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Shield AI’s V-BAT Already Has a Weapons Deal — So Why Is Co-Founder Brandon Tseng Still Arguing Against Armed Drones?
The V-BAT has flown more than 60 miles into Russian-controlled airspace through layered GPS jamming, spotted a Buk-M1 surface-to-air missile system, and handed targeting data to HIMARS crews who destroyed it. That mission — pure intelligence, zero ordnance on the…
Algorithm Warfare Is Here: How $500 Commercial Drones Are Beating $5 Million Tanks and What the Pentagon Must Do Next
A soldier in a trench, wearing a $300 pair of FPV goggles and holding a hobbyist controller, can guide a commercial drone carrying a $500 payload into a $5 million tank. The math is brutal and it only moves in…
EASA Updates Official List of 66 EU-Approved Drones, With DJI Holding 26 Spots — And the Cx System May Change Soon
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published its latest official list of drones approved for operation in the EU, covering 66 systems across the Open and Specific categories. The list is a practical reference, not a press release. If…
US Military Shoots Down CBP’s Own Drone Near Texas Border, Democrats Demand Independent Investigation
The Pentagon fired a high-energy laser at a drone near Fort Hancock, Texas on Thursday — and destroyed it. The problem: it was a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) drone. CBP had not told the military it was flying…
DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Leaks in Plain Sight
It finally happened. Not a blurry warehouse shot. Not a shadowy reflection in a Weibo comment section. We just got what might be the most polite leak in DJI history: the actual Quick Start Guide of the DJI Osmo Pocket…
Russian Drone Approaches French Carrier in Sweden
A Russian drone approached the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle while the warship was docked in Malmö, Sweden, during a strategic visit, according to United24 Media. The Swedish Armed Forces detected the unmanned aircraft and immediately deployed electronic warfare…
Fortem Lands $18M Army Counter-Drone Deal
The counter drone race just added fresh fuel. Fortem Technologies has secured a three year, $18 million contract with the U.S. Army to deploy its net based DroneHunter interceptors at Army sites worldwide, as TechBuzzNews reports. The award signals something…
Monroe Police Drone Tracks Suspect After Pursuit
The Monroe Police Department used a drone with thermal imaging early Thursday morning to locate a suspect who fled from a stolen vehicle after a pursuit that began in neighboring Wadesboro, as reported by WCNC. Shortly before 1 a.m., Monroe…
DJI Drone Tracks DUI Suspect in Freezing Woods
In the blue hush of a 5 a.m. Washington morning, when frost grips the grass and most of the world is still asleep, a small aircraft lifted into the air above Deer Park. Not a helicopter. Not a plane. A…
DJI Takes FCC to Court, Apple Sets Drone Light Show Record, and Brinc Teases New Night Drone
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. This week, we have three big stories: DJI is taking the FCC to court, Apple TV just set a massive world record with a drone light show over Los Angeles, and Brinc Drones…
Pentagon Laser Shoots Down CBP Drone Near El Paso, Exposing a Deeper Government Coordination Failure
The Department of Defense used a high-energy laser to destroy a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) drone over Fort Hancock, Texas on Thursday, February 26, according to four officials who spoke to The New York Times. The FAA responded…
US Air Force swaps AI midflight on YFQ-44A
The United States Air Force just treated combat drone autonomy like an app you can close and reopen, except this app flies at jet speeds. In a recent test, Anduril Industries demonstrated that its YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft can switch…