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A woman in a patterned headband raises the GoPro MISSION 1 PRO ILS with a Micro Four Thirds lens to her eye against a cloudy sky over a colonial old town, from GoPro's launch video.

FPV

GoPro Calls The $700 ILS 'Available' A Day After Selling 90% Of Itself

GoPro says the 197-gram MISSION 1 PRO ILS is now available and pitches it at FPV pilots, one day after agreeing to sell 90% of itself to Starman.

Haye KestelooSep 2

GoPro MISSION 1 PRO ILS compact cinema camera fitted with a Laowa cine lens on a speed-rail rig, the newest hardware from the company Starman Optical is buying for $285 million.

Industry

GoPro Sells 90% Of Itself For $285 Million And Pivots To Defense

Starman Optical pays $1.14 a share for 90% of GoPro, clears $92 million in debt, and points the camera maker at defense, government, and AI markets.

Haye KestelooSep 2

Man in a dark hoodie and cap speaking to camera beside a gray DJI folding drone, with 25% TARIFF and 100% TARIFF badges and the words THE HITS KEEP COMING

Industry

Drone Tariffs Hit September 3. Here's Why Prices Won't Jump 25% Overnight

New US tariffs on imported drones take effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on September 3. The duty applies at import, not at checkout, so existing inventory can keep selling at today's prices.

Russ 51 DronesSep 1

A commercial drone pilot in a lime high-visibility vest holds a controller with both hands while a DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual hovers directly above him against a deep blue sky.

DOCKET 26-189

FCC Drone Deadline Is Tomorrow. Fewer Than 3,000 Comments Are In.

Fewer than 3,000 comments have been filed in PS Docket 26-189 against nearly half a million certificated remote pilots. The window closes September 2.

Haye KestelooSep 1

UAV EXPO

Pilot Institute Warns Of A Drone Hiring Cliff In Two To Three Years

Greg Reverdiau told Commercial UAV Expo the affordable drone that created this industry is disappearing, and aviation already ran this experiment once.

Haye KestelooSep 1