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Tan counter-drone sensor mast with flat Echodyne EchoShield radar panels and a camera head against a cloudy sky

FCC Filing

FCC Nov. 19 Drone Vote Would Rewrite Two Single-Licensee Bands

FCC votes Nov. 19 on 450 MHz drone control links, 24 GHz drone radar and in-flight Wi-Fi power rules. AURA and Gogo each hold one band alone.

Haye KestelooOct 28

White and yellow Wing delivery drone in flight against a clear blue sky, carrying a yellow package box under its fuselage

Drone Delivery

Wing Picks KDDI for Japan Drone Delivery. KDDI Owns Half the Store

Alphabet's Wing will fly Lawson groceries in Japan from 2027 with KDDI, which has owned half of Lawson since 2024 and runs the network its drones fly on.

Haye KestelooOct 28

Brown ceramic insulator on a wooden utility pole, outlined by a blue box labeled Flashed Insulator, with a power line wrapped across its top

Percepto

Percepto Opens Its Inspection AI to Rival Drones Under a New CEO

Percepto's Axion sells its inspection AI as software for other makers' drones and sensors, under new CEO Julien Bellanger. Its own drones stay.

Haye KestelooOct 27

White blueflite Cobalt cargo drone on a wooden launch pad with six people standing behind it and a blue water tower in the background

Drone Delivery

Michigan Medicine Will Test Drone Organ Flights in $1.7M State Round

Michigan's $1.7M round funds 12 drone projects: blueflite organ flights for Michigan Medicine, Battle Creek police DFR, and eight Detroit pilots.

Haye KestelooOct 26

West front of the United States Capitol in Washington under a blue sky, white dome and columns above a green lawn lined with red tulips

Amazon

Amazon Has Lobbied Washington on Drones for 52 Straight Quarters

Amazon has listed drones on 52 straight federal lobbying reports. Its Part 108 comment asks for a path past the 110-pound cap and never says parachute.

Haye KestelooOct 21