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Knoxville Police Deployed Skydio X10 Drones for UT Game Day Security
When over 100,000 passionate football fans pour into a stadium, ensuring their safety is a monumental task. WBIR was there and let us know what this was about. The Knoxville Police Department (KPD) just tested a powerful new tool to…
Russian Drone Violates Romanian Airspace, NATO Jets Scramble
For the second time in a week, and reported by the BBC, a Russian drone has breached the airspace of a NATO country, dramatically escalating tensions along Europe’s eastern flank. On September 13th, a Russian drone, likely a Geran-2, penetrated…
Drone Startup Sustainable Skylines Wins FAA Approval for Banner-Towing Drones
Sustainable Skylines, a Miami-based startup, has secured the first FAA approval in the United States for drone-powered aerial advertising. The company, founded in 2021 by Jacob Stonecipher, aims to replace smoke-belching airplanes with electric drones capable of towing large banners…
DJI Mini 5 Pro: official description, full specifications and release date
Time to drop the really big bomb on the DJI Mini 5 Pro. After months of speculation, boxes, images and video, today I finally stumbled upon the official full DJI Mini 5 webshop description. Some spanish webshop leaked the promotional…
NASA and Department of War Advance BVLOS Cargo Drone Operations in North Dakota
NASA and the Department of Defence War recently conducted a successful live flight demonstration in North Dakota, showcasing beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) cargo drone operations as part of ongoing efforts to advance long-distance unmanned aerial logistics. According to…
Drone incursions spur NATO ‘Eastern Sentry’ air defense operation on eastern flank
NATO launched the Eastern Sentry operation on Friday to bolster air and missile defenses along Europe’s eastern flank after Russian drones crossed into Polish airspace this week, an incident NATO chief Mark Rutte called “reckless and unacceptable.” The military activity…
The Future is Now: Jetson Delivers Its First eVTOL to Palmer Luckey
The dream of strapping into your own personal flying machine and soaring through the sky just took a giant leap from science fiction to reality. Bussines Insider reported that Swedish startup Jetson has officially delivered its first-ever Jetson One eVTOL…
BREAKING: DJI Mini 5 pro full video unboxing, first flight, webshop promo images and pricing
If you were starting to worry if the DJI Mini 5 Pro might get postponed because of no teaser last week… well have I got new for you! Hundreds of webshops around the world are updating their stock, leaked their…
Mississippi State University is Using Thermal Drones to Study Dolphins
For marine biologists, studying dolphins in their natural habitat has always been a massive challenge. Getting close enough to observe them without altering their behavior is incredibly difficult. Now, a researcher at Mississippi State University (MSU) is using a powerful…
Media Drone Sparks Outrage by Flying Over Sensitive Search Site in Ireland
In the rush to get the perfect shot, a line was crossed. Irish police (gardaí) are now investigating a media outlet after one of its drone operators flew a UAV over a highly sensitive search site in Donabate, Co Dublin.…
Kamikaze Drones with 1,200-Mile Range Spotted in Sudan’s Darfur Conflict
More than a dozen advanced kamikaze drones with ranges of up to 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) were identified near Nyala airport in Sudan’s Darfur region in May, signaling a major escalation in the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) drone capabilities, according…
Mini 5 Pro leaks, DOC Drone Regulations on Trade and Importation, 30-mile Drone Delivery
Welcome to the weekly UAS news update. There are three stories this week: more DJI Mini 5 Pro leaks with a possible release date, a forthcoming Department of Commerce regulation on drone trade and importation, and a 30-mile medical drone…
