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FAA

Insurance Drones in Massachusetts Are Secretly Inspecting Your Home

What if it's from your insurance company, secretly creating a file on you, and you didn't even know it? MoneyWise inspected this on an article.

Rafael SuárezAug 28

DJI

Drone Pilot Sentenced for Unauthorized Flights Over Cape Canaveral Space Force Base

A drone pilot has been sentenced for illegally flying over Cape Canaveral Space Force Base and capturing hundreds of unauthorized images and videos of sensitive U.S. military infrastructure. According to National Post, 71-year-old Xiao Guang Pan, a Chinese-born Canadian from Brampton, Ontario, pleaded guilty to federal charges earlier this year and received 12 months of…

Haye KestelooAug 28

Skydio

Minnetonka First Responder Arrives in 60 Seconds. It’s a Drone.

An ambitious "Drone as a First Responder" (DFR) Minnetonka program, a system designed to give police departments an immediate eye in the sky

Rafael SuárezAug 27

Skydio

Skydio Drone with Thermal Camera Rescues Missing 70-Year-Old Woman

Tthanks to a quick-thinking sheriff's office and a drone with a thermal camera, this story has a happy ending.

Rafael SuárezAug 27

China

Drone delivery surge: China’s low-altitude economy aims to set the global standard, with U.S. policy lagging behind

China’s push into the “low-altitude economy” is accelerating from showcase to scale, with the inaugural International Advanced Air Mobility Expo in Shanghai highlighting cargo drones, hydrogen-powered platforms, and multi-seat eVTOLs as Beijing seeks to define global aerial logistics—an ambition that carries major commercial and military implications for the United States. Early expo reporting emp

Haye KestelooAug 26