight over Waikīkī, as Hawaiʻi officials prepare to launch a drone first responder program using Skydio X10 aircraft, as reported by US News. The plan, which could begin as early as March,…
China has completed the maiden flight of the CH YH-1000S, a hybrid powered unmanned transport aircraft that could reshape how the People’s Liberation Army sustains forces in contested environments like the Taiwan Strait, as SCMP reports. According to China state…
The U.S. Army is shopping for a very specific kind of help. Not another tank. Not another jet. It wants autonomous flying drones and ground robots that can scrub away chemical and biological contamination while humans stay at a safe…
High school students in Hawaiʻi are proving that drones, data, and software can work together to protect fragile ecosystems, after U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda announced the winners of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for her district through a series of…
The Santa Fe Fire Department relied on a DJI Matrice 30 drone to help locate a lost hiker this week, showcasing how modern search and rescue teams are increasingly turning to advanced unmanned aircraft for real world emergencies, as Unnoficial…
A commercially available quadcopter was disabled Tuesday after it was flown without authorization over Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington state, according to the U.S. Navy and reported by Stars and Stripes. The incident immediately raised alarms because the…
The war in Ukraine continues to reshape how Western militaries think about drones, logistics, and battlefield adaptation. One of the clearest lessons now influencing the British Army is the need to 3D print drone parts close to where they are…
The U.S. Army’s decision to pair Trillium Engineering’s HD40 LVV imaging payload with AeroVironment’s P550 uncrewed aircraft system offers a clear look at how future reconnaissance missions are being shaped, as Unmanned Systems Technology reported. This is not a case…
If drones had a natural predator, it would not be birds, trees, or firmware updates. It would be wires. Power lines, telephone cables, steel guy wires, clotheslines, fences, and that one mystery cable that only exists to ruin your flight.…