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Walmart

Zipline Launches Drone Delivery In McKinney, Texas, Expanding Walmart Partnership Across Dallas-Fort Worth

Zipline officially launched its drone delivery service at a Walmart in McKinney, Texas on November 4, 2025, bringing 30-minute deliveries to another Dallas-Fort Worth suburb. The ribbon-cutting ceremony featured State Rep. Keresa Richardson placing the first order—a bottle of honey—which arrived in the parking lot within minutes. The McKinney launch marks Zipline’s continued expansion across…

Haye KestelooNov 5

Amazon

Amazon Activates Prime Air Drone Delivery In Waco Two Days After Pontiac Launch

Amazon officially launched its Prime Air drone delivery service in Waco, Texas on Tuesday, marking the e-commerce giant’s fourth active U.S. market just two days after activating service in Pontiac, Michigan. The rapid expansion signals Amazon’s aggressive push to scale drone operations after recovering from technical setbacks that grounded its fleet earlier this year. Customers…

Haye KestelooNov 5

ACSL

Teledyne FLIR & Gremsy Unveil New AI Thermal Payloads

Teledyne FLIR and Gremsy, have teamed up. The result? Two new NDAA-compliant thermal payloads, the ORUS L and Lynx, both powered by

Rafael SuárezNov 5

China

China’s Boying T1400 Heavy Lift Drone Completes Its First Flight

Called the Boying T1400, this heavy-duty drone recently completed its first successful test flight in Harbin, Heilongjiang province

Rafael SuárezNov 5

Aloft

Terra Drone’s Unifly Demonstrates Advanced Collision Avoidance At European U-Space Project In Romania

Terra Drone subsidiary Unifly has successfully demonstrated collision avoidance and flight separation management technologies at the SPATIO Project Open Day in Romania, showcasing systems that enable drones to share airspace safely through automated traffic management. The October 29 demonstrations at INCAS Strejnicu Flight Base validated technologies designed to prevent mid-air collisions during

Haye KestelooNov 5

Skydio

Apium Swarm Robotics Joins Red Cat Futures Initiative After Successful Army Demonstration Of Distributed Drone Autonomy

Apium Swarm Robotics has joined Red Cat Holdings’ Futures Initiative following successful U.S. Army testing of autonomous drone swarm technology that enables single operators to control multiple drones without centralized ground control. The partnership, announced November 4, 2025, comes as the Pentagon accelerates procurement of autonomous systems for contested battlefield environments. The colla

Haye KestelooNov 5

Walmart

Walmart Launches Wing Drone Delivery In Conyers, Georgia This Holiday Season

Conyers, Georgia is joining the growing network of cities offering Walmart drone delivery, with construction already underway at the Walmart store on Dogwood Drive and service expected to begin as early as this holiday season. The Atlanta suburb becomes one of the first Georgia cities to implement the technology as part of Walmart and Wing’s…

Haye KestelooNov 5

Japan

Japan to Deploy Drones That Bark Like Dogs to Scare Off Bears

In Japan’s Gifu Prefecture, drones are about to take on a new job: scaring away bears. Starting later this month, local authorities will begin flying drones that emit dog barking sounds and small fireworks to repel bears from residential areas in Takayama, Shirakawa Village, and nearby mountain towns, as Japan Today told us. The move…

Rafael SuárezNov 5

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