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Kyle Nordfors in a red Weber County Search and Rescue shirt and sunglasses holds a DJI Matrice 30T overhead with one arm against a blue sky, propellers spinning, with a second man in a dark jacket watching from behind.

DOCKET 26-189

Utah Rescue Captain Tells DC the FCC Drone Ban Will Cost Lives

Kyle Nordfors takes the FCC drone ban fight to The Hill: 25 to 30 lives saved, searches cut from 4.5 hours to under one, no US drone that matches.

Haye KestelooOct 2

Residents holding blue No Commercial Drones signs outside Mill Pond School in Westborough, Massachusetts, before the Select Board meeting on Amazon Prime Air

Amazon

Amazon Asks Westborough to Delay Drone Pad Vote as Board Says No

Amazon wants its Westborough drone pad hearing pushed to Nov. 10, the town agenda shows, after telling residents it hoped to fly by late October.

Haye KestelooOct 2

A white and yellow Wing delivery drone on a display stand in a fenced-off section of a Walmart parking lot, with parked cars behind the barrier.

Drone Delivery

Castle Rock Froze Walmart's Drone Hub 7-0. Its Clock Runs Out Jan 21

Castle Rock, Colorado banned drone delivery hub applications 7-0 in July after Walmart asked for an 18-drone port. Westborough residents now want the same.

Haye KestelooOct 2

Pilot Institute News Update week 385 thumbnail covering Blue UAS report, FAA lawsuit, DJI leak, and Skydio drone

Blue sUAS

DSPA Calls Congress Over Blue UAS Report as 15 States Sue FAA and Skydio Unveils the MegaDock

Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories for you this week: DSPA asks Congress to look at the DHS Blue UAS report, 15 states sue the FAA over drone delivery, DJI's next enterprise drone leaks in China, and Skydio unveils a fixed-wing drone and a robotic dock.

Greg ReverdiauOct 2

Pete Hegseth in a navy suit gesturing with clasped hands in front of a red, white and blue striped backdrop, lectern with the Department of War seal at left

Department of Defense

Hegseth Orders Four-Star Drone Command, Congress Has To Build It

Hegseth ordered a four-star Autonomous Warfare Command for Oct. 1, 2027. The memo names no commander, no budget, and needs a law Congress hasn't passed.

Haye KestelooOct 1