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NJ State Police recovered all 15 stolen Ceres Air C31 spray drones in a Dover warehouse. No arrests. FBI, HSI, and CBP are still investigating.
Skyports Drone Services starts a 12-month commercial drone trial today, flying light pharmaceuticals across New York’s East River between Manhattan’s Downtown Skyport and the Brooklyn Marine Terminal under contract with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The aircraft is a Brazilian-built Speedbird Aero DLV-2, a 55-pound (25 kg) electric multirotor with a…
Joby Aviation completed New York City’s first point-to-point electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi demonstration flights this past weekend, the company announced this morning. The aircraft, tail number N545JX, departed John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and landed across Manhattan’s existing heliport network. Joby is calling the campaign ‘week-long’ in its release headlin
Skydio CEO Adam Bry attended in person and helped sponsor the event, alongside former NYPD brass and other law enforcement figures.
Shares of Aevex Corp. doubled Monday, April 20, 2026, just two trading sessions after the military drone manufacturer listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Class A shares jumped as much as 49% to $40.25, up from the initial public offering price of $20 set last week, according to a Bloomberg report by Arvelisse Bonilla…
Ukraine’s military has built two online marketplaces where frontline commanders can browse hundreds of drone models on their phones, pay with brigade credits, and receive delivery within 5 to 10 days, according to a detailed report by The New York Times. The system covers nearly the entire Ukrainian armed forces, with 130 brigades now enrolled.…
China is imposing some of the harshest drone restrictions on the planet, even as its government pours billions into building a “low-altitude economy” around the same technology. The New York Times reports that new regulations taking effect in May will require real-name registration for all drones, advance permits for flights in restricted zones covering most…
The FAA has approved 14 agencies to let one pilot fly up to four Skydio X10 drones simultaneously under a new streamlined BVLOS waiver process.
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