Drone policy, incidents, and industry news across the United States — from statehouses to the national airspace.
Madison Police used a drone early Friday morning to locate a suspect who ran from officers on the city’s south side. The incident began around 12:20 a.m. when a resident in the 1900 block of Axel Avenue reported someone walking up driveways and pulling on car door handles. The caller also provided a clear description,…
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 positions the Minneapolis suburb as the latest American city replacing Chinese-made drones with U.S. alternatives…
Picture this. A golden retriever named Chaos calming nerves while a thermal drone scans snowy woods in search of missing hikers. That is the new duo working at the Sagadahoc County Emergency Management Agency in Maine. One brings comfort. The other brings high tech heat vision that could make your Mavic blush. Midcoast Agency Levels…
Anduril Industries and the United Arab Emirates’ EDGE Group announced a landmark defense technology partnership on November 13, 2025, establishing the EDGE-Anduril Production Alliance to co-develop and manufacture autonomous aircraft for Middle East markets. The joint venture centers on Omen, a hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing drone that Anduril founder Palmer Luckey has championed as…
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned two Ukrainian companies Wednesday for supplying critical aerospace components to Iran’s state-owned drone manufacturer HESA—the same entity producing Shahed-136 drones that Russia has launched by the tens of thousands against Ukrainian cities throughout 2025. The sanctions expose a troubling supply chain in which Ukrainian-based firms allegedly acted as fron
DJI officially launched the Neo 2 on November 13, 2025, bringing comprehensive safety upgrades and dramatically improved imaging capabilities to its palm-launched drone platform across Europe, Canada, and Brazil—but the United States remains conspicuously absent from the rollout despite the drone receiving FCC certification four months ago. The Neo 2 announcement represents DJI’s response to…
Lake Mills Community Schools in Iowa are giving students a new reason to look up. Thanks to a grant from the Iowa STEM Scale-Up Program, the district launched Drone Designers: Exploring STEM Careers this spring, a hands-on initiative that blends technology, creativity, and flight. Albert Lea Tribune was there and gave us the info. Building,…
XTI Aerospace closed a $40 million acquisition of Drone Nerds and secured a $25 million strategic investment from Unusual Machines on November 10, 2025, positioning both companies to capitalize on potential Chinese drone restrictions just 43 days before a critical federal deadline. The dual transactions mark a significant consolidation play in the U.S. drone market…
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