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Aevex Stock Doubles in Two Days as Wall Street Bets Big on Military Drone Makers
Shares of Aevex Corp. doubled Monday, April 20, 2026, just two trading sessions after the military drone manufacturer listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Class A shares jumped as much as 49% to $40.25, up from the initial public…
24 MQ-9 Reapers Lost Over Iran: A $720 Million Problem
Operation Epic Fury has cost the US Air Force 24 MQ-9 Reaper drones since late February. At roughly $30 million per airframe, the losses add up to around $720 million in hardware alone, as National Interest reports. Iranian surface-to-air missiles…
NOAA’s New Ocean Drone Can Replace A Lost Weather Buoy
NOAA announced a new uncrewed surface vehicle for its research fleet, and the pitch is simple. It’s solar-powered, self-propelled, small enough to trailer behind a truck, and built to loiter at sea for months. Engineers at NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental…
Ukraine Scales Robotic Ground Assaults To 9,000 Missions A Month As Zelensky Pitches Unmanned Warfare To Europe
Ukraine carried out more than 9,000 frontline missions with armed unmanned ground vehicles last month, up from 2,900 in November 2025, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense. The figures, reported by The New York Times on April 20, show ground…
DJI Osmo Mobile 9 with Remote Coming April 21st
DJI is gearing up for yet another product launch this month, this time, something that looks like a major evolution of its smartphone gimbal lineup. A newly released teaser hints at what could be the DJI Osmo Mobile 9, and…
DJI Power 1000 Mini Review Lands With An 8/10 From The Verge, US Sale Still In Limbo
DJI launches the Power 1000 Mini globally today, and The Verge’s Thomas Ricker posted his review this morning giving it an 8 out of 10. The headline finding: it is the smallest 1 kWh portable power station on the market.…
DJI Osmo Pocket 4 vs Pocket 3: Is the Upgrade Worth It?
Good day folks. Shawn here from Air Photography. In today’s article, we’re going to primarily do a video comparison of the new DJI Osmo Pocket 4 against the Osmo Pocket 3. Before we get into the side-by-side comparisons, I just…
FAA Picks Palantir, Thales, and Airspace Intelligence to Build AI That Predicts Flight Conflicts Two Hours Out
The Federal Aviation Administration is quietly developing an AI-powered air traffic management tool that would let controllers deconflict flight paths up to two hours before a collision risk emerges, according to reporting from The Air Current published April 17, 2026.…
Terrahaptix Builds Africa’s Largest Drone Factory in Ghana as JNIM and ISIS Drive Sahel Arms Race
Terrahaptix Inc., the Nigerian defense-tech startup also known as Terra Industries, will open a 34,000-square-foot drone factory in Accra, Ghana, by the end of June 2026. At full capacity, the plant targets 50,000 units annually by 2028, which would make…
UK’s Biggest Drone Package Yet: 120,000 UAVs for Ukraine
The UK Ministry of Defence announced on April 15 that Britain will deliver at least 120,000 drones to Ukraine by the end of 2026. Defence Secretary John Healey made the announcement ahead of the 34th Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting…
DJI Lito X1 Spec Sheet Leaked by a Canadian Dealer
DJI Lito X1 launches on April 23. That’s in four days. Somebody apparently forgot to tell Speedy Drone in Toronto, because their product page for the Lito X1 has been live for a while now, complete with a full spec…
Sapient Raises €2M for 10K Drone Cameras Used in Ukraine
A Danish startup called Sapient Perception raised €2 million in pre-seed funding this week, pitching a sensor that lets drones see a much wider area without losing detail. The round was co-led by Balnord and FORWARD.one, as Resilience Media reported.…
DJI Books NAB Show 2026 Booth While Americans Can’t Buy The Pocket 4
DJI will occupy Booth C6719 at the Las Vegas Convention Center when NAB Show 2026 opens April 19, showing off its Ronin and Osmo product lines to the broadcast industry for four days straight. The company confirmed its attendance in…
FAA DETER Program Lets First-Time Drone Violators Trade Appeal Rights For Smaller Fines
The Federal Aviation Administration announced a new drone enforcement program on April 16, 2026, that offers first-time individual violators reduced civil penalties or shorter certificate suspensions in exchange for admitting liability and surrendering their right to appeal. The Drone Expedited…
Kraken KATFISH Launches Itself From Turkish Navy Drone Boat
Kraken Robotics just pulled off something navies have been trying to make practical for years. The Canadian firm integrated its KATFISH towed sonar onto Sefine’s RD-22 unmanned surface vessel off the coast of Istanbul, then launched and recovered the system…
Japan’s $450 Wooden Drone Is a Ukraine Lesson in Plywood
A Tokyo defense startup just put a $450 fixed-wing drone on the Japanese market, and the airframe is made of wood. JISDA, short for Japan Integrated Security Design Agency, announced the ACM-01 Shiraha on April 14 in Tokyo. It’s a…
DJI Mini 5 Pro Review At Six Months: YouTuber Flying Filmmaker Says Camera Wins, Wind Still Hurts
YouTube creator Flying Filmmaker has published a six-month verdict on the DJI Mini 5 Pro, and his conclusion is blunt: if a pilot wants the best sub-250g drone on the market, this is the one to buy. His review video…
Ukraine Reveals Sichen: 870-Mile Strike Drone Already in Combat
Ukraine publicly introduced a new long-range strike drone called Sichen on April 14 at a Ministry of Foreign Affairs exhibition in Kyiv. The aircraft is built for deep strikes at ranges up to 870 miles and carries an 88-pound warhead,…
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