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Black Hawks Get Drone-Launching Superpowers
Hold onto your flight sticks, DroneXL pilots—the U.S. Army’s UH-60 Black Hawks are morphing into drone-slinging sky titans! Thanks to a $43 million contract with Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, announced on August 20, 2025, these iconic choppers will be…
Zipotle Zips Burritos by Drone in Dallas
Hold onto your guac, DroneXL crew, because Chipotle’s slinging burritos through the skies! In a spicy new partnership with Zipline, the drone delivery champs, Chipotle’s testing “Zipotle” in Dallas, dropping tacos and bowls faster than you can say “extra salsa.”…
SkyOps: Israeli Duo’s Drone Nav Revolution
Hello dear pilots! Buckle up for a high-flying tale from Israel that’s got our DJI-loving hearts buzzing. On August 19, 2025, as reported by The Jerusalem Post, two brilliant students, Noa Mignolet and Ofir Biton, unveiled SkyOps, a groundbreaking system…
Grid Aero Unveils Lifter-Lite Cargo Drone with U.S. Air Force Backing
Aerospace startup Grid Aero has emerged from stealth mode with a bold entry into the defense drone sector: the Lifter-Lite, a long-range cargo drone designed to fly thousands of miles with heavy payloads. Backed by a fresh $6 million seed…
C100 Quadcopter Guides F-35 to Precision Strikes
Hello, dear pilots! Buckle up for a high-octane tale that’s got our DJI-loving hearts racing! In late July 2025, Performance Drone Works (PDW), as reported by Defence Express, pulled off a jaw-dropping test, teaming their C100 quadcopter with the U.S.…
Drones Revolutionize Firefighting in Gifford and Mason
¡Buenos días, drone lovers! Happy Monday—let’s spark the week with a blazing tale of how drones are transforming firefighting from coast to coast. In California’s Gifford Fire and West Virginia’s Mason County, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are proving their worth…
BolaWrap’s PAN-DA Snags Drones Like a Sci-Fi Lasso
Yo, drone lovers, strap in—Wrap Technologies just unleashed a beast that’s turning heads and grounding drones! On August 14, 2025, they dropped their second counter-UAS program, transforming the cop-favorite BolaWrap 150 into PAN-DA (Personal Anti-Drone Armament), a handheld drone-killer that…
33,000 AI Drone Kits Supercharge Ukraine’s Battlefield Edge
Hello fellow drone pilots! How’s your sunrise flying going? Did your bird nail the perfect golden-hour shot, or did it decide to update firmware again and turn itself into a paperweight just as the light peaked? If so, don’t worry—you’re…
Ukraine’s $2,500 Sting Drone Rips Through Shaheds Like a Bullet Train on Steroids
Hold onto your joysticks, dear readers—Ukraine’s Wild Hornets are dropping a bomb in the drone wars, and it’s a cheap, fast, and downright nasty beast called the Sting! This $2,500 first-person-view (FPV) interceptor is tearing through Russia’s Iranian-made Shahed drones…
Skydio Drones Catch a Moped Thief Red-Handed in NYC
Buckle up, drone lovers—NYC’s skies are getting wild! The NYPD’s Drone as First Responder (DFR) program just notched another win, with a Skydio drone pilot nabbing a moped thief in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights. This ain’t just about cool tech; it’s…
Army Launches “Drone Amazon” for Soldiers: Civvy Tech Hits Front Lines!
Attention, drone pilots! Ever waited weeks for that shiny new gimbal or battery? Now imagine if Uncle Sam needed your Mavic for an army mission tomorrow… but had to slog through 18 months of paperwork just to buy it. Yikes!…
Woodward High School’s New Drone Program: Soaring to New Heights with UAS Training
Buckle up, drone enthusiasts! Woodward High School in Oklahoma is launching a game-changing aviation program that’s got our rotors spinning with excitement. Starting this school year, students can dive into a four-year aviation curriculum, choosing between a pilot pathway or…