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FAA's Bold BVLOS Proposal: End Waivers, Ignite U.S. Drone Innovation Boom

DJI

FAA’s No Drone Zone Push Caps A Year Of Counter-Drone Buildup For World Cup 2026

FAA designates every FIFA World Cup 2026 stadium a No Drone Zone with $100,000 fines and FBI seizure powers. What the messaging push really signals.

Haye KestelooMay 4

FAA's ICE NOTAM Gets Teeth: Change 13 Is the Enforcement Escalation Drone Pilots Should Fear - FAA Cracks Down on Drone Violations with $341,413 in Proposed Penalties - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024: Key Changes for Drones and Advanced Air Mobility

Aerovironment

FAA Clears Military to Use Anti-Drone Lasers in U.S. Airspace After Two-Month Standoff

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave the U.S. military formal clearance on Friday to use high-energy lasers against suspected drones in U.S. airspace, ending a two-month interagency dispute that twice shut down commercial flight operations over the Texas-Mexico border. FAA administrator Bryan Bedford said in a joint statement with the Defense Department that the agency…

Haye KestelooApr 11

Anduril

Hermeus raises $350M to build the fastest unmanned aircraft in the world

Hermeus, the Atlanta-based defense aviation company developing high-Mach unmanned aircraft, has closed a $350 million Series C round that values the company at $1 billion. The round, announced today, was led by Khosla Ventures and brings Hermeus’ total capital raised past $500 million. The funding arrives weeks after the company’s Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 completed its…

Haye KestelooApr 7

Aerovironment

Army’s AMP-HEL Laser Passes FAA Safety Test At White Sands — A Stray Airliner Made The Case

The Army’s AMP-HEL counter-drone laser passed a joint FAA safety evaluation at White Sands Missile Range on March 7-8, 2026 — and an unplanned commercial aircraft triggered the automated shutoff that made the strongest case for the system’s safety. Here’s what the test revealed and what it means for U.S. airspace.

Haye KestelooMar 17

China's PLA Demos 200-Drone Swarm Controlled by Single Soldier, Revealing the Pentagon's Worst Nightmare

Ukraine

Anthropic CEO Warns AI Could Let One Person Command a Drone Swarm

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns AI is enabling hyper-centralized military command, allowing a single operator to direct a massive drone swarm.

Haye KestelooMar 13

DJI

CJNG’s Tech Arsenal: How Drones, AI, and TikTok Kept Mexico’s Most Dangerous Cartel Running After El Mencho’s Death

Mexican Army Special Forces killed Nemesio Rubén “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes this past weekend in Tapalpa, Jalisco — the most wanted drug lord in Mexico, with a $10 million US bounty on his head. Within hours of federal confirmation, the predictable question surfaced: does the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) die with him? The answer,…

Haye KestelooMar 2

Department of Homeland Security

Mexican Cartels Launch 221 Drone Attacks

Mexican drug cartels are no longer just trafficking narcotics across borders. They are building a low cost air force, as Small Wars Journal reports. A new report from the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center, based at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, documents 221 weaponized drone incidents in Mexico between 2021 and 2025.…

Rafael SuárezFeb 19

Overhead black-and-white view of a DJI Phantom quadcopter surrounded by folding DJI Mavic drones and other multirotors arranged on a white surface

Police

Mexico Deploys Anti Drone Shield for World Cup

The focus is on forcing unauthorized drones to land rather than destroying them. That approach reduces risk, avoids debris over crowds

Rafael SuárezFeb 13

Mexico

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