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Amazon

Amazon Drone Delivery Returns to California After 2024 Lockeford Exit

Amazon will launch Prime Air MK30 drone delivery in Tracy, California within a month, its first flights in the state since it shut Lockeford in April 2024.

Haye KestelooAug 29

Three action cameras held side by side in two hands: a DJI Osmo Action model with flip-out screen, a square 360-degree camera, and the DJI Osmo Action 6 showing its F2.0-4.0 variable aperture lens.

DJI

DJI Osmo Nano vs Action 6 vs Osmo 360: My Buyer's Guide to DJI's Action Cameras

Jake Sloan breaks down the DJI Osmo Nano, Action 6, and Osmo 360 action cameras — specs, overheating, macro lenses, and which one fits how you actually shoot.

Jake SloanAug 28

Orange remote-controlled rescue USV powering through breaking surf under an overcast sky.

Search & Rescue

Jersey Shore Firefighters Buy $10,000 Rescue Robot as Lifeguards Leave

Harvey Cedars volunteers are training on the Dolphin 3, a remote-controlled rescue craft that runs 15 mph, before the island drops to two guarded beaches.

Haye KestelooAug 28

Pilot Institute host presenting the week 380 drone news update in a pink and blue studio, with headlines listed beside him

DJI

Washington Jacks Up Commercial Drone Fees 10x, DJI Still Dominates at 97%, FCC Tightens Lab Screening, and SiFly Raises $20 Million

Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories for you this week. Washington state jacks up the commercial drone fees, an industry survey shows DJI still dominates, the FCC tells certification labs to tighten their screening, and SiFly raises $20 million. So let's get to it.

Greg ReverdiauAug 28

Industry

Amelia Dronehart Relaunches With Free Membership for Women in Drones

Kara Murphy takes over Amelia Dronehart, the women's drone collective Rhianna Lakin founded in 2015, with a new website and free membership.

Haye KestelooAug 28

A brilliant point of light with cross-shaped flare burns above a nighttime city skyline as an Army high-energy laser engages a small drone.

Counter-Drone

Pentagon Downs 3 Cartel Drones With Laser, Won't Say Whose Airspace

The Army's AMP-HEL laser destroyed three cartel drones at the Texas border, but USNORTHCOM won't say whether the shots crossed into Mexican airspace.

Haye KestelooAug 28

Eric Trump speaking into a microphone against a dark background at the 2020 Turning Point USA Student Action Summit

Industry

Eric Trump Gets 6% Of Counter-Drone Firm Space-Eyes For His Rolodex

A securities filing gives Eric Trump 6% of counter-drone firm Space-Eyes for his contacts as the $1M-revenue company heads for a $638M Nasdaq listing.

Haye KestelooAug 27

A cargo drone flies near the Choctaw Nation's Emerging Aviation Technology Center in Daisy, Oklahoma

FAA

FAA Doubles BEYOND Drone Program While the BVLOS Rule Sits Unfinished

The FAA will add up to eight new BEYOND participants to test larger cargo drones, longer flights, and operations above 400 feet as Part 108 stays stuck.

Haye KestelooAug 27

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