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Ukrainian firms The Fourth Law and TAF Industries have certified the Kolibri 10 Advance, an FPV strike drone that can complete its final attack run autonomously after a human operator designates the target.
Northwestern University says its single-motor Phantom Twist drone is roughly ten times harder to see in flight than a same-size quadcopter, turning persistence of vision into a real-world drone-detection problem.
Boom Supersonic has turned Blake Scholl’s Mach 1 RC challenge into an $800,000 competition with judges, co-sponsors, and formal rules, but the fine print may be the hardest part: entrants must clear a legal and regulatory path that does not obviously exist today.
Tornyol says its 40-gram autonomous micro drone achieved an air-to-air insect kill and is being developed to hunt mosquitoes by identifying their wingbeat signature with ultrasonic sonar.
Orlando International Airport approved development of an eVTOL vertistop near its train station, putting demonstration air taxi flights within reach if the FAA signs off and construction stays on track.
Intelligent Energy unveiled a 120 kW hydrogen fuel cell powertrain for heavy-lift fixed-wing drones while announcing the largest commercial UAV order in its history. The new IE-FLIGHT 120 targets aircraft carrying payloads from 331 to 1,653 pounds.
DJI promoted its Mic Mini wireless microphone on TikTok with an AI-generated presenter, then deleted the ad after creators pushed back. The campaign turned a product promotion aimed at creators into a debate about trust and whether the demonstration itself could be believed.
Quantum Systems says its Apex Recordhunter experimental aircraft reached 699 km/h in June testing, a number that would blow past today’s electric-aircraft benchmark if it clears FAI certification, while feeding future interceptor-drone development.
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