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An-28 Becomes World’s First Drone-Launching Drone Hunter
Ukraine just did something no military has done before. On April 23, footage from Ukrainian pilot Tymur Fatkullin showed an Antonov An-28 turboprop firing P1-SUN interceptor drones from underwing pylons in combat, then watching them ram Russian Shaheds out of…
Minneapolis Drone Journalist Rob Levine Forces FAA To Pull No-Fly Zones That Followed Invisible ICE Vehicles Across America
In January 2026, as Minneapolis was still processing the death of 37-year-old Renee Good at the hands of a federal agent, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a flight restriction that created roving 3,000-foot no-fly zones around every Department of…
Russia Builds Shahed Drones With Teen Labor at Alabuga
A 16-year-old named Darina stares into a YouTube camera and announces she’ll soon earn 150,000 rubles a month, roughly $2,000, assembling drones at what her recruiters call the world’s largest drone factory. Her parents are proud. She wants other teenagers…
Airbus Flexrotor Takes Night Watch on Federal Wildfire Contract, Eyes Helicopter Hand-Off
Oregon-based firefighting operator Precision has integrated the Airbus Flexrotor into a federal wildfire contract, using the 25 kg (55 lb) uncrewed aircraft to fly continuous nighttime surveillance while crewed helicopter teams rest. Precision has operated the Flexrotor since 2014 and…
LAPD Skydio Drones Orbited No Kings Protest for Seven Hours, Flight Records Show
The Los Angeles Police Department used its Drone as First Responder program to surveil two major protests this year, flight records show. The department’s Skydio X10 drones began circling the March 28 No Kings rally in downtown Los Angeles at…
Antigravity A1 Spring Update Delivers Omnidirectional Obstacle Avoidance, Voice Control, and Timelapse
Antigravity pushed a major software update to the A1 today, April 28, 2026, expanding the world’s first 8K 360-degree drone with five new capabilities. The update addresses one of the most-cited gaps in the A1’s original feature set and arrives…
DJI Teases Mic Mini 2S With Internal Recording and Four-Transmitter Support, Skipping the US
DJI Japan officially teased the DJI Mic Mini 2S on April 28, 2026, the same day the DJI Mic Mini 2 went on sale globally. The tease on X describes the 2S as an ultra-compact wireless microphone with internal recording,…
DJI Mic Mini 2 Now on Sale Globally With Ten Magnetic Cover Colors Starting at €33
DJI launched the DJI Mic Mini 2 worldwide on April 28, 2026, delivering the second generation of its entry-level wireless microphone system with interchangeable magnetic front covers, faster transmitter charging, and vocal tone presets borrowed from the DJI Mic 3.…
DJI Osmo Mobile 8P to launch globally, May 7th
After launching in China last week, DJI is now gearing up for a wider rollout of its latest smartphone gimbal. The company is set to unveil the DJI Osmo Mobile 8P globally on May 7th, 2026, marking the next step…
New Jersey Spray Drone Theft Ends With Recovery, But No Arrests as Federal Investigation Stays Open
New Jersey State Police have recovered all fifteen agricultural spray drones stolen from a Harrison warehouse last month, but the investigation is far from closed. The drones were found April 27 inside Prudent Corporation‘s storage facility in Dover, roughly 30…
Skyports Begins Year-Long East River Medical Drone Run Between Manhattan and Brooklyn
Skyports Drone Services starts a 12-month commercial drone trial today, flying light pharmaceuticals across New York’s East River between Manhattan’s Downtown Skyport and the Brooklyn Marine Terminal under contract with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The…
Donecle’s €10M Inspection Drone Raise Meets America’s Aircraft Mechanic Shortage
Donecle, the Toulouse-based maker of autonomous aircraft inspection drones, closed a €10 million (approximately $11 million) funding round on April 15. Eleven days later, the Wall Street Journal published a feature on America’s aviation mechanic shortage that explains why that…