Export controls, the Shenzhen supply chain, and the geopolitics of the world’s drone-manufacturing superpower.
The first White House Drone Dominance event packed roughly 40 drone makers into the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, two weeks before Section 232 tariffs hit and hours before Beijing demanded their withdrawal.
DJI put the Osmo 360 II on sale in China at 3,299 yuan, about $460, with native 8K60 panoramic video, swappable lenses, and 105GB of storage — while its US store answers the launch with a 404 page.
Cameras on the Royal Navy's K3 Scout sea drones sent heartbeat signals to a Chinese IP address. Kraken says the units were NDAA-compliant.
DJI opened reservations for the Osmo 360 II in China on August 7 and confirmed an August 13 launch. Swappable lenses answer the first generation's loudest complaint — and the US still has no price or date.
Japan's defense ministry pushed four drone makers into navy testing under a rapid development program built on Ukraine's battlefield lessons, as Chinese carriers operate near Iwo Jima and Tokyo's own commercial drone market stays dominated by Chinese imports.
Reuters obtained the internal file on Volkswagen's failed V.MO air taxi. No ban touched it and no trade restriction blocked it. VW lost a footrace, and the infrastructure gap behind that loss is the number the US drone industry should be reading.
Chinese researchers built a laser receiver that converts light and waste heat into electricity at 38.49% efficiency, enough to spin a drone propeller.
China's TP200 fixed-wing drone completed its maiden flight with a design target of more than 24 hours of endurance at full load, a 440-pound payload, and a 1,860-mile range.
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