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Skydio’s Weapons Reversal, a DJI Avata 2 Police Disarm, and the World Cup Drone Crackdown
Welcome to your weekly US news update. I have three stories for you this week. The Skydio CEO walks back their no-weapon pledge, which is an interesting one. A Sacramento sheriff uses a DJI Avata 2 to disarm a suspect,…
FBI Has Seized 300+ Drones At World Cup Stadiums, And The Per-City Numbers Show Who Is Actually Getting Caught
The FBI has intercepted more than 300 unauthorized drones at FIFA World Cup 2026 venues across the United States in the first ten days of the tournament, a figure that converts a year of federal counter-drone spending into a hard…
Toy Drones Win In Washington While Working Pilots Keep Losing
The Toy Association spent months lobbying the FCC, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of War, and last week it walked the halls of Capitol Hill during its annual Washington fly-in. On Tuesday it got exactly what it…
FCC Reopens The Door To Chinese Toy Drones, But The Rules Are So Tight Even A DJI Neo Doesn’t Qualify
The Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it will allow new models of Chinese toy drones to be imported into the United States, the latest crack in a sweeping ban that has frozen DJI and Autel out of the American…
FBI Stops Explosive-Drone Plot At White House UFC Event, And It Lands Mid-World Cup Counter-Drone Buildup
The FBI disrupted an alleged plot to fly explosive-laden drones at the UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House South Lawn, arresting five people and identifying at least 23 individuals tied to the conspiracy through encrypted chats, officials said…
Bridgepoint Weighs $1 Billion Sale Of MyDefence, The Counter-Drone Firm Guarding World Cup Airspace
Private equity owner Bridgepoint is preparing to sell MyDefence, the Danish counter-drone company whose jammers and detectors are helping guard airspace at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in a deal that could value the business at around $1 billion. The…
World Cup Drone TFRs Get DHS Authorization Path, Moab Helicopter Dodges Drone, And AirData Teams Up With LeoSight
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have three stories for you this week. First up, the FAA adds a new DHS authorization path for World Cup NOTAMs. A firefighting helicopter in Utah dodges an unauthorized drone. And AirData…
Handala Claims an FBI Drone Hack and a World Cup Threat. The Proof Fell Apart Fast.
An Iran-linked hacker group called Handala claims it breached FBI first-person view (FPV) drones and used that access to threaten teams at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which opened June 11 across the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The SITE…
FAA Adds DHS Drone Authorization Path To World Cup NOTAMs, Texas Locations First
The Federal Aviation Administration will modify all of its FIFA World Cup 2026 drone NOTAMs to add an authorization pathway through the Department of Homeland Security, starting with the Texas locations. The change comes less than two weeks after the…
HOVERAir AQUA Launches In 50+ Countries Today, US Buyers Locked Out By FCC Foreign Drone Ban
HOVERAir AQUA, the waterproof self-flying camera from Zero Zero Robotics, went on sale globally today across more than 50 countries. American buyers cannot purchase it. In its outreach to DroneXL, HoverAir confirmed the AQUA is unavailable in the United States…
DJI’s New U.S. Security Audit By OnDefend Finds No Backdoors, No Foreign Data Transmission In Air 3S And Matrice 4E
DJI released the results of an independent five-month security audit of the Air 3S and Matrice 4E this morning, with U.S. cybersecurity firm OnDefend finding zero critical, high, or medium-risk vulnerabilities across hardware, firmware, software, and radio frequency testing. No…
NYPD Spends $6.5M To Stand Up Counter-Drone Unit Built To Outlast The World Cup
The New York City Police Department now has trained officers and certified equipment to electronically disable hostile drones in city airspace, a capability reserved until December for a small group of federal agencies. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch confirmed the department…