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Skydio

Minnetonka First Responder Arrives in 60 Seconds. It’s a Drone.

An ambitious "Drone as a First Responder" (DFR) Minnetonka program, a system designed to give police departments an immediate eye in the sky

Rafael SuárezAug 27

ACSL

ACSL Debuts TAITEN Smart Controller, Elevates SAMO Thermal Payload, and Partners with Teledyne FLIR

ACSL, Japan’s top drone manufacturer, has announced the release of the TAITEN Smart Controller—an NDAA-compliant remote with a 7-inch integrated display—alongside major enhancements to its SAMO thermal payload and a new collaboration with Teledyne FLIR’s Thermal by FLIR® Program. The advances put ACSL’s secure, versatile drones in sharper focus for U.S. public safety teams, infrastructure…

Haye KestelooAug 27

Skydio

Skydio Drone with Thermal Camera Rescues Missing 70-Year-Old Woman

Tthanks to a quick-thinking sheriff's office and a drone with a thermal camera, this story has a happy ending.

Rafael SuárezAug 27

China

Drone delivery surge: China’s low-altitude economy aims to set the global standard, with U.S. policy lagging behind

China’s push into the “low-altitude economy” is accelerating from showcase to scale, with the inaugural International Advanced Air Mobility Expo in Shanghai highlighting cargo drones, hydrogen-powered platforms, and multi-seat eVTOLs as Beijing seeks to define global aerial logistics—an ambition that carries major commercial and military implications for the United States. Early expo reporting emp

Haye KestelooAug 26

Skydio

Dreame Technology Expands into Drone Market to Challenge DJI

Dreame Technology, best known for its robot vacuum cleaners, is taking a bold step into the drone industry. The Chinese brand is actively recruiting drone professionals in what analysts see as a direct move to compete with DJI, the market leader, according to a report by Sina. Dreame’s Drone Hiring Drive Job postings on Boss…

Haye KestelooAug 26

Airobotics

Ondas backs Norway’s Rift Dynamics to bring Wåsp FPV+ attritable drone to U.S. defense market

Rift Dynamics, a Norway-based defense UAS maker, has unveiled the Wåsp FPV+—a hybrid FPV/ISR multicopter—and secured a strategic investment and exclusive U.S. distribution via Ondas Holdings’ American Robotics, with initial availability targeted as early as October and an opening order of 500 units. Ondas Holdings invests im Rift Dynamics Ondas Holdings announced a strategic investment…

Haye KestelooAug 26

NASA

Hypersonic Drone Carrier: China Revives NASA’s Oblique Wing for Drone Mothership Supremacy

China unveiled plans to leapfrog U.S. military tech by developing a hypersonic drone carrier—an unmanned aircraft mothership inspired by NASA

Haye KestelooAug 26

Ukraine

Ukraine’s New Weapon? Spider-Man Drones That Fire Nets

In the skies over Ukraine, a new type of aerial duel is taking place. It's not about missiles, but nets. It’s about a custom-built drone that hunts Russian

Rafael SuárezAug 26

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