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Skydio

Spokane's Skydio Drones Hit 400 Flights In Three Weeks

Spokane police say four Skydio X10 drones flew about 400 missions in three weeks, including a pursuit where the aircraft tracked suspects overhead after patrol cars backed off.

Rafael SuárezJul 25

Firefighters working the Babylon Fire in San Juan County, Utah as drones support containment

Wildfire

Drones Patrol Utah's Babylon Fire As Containment Nears 100%

As Utah’s Babylon Fire nears full containment, incident teams say drones helped locate hot spots, monitor rough terrain, and confirm a fresh lightning strike before it could start another blaze.

Rafael SuárezJul 25

Rendering of Saronic autonomous vessels turning at sea near Port Alpha shipyard coverage

Department of Defense

Saronic Plans $3 Billion Texas Shipyard For Drone Ships

Saronic says it will spend $3 billion to build Port Alpha in Brownsville, a Texas shipyard for autonomous and crewed vessels that could reshape the industrial scale of maritime drone production.

Rafael SuárezJul 25

51 Drones YouTube thumbnail about the FCC's retroactive ban on nine DJI-linked brands

FCC Ban

FCC Opens Comment on Blocking Sales of 9 DJI-Linked Brands, and Russ Says U.S. Buyers Are Running Out of Options

Russ from 51 Drones says he got this one wrong. After arguing that DJI-style drones would keep reaching American buyers through shell companies, he now says the FCC’s latest proposal targeting nine covered UAS brands shows just how far regulators are willing to go, with the Sky Rover X1 and Xtra camera line directly in the crosshairs.

Russ 51 DronesJul 24

Weekly UAS

Drone News: Drone Pilot Faces Charges, Possible Ban on Drone Imports, NPPA Pushes Back on 2209

This week’s Pilot Institute update covers a Colorado drone pilot facing federal charges after grounding wildfire aircraft, a new FCC request for comment that could restrict some military-grade foreign-made drone imports, and the National Press Photographers Association’s warning that the FAA’s Section 2209 rule could create permanent restrictions with no clear way to challenge them.

Greg ReverdiauJul 24

DJI Osmo Pocket 4P dual-lens gimbal camera in white and black on a lit pedestal

DJI

DJI Osmo Pocket 4P Gets A July 30 Global Launch Date, And The US Is Still Not On The Map

DJI confirms the Osmo Pocket 4P worldwide launch for July 30, 2026 at 12:00 GMT. The dual-lens gimbal camera has no US path under the FCC Covered List.

Haye KestelooJul 23

BRINC Responder drone lifting off from a docking station

DFR

League City Police To Fly BRINC 911 Drones By December

League City Police Department plans to launch a Drone as First Responder program by December after city council approved a Motorola Solutions pilot agreement built around BRINC aircraft, with the first year free and a six-year contract value of up to $1,759,980 if the city keeps the program.

Rafael SuárezJul 21

Police

Beaver Dam Police Show Drone Unit to Summer School Kids

Beaver Dam police officers brought their drone unit into the city's Intro to Police Work summer school class, giving elementary-age students a hands-on look at how the department flies real public-safety missions.

Rafael SuárezJul 21

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