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Duke University Drone Tracks Another Drone Using Only Its Sound
Duke's SonicFly follower quadcopter chases a leader drone with a 10-gram microphone array, no GPS sharing, no radio link, and no camera.
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DJI Avata 2
DJI Avata 2 Guides Escaped Angus Bull Out of I-40 Ravine
A DJI Avata 2 helped Foothills Aerial Services guide an escaped Angus bull out of a kudzu-covered ravine near Interstate 40 in Iredell County, North Carolina.
Skyeton
Skyeton Brings Ukrainian Drone Factory To Fayetteville
Ukrainian-born drone maker Skyeton will build Raybird reconnaissance aircraft at a 28,500-square-foot Fayetteville facility, creating 162 jobs with an average annual salary of $70,759.
AED
Duke Health Drones Now Fly AEDs To Real 911 Calls
Duke Health researchers are dispatching AED-carrying drones to live 911 cardiac arrest calls in North Carolina, testing whether autonomous delivery can beat ambulances by the minutes that decide survival.
Walmart
2026 World Cup TFRs, 23-Day BVLOS Waivers, Flock Safety’s New Camera, and a Walmart Drone Delivery Fight
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. This week I have four stories for you, and they cover a lot of ground: the FAA has published the Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and you should be paying attention, North Dakota has cut its beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) waiver…
Amazon
Amazon Eyes a 176-Square-Mile Drone Zone in N.Y.
Amazon wants to turn 176 square miles of upstate New York into a drone delivery zone. The company is asking the town of Clay, near Syracuse, for permission to fly Prime Air deliveries out of an existing warehouse. If it clears the FAA and the local planning board, anyone within 7.5 miles could get a…
Walmart
A Walmart Drone Pad Is Now a Zoning Fight in N.C.
Walmart wants to park a drone launchpad in a North Carolina lot. More than 200 neighbors signed a petition to stop it. On Monday night, Lincoln County commissioners weighed whether the future of 23-minute delivery is worth the noise over Denver, North Carolina. It’s a small zoning vote, but it’s the exact fight that will…
Drone Delivery
Drone Delivery Sandwiches Land at Papa Johns Stores
Papa Johns is the second major pizza chain to go airborne this year. The brand teamed up with Wing, Alphabet’s drone delivery subsidiary, to launch a pilot program in Indian Trail, North Carolina on May 11, as PMQ Pizza reported. Customers near Sun Valley Commons can now order three Oven Toasted Sandwiches through the Wing…
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