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The Pentagon’s push for thousands of American-made drones to counter China’s dominance has exposed a harsh truth: U.S. drone manufacturers are heavily reliant on Chinese components, creating a national security vulnerability (Note: not a data security issue…) that’s proving difficult to unravel. A recent Forbes article by David Jeans highlights the technical, economic, and regulatory…
Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) is making a mandated switch to American-made drones, backed by a $75,000 grant from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, despite concerns about reduced capabilities, according to a report from ABC27. Current Drone Program Under Pressure TPD’s existing drone fleet serves multiple critical functions – from monitoring large events to finding…
Oklahoma: a legislative proposal threatens to impede emergency management operations. House Bill 3068, aimed at banning foreign-made drones
Florida's ban on foreign-made drones, primarily Chinese DJI drones, is driving this change, leading to the adoption of American-made Skydio drone
Draganfly will deliver a total of 10 North American-made medical response and search and rescue drones in the first batch. Draganfly drones will
Check out the Made-in-USA PRISM drone from Maryland-based Watts Innovations. Arguably the most versatile quadcopter, or co-axial hexacopter
A Mavic Air 2 teardown reveals the secrets to the drone's competitive price, and surprisingly that DJI uses many parts made in the USA.
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