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FCC Drone Ban Starts Countdown That Will Affect Every American
I am well aware that many people within the drone community have grown tired of hearing about the Federal Communications Commission’s December 23 action that restricted the import of new foreign-made drones into the United States. But today, I want…
Eric Schmidt’s AI Drones Hit 70% Kill Rate as Commercial Tech Goes to War
The drone skills you learned for your Part 107 business are now battlefield capabilities. That’s the uncomfortable reality buried in a massive New York Times investigation published this week, and it should concern every commercial operator in America. C.J. Chivers…
Jersey Shore’s ‘Drone Ranger’ Has Saved 122 Missing Pets
These drones really are the cat’s meow, and occasionally the cow’s moo. Along the Jersey Shore, while most people worry about beach traffic and seagulls stealing fries, Michael Parziale is launching drones to bring missing pets home. Parziale, 64, a…
Skydio X10 Drone Becomes First on Scene in Fairfax County Police Calls
A Skydio X10 drone reached a potentially dangerous 911 call in Fairfax County, Virginia, in just 57 seconds, arriving before any patrol officer and fundamentally changing how police handled the situation. The call came in near Fair Oaks Mall, where…
Drones to Deliver Blood in Wales Life Saving Trial
Wales is preparing to test a drone delivery system that could quietly change how blood reaches patients in emergencies. The Dragon’s Heart project will use specially commissioned aircraft to transport blood donations by air, replacing road journeys that currently take…
RQ-170 Sentinel Drone Watched Maduro’s Fall In Venezuela
Some drones announce themselves with noise, blinking lights, and shaky cellphone footage, others arrive like a thought you did not know you were having, quiet, inevitable, already there before you noticed. Saturday night over Venezuela, the RQ-170 Sentinel belonged firmly…
DJI Mini 5 Pro Prop Guards Hands-On: The Firmware Restrictions Nobody Mentioned
I was genuinely excited when these 360° prop guards for the DJI Mini 5 Pro finally became available. After testing them extensively, I can tell you they’re unlike anything DJI has released before – but not entirely in the ways…
Shahed Drones Now Shoot Back: Russia Arms Kamikaze With MANPADS
We have been tracking the evolution of Russia’s Shahed drones since at least the invasion of Ukraine, and the latest development is the most significant tactical shift yet. Just five weeks after they strapped an R-60 air-to-air missile to a…
Chip War Author: FCC Ban Succeeds Where Trump Tariffs Failed Against DJI
It was clear that Trump’s tariffs were never going to stop DJI. Now one of the most influential voices in US-China tech competition is making the same argument in the Financial Times. Chris Miller, author of the Pulitzer Prize-finalist book…
St. Cloud DFR’s 200 Flights Prove BVLOS Works, But at What Cost?
I’ve been tracking Florida’s disastrous DJI drone ban for over a year, and the bill is finally coming due. When we first reported on St. Cloud’s $890,000 Drone as a First Responder (DFR) program last month, the story was about…
FCC Chair Brendan Carr Takes Victory Lap at CES: The Stage Where DJI Built America’s Drone Culture
Two weeks ago, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr signed the order that effectively killed DJI’s future in America. On Thursday, he’ll take the stage at CES 2026, the very show where DJI spent a decade building its brand, for a “fireside…
DJI Matrice Drone Used in Campbellsville Missing Person Search
A missing man in Campbellsville, Kentucky, was located safely Thursday night after a coordinated multi agency search that included UAV drone operations, ground teams, and emergency alerts. Campbellsville Fire Rescue confirmed the subject was found less than a quarter mile…