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Autel EVO II Dual drones help New Jersey towns count deer
Hillsdale and Montvale are waiting on results from recent deer population surveys carried out with thermal imaging drones, with reports expected sometime in February, as The Press Group reports. Borough administrator Mike Ghassali, who is also Montvale’s mayor, said both…
Santa Ana Police Seek Approval for Skydio X10 Drone Program
The Santa Ana Police Department is asking the City Council to approve a contract worth about $683,000 to officially launch the city’s first police drone program, with a vote scheduled for February 3. If approved, Santa Ana would join a…
FAA names and shames drone pilots hit with fines up to $36,770 in 2025 enforcement sweep
The FAA posted a public enforcement summary to its social media accounts on February 6, detailing fines and license actions against drone operators for violations spanning 2023 through 2025. The agency’s tone was blunt. “The FAA will take decisive action…
Michigan Proposes Massive 15-Bill Drone Regulation Package, New Unofficial Speed Record Set, and Super Bowl No-Fly Zone
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories for you this week. Michigan proposes a controversial 15-bill drone regulation package. A new unofficial drone speed record has been set. Police use a thermal drone to track down…
Waikīkī Police May Deploy Skydio X10 Drones Soon
Law enforcement drones could soon become a familiar sight over Waikīkī, as Hawaiʻi officials prepare to launch a drone first responder program using Skydio X10 aircraft, as reported by US News. The plan, which could begin as early as March,…
Navy Downs Unauthorized Drone at Whidbey Island Base
A commercially available quadcopter was disabled Tuesday after it was flown without authorization over Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington state, according to the U.S. Navy and reported by Stars and Stripes. The incident immediately raised alarms because the…
AUVSI expands its lobbying playbook from drones to robots with new Capitol Hill partnership
The same organization that spent the last two years pushing to ban Chinese drones from U.S. skies now wants to shape federal robotics policy. The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) launched the Partnership for Robotics Competitiveness (PfRC) on…
Aerial Ashes Brings Drone-Based Ashes Scattering to the US, Starting at $750
A UK-based company by the name of Aerial Ashes is now offering its memorial services in the United States, but its business model will make you do a double take: scattering loved ones’ ashes from the skies with a DJI…
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…
FAA no-fly zones around ICE vehicles are a First Amendment problem, press groups say
When DHS closed 935 square miles of Chicago’s airspace to civilian drones during immigration raids last October, press freedom organizations called it a First Amendment crisis. NOTAM FDC 6/4375 is the same thing, but permanent and nationwide. Two of the…
DJI Mini 5 Pro: YouTuber Danny McGee Highlights 10 Features That Push The Mini Lineup Further Than Expected
YouTuber Danny McGee has been flying the DJI Mini 5 Pro for months before its official announcement. His verdict: this drone pushes the Mini lineup further than most people expected, and he considers it the number one recommendation for anyone…
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,…