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DJI Launching New ROMO Robot Vacuum This Month
DJI is gearing up for yet another product launch, this time stepping further into the smart home space with a new ROMO robot vacuum.
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Singapore Bets on Drone Boxes for Island-Wide Public Safety
Singapore’s Home Team Science and Technology Agency unveiled a two-tier drone box system on April 28 designed to put aerial response within reach of any incident on the island. The pitch is simple. Replace the hour it currently takes to get a police drone to a scene with near-instant deployment from boxes pre-positioned across Singapore,…
PRISM
Teledyne FLIR’s Prism C-UAS Hunts Drones With AI and Thermal
Teledyne FLIR OEM launched Prism C-UAS on April 28, a counter-drone software stack that pairs thermal imaging with AI-driven object detection and tracking. The pitch is detection range, as reported by Business Ware. Prism can lock onto a drone showing fewer than four pixels on target, which buys defenders more time to respond before a…
Russia
European Commission Opens EU Aviation Strategy Consultation, And Drone Operators Have Until May 21 To Weigh In
European Commission opens consultation on new EU Aviation and Aeronautics Strategy through May 21, 2026. Drones, counter-UAS, anti-jamming all in scope.
Italy
DJI Agricultural Drone Fleet Hits 600,000 As EU Moves To Lift Aerial Spray Ban; Italy’s Implementation Decree Stalls
DJI Agriculture says its global ag drone fleet hit 600,000 in 2025 as the EU drafts the first aerial spray reform in 16 years and Italy delays its decree.
Department of Transportation
Florida Signs Vertiport Funding Law, Setting Up December 2026 Commercial Air Taxi Target
Florida Gov. DeSantis signed HB 1093 on April 20, authorizing FDOT to fully fund vertiports as the state targets December 2026 commercial air taxi launch.
Skydio
LAPD Drones Challenge a 70-Year Helicopter Monopoly Above LA
The Los Angeles Police Department flew its drone-as-first-responder fleet more than 3,500 times in the program’s first year, according to a report headed to the Police Commission this week, as reported by Govtech. The fleet now plans to nearly triple, growing from 9 to 24 aircraft, with a $1.2 million Police Foundation donation funding part…
FAA
United Walks Back San Diego “Drone Strike” After Boeing 737 Inspection Shows No Damage
United deleted drone strike from its Flight 1980 statement after Boeing 737 inspection found no damage. Brendan Schulman: "Balloons are red and shiny, too."
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