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Map of southern New Mexico showing the NTSB impact site in the Capitan Mountains relative to the center point of the White Sands GPS interference advisory

GPS Jamming

White Sands Was Jamming GPS When a Medevac Crew Flew Into a Mountain

NTSB says military GPS jamming was active when a New Mexico medevac crew hit a mountain. The same notice covered drone altitudes out to 389 kilometers.

Haye KestelooJul 31

A shark seen beneath the surface in NYPD aerial footage off a New York City beach

Beach Safety

NYPD Drones Track 7 Sharks as Rockaway Closures Nearly Double

NYPD drones have tracked seven sharks off New York City beaches in 2026 while Rockaway Beach logged 45 shark-related closures, up from 24 at the same point last summer.

Rafael SuárezJul 31

Overhead drone view of two swimmers in green ocean water, one reaching for a yellow inflated Restube flotation device

Drones for Good

Ocean County's DJI M300 Dropped a Rescue Tube Into a Rip Current, and the FCC Wants That Drone Class Off the Shelf

An Ocean County Sheriff's Office pilot dropped a Restube beside two swimmers caught in a Surf City rip current. The aircraft was a DJI M300 RTK, and a July 21 FCC notice proposes cutting off that class of drone.

Haye KestelooJul 31

Wing delivery drone lowering a Walmart order in Central Florida

Drone Delivery

Walmart Already Owns The Drone Network Amazon Wants

Wing and Walmart launched drone delivery for more than 50,000 Central Florida addresses, extending a store network Amazon cannot easily match.

Rafael SuárezJul 31

Rescue drone reaching stranded hikers near Loveland Pass in Colorado

Search & Rescue

Colorado Rescue Drone Talks Hikers Through A Lightning Storm

A camera-and-speaker drone reached two stranded hikers near Loveland Pass before ground rescuers could, guiding them through a lightning storm.

Rafael SuárezJul 31

Three commercial 5G towers near AT&T Stadium tracking drones

Counter-Drone

AT&T Turns Its 5G Towers Into A Drone Radar

AT&T and Ericsson used three commercial 5G cell sites near AT&T Stadium to detect and track drones without radar or new hardware.

Rafael SuárezJul 31

DJI Mavic 3 like the drone flown by a Houston church videographer

FAA

FBI Drone Crackdown Snares Houston Church Videographer

A two-minute DJI Mavic 3 flight to film a Houston church has become a federal case carrying up to a year in prison.

Rafael SuárezJul 31

DJI Osmo Pocket 4P dual-lens pocket gimbal camera in pearl white and classic black

DJI

DJI Osmo Pocket 4P Launches Worldwide, Out-Measures The ARRI Alexa 35, And Skips The US Again

DJI's Osmo Pocket 4P launches worldwide at £529 as CineD's lab verifies record dynamic range beating the ARRI Alexa 35. US buyers are shut out again.

Haye KestelooJul 30

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