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Underwater drone

Navy Buys Attack Drone Subs Built in a Philly Marble Showroom

A 20-month-old Philadelphia startup is building 425-pound Ghostfin attack drone submarines for the U.S. Navy and Taiwan inside a former marble showroom.

Haye KestelooAug 27

Five panelists seated on stage in front of a Commercial UAV Expo backdrop as an audience listens

EVENT

Commercial UAV Expo Opens As FCC And Tariff Deadlines Hit Mid-Show

Commercial UAV Expo runs September 1-3 at Caesars Forum. The FCC import comment window closes on day two and Section 232 tariffs start on day three.

Haye KestelooAug 26

Render of a blue blueflite tiltrotor cargo drone with four rotors and fixed wings

Drone Delivery

Michigan Ford Dealer Flies Auto Parts By Drone On $740,000 Grant

Jack Demmer Ford launched a state-funded drone parts delivery network in metro Detroit, flown by an aircraft that cleared both the FAA and the FCC Covered List.

Haye KestelooAug 26

Three B-52H Stratofortress bombers parked in the open on the flight line at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana

Department of Defense

STRATCOM Calls Ukraine's Spiderweb Raid 'Utterly Eye-Opening' as Drones Circle US Nuclear Bases

A STRATCOM official calls Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb 'utterly eye-opening' as the command running America's nuclear triad studies counter-drone defense.

Haye KestelooAug 26

eVTOL

Wisk Builds Hollister Vertiport to Write FAA Rules That Don't Exist Yet

Wisk broke ground on a 100-foot test vertiport at a California airport. The FAA has had no vertiport design circular since 2010.

Haye KestelooAug 26

Ukrainian soldier raising a SHARK fixed-wing reconnaissance drone overhead before launch against a clear blue sky

Delta

US Army Can't Match Ukraine's Delta Drone Software, Secretary Says

Ukraine's Delta software cut its kill chain to minutes. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told the Senate the fault for falling behind was his own.

Haye KestelooAug 26

DJI teaser image showing a dome-shaped 360 camera lens in dim light with the date September 3, 2026 at 7 AM EDT

DJI Rumors

DJI Sets September 3 Osmo 360 II Launch, No US Price Announced

DJI's 15-second teaser dates the Osmo 360 II for September 3 at 7 AM EDT, three weeks after a China-only launch that skipped an American price.

Haye KestelooAug 25

A DJI Mini 5 Pro hovering above a field of goldenrod

State Law

Washington Commercial Drone Fees Jump 10x to $150 After Jet Tax Repeal

Washington will charge commercial drone operators $150 per aircraft a year from January 2027, up from $15, in the bill that repealed its luxury jet tax.

Haye KestelooAug 25

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