LOBBYING
AUVSI's Robbins Exits For SIA As The Drone Ban He Backed Rolls On
Michael Robbins leaves AUVSI September 30 to run the Semiconductor Industry Association, the industry he spent three years telling drone makers to copy.
Countries
News, deep dives, and analysis — every Countries story, newest first.
5,074
Articles
231
Beats covered
14
Reporters on beat
Oct 7
Last updated
Japan
Helsing Pitches Japan A Strike Drone With A Contested Combat Record
Rakuten is brokering Helsing's sale of HX-2 strike drones to Japan's army, and the aircraft under test is the same one a German defense ministry document said struggled to launch in Ukraine.
Counter-Drone
Texas Wants Counter-Drone Power. Only 61 US Officers Are Certified.
El Paso police told Texas senators they have tracked 1,776 cross-border cartel drone incursions and need more authority to respond. Congress already granted that authority in December. The constraint is a single FBI school in Alabama that has certified 61 officers nationwide.
WHOLE BLOOD
Hillsborough County Hasn't Voted on Its Blood Drone Program Yet
Hillsborough County commissioners decide September 2 whether the nation's first EMS whole blood drone program flies in October. The wire coverage already calls it launched.
Prime Air
Amazon Drone Crash In Darlington Draws AAIB Case Before December CAA Verdict
An Amazon MK30 crashed into a Darlington garden on July 29. The AAIB opened an accident inquiry as the CAA weighs the trial's December renewal.
DRONE DELIVERY
Uber and Zipline Target 1 Million Drone Deliveries a Day, 230 Times Today's Rate
Uber and Zipline aim for one million drone deliveries a day by the end of 2029, roughly 230 times Zipline's current global rate, while Part 108 sits unpublished at OIRA.
Insta360
Insta360 X6 Review: I Took It Into an Alaska Glacier Ice Cave, and the Color Is the Real Upgrade
Jake Sloan tests the Insta360 X6 on a car rig, in a helicopter cockpit, and deep inside an Alaska glacier ice cave — dynamic range, 10-bit low-light color, and 120MP photos.
Deep Strike
Fire Point CEO Iryna Terekh Cut Drone Wing Build Time From Six Days To 2.5 Hours
Fire Point CEO Iryna Terekh went from making flower pots to running Ukraine's largest arms maker. The production fix behind the FP-1 strike drone.
— The DroneXL Briefing · Free
The drone industry moves fast. Stay ahead of it.
One email with the drone news that matters — DJI, FAA, public safety, and everything in between, straight from the newsroom. No spam, no fluff.
Free forever. Unsubscribe in one click.
8,400+
Articles published
340+
Beats & desks
2020
Covering drones since
100%
Independent