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Skyrover S1 Drops to $236 as the FCC Moves to Halt Its Sales
The Skyrover S1 is $236 at Amazon, its lowest price yet. The FCC's proposed sales ban lists the S1's own FCC ID, and comments close August 31.
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Last updated August 30, 2026 — the feed below updates with every new story.
Drones For Good
FCC Wants To Ban The Lost-Pet Drone CBS News Just Celebrated
CBS Evening News showed a $17,000 thermal drone finding lost dogs in Mission Viejo. The FCC wants that drone class off the market. Comments close Sept 2.
Disaster Response
Nepal Asks Abroad For Cargo Drones As China Flies 47 Next Door
Nepal ran its first 220-pound cargo drone test four days after the flood and asked other countries for heavy-lift drones. China had 47 flying by Thursday.
Counter-UAS
General Cherry Pitches $900 Drone Against Romania's $400,000 Missiles
General Cherry pitches its $900 AIR interceptor against Romania's $400,000 missile shots, days after Patria signed to build its drones in Finland. One catch.
Leipzig Drone Bomb
Leipzig Drone Bomb Plot Ran Three Drones And A Second Explosive
A third drone and 50 grams of suspected hexogen turned up beside Leipzig/Halle Airport. Investigators say the plot was far larger than the public knew.
Weaponized drones
Turkey Armed the Arab World With Drones After the US Refused To
A Saudi Akinci shot down over Yemen and two more spotted in eastern Libya show how far Turkish armed drones have spread into a gap Washington left open.
Department of Defense
Splash Typhoon Drone Boat Launches Kamikaze Drones, Won't Say How Many
Splash Industries' 11-foot Typhoon USV can now launch one-way attack drones from an Airstrike Pack module. The company hasn't said how many, or which ones.
Amazon
Amazon Pitches Richmond on Drone Delivery It Is Not Yet Cleared to Fly
Amazon showed Richmond an MK30 and promised Prime Air from its Henrico fulfillment center, but federal and landlord approvals are still pending.
White House
DOJ Indicts Rocklin Felon From White House Drone Plot, Not For Drones
A Rocklin felon tied to the UFC Freedom 250 drone plot is indicted on gun and evidence-destruction charges. No conspiracy count, and still no drone.
Amazon
Amazon Drone Delivery Returns to California After 2024 Lockeford Exit
Amazon will launch Prime Air MK30 drone delivery in Tracy, California within a month, its first flights in the state since it shut Lockeford in April 2024.
DJI
DJI Osmo Nano vs Action 6 vs Osmo 360: My Buyer's Guide to DJI's Action Cameras
Jake Sloan breaks down the DJI Osmo Nano, Action 6, and Osmo 360 action cameras — specs, overheating, macro lenses, and which one fits how you actually shoot.
Search & Rescue
Jersey Shore Firefighters Buy $10,000 Rescue Robot as Lifeguards Leave
Harvey Cedars volunteers are training on the Dolphin 3, a remote-controlled rescue craft that runs 15 mph, before the island drops to two guarded beaches.
Drone Supremacy
Stop Color Grading Your DJI Pocket 4P Footage Wrong
Mihail Svilenov shares his exact DJI Osmo Pocket 4P camera settings and DaVinci Resolve color grading workflow for D-Log and D-Log 2 footage.
DJI
Washington Jacks Up Commercial Drone Fees 10x, DJI Still Dominates at 97%, FCC Tightens Lab Screening, and SiFly Raises $20 Million
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories for you this week. Washington state jacks up the commercial drone fees, an industry survey shows DJI still dominates, the FCC tells certification labs to tighten their screening, and SiFly raises $20 million. So let's get to it.
Industry
Amelia Dronehart Relaunches With Free Membership for Women in Drones
Kara Murphy takes over Amelia Dronehart, the women's drone collective Rhianna Lakin founded in 2015, with a new website and free membership.
Counter-Drone
Pentagon Downs 3 Cartel Drones With Laser, Won't Say Whose Airspace
The Army's AMP-HEL laser destroyed three cartel drones at the Texas border, but USNORTHCOM won't say whether the shots crossed into Mexican airspace.
Industry
Eric Trump Gets 6% Of Counter-Drone Firm Space-Eyes For His Rolodex
A securities filing gives Eric Trump 6% of counter-drone firm Space-Eyes for his contacts as the $1M-revenue company heads for a $638M Nasdaq listing.
FAA
FAA Doubles BEYOND Drone Program While the BVLOS Rule Sits Unfinished
The FAA will add up to eight new BEYOND participants to test larger cargo drones, longer flights, and operations above 400 feet as Part 108 stays stuck.
US Army
US Army Throws 1,900 Drones at Its Own Paratroopers in Germany
The Saber Junction 26 opposing force fields 1,900 drones and new jammers against the 173rd Airborne, a week after the Army killed its drone battalion.
Industry
SiFly Raises $20M to Build 1,000 US Drones With Chinese Motors
SiFly raised a $20 million Series A to start Q12 production. Its motors still come from China, and its CEO says full reshoring is not physically possible.
Industry
Taiwan Approves $7.6 Billion Drone Buildup, Rejects Lai's Own Plan
Taiwan's legislature passed a NT$240 billion (US$7.56 billion) drone act 60-50 and killed President Lai's special budget. The military says it falls short.
Ukraine
Ukraine Hands UK Its Drone War Data: 100,000 Combat Videos a Month
Ukraine will give Britain access to Avengers AI Labs and its 100,000 monthly drone video feeds, making the UK the first foreign partner in the platform.
Leipzig Drone Bomb
US Intel Ties Leipzig Drone Bomb To Russia's GRU
US intelligence ties the explosive drone found beside a Ukrainian An-124 at Leipzig to Russia's GRU, as more drones and explosives turn up nearby.
Underwater drone
Navy Buys Attack Drone Subs Built in a Philly Marble Showroom
A 20-month-old Philadelphia startup is building 425-pound Ghostfin attack drone submarines for the U.S. Navy and Taiwan inside a former marble showroom.
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