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Skydio Opens Zürich R&D Office, Returning Its Own Alumni to the Lab That Trained Them

Skydio opens a Zürich R&D office focused on GPS-denied navigation and multi-drone coordination, led by a PhD alum of the lab that trained him.

Haye KestelooApr 6

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Mystery Drones Over Barksdale AFB: What We Actually Know

Here’s what we know for certain: someone flew drones over one of America’s most sensitive military installations, and the Air Force still doesn’t know who. What we don’t know yet will shape the conversation around airspace security, operator intent, and what this means for other bases nationwide, as reported by Newsweek. Lawmakers in Louisiana are…

Rafael SuárezApr 6

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Skydio Gets FAA Approval for One Pilot to Fly Four Drones at Once, and 12 Police Departments Are Already In

The FAA has approved 14 agencies to let one pilot fly up to four Skydio X10 drones simultaneously under a new streamlined BVLOS waiver process.

Haye KestelooMar 28

No Kings, No Parachutes, No Problem?! Why Does NYPD Fly Skydio Drones Directly Over NYC Protest Crowds?

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ACLU Says Drone Regulation Is Becoming a Tool of Government and Corporate Power — With DroneXL’s Own Reporting as Evidence

The ACLU’s new whitepaper argues U.S. drone rules favor government and corporations over citizens — and cites DroneXL’s own protest surveillance reporting as evidence.

Haye KestelooMar 27

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Lakewood PD’s Skydio X10 Drone Films Three Drug Deals Live

A Lakewood Police Department drone operation on Colfax Avenue resulted in five arrests last Saturday after agents used a Skydio X10 to watch three separate hand-to-hand drug transactions in real time before moving in on the suspects. The operation was straightforward in the best possible way. Agents patrolling the intersection of Colfax and Teller observed…

Rafael SuárezMar 25

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Skydio Wins $52 Million Army Order for Over 2,500 X10D Drones, the Largest Single-Vendor sUAS Purchase in U.S. Army History

The U.S. Army has placed an order exceeding $52 million with Skydio for more than 2,500 X10D drones, the company announced today. It is the largest small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) procurement from a single vendor in Army history. The contract moved from bid to award in under 72 hours, bypassing the multi-year acquisition timelines that…

Haye KestelooMar 22

Overhead black-and-white view of a DJI Phantom quadcopter surrounded by folding DJI Mavic drones and other multirotors arranged on a white surface

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2nd Cavalry Scouts With Drones, Not Soldiers

In a forest near Grafenwöhr, Germany, the scouts of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment are doing something that would have been science fiction to the cavalrymen who rode these same European roads eighty years ago, as 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment reports. They’re sitting behind their Strykers, watching a ground robot disappear into the tree line,…

Rafael SuárezMar 22

Georgia Tech Becomes First University in Georgia to Deploy Drone First Responders with 90-Second Response Time

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South Bend PD Taps Flock Safety for No-Cost Drone as First Responder Pilot

The South Bend Police Department launches a one-year Drone as First Responder (DFR) pilot with Flock Safety. Discover how eight RTCC operators are using thermal drones to slash response times in Indiana.

Haye KestelooMar 21

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