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Full rotorcraft integration on NASA’s Dragonfly octocopter began in early 2026 at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland — the same facility where engineers spent the past three years validating rotor performance in simulated Titan conditions. The timing matters because this is the phase where problems get expensive fast. And according…
Representative Eric Burlison (R-MO) has introduced H.R. 7525, the Counter Drone State and Local Defender Act, a bill that would permanently authorize state, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to operate counter-UAS (C-UAS) systems against unauthorized drone operations. The bill was received in Congress on February 12, 2026, and currently has no cosponsors. H.R.…
One drone. 45 seconds to scene. A 2.5-mile beach packed with tens of thousands of people. Clearwater just made a smart bet, and the aircraft they chose says a lot about where American law enforcement is headed, as WTSP reports. Spring Break Is a Traffic Problem With a Badge Clearwater Beach is one of the…
Oklahoma has a slow-motion wildfire crisis growing one tree at a time. Drones dropping herbicide pellets tree by tree may be the most cost-effective answer anyone has found yet, as reported by KOSU. The Tree That Is Eating Oklahoma Eastern redcedars are winning. By 1950, they had invaded 1.5 million acres of Oklahoma. By 1985…
Every summer, a thick green menace takes over Florida’s largest lake. Embry-Riddle researchers are about to send drones after it. Florida’s Biggest Lake Has a Toxic Summer Tenant Lake Okeechobee is 730 square miles of freshwater sitting at the heart of South Florida’s ecosystem. It supplies water for agriculture, feeds the Everglades, and supports some…
Swindon has quietly become one of the more consequential defense drone addresses in Europe. The latest arrival: Neros Technologies, the Los Angeles-based manufacturer best known for its NDAA-compliant Archer fiber-optic FPV drone, has confirmed it is opening its first UK base in the town. That brings the confirmed count to five military drone companies in…
Portland City Council voted Monday night to approve a $45,316 purchase for the Portland Police Dept. first dedicated drone — a Skydio aircraft supplied through Axon
The Oregon Department of Aviation (ODAV) just did something no federal agency has bothered to do: it counted the damage of the DJI Ban.
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