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DJI

FCC Scares A Republican Senator. Drone Pilots Know The Feeling

Sen. John Kennedy told the FCC's own lawyer the agency scares him. He meant television. Drone pilots staring down Docket 26-189 know the feeling.

Haye KestelooAug 10

A white DJI Phantom quadcopter hovers above the Hudson River in New York at dusk, with a pink and orange sunset glowing over the distant hills.

DJI

DJI Calls On American Drone Pilots To Fight FCC Ban On Already-Approved Drones

DJI is urging drone operators to file FCC comments before September 2 as the agency weighs cutting off imports and sales of previously approved drones with thermal, LiDAR, spray, and docking capabilities.

Haye KestelooAug 8

Delivery

Cleveland Clinic Prescription Drones Go Live As Zipline's U.S. Deliveries Hit 70% Of Its Daily Volume

Cleveland Clinic and Zipline completed their first prescription drone deliveries in Beachwood, Ohio, as Zipline says U.S. flights now top 70% of its daily volume.

Haye KestelooAug 7

Overhead black-and-white view of a DJI Phantom quadcopter surrounded by folding DJI Mavic drones and other multirotors arranged on a white surface

Police

Newberg Police Fly Drones Where K-9s Used To Go

Newberg-Dundee police and Yamhill County deputies have flown drones since 2022 — a 10-aircraft combined DJI fleet that clears buildings ahead of officers and ends foot pursuits with thermal at 400 feet. No ribbon cuttings, no controversy, just standard equipment.

Rafael SuárezAug 6

A sensor tower with cameras and antennas stands over green farmland and a river at sunset.

Counter-Drone

Anduril WISP Helps National Guard Tell Drones From Birds

The Washington National Guard's 10th Civil Support Team trained for two weeks on Anduril's WISP sensor suite, a fused stack built to tell a drone from a bird before a counter-drone response begins — with World Cup security driving the timeline.

Rafael SuárezAug 6

Aerial drone view of two suspects moving property beside a white work truck in a parking lot, with the Santa Ana Police Department watermark.

Skydio

Santa Ana Police Drone Catches Truck Thieves Mid-Theft

Santa Ana PD's Eagle 1 drone found a stolen work truck minutes after patrol lost it, watched two suspects load stolen tools, and guided officers straight to them — the first felony arrests of the $682,900 DFR program a divided council approved 4-3 in February.

Rafael SuárezAug 6

Police

O'Fallon Police Flock Drone Ends Manhunt In 15 Minutes

O'Fallon, Missouri police used a Flock DFR drone to track a fleeing suspect into a storm sewer and guide officers to the exit — search, track, and arrest in under 15 minutes. The two-month-old program has already assisted in 12 felony arrests.

Rafael SuárezAug 6

A small white hexacopter weather drone climbs vertically against a clear blue sky, seen from below.

Drone Research

Meteomatics Weather Drones Give NOAA Forecasters New Eyes

Meteomatics and NOAA flew Meteodrones over Purcell, Oklahoma on July 30, profiling the lowest layers of the atmosphere on demand — the exact altitude band where tornadoes form and where balloons and satellites leave forecasters half blind. Switzerland has 10 sites and Norway is building 30. Oklahoma has one.

Rafael SuárezAug 5

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