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Skydio’s Adam Bry Says DJI Tried To Buy The Company In 2014. Twelve Years Later, DJI Can’t Sell Its Drones In Much Of America.
CEO Adam Bry dropped a detail about Skydio’s origin story on Thursday that has been reported before but rarely in Bry’s own words with this much texture. DJI tried to acquire Skydio in 2014. The three co-founders flew to Shenzhen,…
FAA Clears Military to Use Anti-Drone Lasers in U.S. Airspace After Two-Month Standoff
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave the U.S. military formal clearance on Friday to use high-energy lasers against suspected drones in U.S. airspace, ending a two-month interagency dispute that twice shut down commercial flight operations over the Texas-Mexico border. FAA…
Hermeus raises $350M to build the fastest unmanned aircraft in the world
Hermeus, the Atlanta-based defense aviation company developing high-Mach unmanned aircraft, has closed a $350 million Series C round that values the company at $1 billion. The round, announced today, was led by Khosla Ventures and brings Hermeus’ total capital raised…
Army’s AMP-HEL Laser Passes FAA Safety Test At White Sands — A Stray Airliner Made The Case
The Army's AMP-HEL counter-drone laser passed a joint FAA safety evaluation at White Sands Missile Range on March 7-8, 2026 — and an unplanned commercial aircraft triggered the automated shutoff that made the strongest case for the system's safety. Here's what the test revealed and what it means for U.S. airspace.
FAA shut down El Paso airspace for 10 days over Pentagon laser test gone wrong
The FAA grounded every flight in and out of El Paso International Airport late Tuesday night, classifying the airspace as “National Defense Airspace” with deadly force authorization. The restriction was set to last 10 days. It lasted about eight hours.…
FAA Adds Two New UAS Test Sites, NOAA Deploys Weather Drones, and SiFly Partners with Taranis for Crop Intelligence
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have three stories for you this week. The FAA is adding two new UAS test sites. NOAA is officially using drones for daily weather forecasting. And SiFly and Taranis are teaming up…
Congress Wants Counter-Drone Powers at Wildfires, Not Just Stadiums
Three days after the House passed the SAFER SKIES Act authorizing local police to take down drones at stadiums, a bipartisan group of lawmakers quietly introduced the next phase of counter-drone expansion. The Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act (H.R. 6618)…
FAA Designates First New Drone Test Sites in Nearly a Decade: What It Means for Part 108
I’ve been following Indiana’s push for test site designation since we covered their bid last month, and today the FAA made it official. But the real story isn’t just that we have two new test sites. It’s that the Trump…
Drone Industry Faces Same Private Equity Trap Now Squeezing Volunteer Fire Departments
We have been reporting on how private equity and venture capital are reshaping the drone industry for years. Today, The New York Times published an investigation that exposes the identical playbook being used against volunteer fire departments, and the parallels…
Indiana Pushes to Become America’s Next FAA Drone Test Site
U.S. Senator Todd Young has led Indiana’s entire congressional delegation in a bipartisan letter urging the FAA to select the state as one of two new national drone test sites, WRBI Radio reported. The delegation argues that Indiana’s manufacturing power,…
Students Gear Up for Mescalero Apache Drone Competition
The students at Mescalero Apache Middle and High School are getting ready for their annual aerial drone competition, which takes place this Saturday, December 6, on the reservation near Ruidoso in New Mexico, as reported by Ruidoso News. The event…
DJI’s Mavic 4 Pro Promo Shows Drone Footage from Prohibited National Parks and Tribal Lands
DJI just posted a promotional video showcasing its new Mavic 4 Pro capturing stunning landscapes across the American West—including drone footage from multiple locations where recreational and commercial drone flights are strictly prohibited or severely restricted. The video features imagery…