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SkyFoundry Act Aims to Fix America’s Drone Shortfall
China and Russia are churning out millions of drones every year, flooding battlefields and supply chains with cheap, expendable aircraft, while the United States struggles to produce small drones at scale, as War on The Rocks reports. That imbalance is…
Michigan Proposes Massive 15-Bill Drone Regulation Package, New Unofficial Speed Record Set, and Super Bowl No-Fly Zone
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories for you this week. Michigan proposes a controversial 15-bill drone regulation package. A new unofficial drone speed record has been set. Police use a thermal drone to track down…
Waikīkī Police May Deploy Skydio X10 Drones Soon
Law enforcement drones could soon become a familiar sight over Waikīkī, as Hawaiʻi officials prepare to launch a drone first responder program using Skydio X10 aircraft, as reported by US News. The plan, which could begin as early as March,…
China’s Hybrid CH YH-1000S Drone Could Shift Taiwan Logistics
China has completed the maiden flight of the CH YH-1000S, a hybrid powered unmanned transport aircraft that could reshape how the People’s Liberation Army sustains forces in contested environments like the Taiwan Strait, as SCMP reports. According to China state…
DJI Matrice 30 Drone Helps Find Lost Hiker in Santa Fe
The Santa Fe Fire Department relied on a DJI Matrice 30 drone to help locate a lost hiker this week, showcasing how modern search and rescue teams are increasingly turning to advanced unmanned aircraft for real world emergencies, as Unnoficial…
Northside flies a RED Komodo cinelifter over the Matterhorn, and the footage is absolutely wild
Flying an FPV drone at 3,260 meters above sea level is one thing. Hauling 25 kilograms of cinema-grade drone gear up an icy alpine trail to get there is another thing entirely. Northside did both, strapping a RED Komodo worth…
Navy Downs Unauthorized Drone at Whidbey Island Base
A commercially available quadcopter was disabled Tuesday after it was flown without authorization over Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington state, according to the U.S. Navy and reported by Stars and Stripes. The incident immediately raised alarms because the…
DJI Mavic 4 Pro 9-Month Long-Term Review: The Drone I Keep Choosing Over Everything Else
The DJI Mavic 4 Pro is not a drone that will impress you on day one. It will probably make the biggest impression three months down the line, when you realize you keep reaching for it, even when you have…
Drone delays LifeFlight helicopter carrying critically ill child at Primary Children’s Hospital in Utah
A surveying drone flying directly above a LifeFlight helicopter at Primary Children’s Hospital in Lehi, Utah forced all air operations to halt while a child in critical care waited for emergency transport to another facility. The Lehi City Police Department…
AVSS completes first live avalanche drone testing in Jasper National Park
Canadian drone safety company AVSS has completed its first round of live, on-mountain avalanche control testing using its Precision Avalanche Management System (PAMS) in Jasper National Park, Alberta. The test used AVSS’s SnowDart hardware and flight planning software on an…
Zipline and Rwanda sign expansion agreement as country becomes first to build nationwide autonomous delivery
Zipline and the Government of Rwanda have signed an expansion agreement that makes Rwanda the first country to build a nationwide autonomous delivery network. The deal, announced February 5 by Zipline Rwanda, is the first expansion agreement under Zipline‘s $150…
SpaceX Starlink Whitelist Goes Live: Russian Frontline Command Collapses as Drone Control Links Go Dark
Ten days ago, we covered SpaceX’s emergency speed limit on Starlink terminals, the first measure designed to kill satellite connectivity on Russian strike drones flying over Ukraine. Four days ago, we reported on the full terminal authorization system that Ukraine…