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White Manna delivery drone with four spinning rotors and a Made in USA flag on its fuselage, shown side-on against a black background

Manna Aero

Manna Adds Two East Tulsa Drone Bases Rated for 'Thousands' a Week

Manna is opening two east Tulsa drone bases and says each can handle thousands of deliveries a week. On launch hours, its own rate caps each at 768.

Haye KestelooOct 6

Gray DJI Mini 3 drone held in one hand, arms unfolded, camera and gimbal facing the lens, MINI 3 printed on the right arm

Deal

DJI Mini 3 Hits $269 for Prime Big Deal Days, Matching Its June Low

Amazon has the DJI Mini 3 at $269 for Prime members through October 7, $150 off list and level with its June low. The Fly More Combo is $600.

Haye KestelooOct 6

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

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