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Palladyne AI Flies IntelliSwarm for the First Time

Palladyne AI has announced through a press release the first successful flight of IntelliSwarm, its integrated autonomy stack

Rafael SuárezFeb 8

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Northside flies a RED Komodo cinelifter over the Matterhorn, and the footage is absolutely wild

Flying an FPV drone at 3,260 meters above sea level is one thing. Hauling 25 kilograms of cinema-grade drone gear up an icy alpine trail to get there is another thing entirely. Northside did both, strapping a RED Komodo worth over $10,000 to an 8-inch X8 cinelifter and sending it up the face of the…

Haye KestelooFeb 5

Overhead black-and-white view of a DJI Phantom quadcopter surrounded by folding DJI Mavic drones and other multirotors arranged on a white surface

Department of Defense

U.S. Marines Test Fiber Optic FPV Drones at Sea

The U.S. Marine Corps is rediscovering an old truth with a very modern twist. When the airwaves are hostile, unreliable, or outright weaponized, the smartest move might be to avoid them entirely. From January 27 to 29, 2026, I Marine Expeditionary Force, working with the Defense Innovation Unit, evaluated fiber optic FPV drones at Marine…

Rafael SuárezFeb 4

United States

Pentagon Pushes Low Tech Defenses Against Small Drones

First person view drones receive special attention in the guidance, and for good reason. FPV aircraft are fast, agile, difficult to track visually

Rafael SuárezFeb 3

DJI

FPV drone chases WRC rally car through the desert, and the footage is absolutely wild

The FIA World Rally Championship YouTube channel dropped a video titled “INSANE Rally Drone Footage,” and for once, the title isn’t clickbait. An FPV drone chases a World Rally Car through a desert stage at full speed, and it keeps up. Not for a few seconds. Not for a single corner. Mile after mile after…

Haye KestelooFeb 2

Russia

SpaceX implements Starlink speed limit to ground Russian strike drones in Ukraine

Two days after Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov thanked SpaceX for its “quick response” to Russian drones using Starlink connectivity, we’re now seeing the first concrete result: a speed-based kill switch. Starlink terminals are now displaying a “Movement speed is too high” error and cutting connectivity when they detect movement above approximately 75-90 km/h (47-56…

Haye KestelooJan 31

Ukraine

Ukraine’s Pay Per Kill Drone Program Scales Fast

Ukraine has quietly turned battlefield necessity into a brutally efficient incentive system. According to newly appointed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, a pay per kill program targeting Russian Shahed style attack drones has helped Ukraine secure roughly 40,000 interceptor drones in a single month, as Business Insider reports. The idea is simple and ruthless in execution.…

Rafael SuárezJan 28

Georgia

Georgia Army National Guard Launches State’s First FPV Drone Training Program

The Georgia Army National Guard this month launched its first dedicated drone pilot training program, joining a growing list of state Guard units racing to build FPV drone expertise following lessons learned from Ukraine’s battlefield. The 12-day Unmanned Aerial Systems Operator’s Course puts Georgia troops on the same path as Pennsylvania and Oklahoma units that…

Haye KestelooJan 22

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