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Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have three stories for you this week that every drone pilot needs to know about. Amazon is resuming operations after two of their drones crashed into a crane, Flock Safety is launching a new system called the Aerodrome drone for automated security, and Phase One has released…
Belgian authorities arrested three suspects in Antwerp today after uncovering a jihadist-inspired plot to assassinate Prime Minister Bart De Wever using drone-mounted explosives, according to federal prosecutors. Police discovered bomb-making materials, metal pellets for shrapnel, and a 3D printer intended to manufacture drone components during raids on four residences. The arrests come just one d
Australia’s aviation authority has officially confirmed that the DJI Mini 5 Pro will be classified as a “small restricted RPA” rather than a sub-250g micro drone, according to correspondence obtained by Adelaide drone operator Corey Roberts of Airworks Pty Ltd. The decision places Australia firmly in line with the United States, Canada, and the United…
German defense giant Rheinmetall has accelerated loitering munitions production to full capacity at its Italian facilities, securing over $213 million in orders from eight European countries as the Ukraine war drives unprecedented demand for precision strike drones. The company announced that series production is now operating at “full speed” at two plants in Sardinia operated…
The U.S. Army is canceling billions of dollars in traditional weapons programs and replacing them with commercial-style drones after an experimental brigade achieved three times the normal enemy kill rate using tactics borrowed directly from Ukraine’s drone revolution. Col. Joshua Glonek’s 3,500-soldier brigade from the 10th Mountain Division killed three times as many enemy fighters…
The US Commerce Department added 15 Chinese companies to its restricted Entity List on Wednesday for facilitating the purchase of American electronic components found in weaponized drones operated by Hamas and Houthi militants, according to a final rule published in the Federal Register. The blacklisting marks another escalation in US efforts to disrupt supply chains…
More than a year after a drone flight over a soccer practice ended her career, Jasmine Mander is finally telling her side of the drone scandal. The former Canadian Olympic assistant coach has published a detailed first-person account revealing the devastating personal toll of the Paris 2024 drone scandal that shocked the sports world—and the…
Ohio has become the first state in the nation to deploy a statewide Drone First Responder program, with SkyfireAI selected to manage the groundbreaking initiative. Created under Ohio House Bill 96, the two-year pilot program aims to give law enforcement, fire, and EMS agencies across the state rapid aerial response capabilities—including in rural communities that…
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