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Wing hybrid delivery drone in flight carrying a blue Walmart-branded package box beneath its fuselage

Colorado · Drone Delivery

Wing Picks Denver for Walmart Drones. Two Suburbs Already Froze Hubs

Wing and Walmart name Denver and Seattle for 2027 drone delivery. Both metros surfaced in city permits first, and two Denver suburbs have paused hubs.

Haye KestelooOct 55 min read

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

A Wing Hummingbird delivery drone seen from below, hovering with a package box hanging from its tether

Drone Delivery

Northglenn Drafts Colorado's First Drone Rules. Wing Can Fly In Anyway

Northglenn's Walmart-Wing ordinance sets 200-foot buffers and a 65 dB cap for the launch pad. The city's own memo says a hub next door can still deliver.

Haye KestelooSep 28

Drone Dominance Program seal on a trade show backdrop with two FPV attack drones on the table in front of it

Department of Defense

Neros Makes Both Pentagon Gauntlet II Boards As Skycutter Falls To 4th

Neros is the only company on both Gauntlet II leaderboards, Perennial Autonomy wins deep strike, and March champion Skycutter drops to fourth.

Haye KestelooSep 19

Rescue drone reaching stranded hikers near Loveland Pass in Colorado

Search & Rescue

Colorado Rescue Drone Talks Hikers Through A Lightning Storm

A camera-and-speaker drone reached two stranded hikers near Loveland Pass before ground rescuers could, guiding them through a lightning storm.

Rafael SuárezJul 31

Campus Guardian Angel drone hovers in a school hallway during an active shooter response demonstration

School Safety

Pepper-Spray School Drones Go Live In Nine Schools Across Three States

Mithril Defense's Campus Guardian Angel drones arrive in nine schools in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado this fall, and Florida has already approved year-two funding before a single real-world activation.

Haye KestelooJul 28

Weekly UAS

Drone News: Drone Pilot Faces Charges, Possible Ban on Drone Imports, NPPA Pushes Back on 2209

This week’s Pilot Institute update covers a Colorado drone pilot facing federal charges after grounding wildfire aircraft, a new FCC request for comment that could restrict some military-grade foreign-made drone imports, and the National Press Photographers Association’s warning that the FAA’s Section 2209 rule could create permanent restrictions with no clear way to challenge them.

Greg ReverdiauJul 24

Aerial view of the Aspen Acres Fire burn scar near Rye, Colorado

Wildfire

Colorado Drone Pilot Faces Federal Charges Over Wildfire TFR

A drone pilot in southern Colorado is facing federal charges after allegedly flying inside the temporary flight restriction over the Aspen Acres Fire, forcing firefighting aircraft to stop flying until the airspace was clear.

Rafael SuárezJul 21

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