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A gray Skydio X10D quadcopter hovers in front of the copper Vessel structure and high-rises at Hudson Yards in Manhattan during the DHS complex urban assessment.

DHS report

DHS Lab Grounds 3 of 5 Blue UAS in NYC, Withholds Chinese Drone Scores

DHS lab put Blue UAS before 26 public safety pilots: three of five could not fly Manhattan, links dropped at 50 feet, Chinese drone scores stay private.

Haye KestelooSep 25

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr speaking into a microphone during a moderated Q&A on stage at the SBA Defense Industrial Base Drone Summit, with a row of American flags behind him

FCC Filing

FCC Says $5B Flowed Into US Drones. Its Own Filing Counts Pledges

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr touts $5 billion in new US drone investment. The agency's own footnotes mix funding rounds, a valuation and five-year pledges.

Haye KestelooSep 24

Skydio

Skydio's 100 mph F10 Debuts at Ascend, Where 'Lobbying' Is Profanity

Skydio unveiled the dock-launched F10 Lightrunner at Ascend 2026. Its livestream chat also removed a comment about lobbying as profanity.

Haye KestelooSep 24

Police

Cleveland Police Drone Policy Bans What Ohio's New Law Still Allows

Ohio's HB 251 police drone law starts Oct. 6. Cleveland's Skydio X10 rules already ban facial recognition, protest surveillance and all weapons.

Haye KestelooSep 20

Skydio X10 drone resting on a rooftop dock with the dome of the Cathedral of Saint Paul out of focus behind it

DFR

St. Paul Pulls $200K Police Drone Grant. There Was No Plan B

St. Paul's council withdrew a $200,000 grant request for more police drones a week after the deputy chief said there was no other money to expand.

Haye KestelooSep 10

Saint Paul skyline and Mississippi River seen from the West Side neighborhood

DFR

St. Paul Votes on Police Drones Two Days After Pond Rescue

St. Paul's council decides Wednesday whether police can chase a $200,000 federal grant for more drones. Two members have already said no.

Haye KestelooSep 9

Captain Kyle Nordfors in a grey Weber County Sheriff's Office uniform stands between two other award recipients, each holding a glass trophy, in front of a blue and white backdrop.

DOCKET 26-189

Utah SAR Captain To FCC: Your Drone Ban Will Cost American Lives

Weber County rescue pilot Kyle Nordfors told the FCC no US-made drone matches what his team flies, and offered to prove it. His full comments, and how to file yours before midnight.

Haye KestelooSep 2

Aerial drone view of two suspects moving property beside a white work truck in a parking lot, with the Santa Ana Police Department watermark.

Skydio

Santa Ana Police Drone Catches Truck Thieves Mid-Theft

Santa Ana PD's Eagle 1 drone found a stolen work truck minutes after patrol lost it, watched two suspects load stolen tools, and guided officers straight to them — the first felony arrests of the $682,900 DFR program a divided council approved 4-3 in February.

Rafael SuárezAug 6

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