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Amazon North Haven Drone Hold Disputed as Legislators Meet Oct. 5

North Haven's first selectman says Amazon put its drone plan on hold. The CT House GOP leader says that is not the case. DEEP comments run to Oct. 15.

Haye KestelooOct 4

Six members of the Westborough Select Board and town staff seated at a blue-draped table on the Mill Pond School stage during the October 1, 2026, meeting on Amazon Prime Air

Amazon

Amazon's Westborough Drone Launch Now Hinges on a Zoning Appeal

Residents have appealed Westborough's ruling that Amazon's drone pad is an accessory use. The ZBA now decides whether the town can say no at all.

Haye KestelooOct 3

Amazon

North Myrtle Beach Amazon Drone Vote: Staff Ask Oct. 20, Forum Oct. 7

Staff want Amazon's North Myrtle Beach drone pad put off to Oct. 20 and say a workshop is set for Oct. 7. The plans, the state law and the levers left.

Haye KestelooOct 2

Residents holding blue No Commercial Drones signs outside Mill Pond School in Westborough, Massachusetts, before the Select Board meeting on Amazon Prime Air

Amazon

Amazon Asks Westborough to Delay Drone Pad Vote as Board Says No

Amazon wants its Westborough drone pad hearing pushed to Nov. 10, the town agenda shows, after telling residents it hoped to fly by late October.

Haye KestelooOct 2

A DJI Mini 5 Pro in flight against a clear blue sky, seen from below with its camera gimbal facing forward

United States

Lodi NJ Drone Ban Is Preempted, Judge Rules, But Pilot Gets No Order

A federal judge held Lodi's 400-foot drone ban preempted by FAA authority, then denied the hobbyist a TRO because the borough says he isn't in violation.

Haye KestelooSep 29

Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drone on its launch stand with a second MK30 climbing away behind it

Drone Delivery

FAA Sued by 15 States Over Drone Delivery Clearance Amazon Runs On

Fifteen states and Harris County petitioned the Second Circuit on September 28 to set aside the FAA's nationwide drone delivery environmental finding.

Haye KestelooSep 29

Amazon

North Haven Amazon Drones: How to File With CT DEEP Before Oct. 1

Connecticut DEEP takes comment on Amazon's North Haven drone hub through Oct. 1. What DEEP can rule on, what it can't, and where to send it.

Haye KestelooSep 28

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, seen across the water with a steam cloud billowing beside the pad

Counter-Drone

Space Force Adds Lasers at Cape Canaveral After 500 Port Drone Flights

Space Force is adding a directed-energy weapon at Cape Canaveral. Next door, Port Canaveral logged 500+ drone incursions in 2025, already a Florida felony.

Haye KestelooSep 26

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