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Amazon

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

FPV pilot Parker Sheppard wearing goggles and holding a controller beside the Kinzua Bridge viaduct in Pennsylvania, with a 5-inch freestyle drone carrying a GoPro overhead

FPV

FPV Pilot Flies Kinzua Bridge, A Pennsylvania Park That Bans Drones

Parker Sheppard dove an FPV quad around Kinzua Bridge on a permit he says Pennsylvania granted. DCNR allows drones at six parks. Kinzua isn't one.

Haye KestelooOct 3

The Mach Initiative's orange 3D-printed KingChaser jet aircraft sitting on a black launch rail on grass, with its jet turbine exhaust visible at the rear

Technology

Mach Initiative Builds 20-Lb RC Jet to Break the 9-Year 465 mph Record

University of Bath students unveiled KingChaser, a 300-newton 3D-printed jet built to beat Niels Herbrich's 465 mph Guinness record. It has not flown yet.

Haye KestelooOct 3

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

Leaked DJI Neo 3 Fly More Combo retail box showing the drone with spoked propeller guards and the DJI RC Mini controller

DJI

DJI Neo 3 Leak Puts the Osmo Action 6 Square Sensor in a 193 g Drone

A leaked DJI Neo 3 marketing sheet lists a square 1/1.1-inch sensor with native vertical shooting, 2x lossless zoom and the RC Mini. The Neo 2 has a 1/2-inch sensor.

Haye KestelooOct 3

Man pointing at a redacted DHS report ranking the DJI Matrice 4T above competing drones, with the Matrice 4T on the table

Blue sUAS

DHS Tested DJI Against Blue UAS and Hid the Scores. Why Weren't We Told?

A DHS addendum obtained by DroneXL scores the DJI Matrice 4T at 4.6 and the Matrice 30T at 4.3 at Hudson Yards, above the Skydio X10D at 3.7. The public report left those numbers out. I think we're allowed to ask why.

Russ 51 DronesOct 2

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

Kyle Nordfors in a red Weber County Search and Rescue shirt and sunglasses holds a DJI Matrice 30T overhead with one arm against a blue sky, propellers spinning, with a second man in a dark jacket watching from behind.

DOCKET 26-189

Utah Rescue Captain Tells DC the FCC Drone Ban Will Cost Lives

Kyle Nordfors takes the FCC drone ban fight to The Hill: 25 to 30 lives saved, searches cut from 4.5 hours to under one, no US drone that matches.

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 white and yellow Wing delivery drone on a display stand in a fenced-off section of a Walmart parking lot, with parked cars behind the barrier.

Drone Delivery

Castle Rock Froze Walmart's Drone Hub 7-0. Its Clock Runs Out Jan 21

Castle Rock, Colorado banned drone delivery hub applications 7-0 in July after Walmart asked for an 18-drone port. Westborough residents now want the same.

Haye KestelooOct 2

Pilot Institute News Update week 385 thumbnail covering Blue UAS report, FAA lawsuit, DJI leak, and Skydio drone

Blue sUAS

DSPA Calls Congress Over Blue UAS Report as 15 States Sue FAA and Skydio Unveils the MegaDock

Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories for you this week: DSPA asks Congress to look at the DHS Blue UAS report, 15 states sue the FAA over drone delivery, DJI's next enterprise drone leaks in China, and Skydio unveils a fixed-wing drone and a robotic dock.

Greg ReverdiauOct 2

Pete Hegseth in a navy suit gesturing with clasped hands in front of a red, white and blue striped backdrop, lectern with the Department of War seal at left

Department of Defense

Hegseth Orders Four-Star Drone Command, Congress Has To Build It

Hegseth ordered a four-star Autonomous Warfare Command for Oct. 1, 2027. The memo names no commander, no budget, and needs a law Congress hasn't passed.

Haye KestelooOct 1

Amazon

Amazon Already Raised Its Texas Drones. 'Drone Warriors' Want Higher

Richardson's Drone Warriors told TODAY they want Amazon's MK30 drones flying higher. Amazon already raised them to 225 feet in February.

Haye KestelooOct 1

A gray DJI Matrice 4 series drone with a multi-sensor camera payload hovers in front of a glass office facade.

DHS addendum

DHS Left DJI's Scores Out of Its Blue UAS Report. Here They Are

A DHS addendum marked For Official Use Only scores DJI's Matrice 4T at 4.6 and Matrice 30T at 4.3 at Hudson Yards, against 3.7 for the Skydio X10D.

Haye KestelooOct 1

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue ArcherFRS blood delivery drone on the ground at the Public Safety Operations Complex in Tampa

WHOLE BLOOD

Hillsborough Blood Drones Launch in October, Flown From Sarasota

Hillsborough County approved its whole blood drone program for October. ArcherFRS pilots in Sarasota fly it, and no announcement says what it costs.

Haye KestelooSep 30

Two U.S. Marines kneel over a hard case, loading a simulated warhead onto a Neros Archer FPV drone fitted with a fiber-optic spool

Department of Defense

Neros Wins $100M Pentagon Order, Plus 800 Drones Rivals Didn't Deliver

Neros says Gauntlet II brought a 14,000-drone order worth over $100 million, plus 800 Gauntlet I drones taken from rivals that missed their deadline.

Haye KestelooSep 30

Two Amprius silicon-anode pouch cells on a red honeycomb-textured surface

Department of Defense

Amprius Gets $75M Pentagon Drone Battery Grant, Mostly Unfunded

Amprius will turn a U.S. EV battery line into a 12-million-cell drone factory. Its filing shows $22 million of the $75 million grant is funded so far.

Haye KestelooSep 30

DJI Avata 360 drone held up for review with reviewer Kai Vertigoh in the background

DJI

DJI Avata 360 Can't Fly Acro. An FPV Pilot Still Calls It Enough

FPV pilot Kai Vertigoh tested the DJI Avata 360 in five jobs and says it can replace several drones for most buyers, despite no acro mode.

Haye KestelooSep 30

DoorDash Air

DoorDash Air Drone Lands Chipotle and Popeyes, but No Payload Number

DoorDash unveiled its six-rotor DoorDash Air drone and a Northern California pilot with Chipotle and Popeyes. It still hasn't published a payload weight.

Haye KestelooSep 30

Amazon

Tallahassee Commissioner Urged Amazon Drone Rules. Florida Law Says No

A Tallahassee commissioner said Amazon's drones need regulating. The city attorney says Florida law bars it. Amazon shows its MK30 there October 20.

Haye KestelooSep 30

United States Drone Dominance Program seal showing a bald eagle clutching arrows in front of a globe with three quadcopters above it

Department of Defense

Pentagon Opens $450M Attack-Drone Round With A 400-Drone Deadline

The Pentagon's Drone Dominance Program opened Phase 3 with $450 million for 60,000 attack drones, but its listed unit prices cover at most $300 million.

Haye KestelooSep 29

Amazon

Amazon Drone Hub Faces Pause Call From Lawmakers as State Sues FAA

Three Massachusetts lawmakers ask Amazon to pause its Westborough drone hub over hours, routes and flight counts. The state sued the FAA the day before.

Haye KestelooSep 29

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

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