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DJI Ban: Why Everyone Owes Drone Pilots Honest Answers
This week, DJI’s Head of Global Policy Adam Welsh sat down with YouTuber Faruk from iPhonedo for what was billed as a deep dive into the looming December 23 DJI ban. I watched the interview hoping for hard questions. What…
Paladin Drones Says Former VP Tried to ‘Plunder’ Company After Failed Power Grab
We’ve been tracking Paladin Drones’ rapid expansion across police and fire departments for over a year, but court documents filed in late October allege explosive internal turmoil at the Y Combinator-backed emergency response drone company, including accusations of corporate sabotage,…
Drone Industry Faces Same Private Equity Trap Now Squeezing Volunteer Fire Departments
We have been reporting on how private equity and venture capital are reshaping the drone industry for years. Today, The New York Times published an investigation that exposes the identical playbook being used against volunteer fire departments, and the parallels…
Why the “Pain” of a DJI Drone Ban Means Lives Lost, Not Just Lost Profits
In a recent Bloomberg Opinion piece, columnist Thomas Black argues that the forced transition from Chinese-made drones to American alternatives is a “necessary pain” required to secure our national supply chain. He frames this transition as a messy spreadsheet calculation,…
Stamford Drones Beat Fire Trucks to Scene in New “Game Changer” 911 Program
DFR Revolution: Stamford’s new automated Paladin DJI M30 drones are launching from rooftops to beat fire trucks to the scene, giving commanders eyes on high-rise fires before crews even leave the garage. In a dramatic validation of drone technology, a…
Cochise County Sheriff Eyes Hybrid Drone with Claims of 7-Hour Flights for Border Surveillance
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona is working with Canadian manufacturer Draganfly on a custom hybrid drone that supposedly boasts a seven-hour flight time. The aircraft uses gasoline engines to drive onboard generators, which in turn keep its batteries…
Victorville Becomes First Contract City To Launch BRINC Drone First Responder Program With $832K State-Funded Deal
The City of Victorville is set to become the first contract city with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department to implement a Drone as First Responder (DFR) program, following a unanimous City Council vote earlier this month that approved an…
American Drone Hobby Faces Accessibility Crisis as Bans, Regulations, and Market Forces Converge
The United States drone hobby is under severe pressure from multiple directions simultaneously, threatening to transform the most accessible entry point into aviation into an increasingly expensive and restricted pursuit. While Canadian and European enthusiasts enjoy flourishing drone communities with…
DJI Whiplash: from empty shelves to next-day delivery in the U.S.
Why haven’t you been able to find DJI drones in stock recently? DJI drones in the U.S. have been hard to come by since late 2024. DJI has been going up against U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, battling allegations of…
Wrap Technologies Launches First Drone System That Can Physically Restrain Suspects
Wrap Technologies has unveiled what it claims is the first commercially available non-lethal drone interdiction system in the United States. The DFR-X payload system, branded as the MERLIN-Interdictor, mounts the company’s BolaWrap tether technology onto drones—transforming passive observation platforms into…
Ohio Launches Nation’s First Statewide Drone First Responder Program
Ohio has become the first state in the nation to deploy a statewide Drone First Responder program, with SkyfireAI selected to manage the groundbreaking initiative. Created under Ohio House Bill 96, the two-year pilot program aims to give law enforcement,…
DMR Technologies Bets on Louisiana: 500+ Jobs Coming to First U.S. Industrial Drone Factory
An American drone manufacturer is placing a major bet on domestic production, announcing plans to build its first full-scale U.S. manufacturing facility in Lafayette, Louisiana. DMR Technologies will create 521 jobs over the next decade with an average salary of…