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Orlando approves $6.83M Skydio drone program after trial drone beat officers to the scene one-third of the time
The Orlando City Council voted Monday to approve a $6.83 million Drone as First Responder program built on Axon’s Skydio platform. The decision comes after a seven-week pilot at OPD headquarters produced a striking result: a single drone arrived before…
Finland Orders Parrot ANAFI UKR Drones for ISR Boost
The Finnish Defence Forces are doubling down on micro UAV power, announcing the procurement of the Parrot ANAFI UKR to strengthen intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities across the force, as Parrot announced it in a Press Release. Deliveries are expected…
DJI Osmo Action 6 Long-Term Review: My Top 8 Favorite Features and Upgrades
Good day, folks. Shawn here from Air Photography. The DJI Osmo Action 6 has been out for about three months now, and I like to do follow-up videos going over my user experience once I’ve had more time to use…
I bought 2 DJI Neo 2 drones and here’s why you should too
This might sound a little bit crazy to some of you, but the DJI Neo 2 is a drone that I consider to be the best drone that DJI has ever produced, but not for the reasons that you may…
Illinois bill requires sex offenders to register drones with state police
Illinois Rep. Katie Stuart (D-112th) has introduced HB4332, a bill that would force individuals on the state’s Sex Offender Registry to disclose drone ownership to the Illinois State Police. The bill amends the Illinois Sex Offender Registration Act to add…
JIATF 401’s counter-UAS marketplace is now live, and the Pentagon’s ‘Amazon for drone defense’ is open for orders
The online counter-drone shopping portal that DroneXL first covered back in November just hit a major milestone. Joint Interagency Task Force 401 announced on Monday that its counter-unmanned aircraft systems marketplace has reached initial operational capability, meaning military bases and…
DJI hired Biden’s former Solicitor General and a former FCC enforcement chief to fight the drone ban
Everyone covered the lawsuit. Almost nobody reported on what the filing actually says. The actual court document DJI submitted to the Ninth Circuit on February 20 reveals something far more interesting than the company’s legal arguments: it reveals who DJI…
NATO Drills Counter Drone Power in Baltics
On February 20, 2026, the sky over the Baltics turned into a rehearsal stage for modern air defense. From NATO Allied Air Command headquarters in Ramstein, Allied forces launched a counter drone training mission designed to sharpen deterrence along NATO’s…
Washington County Tests DFR Drone Program
In Washington County, deputies just gained a new pair of eyes in the sky. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office has launched a Drone as First Responder program, and it is already turning routine calls into coordinated aerial operations, as KGW8…
Ukraine’s Alpha Gets 25,000 Strike Drones
A tidal wave of drones has just landed in the hands of one of Ukraine’s most capable special units. Soldiers from the Special Operations Center “A” of the Security Service of Ukraine, better known as Alpha, have received more than…
This Module by LiteWing Might Be Our Answer to Drone Navigation Without GPS
When my students transition from DJI drones that have waypoint missions, GPS modules, and AI tracking, down to a 75mm FPV drone, they’re quick to point out how difficult they are to control: that’s where LiteWing’s Stabilization Module picks up…
ParaZero Unveils DefendAir Net Gun at Enforce Tac
At Enforce Tac 2026 in Nuremberg, ParaZero Technologies Ltd. stepped into the spotlight with something that looks like a carbine but behaves like a flying trap, as Defense Advancement reports. It is called DefendAir. And instead of bullets, it fires…
Kansas invests $3M in ag drone expansion
Kansas is putting serious money behind agricultural drones. Governor Laura Kelly announced the state will invest $3 million in a drone initiative aimed at improving yields, reducing input costs, managing livestock, and expanding precision agriculture capabilities across the state. The…
BRINC teases next-gen DFR drone with ‘Command the Night’ reveal set for March 24
BRINC Drones is gearing up to unveil its next-generation Drone as First Responder (DFR) aircraft on March 24, 2026. The company’s teaser campaign, branded “Command the Night,” points to a drone built specifically for low-light and nighttime law enforcement operations.…
West Point’s former Army vice chief: Russian troops surrendered to machines, not humans
The timing of this essay says as much as the content. Published today by West Point’s Modern War Institute, retired General James Mingus and Lieutenant Colonel Maggie Harris lay out what readers of this site have watched unfold in real…
NATO’s Arctic drone gap is widening
The Arctic is not just ice, polar bears, and dramatic submarine photos anymore. It is becoming a laboratory for drone warfare. Since Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine, the High North has shifted from geopolitical afterthought to frontline chessboard. As…
Drone and Missile Build-Up Tightens Taiwan Perimeter
The First Island Chain is no longer just a line on a Pentagon map. It is becoming a launchpad. And one that can make the Chinese very, very angry, very, very fast. Following a bilateral strategic dialogue in Manila, U.S.…
1,000 Drone Show Comes to Jacksonville
A 1,000 drone light show is set to illuminate downtown Jacksonville on Feb. 27 and 28, bringing a large scale DroneArt performance to the skies near EverBank Stadium, as reported by Jacksonville.com If you see a giant ballerina suspended above…
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