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Department of Defense

SkyFoundry Act Aims to Fix America’s Drone Shortfall

The SkyFoundry Act to confront this gap head on, and the proposal has now been folded into the latest National Defense Authorization Act.

Rafael SuárezFeb 6

Proposed Drone Regulation Package, Speed Record, Drone Finds Suspect, & The Super Bowl

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Michigan Proposes Massive 15-Bill Drone Regulation Package, New Unofficial Speed Record Set, and Super Bowl No-Fly Zone

Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories for you this week. Michigan proposes a controversial 15-bill drone regulation package. A new unofficial drone speed record has been set. Police use a thermal drone to track down a hit-and-run suspect. And the Super Bowl is a no-fly zone. Let’s get to it.…

Greg ReverdiauFeb 6

United States

Maui students win honors with UAV powered apps in 2025

High school students in Hawaiʻi are proving that drones, data, and software can work together to protect fragile ecosystems, after U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda announced the winners of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for her district through a series of surprise campus visits. The annual competition drew nearly 13,900 student entries nationwide, placing Hawaiʻi’s winners…

Rafael SuárezFeb 6

DroneShield Secures $25.3 Million Defense Deal in Latin America

Drone Incidents

Navy Downs Unauthorized Drone at Whidbey Island Base

The incident immediately raised alarms because the base plays a critical role in U.S. electronic warfare operations and hosts the Navy’s carrier

Rafael SuárezFeb 5

DJI

Drone delays LifeFlight helicopter carrying critically ill child at Primary Children’s Hospital in Utah

A surveying drone flying directly above a LifeFlight helicopter at Primary Children’s Hospital in Lehi, Utah forced all air operations to halt while a child in critical care waited for emergency transport to another facility. The Lehi City Police Department shared video of the incident, filmed by the South Jordan Fire Department, showing the drone…

Haye KestelooFeb 5

DJI

AVSS completes first live avalanche drone testing in Jasper National Park

Canadian drone safety company AVSS has completed its first round of live, on-mountain avalanche control testing using its Precision Avalanche Management System (PAMS) in Jasper National Park, Alberta. The test used AVSS’s SnowDart hardware and flight planning software on an existing avalanche control route inside the national park, with support from Parks Canada, Transport Canada,…

Haye KestelooFeb 5

Zipline

Zipline and Rwanda sign expansion agreement as country becomes first to build nationwide autonomous delivery

Zipline and the Government of Rwanda have signed an expansion agreement that makes Rwanda the first country to build a nationwide autonomous delivery network. The deal, announced February 5 by Zipline Rwanda, is the first expansion agreement under Zipline‘s $150 million U.S. State Department award. The signing comes as Zipline hits 2 million commercial drone…

Haye KestelooFeb 5

United States

U.S. Army Trains Infantry Units With Bomber Drones

The U.S. Army is quietly but clearly signaling where modern infantry combat is heading. During a recent Spartan Focus Table VI exercise, soldiers from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division trained with bomber style drones, integrating low cost unmanned systems directly into infantry fire support roles, as reported by Defence Blog. The…

Rafael SuárezFeb 4

United States

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