EASA rules, U-space, and drone news across the continent.
DJI launched two new sub-249-gram camera drones today, the Lito X1 and Lito 1, aimed squarely at first-time pilots and entry-level creators at a price point that would have moved serious volume at Best Buy. Orders opened April 23, 2026 through store.dji.com and authorized retailers across Europe, the UK, and other international markets. The United…
DJI upgraded SkyPixel winner Joanna Steidle from Mavic 3 Pro to Mavic 4 Pro after US Customs stranded her original prize, routing the replacement through Europe.
Ukraine carried out more than 9,000 frontline missions with armed unmanned ground vehicles last month, up from 2,900 in November 2025, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense. The figures, reported by The New York Times on April 20, show ground robots moving from experimental curiosity to standard tactical asset in roughly twelve months. A year…
DJI launches the Power 1000 Mini globally today, and The Verge’s Thomas Ricker posted his review this morning giving it an 8 out of 10. The headline finding: it is the smallest 1 kWh portable power station on the market. DJI shrank it down roughly in half compared to the original Power 1000, while keeping…
The UK Ministry of Defence announced on April 15 that Britain will deliver at least 120,000 drones to Ukraine by the end of 2026. Defence Secretary John Healey made the announcement ahead of the 34th Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting in Berlin. Deliveries of the new package began this month, as reported by Ukrainska Pravda.…
A Danish startup called Sapient Perception raised €2 million in pre-seed funding this week, pitching a sensor that lets drones see a much wider area without losing detail. The round was co-led by Balnord and FORWARD.one, as Resilience Media reported. The money will go toward engineering hires, product development, and early customer deployments in defense,…
A Santa Clara startup called Hyfix Spatial Intelligence just pulled in $15 million to build an American-designed system-on-a-chip that folds flight control, high-precision positioning, secure communications, and onboard compute into a single piece of U.S.-manufactured silicon. Craft Ventures led the round. The pitch is that this will be the American brain for drones and robots…
EASA releases Revision 24 of the Easy Access Rules for Air Operations, introducing machine-readable XML formats, gyroplane licensing, and stricter Flight Data Monitoring. Discover why these crewed aviation updates are a roadmap for future drone and UAM regulations.
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