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Navy Downs Unauthorized Drone at Whidbey Island Base
The incident immediately raised alarms because the base plays a critical role in U.S. electronic warfare operations and hosts the Navy’s carrier
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F-35C shoots down Iranian Shahed-139 drone approaching USS Abraham Lincoln as IRGC harasses U.S. tanker
A U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II shot down an Iranian Shahed-139 reconnaissance drone as it flew toward the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday, U.S. Central Command confirmed. Hours earlier, two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) boats and an Iranian Mohajer drone attempted to board and seize a U.S.-flagged oil…
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FAA no-fly zones around ICE vehicles are a First Amendment problem, press groups say
The FAA's mobile no-fly zones around ICE and CBP vehicles prevent aerial journalism of immigration enforcement, press groups warn. The NPPA calls it worse than the Chicago TFR.
Skydio
ICE’s $85 Billion Surveillance Machine Includes Skydio Drones for Protest Monitoring and Roving No-Fly Zones for Everyone Else
The Washington Post published a comprehensive investigation this week into ICE’s rapidly expanding surveillance technology arsenal, and the drone angle is something every pilot in this country needs to understand. Buried within the details of facial recognition apps, phone-hacking spyware, and cell-site simulators is a quiet but aggressive expansion of federal drone operations, paired with…
Alaska
JBER warns Alaska drone pilots: fly here and you risk an F-22 collision
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, is home to F-22 Raptors and C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft. It is also surrounded by some of the most photogenic terrain on the planet. That combination creates a problem the base’s counter-drone team deals with regularly. JBER has published a public advisory reminding everyone that flying any drone…
Amazon
Michigan’s 15-Bill SHIELD Drone Package Collides With Federal Law It Claims to Respect
Michigan legislators just introduced the most ambitious state drone regulation package in the country. It also has the most obvious federal preemption problems of any state drone package in the country. The 15-bill SHIELD legislation, sponsored by state Rep. William Bruck (R-Erie), received its first committee hearing this week and would create “no drone zones”…
United States
Dakota College Hosts sUAS Industry Bootcamp in 2026
Dakota College at Bottineau is quietly becoming one of the more interesting places in the US if you care about practical drone education, especially the kind that actually leads to jobs instead of just Instagram clips and dusty certificates. In spring 2026, the college will host its second sUAS Industry Bootcamp, running from March 31…
FAA
Super Bowl Drone Ban Expands to San Francisco, Because Of Course It Does
It is the least shocking aviation news of the year that drones are banned over the Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. A massive sporting event, tens of thousands of fans, the NFL’s legal team hovering like attack hawks. No one expected otherwise. What is surprising is that the Federal Aviation Administration decided…
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