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Amelia Dronehart Relaunches With Free Membership for Women in Drones

Kara Murphy takes over Amelia Dronehart, the women's drone collective Rhianna Lakin founded in 2015, with a new website and free membership.

Haye KestelooAug 28

A brilliant point of light with cross-shaped flare burns above a nighttime city skyline as an Army high-energy laser engages a small drone.

Counter-Drone

Pentagon Downs 3 Cartel Drones With Laser, Won't Say Whose Airspace

The Army's AMP-HEL laser destroyed three cartel drones at the Texas border, but USNORTHCOM won't say whether the shots crossed into Mexican airspace.

Haye KestelooAug 28

Eric Trump speaking into a microphone against a dark background at the 2020 Turning Point USA Student Action Summit

Industry

Eric Trump Gets 6% Of Counter-Drone Firm Space-Eyes For His Rolodex

A securities filing gives Eric Trump 6% of counter-drone firm Space-Eyes for his contacts as the $1M-revenue company heads for a $638M Nasdaq listing.

Haye KestelooAug 27

A cargo drone flies near the Choctaw Nation's Emerging Aviation Technology Center in Daisy, Oklahoma

FAA

FAA Doubles BEYOND Drone Program While the BVLOS Rule Sits Unfinished

The FAA will add up to eight new BEYOND participants to test larger cargo drones, longer flights, and operations above 400 feet as Part 108 stays stuck.

Haye KestelooAug 27

SiFly Q12 drone with a yellow fuselage and long slender arms against a black backdrop

Industry

SiFly Raises $20M to Build 1,000 US Drones With Chinese Motors

SiFly raised a $20 million Series A to start Q12 production. Its motors still come from China, and its CEO says full reshoring is not physically possible.

Haye KestelooAug 27

Underwater drone

Navy Buys Attack Drone Subs Built in a Philly Marble Showroom

A 20-month-old Philadelphia startup is building 425-pound Ghostfin attack drone submarines for the U.S. Navy and Taiwan inside a former marble showroom.

Haye KestelooAug 27

Five panelists seated on stage in front of a Commercial UAV Expo backdrop as an audience listens

EVENT

Commercial UAV Expo Opens As FCC And Tariff Deadlines Hit Mid-Show

Commercial UAV Expo runs September 1-3 at Caesars Forum. The FCC import comment window closes on day two and Section 232 tariffs start on day three.

Haye KestelooAug 26

Render of a blue blueflite tiltrotor cargo drone with four rotors and fixed wings

Drone Delivery

Michigan Ford Dealer Flies Auto Parts By Drone On $740,000 Grant

Jack Demmer Ford launched a state-funded drone parts delivery network in metro Detroit, flown by an aircraft that cleared both the FAA and the FCC Covered List.

Haye KestelooAug 26

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