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One drone. 45 seconds to scene. A 2.5-mile beach packed with tens of thousands of people. Clearwater just made a smart bet, and the aircraft they chose says a lot about where American law enforcement is headed, as WTSP reports. Spring Break Is a Traffic Problem With a Badge Clearwater Beach is one of the…
DJI did not say the words "DJI Avata 360." They did not need to. The footage shows classic first-person FPV flight sequences followed by unmistakable 360-degree shots, including a tiny planet perspective that only a spherical camera system can produce.
No shots fired. No physical confrontation. A deputy spoke through a drone from 200 yards away and a man with a gun laid down and surrendered. This is what de-escalation looks like in 2026. A Crisis Call on the West Tulsa Levee On January 27, the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office received a call about Joseph…
Oklahoma has a slow-motion wildfire crisis growing one tree at a time. Drones dropping herbicide pellets tree by tree may be the most cost-effective answer anyone has found yet, as reported by KOSU. The Tree That Is Eating Oklahoma Eastern redcedars are winning. By 1950, they had invaded 1.5 million acres of Oklahoma. By 1985…
On March 2, 2026, Teledyne FLIR Defense and Norway's STORM Adapt Group signed a memorandum of understanding at EnforceTac 2026 in Oslo
Every summer, a thick green menace takes over Florida’s largest lake. Embry-Riddle researchers are about to send drones after it. Florida’s Biggest Lake Has a Toxic Summer Tenant Lake Okeechobee is 730 square miles of freshwater sitting at the heart of South Florida’s ecosystem. It supplies water for agriculture, feeds the Everglades, and supports some…
Swindon has quietly become one of the more consequential defense drone addresses in Europe. The latest arrival: Neros Technologies, the Los Angeles-based manufacturer best known for its NDAA-compliant Archer fiber-optic FPV drone, has confirmed it is opening its first UK base in the town. That brings the confirmed count to five military drone companies in…
Portland City Council voted Monday night to approve a $45,316 purchase for the Portland Police Dept. first dedicated drone — a Skydio aircraft supplied through Axon
New details from the Hedgehog 2025 exercise confirm that NATO's European armies showed up unprepared for drone warfare.
New FAA-funded research puts a hard number on what every drone pilot already knows: DJI is the US drone market. Not most of it. Nearly all of it. The ASSURE A83 2025 Annual Report, produced by researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Kansas State University, NIAR, and Wichita State University for the FAA’s Center of Excellence,…
The Oregon Department of Aviation (ODAV) just did something no federal agency has bothered to do: it counted the damage of the DJI Ban.
The Ukrainian drone motor market consumed roughly 9.6 million units last year. One company now claims 17% of that market. A detailed feature by Defender Media profiles Motor-G, the Ukrainian manufacturer behind those numbers. We have been covering Ukraine’s push toward domestic drone component production since Vyriy first demonstrated 100% Ukrainian-sourced FPV drones in early…
France is sending anti-drone systems to Cyprus following the Iranian Shahed strike on RAF Akrotiri that hit the runway just after midnight on March 2. Reuters first reported the deployment decision. It makes France the first European ally to send dedicated counter-drone hardware to the island in direct response to the attack. It also confirms…
Eight drone nests, 30 seconds to scene, and a Chinese-made aircraft at the center of an American public safety debate. Kansas City just went live. The System That Gets There Before the Cruiser Eight drone nests are now positioned across Kansas City, all controlled from KCPD’s real-time crime center, as Axios reports. When a call…
The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was struck by two drones overnight, triggering a fire and “minor material damage”, according to Saudi officials. No injuries were reported, but the message was loud anyway: US citizens need to get out of Saudi Arabia, and fast. Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry said the drones hit the embassy…
A European air mobility group just signed a framework deal for up to 50 hybrid cargo aircraft that can carry 551 lbs across 435 miles without a pilot. This really big cargo drone is called the Hili. It completed its first flight just four months ago and today we will know all about this deal,…
Ukraine's GUR has launched a massive forensic database detailing 5,534 foreign components found in Russian weaponry. From Nvidia AI chips in autonomous Shaheds to German transistors in jet-powered Geran-3 drones, see the full teardowns and the global manufacturers fueling the conflict.
The Army just held its first drone warfighter competition. The best pilots grew up with a controller. But one veteran wants you to know what happens after the goggles come off. The Competition Nobody Expected to Look Like This Gray skies over Huntsville, Alabama. Soldiers huddled under trees holding controllers that looked exactly like Nintendo…
Indiana DNR files its first prosecution for illegal drone deer scouting, using damning forensic metadata and GPS logs to track a systematic poaching operation. Learn how the 2024 drone law is being enforced to protect "fair chase" ethics and what this means for UAV pilots in the field.
Germany and Ukraine's new joint venture, Quantum Frontline Industries, begins mass production of the AI-powered Linza drones near Munich.
The $45,000 drone Portland police want has been stuck in political limbo since November 2025, when the council rejected it 4-3. Now, under Order 88-25/26, the Portland City Council faces the same vote again — and the same legal reality: under 25 M.R.S.A. §4501, Maine police departments cannot acquire a drone without governing body approval.…
Explore how drone jobs are surging across the Mountain West. From autonomous firefighting startups like Seneca to innovative youth training at the Boys and Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, see how Reno is building the future workforce for the $100B drone industry.
Following Prime Minister Keir Starmer's decision to grant the U.S. access to British bases for offensive strikes, an Iranian-made Shahed drone hit RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. Explore the political fallout, the looming shadow of the Iraq War, and Britain’s urgent need for battle-tested Ukrainian counter-drone expertise.
The Kuwait friendly fire shootdown of three U.S. F-15E Strike Eagles proved why coordinating layered air defenses against Iranian drones is harder than buying the right hardware.
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