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DJI Avata 360 Is Likely the Last New DJI Drone You Can Buy in the US. Here Is Why.
I have covered every twist in the DJI regulatory saga for years. The Section 1709 deadline. The FCC Covered List vote. The shell company investigations. The lawsuit. Through all of it, one question keeps landing in my inbox from American…
Skydio R10 Heads to the DEA. And the Drone World Has Opinions.
The Drug Enforcement Administration is buying Skydio R10 indoor drones. The aircraft is genuinely impressive. The procurement process is a different story. The Drone That Goes Where Officers Cannot The Skydio R10 is the first American-made drone purpose-built for indoor…
Trump Sons Back Powerus Drone Roll-Up — But the Math Behind 10,000 Drones a Month Doesn’t Add Up
Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are backing Powerus, a West Palm Beach drone roll-up formed just last year, through a reverse merger that will take the company public on Nasdaq under the ticker “PUSA,” expected to close in summer…
Ukraine’s Armed Ground Robots Are Already Fighting — and the K2 Brigade Now Has the World’s First UGV Battalion
The kill zone on Ukraine’s eastern front has pushed out to roughly 15 kilometers from the line of contact. At that distance, sending infantry forward isn’t a tactical decision anymore — it’s a casualty guarantee. Ukraine’s answer, confirmed this week…
Amusement Parks Win Counter-Drone Authority. The FAA’s Section 2209 Fight Is Just Starting.
The amusement park industry now has a federal law on its side. The Safer Skies Act — embedded as Sections 8601-8607 of the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act — has been signed into law, and the International Association of…
Weekly UAS News: Oregon Exposes FCC Ban Costs, DJI’s 96% Market Share, Export Rule Changes, Illegal Drone Deer Scouting, and a 925-Foot Tower Rescue
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have five stories for you this week. First up, Oregon exposes the real cost of the FCC ban. Second, a very interesting FAA study that reveals drone market shares. Third, the Commerce…
Medford Drone Catches Drive-By Shooter at Walmart
A man suspected of firing multiple rounds into a Medford apartment complex was arrested without incident Tuesday morning. A drone spotted him first. It’s a clean, quiet example of police drone work done exactly right. From Swing Lane to the…
A DJI Neo Drone Over a Voting Line. This Actually Happened.
Someone thought it would be a good idea to fly a campaign drone over voters waiting to cast their ballots in Houston. The drone community gets blamed for a lot. This one we can’t dodge. The Scene on West Gray…
H.R. 7525: Rep. Burlison’s Counter Drone Bill Pushes to Give Local Police Permanent C-UAS Powers
Representative Eric Burlison (R-MO) has introduced H.R. 7525, the Counter Drone State and Local Defender Act, a bill that would permanently authorize state, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to operate counter-UAS (C-UAS) systems against unauthorized drone operations. The…
Poland Lets FPV Pilots Fly Without a Visual Observer — Here’s What the Rules Actually Say
Poland’s Civil Aviation Authority (ULC) has issued a temporary exemption that lets FPV pilots in all three Open Category subcategories fly without a visual observer, effective February 12, 2026, through October 12, 2026. The decision, reference number LBSP.503.1.2026.ULC.1, was signed…
Tulsa Deputies Used An Autel EVO II to Disarm a Suicidal Man
No shots fired. No physical confrontation. A deputy spoke through a drone from 200 yards away and a man with a gun laid down and surrendered. This is what de-escalation looks like in 2026. A Crisis Call on the West…
Portland, Maine Police Department Gets Council Approval for Axon-Skydio Drone After Earlier Rejection
When Portland police have needed a drone in the past, they borrowed one. That changes now. The Portland City Council voted Monday night to approve a $45,316 purchase for the Portland Police Department’s first dedicated drone — a Skydio aircraft…