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Iranian Operative Nabbed at LAX Over $70M Sudan Drone Deal
Federal agents arrested 44-year-old Shamim Mafi at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday night as she tried to board a flight to Turkey. Prosecutors say the Woodland Hills resident spent years brokering Iranian weapons deals, including a $70 million contractโฆ

DJI Ships SkyPixel Winner Her Prize Through A Third Country After US Customs Holds Original For Six Months
Southampton drone photographer Joanna Steidle finally received her SkyPixel prize drone this week, more than a year after she won it, and only because another SkyPixel creator in Europe agreed to act as an international relay point. Steidle won aโฆ
Skydio CEO Joins Ramapo Police DFR Demo for Rockland Chiefs
The Town of Ramapo Police Department in Rockland County, New York, hosted all five county town supervisors this week for a live demonstration of its Drone as First Responder program. Skydio CEO Adam Bry attended in person and helped sponsorโฆ
DJI Tells Ninth Circuit 25 Unreleased Products Are Now In Regulatory Limbo, With $1.56 Billion At Stake In 2026
DJI filed a sharply worded brief on April 15, 2026 in its Ninth Circuit fight with the FCC, putting specific numbers on the damage for the first time: 14 existing products with voided FCC authorizations (five drones and nine non-droneโฆ
Navy MQ-4C Triton Spies on Cuba in 12-Hour Drone Mission
A US Navy MQ-4C Triton surveillance drone spent more than 12 hours orbiting the coast of Cuba on April 16, tracing a pattern that passed Havana, Guantanamo Bay, and Pinar del Rรญo before returning to Naval Air Station Jacksonville, asโฆ

DJI Avata 2 Vs A $15,000 Red Komodo Cinelifter: Iceland Test Exposes The Real FPV Trade-Off
Two FPV pilots flew the same lines at three Icelandic landmarks, one with a DJI Avata 2 and one with a Red Komodo cinelifter worth $15,000 to $20,000. The verdict from their head-to-head video, published by creator Mark Gustov onโฆ
China’s “Land Aircraft Carrier” Powers Drones Mid-Flight
A Chinese research team has demonstrated a ground-based microwave system that beams power to a drone while is flying, keeping fixed-wing aircraft airborne for more than three hours in tests, as reported by The South China Morning Post The systemโฆ

DJI Lito 1 And Lito X1 Pricing Surfaces On Italian Retailer Two Days Before Launch, No US Release Expected
Italian electronics retailer Dino Galiano posted full product pages for the DJI Lito 1 and DJI Lito X1 on April 21, 2026, two days before DJI’s scheduled April 23 reveal, complete with specs, sample images, and euro pricing. Reliable leakerโฆ

Pentagon Requests $75 Billion For Drones In FY27, With DAWG Getting The Largest Year-Over-Year Boost Of Any Defense Program
Pentagonโs FY27 budget earmarks $75B for drones, with $54.6B for DAWG, the largest year-over-year boost of any defense program. Full analysis and whatโs next.

IARPA Wants Drone Engines That Rot: New RFI Targets Bio-Derived Propulsion for Missions That Leave No Trace
IARPAโs RFI-26-01 seeks bio-derived materials for drone turbines and motors that degrade after missions. Responses due May 15. Analysis and what it means.
France Tests Drone-Armed Combat Cells in ORION 26 Drills
France’s 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade is using the ORION 26 exercise to break its platoons into small drone-armed combat cells, a doctrinal shift pulled directly from the lessons of the war in Ukraine, as Defence Blog reported. The brigade announcedโฆ

Reliable Robotics Raises $160 Million As SpaceX Alum Pushes FAA For First Commercial Uncrewed Cargo Cert
Reliable Robotics closed a $160M round led by Nimble Partners, pushing valuation near $1B as the SpaceX alum-led startup races toward FAA uncrewed cargo cert.