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Trout Rules Tighten as Drones Enter Tennessee Waters
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Trout Rules Tighten as Drones Enter Tennessee Waters

The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission kicked off 2026 with a meeting that quietly reshaped fishing rules across the state while opening the door to something far more modern: Drones. After a two day session in Dyersburg, commissioners unanimously approved the 2026 to 2027 fishing regulations, adjusted trout management in multiple counties, and advanced a…

Police Drone Finds Missing Hiker in Ohio Night Search
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Police Drone Finds Missing Hiker in Ohio Night Search

A late night search in southern Ohio ended safely thanks to a police drone and a program that has been in place longer than many people realize. As the Scioto Post reports, on December 28, just before 11 p.m., Chillicothe Police were dispatched to assist the Ross County Sheriff’s Office near Belleview Avenue and Plyleys…

Overhead black-and-white view of a DJI Phantom quadcopter surrounded by folding DJI Mavic drones and other multirotors arranged on a white surface
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Not So Fast, Not So Furious Train Heist Ends by Drone

It is like The Fast and the Furious, only not so fast and just a little less furious. Add a freight train, a drone quietly minding its own business in the morning sky, and three men who seemed unaware that railroads no longer rely on luck and binoculars. Chicago’s South Side delivered a modern crime…

DJI Osmo FrameTap Appears in FCC Filing
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DJI Osmo FrameTap Appears in FCC Filing

A quiet FCC filing has revealed a DJI product name that absolutely nobody had on their 2025 bingo card: Osmo FrameTap. The discovery came courtesy of a tweet by drone sleuth @Saracool_drone, who spotted a freshly registered DJI device hiding in plain sight inside the FCC database, dated December 17, 2025. Naturally, this sent me…

New FPV Drone Sets 603 km/h Speed Record
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New FPV Drone Sets 374 MPH Speed Record

Drone Pro Hub has pushed drone performance into a new league. Their latest custom FPV machine reached a verified top speed of 374 mph (603.47 km/h), roughly Mach 0.49. That breaks previous unofficial quadcopter speed records and sets a new milestone for FPV engineering. This build now claims the record formerly held by Peregreen 3,…

Ukrainian Queen Hornet Saves a Mavic in Daring Drone Rescue
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Ukrainian Queen Hornet Saves a DJI Mavic in Daring Drone Rescue

On november 19 of this year, something unusual happened over enemy territory. A Ukrainian FPV combat drone, the massive Queen Hornet, pulled off a rescue mission that looked more like a Pixar short than a battlefield operation. The story spread fast in the drone community because it was equal parts impressive and hilarious. As reported…

UK Airports Face Inevitable Drone Attacks, Aviation Chief Warns After Belgium Shutdowns
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UK Airports Face Inevitable Drone Attacks, Aviation Chief Warns After Belgium Shutdowns

The UK’s top aviation regulator has issued a stark warning that British airports will face disruption from organized drone attacks, declaring it “not a question of if, only of when” such drone incidents occur. The warning from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) follows multiple shutdowns at Belgian airports in early November 2025 that stranded…

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