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Pentagon Pushes Low Tech Defenses Against Small Drones

First person view drones receive special attention in the guidance, and for good reason. FPV aircraft are fast, agile, difficult to track visually

Rafael SuárezFeb 3

Super Bowl Drone Ban Expands to San Francisco, Because Of Course It Does

Skydio

Kansas City on Alert for Drone Warnings in World Cup

With the 2026 FIFA World Cup creeping closer like a VAR review nobody asked for, Kansas City security officials are looking up, not at the scoreboard, but at the sky, as reported by KMBC. Their concern is not weather, birds, or lost balloons. It is unauthorized drones, the uninvited guests that do not need a…

Rafael SuárezFeb 3

Windracers ULTRA MK2 | Credits: IDRW.org

Drones for Good

How Windracers’ ULTRA MK2 Drone Will Save Lives in Madagascar

Windracers’ ULTRA MK2 drone is headed to Madagascar on a World Food Programme (WFP) contract, focused on getting supplies to challenging locations that would otherwise take hours, if not days to reach. Madagascar is the kind of environment that exposes every weak link in a supply chain. Cyclones, heavy rains, and seasonal flooding can turn…

Zachary PeeryFeb 3

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

Ukraine

Russian Embassy School in London Teaches Combat Drones

Children as young as 15 are being taught how to use battlefield drones at a Russian government run school in west London, according to lesson plans reviewed by The Daily Mail. The Russian Embassy School in Notting Hill, which operates under diplomatic immunity, has introduced formal instruction on combat drone preparation, communications, and battlefield applications…

Rafael SuárezFeb 3

Bell

Ben Biggs hits 690 km/h in unofficial drone speed run, reclaims title from Luke Maximo Bell

Australian aerospace engineer Benjamin Biggs and the Drone Pro Hub team are back. Weeks after Luke Maximo Bell reclaimed the Guinness World Record for fastest drone with his Peregreen V4 at 657.59 km/h (408.6 mph), Biggs took his upgraded Blackbird to the Australian outback and hit a peak GPS speed of 690 km/h (428.8 mph)…

Haye KestelooFeb 2

Robotics

US Marines Build HANX, The First NDAA Compliant 3D Printed Drone

The U.S. Marine Corps has quietly crossed an important threshold in military drone development by creating its first fully NDAA compliant

Rafael SuárezFeb 2

Department of Defense

U.S. Navy MQ-25A Completes First Autonomous Taxi

The U.S. Navy’s first operational MQ-25A Stingray has completed its first autonomous taxi test, marking a key milestone on the path toward flight operations, as Boeing Defense and Defence Blog confirmed the event on January 30. During the test, air vehicle pilots initiated movement from the Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control System. The aircraft then…

Rafael SuárezFeb 2

Turkey

Turkey’s Drone Industry Faces a NATO Reality Check

Turkey did not wake up one morning and decide to dominate the global combat drone market. It crept there quietly, selling capable aircraft to buyers who wanted results fast, paperwork slow, and prices low, as War on The Rocks reports. Over the past decade, Turkish drones became a familiar sight from the Sahel to the…

Rafael SuárezFeb 2

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