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Amazon

Amazon Drones Buzz Cleveland Heights Homes. The Mayor Wants Them Moved

Cleveland Heights Mayor Jim Petras will ask Amazon whether drone routes can shift to commercial areas. Amazon moved some Texas flights in February.

Haye KestelooOct 6

A black pickup truck marked ACS carries a turret-mounted machine gun and a tan radar panel in the Arizona desert, with smoke drifting from the gun barrel.

Counter-Drone

US Military Counts 378 Border Drone Incursions In 30 Days, And Rising

The military detected 378 drones on the US-Mexico border in a month and says the trend is rising, as 21 firms tested counter-drone gear in Yuma.

Haye KestelooOct 6

White DJI Neo 3 drone with spoked propeller cages beside a blue-grey DJI RC Mini controller with a built-in screen on a wooden table

LEAK

DJI Neo 3 Unboxing Video Leaks, and the Battery Slots Are Real

Leaked DJI Neo 3 unboxing: an RC Mini with a screen, three batteries, a charging hub, and the slotted battery packs DroneXL doubted in September.

Haye KestelooOct 6

DJI Neo drone resting on an open palm with a river and trees behind it

Deal

DJI Neo Hits $139 on Amazon While DJI's Own Store Is Sold Out at $169

The DJI Neo is $139 on Amazon for Prime Big Deal Days, matching its lowest price ever, while DJI's own store shows it at $169 and out of stock.

Haye KestelooOct 6

DJI Enterprise

DJI Certifies First Benelux Dealer for Europe-Only Mapping Training

Drone Parts Center in Nivelles, Belgium, is the first Benelux dealer certified for DJI's GEO training. Matrice 4E and Zenmuse L3 courses now open.

Haye KestelooOct 5

Gray Skydio X10 drone with a three-sensor camera gimbal hovering low over a green field with trees behind it

DFR

Lakeland's $22M Axon Deal Adds Drones, Taps Immigration Grant

Lakeland OKs a $21.98M, 10-year Axon deal with Drone as First Responder flights. An immigration grant is applied to its first two years. Money itemized.

Haye KestelooOct 5

Wing hybrid delivery drone in flight carrying a blue Walmart-branded package box beneath its fuselage

Drone Delivery

Wing Picks Denver for Walmart Drones. Two Suburbs Already Froze Hubs

Wing and Walmart name Denver and Seattle for 2027 drone delivery. Both metros surfaced in city permits first, and two Denver suburbs have paused hubs.

Haye KestelooOct 5

Amazon

Amazon North Haven Drone Hold Disputed as Legislators Meet Oct. 5

North Haven's first selectman says Amazon put its drone plan on hold. The CT House GOP leader says that is not the case. DEEP comments run to Oct. 15.

Haye KestelooOct 4

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