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DJI

FCC Scares A Republican Senator. Drone Pilots Know The Feeling

Sen. John Kennedy told the FCC's own lawyer the agency scares him. He meant television. Drone pilots staring down Docket 26-189 know the feeling.

Haye KestelooAug 10

Grey Kraken uncrewed surface vessel moored at a floating dock beside a stealth-hulled dstl and L3Harris crewed boat

Security

Royal Navy Drone Cameras Phoned China, And The Paperwork Said NDAA-Compliant

Cameras on the Royal Navy's K3 Scout sea drones sent heartbeat signals to a Chinese IP address. Kraken says the units were NDAA-compliant.

Haye KestelooAug 10

Bundeswehr Patriot missile launcher with elevated canisters mounted on a camouflaged eight-wheeled MAN truck, parked on an airfield apron under a clear blue sky

Hybrid Warfare

Drones Circled Europe's Only Patriot Repair Base Days After The Leipzig Bomb

Six drone overflights hit the Bundeswehr base at Mechernich, believed to be the only Patriot repair facility in Europe, two nights after the Leipzig drone bomb. One drone circled above the police officers sent to investigate, and none of the aircraft was stopped.

Haye KestelooAug 9

The nose of an Antonov An-124 cargo plane in yellow and blue Ukrainian colors, lettered Be Brave Like Kharkiv, parked on an airport apron

Leipzig Drone Bomb

Bus Driver Kicked The Leipzig Drone Bomb Out Of The Air [Corrected]

Correction: Camera footage shows the Leipzig drone struck the wing of a parked Antonov An-124 and fell to the ground without detonating. The bus driver found it and pinned it under his foot. He never kicked it out of the air, contrary to the lawmaker account this article reported.

Haye KestelooAug 9

A white DJI Phantom quadcopter hovers above the Hudson River in New York at dusk, with a pink and orange sunset glowing over the distant hills.

DJI

DJI Calls On American Drone Pilots To Fight FCC Ban On Already-Approved Drones

DJI is urging drone operators to file FCC comments before September 2 as the agency weighs cutting off imports and sales of previously approved drones with thermal, LiDAR, spray, and docking capabilities.

Haye KestelooAug 8

Osmo 360 II

DJI Osmo 360 II Pre-Orders Open in China, Launch August 13

DJI opened reservations for the Osmo 360 II in China on August 7 and confirmed an August 13 launch. Swappable lenses answer the first generation's loudest complaint — and the US still has no price or date.

Rafael SuárezAug 7

Prime Air

Amazon Prime Air's UK Bet Faces A December CAA Verdict

Amazon's first drone delivery operation outside the United States flies from Darlington under a CAA trial permission that expires at the end of 2026. What the British regulator decides in December shapes where Prime Air flies next in Europe.

Rafael SuárezAug 7

Yellow quadcopter delivery drone hovering against a clear sky while lowering a white parcel box on a winch line

Drones for Good

Everdrone AED Drone Beats the Ambulance in Sweden, and a Bystander Restarts a Man's Heart

An Everdrone drone delivered a defibrillator before the ambulance at a Borås cardiac arrest. A bystander shocked the man's heart back, and he survived.

Haye KestelooAug 7

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