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China Studies Predators to Train AI Drones
If you want your drones to hunt better, apparently you start by watching hawks. As global militaries sprint through the AI arms race, China is leaning into a strategy that sounds less like a defense white paper and more like…
U.S. Army Tests TRV-150 Heavy Lift Drone
The U.S. Army is quietly experimenting with a future where supply convoys hum through the sky instead of rumbling down dusty roads. On February 12, 2026, soldiers conducted training with the TRV-150 unmanned aerial vehicle at Fort Stewart in Georgia,…
Brooklyn Navy Yard Evicts Easy Aerial
A political storm is circling one of New York City’s most historic industrial campuses, and at the center of it is a drone manufacturer. The city owned Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp. will not renew its lease with Easy Aerial,…
Laser-Powered Drone Achieves “Infinite Flight.” Are The Claims True?
A company by the name of PowerLight Technologies, out of Kent, Washington, may have found the secret to the age-old war between UAS and batteries: laser-powered drones. No, I’m not kidding. PowerLight claims to have created a way to power…
Kansas City Police Could Down Drones for World Cup
Kansas City may soon get something it has never had before, local police with the legal authority to knock a drone out of the sky, as KCTV5 reports. A new bill introduced by Eric Burlison would temporarily give state and…
Musk’s xAI Plant Caught Running Unpermitted Gas Turbines
Thermal drone footage has added fuel to a growing controversy in Southaven, Mississippi, where Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is accused of operating unpermitted gas turbines to power its expanding datacenter footprint, as reported by The Guardian. An investigation…
DJI ROMO Security Breach: Researcher Remotely Accessed 7,000 Home Cameras — And One Hole Remains
Sammy Azdoufal wanted to drive his new DJI ROMO robot vacuum with a PS5 controller. Just for fun. So he used Claude Code to reverse-engineer the DJI app’s communication protocols, built a custom client, and connected it to DJI’s servers.…
Michigan Becomes National Drone War Lab
Michigan is no longer just talking about drones. It just secured the airspace to prove it. The U.S. Department of Defense has officially designated Michigan’s National All Domain Warfighting Center as a National Range for Deep Uncrewed Aerial Systems training,…
Aspen Fire Department Deploys AI Firefighting Drones
This article has been updated on Feb. 19 2026 In the mountain town of Aspen, where forests press close against homes and ski lodges, wildfire season no longer waits politely for summer. It lingers year round, prowling the tree lines.…
Drone Pilot Charged After Flying Over “Second Pentagon”
A drone pilot in Maryland is now facing federal charges after allegedly flying over one of the most sensitive military sites in the United States and posting the footage to his YouTube channel, as FOX Baltimore reports. According to an…
DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Video Leaked in Malaysia
The DJI Osmo Pocket 4 is no longer just a rumor circulating in forums and Telegram groups. It has appeared in the real world. An official DJI retailer in Kuala Lumpur has shared hands on footage of the camera after…
North Arkansas College Joins FAA UAS-CTI Program
A small college in Harrison, Arkansas just stepped onto a national stage. The Federal Aviation Administration has selected North Arkansas College’s Uncrewed Aerial Systems program for its Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collegiate Training Initiative, known as UAS CTI. The information was…
San Bernardino County Tests 1st FireSparrow Drone
San Bernardino County Fire is stepping into new airspace, and not with another helicopter. The department has partnered with Ponderosa.ai to pilot what they describe as the nation’s first water dropping suppression drones, as VVNG reports. The goal is simple…
DJI Matrice 30T Drone Finds Missing Teen in 17 Minutes
A 13-year old boy who ran away from home in Ocean County did not stay missing for long. Police in Ocean Township launched a drone Thursday evening and located the teen in just 17 minutes after deployment, turning what could…
DJI’s former sales VP detained in China on bribery charges, accused of “huge” illicit gains
Chinese authorities have criminally detained DJI’s former Vice President of Sales on suspicion of accepting bribes during a five-year tenure that coincided with the drone giant’s most turbulent period of global regulatory pressure. The executive, identified only by surname Yuan,…
Russian Rubikon Drone Operator Defects to Ukraine
A former drone operator from Russia’s elite Rubikon unit has defected to Ukraine, offering a rare inside look at how one of Moscow’s high profile UAV formations recruits, trains, and maintains control over its personnel. The interview was published by…
Black Swan Reborn: Europe’s Autonomous Watchtower
Europe just gave a cargo drone a new job title. The Black Swan, originally built to haul freight across continents, is being refitted into a high flying sentinel by Bulgaria’s Dronamics and Germany’s HENSOLDT, as Next Gen Defense reports. The…
Micro Drone Race Returns to Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH
For one weekend in February, the Korean War Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force will sound less like a quiet archive of military aviation and more like an indoor race arena. From Feb. 20 to…
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