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Oklahoma Drones Drop Poison Pellets to Kill Invasive Cedar Trees
Oklahoma

Oklahoma Drones Drop Poison Pellets to Kill Invasive Cedar Trees

Oklahoma has a slow-motion wildfire crisis growing one tree at a time. Drones dropping herbicide pellets tree by tree may be the most cost-effective answer anyone has found yet, as reported by KOSU. The Tree That Is Eating Oklahoma Eastern redcedars are winning. By 1950, they had invaded 1.5 million acres of Oklahoma. By 1985…

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

Drones Will Hunt Toxic Algae Across Florida’s Lake Okeechobee

Every summer, a thick green menace takes over Florida’s largest lake. Embry-Riddle researchers are about to send drones after it. Florida’s Biggest Lake Has a Toxic Summer Tenant Lake Okeechobee is 730 square miles of freshwater sitting at the heart of South Florida’s ecosystem. It supplies water for agriculture, feeds the Everglades, and supports some…

Anduril Launches AI Grand Prix: $500K Autonomous Drone Racing Competition Where Software Engineers Compete For Jobs
Ukraine

Neros Technologies Joins Swindon’s Military Drone Cluster With £10M UK Investment

Swindon has quietly become one of the more consequential defense drone addresses in Europe. The latest arrival: Neros Technologies, the Los Angeles-based manufacturer best known for its NDAA-compliant Archer fiber-optic FPV drone, has confirmed it is opening its first UK base in the town. That brings the confirmed count to five military drone companies in…

Motor-G ships 200,000 drone motors per month, making it Ukraine's largest engine manufacturer by a wide margin
Ukraine

Motor-G ships 200,000 drone motors per month, making it Ukraine’s largest engine manufacturer by a wide margin

The Ukrainian drone motor market consumed roughly 9.6 million units last year. One company now claims 17% of that market. A detailed feature by Defender Media profiles Motor-G, the Ukrainian manufacturer behind those numbers. We have been covering Ukraine’s push toward domestic drone component production since Vyriy first demonstrated 100% Ukrainian-sourced FPV drones in early…

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