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FCC Confirms Drone Firmware Updates Will Continue Until January 2027
FCC Order DA 26-69 confirms DJI and Autel drones can receive firmware and security updates until January 1, 2027. Here's what the waiver means for your drone.
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DJI Teases “Lead the Scene” Event for January 29th: RS5 Global Launch Incoming
DJI dropped a teaser on social media today announcing a “Lead the Scene” event scheduled for January 29, 2026, at 12 PM GMT. The short video reveals familiar imagery for anyone who followed the RS5 launch in China earlier this month, strongly suggesting the gimbal is finally heading to global markets. The teaser shows a…
Ukraine
Marine Corps Drone Training Finally Unveiled!
The U.S. Marine Corps’ drone training program has finally been announced, and it’s far more impressive than I had anticipated. They are rolling out a service-wide training framework aimed at rapidly expanding the number of small unmanned aircraft system operators for commercial off-the-shelf FPV platforms. The program was announced via MARADMIN 624/25 and is being…
DJI
New Zealand Team Builds an “AI Chainsaw Drone” on a DJI Matrice Platform
A research team in New Zealand built an AI-enabled "Chainsaw Drone"
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Sterling Heights Brings Axon-Skydio DFR Program to Detroit Metro, Funded Entirely by Federal Forfeiture
The photo shows a Skydio drone hovering over a dock outside the Sterling Heights Police Department. It’s a familiar sight in 2026, but not in Michigan, where automated drone response has been slow to take hold despite the state’s heavy investment in drone infrastructure. That changes this spring when Sterling Heights becomes one of the…
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Yosemite Visitors Fly Drones Freely as Ranger Shortage Guts NPS Enforcement
The NYTimes confirms what we reported in 2025: Yosemite's 25% ranger staffing cuts have created an enforcement vacuum for illegal drones
Ukraine
UK Ministry of Defence invests £240,000 in drone degree as Army confronts artillery’s decline
UK Ministry of Defence commits £240,000 to NMITE drone degree. Program trains 20 specialists annually as Al Carns confirms drones now kill more than artillery.
Zipline
Zipline’s $7.6B Bet: The Economics of Delivering Burritos vs. Saving Lives
The Verge’s Tim Stevens stood on a lawn in Rowlett, Texas last year and watched a strange-looking craft clear the trees, hover overhead, and lower a brown paper package on a thin rope. His lunch had arrived by drone. The whole experience lasted less than 30 seconds. It was, by all accounts, magical. But watching…
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