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Skydio Gets FAA Approval for One Pilot to Fly Four Drones at Once, and 12 Police Departments Are Already In
The FAA has approved 14 agencies to let one pilot fly up to four Skydio X10 drones simultaneously under a new streamlined BVLOS waiver process.
DRONERESPONDERS SAR Working Group Hosts May 19 Virtual Meetup on Drone Pilot Training
DRONERESPONDERS and the Mountain Rescue Association (MRA) have scheduled their next Search and Rescue (SAR) Working Group virtual roundtable for May 19, 2026. The session focuses on training — specifically how to become a more efficient small Unmanned Aircraft Systems…
ACLU Says Drone Regulation Is Becoming a Tool of Government and Corporate Power — With DroneXL’s Own Reporting as Evidence
The ACLU's new whitepaper argues U.S. drone rules favor government and corporations over citizens — and cites DroneXL's own protest surveillance reporting as evidence.
House Passes ACERO Act Unanimously, Sending Drone Wildfire Bill to Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 390, the Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations (ACERO) Act, by a unanimous vote on February 24, 2026, sending the bipartisan wildfire drone bill to the Senate. Sponsored by Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA-20)…
DJI Avata 360 Launches, DJI Sues Insta360, BRINC Unveils Guardian Drone, and Micro-Drones Explore Fukushima Reactor
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories for you this week. The Avata 360 is finally out. We also have DJI suing Insta360, and then we have BRINC launching a new Guardian drone with Starlink integration.…
Rutgers Built a Drone That Flies Like a Bird and Has No Moving Parts
Engineers at Rutgers University have designed a solid-state ornithopter, a bird-like flying robot with no motors, no gears, and no mechanical linkages of any kind, and proven in simulation that it can fly. The catch is honest and refreshingly so:…
K-State Salina Hosts First Responder Drone Summit in April
Kansas State University Salina is bringing together law enforcement, fire departments, and emergency management agencies for a full day of drone education and hands-on demonstrations on April 22, connecting public safety professionals with UAS experts, FAA representatives, and the vendors…
Masked Attackers Burn Ukrainian Thermal Imaging Factory in Czech Republic
A group of masked individuals set fire to the Archer-LPP production facility in Pardubice, Czech Republic on the night of March 19 to 20, destroying almost all of the plant’s production capacity, including finished thermal imaging sights and equipment in…
Lakewood PD’s Skydio X10 Drone Films Three Drug Deals Live
A Lakewood Police Department drone operation on Colfax Avenue resulted in five arrests last Saturday after agents used a Skydio X10 to watch three separate hand-to-hand drug transactions in real time before moving in on the suspects. The operation was…
BRINC Launches Guardian Drone With Starlink and New Seattle Factory to Scale 911 Response
BRINC launches Guardian, the world's first Starlink-connected 911 response drone, with 8-mile range, 62-minute flight time, and a new Seattle factory.
New Jersey College Adds Counter-Drone Training to Its Curriculum
Warren County Community College has been quietly building one of the best drone training programs in America from a campus in Washington, New Jersey that most people in the industry couldn’t find on a map. Now it’s adding something no…
2,000 Drones Drew BTS Over Seoul for Their Comeback
On the evening of March 20, two thousand drones lifted off over Ttukseom Hangang Park in northeastern Seoul and spent roughly 15 minutes painting the night sky with the faces of seven men who hadn’t performed together in almost four…