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An Amazon Prime Air delivery drone made an unplanned landing on a Goodyear, Arizona sidewalk on Tuesday, just 10 days after the company resumed operations following a double crane crash that remains under federal investigation. Resident Austyn C. discovered the grounded MK30 drone while checking his mailbox, ABC15 reports. The October 14 incident marks the…
A blockchain startup is offering property owners the chance to monetize low-altitude airspace for drone operations. Legal experts say the underlying property rights don’t exist under current law. SkyTrade, a Delaware-based startup, is building what it calls the world’s first marketplace for air rights, promising property owners they can earn passive income by renting airspace…
The era of personal flying vehicles isn’t coming—it’s already here. The Pivotal BlackFly, a single-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has quietly become the first ultralight “flying car” to reach actual consumers in the United States, racking up over 1,000 crewed flights and proving that personal aviation is no longer science fiction. The…
The Texas Department of Public Safety has become the first law enforcement agency in the United States to deploy helicopter-mounted drone detection technology, marking a significant shift in how agencies protect their aircraft from unauthorized drones during high-risk operations. The system went fully operational in August 2025. The move comes just months after a rescue…
Dutch drone manufacturer Acecore Technologies has launched the next generation of its flagship Noa heavy-lift hexacopter, bringing significant upgrades to deployment speed and flight efficiency while maintaining the 20kg (44-lb) payload capacity that made the original a workhorse for professional operators. The redesigned Noa addresses a critical pain point for field operators: setup time. The…
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update, and we have three stories for you this week. The FCC is set to vote on new rules that could impact covered list entities. DJI is appealing a Chinese military company court ruling. And finally, we have a drones for good story in New York State. So, let’s…
Iran summoned Poland’s ambassador in Tehran on Thursday to formally protest Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski’s participation in a UK Parliament display of a captured Shahed-136 drone allegedly used by Russia in Ukraine, according to Press TV. The diplomatic summons escalates tensions over Western accusations that Iran supplies attack drones to Moscow’s military campaign. The…
Terra Drone Indonesia has secured a strategic advantage in the world’s largest palm oil market by obtaining local content certification for its G20 agricultural spray drone. The certification from Indonesia’s Ministry of Industry opens doors to lucrative government contracts in a country that produces 60% of the world’s palm oil. The Japan-based drone service provider…
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