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Brooklyn Park Approves $4.6M Drone First Responder Program With Skydio After Legislator Killing
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota’s City Council unanimously approved a $4.6 million expansion of its police technology contract to implement a Drone as First Responder program, bringing the department’s total 10-year agreement with Axon Enterprise to $12.4 million. The November 10 vote…
DJI Zenmuse L3: The Features that Actually Move the Needle
The Zenmuse L3 isn’t just another LiDAR payload bolted to a drone. It looks and feels like a single, purpose-built instrument, with attention paid to its smallest details. Once it’s in the air, that design isn’t just cosmetic. The LiDAR,…
Senator Warns U.S. Drone Defense “Severe and Growing” Crisis As Protection Authorities Face January Expiration
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton is sounding the alarm on what he calls a “severe and growing” threat from unauthorized drone flights over U.S. military bases, border facilities, and major public events, warning that critical airspace protection authorities are…
Amazon Activates Prime Air Drone Delivery In Waco Two Days After Pontiac Launch
Amazon officially launched its Prime Air drone delivery service in Waco, Texas on Tuesday, marking the e-commerce giant’s fourth active U.S. market just two days after activating service in Pontiac, Michigan. The rapid expansion signals Amazon’s aggressive push to scale…
Walmart Launches Wing Drone Delivery In Conyers, Georgia This Holiday Season
Conyers, Georgia is joining the growing network of cities offering Walmart drone delivery, with construction already underway at the Walmart store on Dogwood Drive and service expected to begin as early as this holiday season. The Atlanta suburb becomes one…
AeroVironment Wins Army’s $96M Contract, Shakes Up U.S. Missile Monopoly
AeroVironment has secured a $96 million U.S. Army contract to produce Freedom Eagle counter-drone missiles, marking a historic shift in American defense manufacturing. The California-based company beat RTX—the world’s second-largest defense contractor—to win the Next-Generation Counter-UAS Missile program. This breakthrough…
Denmark Quietly Debunks ‘Drone’ Sightings After Massive Response—But Won’t Admit It Publicly
Danish authorities have quietly confirmed that several high-profile “drone” sightings that triggered a massive international response last month were actually conventional aircraft—but they’re refusing to share these findings publicly, according to DR.dk, Denmark’s national broadcaster. The revelation comes after Denmark…
Amazon Resumes Drone Deliveries Days After Tolleson Crane Crash and Fire
Amazon will resume Prime Air drone deliveries near Phoenix on Friday, just two days after two of its MK30 drones collided with a construction crane in Tolleson and one caught fire on the ground. The swift return to operations comes…
Amazon Drone Disaster: Two Prime Air Drones Slam Into Crane, Operations Halted Again
Two Amazon Prime Air delivery drones collided with a construction crane in Tolleson, Arizona on Wednesday morning, prompting the e-commerce giant to temporarily pause its drone delivery operations for the second time this year. No injuries were reported, but the…
DJI Loses Major Pentagon Lawsuit in Sweeping Defeat
DJI suffered a comprehensive legal defeat on September 26, 2025, when US District Judge Paul Friedman rejected the Chinese drone giant’s challenge to its Pentagon “Chinese Military Company” designation, dealing a crushing blow to the world’s dominant drone manufacturer despite…
Hong Kong Drones Slash Medical Delivery Times to Islands
For the residents of Hong Kong’s remote outlying islands, a medical emergency can be a terrifying race against the clock, as Open Gov Asia notices it on their latest article. Critical supplies often have to be sent by ferry, a…
High School Drone Team to Dazzle with 300-Drone Light Show
While most high school teams are practicing on the football field, a new kind of team in Washington’s Peninsula School District is practicing in the night sky. The district’s new Drone Drill Team is preparing to launch its inaugural public…