News, deep dives, and analysis — every Countries story, newest first.
Ukrainian long-range drones hit two Wildberries logistics hubs that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says were supplying drone-production components and navigation equipment to Russia's war effort, in the deadliest deep strike inside Russia in more than two years.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says drones and advanced thermal imaging are now part of Canada's national wildfire response, bringing DroneXL's thermal-drone fireline coverage into a G7 leader's public briefing for the first time.
Reno police used a BRINC Drone as First Responder aircraft to track an armed suspect through a 30-minute manhunt and guide officers to a calm arrest. The incident also shows how BRINC is competing for a growing share of the U.S. public-safety drone market.
The Minneapolis City Council deadlocked 6-6, killing a free 75-day Skydio Drone as First Responder trial after members cited the company’s ties to ICE and the Israeli military, despite neighboring cities expanding similar programs.
Campus Guardian Angel pitched its non-lethal school-defense drones to hundreds of officers and administrators at the Arkansas Safe Schools Conference, arguing that a five-second launch and 15-second intercept can buy the minutes police usually do not have in an active shooter attack.
The Seattle Fire Department wants up to three drones for structure fires, water rescues, hazmat calls and mass-casualty scenes, but the rescue program still has to pass through the city's surveillance-technology review process.
Germany's Helsing is bringing HX-2 strike-drone production to Martinsburg, West Virginia, with a $50 million plant designed to build more than 2,000 loitering munitions a month for the U.S. market.
Mykhailo Fedorov, the 35-year-old who built Ukraine's drone warfare machine and then ran the ministry that wielded it, was pushed out as defense minister after just six months in the post.
One email with the drone news that matters — DJI, FAA, public safety, and everything in between, straight from the newsroom. No spam, no fluff.
