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Two marines load a simulated warhead onto a Neros Archer FPV System with a Fiber-Optic Spool | Photo Credits: US Marine Corps
Ukraine

Marine Corps Drone Training Finally Unveiled!

The U.S. Marine Corps’ drone training program has finally been announced, and it’s far more impressive than I had anticipated. They are rolling out a service-wide training framework aimed at rapidly expanding the number of small unmanned aircraft system operators for commercial off-the-shelf FPV platforms. The program was announced via MARADMIN 624/25 and is being…

The AntiGravity A1 Delivers on Its Promise: A Complete Beginner Flew It in Two Minutes
Antigravity A1

The AntiGravity A1 Drone Delivers on Its Promise: A Complete Beginner Flew It in Two Minutes

Something genuinely rare happened in the drone industry last month. A brand-new company shipped a first-generation product that actually works as advertised. After spending weeks reading press releases and spec sheets about the AntiGravity A1, watching real-world footage from content creators who’ve actually put the drone through its paces reveals what matters most: this thing…

iFlight Nazgul Evoke 7 First Flight: The Nazgul 5's Bigger Brother Handles Brutal Wind
Amazon

iFlight Nazgul Evoke 7 First Flight: The Nazgul 5’s Bigger Brother Handles Brutal Wind

The iFlight Nazgul 5 has been one of the most successful ready-to-fly FPV drones ever released, so when word spread that a bigger version was coming, my curiosity was immediately piqued. After spending time with the Nazgul Evoke 7 in some challenging conditions, including wind that had me questioning my life choices, the verdict is…

Red Cat Holdings Unseats Skydio to Win U.S. Army's Next-Gen Drone Contract
Industry

A Silicon Valley Founder Exposed Why U.S. Drone Manufacturing Won’t Scale Anytime Soon

I’ve been reading a lot of optimistic press releases about American drone independence lately. The Pentagon wants a million drones. Executive orders promise to unleash domestic production. Politicians declare that we’re breaking free from Chinese supply chains. Then a defense-tech founder in Silicon Valley writes a Forbes column that quietly demolishes the entire narrative with…

New DJI Avata 360 Leaks Hint at a Very Near Launch
DJI

DJI Avata 360 Leaks Hint at a Very Near Launch

Fresh leaked images of what appears to be the DJI Avata 360 are making the rounds, and if these photos are telling the truth, DJI is no longer just flirting with 360 degree video. It is fully committed. The images were shared by well known DJI leaker Igor Bogdanov(@Quadro_News), and he showed a drone that…

Fedorov’s Gamble: Can Open-Source Battlefield Data Defeat Russian Jamming? - Ukraine's Drone Architect Named Defense Minister in Major Strategy Shift
Ukraine

Ukraine’s Drone Architect Named Defense Minister in Major Strategy Shift

Mykhailo Fedorov, the man who built Ukraine’s “Army of Drones” from scratch, is taking over as Defense Minister. This isn’t just a cabinet shuffle – it’s Ukraine officially declaring that drone warfare is now the foundation of national defense strategy. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the nomination on January 2, 2026, explicitly stating that Fedorov’s task…

China Floods Russia With 328,000 Miles of Drone Cable While Sending Ukraine Just 72—Fueling Moscow’s Battlefield Edge
Skydio

Blue UAS Architects Predict 2026 Drone Attack, Highlight Pentagon’s Mass Production Gap

The two officials who built the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit and helped create the Blue UAS framework are warning that a drone attack on US soil is coming in 2026. Their analysis exposes a fundamental tension in American drone policy: the same security-first approach that justified expensive domestic alternatives may have slowed the mass production…

FPV Pilot Joshua Bardwell: FCC Component Ban May Not Be as Bad as It Sounds
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FPV Pilot Joshua Bardwell: FCC Component Ban May Not Be as Bad as It Sounds

While the drone world panics over the FCC’s sweeping ban on foreign drones and components, FPV expert Joshua Bardwell is urging pilots to take a breath. His analysis raises a critical question that most coverage has missed: Does the FCC even have jurisdiction over half the components it listed? In a video published December 23, Bardwell…

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