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FAA issues steep fines, Paladin launches Knighthawk 2.0, GAO flags safety gaps, and another Amazon drone crashes in Texas
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories for you this week. The FAA has issued several large fines for drone pilots, Paladin Drones launches a new NDAA-compliant drone, a new GAO report flags major safety gaps…
California JROTC Team Heads to Nevada Drone Battle
Fifty four teams. One competition floor in Reno. And just one squad carrying the Kern County banner, as 23ABC reports. Arvin High School’s five member JROTC drone team is heading to Nevada for the 8th Brigade Aerial Drone Competition, and…
Egypt’s HAMZA-3 kamikaze drone can fly 1,100 miles and fake a jet’s radar signature
The HAMZA-3 has a trick most kamikaze drones don’t: modular Lüneberg lenses that inflate its radar cross-section to mimic a fighter jet. Enemy air defense systems burn through expensive interceptor missiles on a drone that costs a fraction of the…
Ontario anti-drone startup probe raises red flags
A strange case out of Ontario is putting a spotlight on how far is too far when developing counter drone technology, especially when that work happens far from regulated labs and far too close to home. Four people now face…
The Ultimate 2026 Global Drone & Robotics Event Calendar
As the drone and robotics industries continue to evolve at a breakneck pace, staying ahead of the curve means being in the room where it happens. From the shifting regulatory landscape and the rise of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) to…
Paladin launches NDAA-compliant Knighthawk 2.0 at World Defense Show, signaling a strategic pivot from DJI dependence
Paladin Drones, the Houston-based Drone as First Responder company that built much of its business on modified DJI hardware, just revealed the Knighthawk 2.0 at the World Defense Show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The new drone is NDAA-compliant, built in…
Everdrone Brings Medical Drones to Stockholm EMS
Swedish emergency medical drone company Everdrone has signed a new agreement with the Ambulance Services Administration in Region Stockholm, marking a major step toward integrating autonomous drones into everyday emergency medical response. The partnership covers the implementation and operation of…
DZYNE ULTRA Turbo Flies 60 Hours at 25,000 Feet
DZYNE Technologies has quietly crossed a line that matters in long-endurance unmanned flight. In a recent press release, the company announced that its ULTRA Turbo unmanned aerial system completed a mission-representative flight lasting 60 hours at 25,000 feet while cruising…
Battle Creek Builds BVLOS Backbone for Drone Flights
Battle Creek, Michigan is quietly laying the groundwork to become one of the most advanced drone and autonomous aviation hubs in the United States, as Second Wave Media reports. The city is not focused on flashy demos or short term…
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…
AUVSI expands its lobbying playbook from drones to robots with new Capitol Hill partnership
The same organization that spent the last two years pushing to ban Chinese drones from U.S. skies now wants to shape federal robotics policy. The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) launched the Partnership for Robotics Competitiveness (PfRC) on…
AIR Unveils DrN 600 Electric Cargo Drone
Florida based advanced air mobility company AIR has officially pulled the curtain back on the DrN 600, an uncrewed electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that is clearly designed to do something rare in this industry: actually work for a…