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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 the letter Amazon sent to the trade group, as Unmanned Airspace reported. The Core Disagreement…
Joby Aviation flies past the Golden Gate Bridge to kick off its 2026 Electric Skies Tour. But while the flight was quiet, the real story is the difference between this prototype and the FAA-conforming aircraft. Dive into the certification data and what it means for a 2027 launch.
The DOT and FAA have selected 8 projects across 26 states for the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP). Learn how autonomous cargo and air taxis from Archer, Joby, and Reliable Robotics will enter live commercial airspace by Summer 2026.
DJI Enterprise secures a landmark $250 million contract with State Grid Corporation of China. Discover how the Matrice 4T and Zenmuse L2 are moving drone power line inspections from experimental pilots to massive 24/7 autonomous operations.
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 carry Blue UAS certification, the U.S. military’s security clearance program for small drones. The procurement…
Ukraine opens millions of drone strike videos to train AI targeting models. Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov aims to bypass Russian jamming through autonomous lethal systems, sparking a showdown with the Red Cross over AI ethics.
One drone. One flight. Ten gases monitored simultaneously. AIRINS just made the case for never sending a person into a hazardous environment again, as they announced on their LinkedIn page. The Company Behind the Payloads AIRINS, formerly known as Soarability, builds gas detection and environmental sensing systems designed to mount on commercial drones and collect…
The photo tells you everything about where Archer Aviation actually is right now. That’s N703AX, the company’s Midnight eVTOL air taxi, flying in conventional airplane mode. The six fixed VTOL-only propellers sit stowed on top while the six tilt-propellers on the wing point forward for cruise flight. It looks like a normal aircraft because, in…
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