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Drones Light The Fire At Pisgah National Forest

Drones Light the Fire at Pisgah National Forest

The U.S. Forest Service used a modified Freefly Alta X carrying Drone Amplified’s IGNIS aerial ignition system to conduct prescribed burns at the Wilson Ridge unit in Pisgah National Forest last weekend, treating 290 acres of hazardous fuel in terrain…

Amazon Drone Uav Delivery Fly Work Uas

Amazon Prime Air Quits Drone Alliance Over Safety

Amazon’s Prime Air division has walked away from the Commercial Drone Alliance, and the reason is blunt: a fundamental disagreement over whether detect-and-avoid technology should be mandatory across the national airspace. The split went public March 12 after Reuters obtained…

Parallel Flight Firefly Clears Faa Hurdle, Heads To Market

Parallel Flight Firefly Clears FAA Hurdle, Heads to Market

California’s Parallel Flight Technologies just received the regulatory green light that changes everything for the company. The FAA has granted the Firefly heavy-lift drone a Section 44807 exemption, authorizing commercial operations in U.S. airspace, as UAVHQ reported. This is not…

Tennessee Guard Buys Fpv Strike Drones For Training

Tennessee Guard Buys FPV Strike Drones for Training

The Tennessee Army National Guard is procuring three types of small unmanned aircraft for training and operational support, according Defence Blog and solicitation documents published March 7, 2026. The request covers six total systems across three platforms, all required to…