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Joby’s Bay Area Flight: A Masterclass in Marketing vs. Reality
United States

Joby’s Bay Area Flight: A Masterclass in Marketing vs. Reality

Joby Aviation flies past the Golden Gate Bridge to kick off its 2026 Electric Skies Tour. But while the flight was quiet, the real story is the difference between this prototype and the FAA-conforming aircraft. Dive into the certification data and what it means for a 2027 launch.

Teen Rescued from Oregon Cliff Face. A DJI Drone Showed the Way.
Oregon

Teen Rescued from Oregon Cliff Face. A DJI Drone Showed the Way.

A teenager called his dad from a cliff saying he was sliding and was going to fall. His father, a retired firefighter and paramedic, drove 90 minutes and stayed on the phone the whole way. A Coast Guard helicopter and a DJI drone brought his son home, as Beach Connection reported. “Dad, I’m Sliding on…

Kratos Wins $7M Contract to Detect Drones and Cruise Missiles
Counter-Drone

Kratos Wins $7M Contract to Detect Drones and Cruise Missiles

A classified customer just handed Kratos a production contract for a system that hunts low-profile drones and cruise missiles. Who ordered it and where it deploys stays secret. What it does does not. The Contract Kratos Will Not Talk About On March 3, Kratos Defense and Security Solutions announced a $7 million production contract for…

The A-29 Super Tucano Just Got an AI Brain for Hunting Drones
Counter-Drone

The A-29 Super Tucano Just Got an AI Brain for Hunting Drones

Brazil’s legendary light attack aircraft is getting an American AI upgrade. The target is cheap drones. The logic is simple and devastating, as Flight Global reported. The Problem With Using a Ferrari to Chase a Bicycle Every time a Western air force scrambles an F-16 to intercept a Shahed-series drone, the math is brutal. A…

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