Drone policy, incidents, and industry news across the United States — from statehouses to the national airspace.
The U.S. Army just proved it can detect, track, and destroy a drone without a human pulling the trigger. The 1st Cavalry Division completed a live-fire test of its Golden Shield counter-drone network at Fort Hood, Texas, from April 7 to 9, as Army Recognition reports. It was the first time an autonomous sensor on…
The FCC is seeking industry input on drone spectrum, experimental licensing, and Counter-UAS rules under the "Unleashing American Drone Dominance" initiative. Submit your comments for Docket No. 26-74 before the May 1 deadline.
A Boise, Idaho company called Talon Avionics has built a counter-drone system that doesn’t start with radar. It starts with microphones. The SECTR platform uses AI-powered acoustic sensing to detect, track, and physically destroy hostile FPV drones before traditional sensors even register the threat, as Militarnyi reports. How SECTR Works The system is built around…
I fly four drones for work. The Mini 5 Pro is the one I reach for first. That’s not a throwaway line. I use it almost every day, and it’s earned that spot in my kit by being the most versatile small drone DJI has ever made. As of April 11, the DJI Mini 5…
Honeywell Aerospace and California-based Odys Aviation have announced a collaboration to mount Honeywell’s SAMURAI counter-drone system on the Laila, a hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft built for long-range, runway-independent operations, as reported by UAS Weekly. The combined platform is designed to hunt hostile drones from the air before they reach critical infrastructure. What SAMURAI Actually Doe
Northwestern State University’s ARGO Lab just ran its first drone training program for soldiers at Fort Polk, Louisiana. The two-day course took troops from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division through the fundamentals of UAS operations, flight planning, sensor work, and field maintenance, as reported by National Today. What the Training Covered JD…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave the U.S. military formal clearance on Friday to use high-energy lasers against suspected drones in U.S. airspace, ending a two-month interagency dispute that twice shut down commercial flight operations over the Texas-Mexico border. FAA administrator Bryan Bedford said in a joint statement with the Defense Department that the agency…
The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is telling the full story of what seven drones stationed across the city are actually doing, and the numbers are hard to argue with. In an interview with KKTV published April 6, 2026, CSPD Sgt. Jeff Edmonds said the drones, part of the department’s Real Time Crime Center Unit,…
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