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The wreckage of a new high-speed drone found in Ukraine in early January confirmed what we’ve been tracking for months: Russia’s Iranian-designed drone fleet is evolving faster than Western sanctions can contain it. A new analysis from Amy McAuliffe, former assistant director of the CIA for weapons and counterproliferation and now at the University of…
Fifty four teams. One competition floor in Reno. And just one squad carrying the Kern County banner, as 23ABC reports. Arvin High School’s five member JROTC drone team is heading to Nevada for the 8th Brigade Aerial Drone Competition, and they are not going as tourists. They are going as contenders. Their instructor, Sgt. John…
A new Wall Street Journal report by Jillian Kay Melchior details for the first time what actually happened when Ukrainian drone operators faced off against NATO conventional forces during last May’s Hedgehog 2025 exercise in Estonia. The results were, by multiple accounts, a disaster for the alliance. Here is what you need to know: NATO…
Ohio just pushed the Drone as First Responder conversation to a new altitude. The state has selected nine public safety agencies, including the Toledo Police Department, to participate in what officials describe as the first statewide Drone First Responder pilot program in the nation, as WTOL reports. The initiative is being led by the Ohio…
Santa Maria Police Department wants to shave precious seconds off emergency response times, and they are looking up to do it. The department is exploring a Drone as a First Responder program, also known as DFR, that could put a drone over an emergency scene in under two minutes. In many cases, that means the…
When the temperature drops below zero and the wind starts biting like a pack of wolves, hope can feel very small. That is exactly where Ella and Bebe’s family found themselves. The two Boxers slipped out during a brutal Arctic blast that swept across Northeast Ohio. Temperatures plunged to negative 3 degrees. Snow piled up…
Insta360 just walked onto the stage and introduced Luna, its first true pocket gimbal camera as our favorite news detective posted on his twitter account, and the entire room probably did a double take. Not because it is small. Not because it is modular. But because it looks like Wall E decided to quit cleaning…
Portuguese drone unicorn Tekever is deepening its footprint in Ukraine, betting on local engineers, local partnerships, and battlefield hardened AI systems to anchor its long term presence in the country’s defense tech ecosystem, as Kyiv Post reported. The move signals more than symbolic support. It reflects a strategic shift toward embedding Western drone companies directly…
Seven years after first deploying drones, the Savannah Police Department is moving to modernize its aerial fleet, replacing three aging UAVs with new models that cost roughly $54,000 each, as Savannah Now reports. The twist is that the department is moving away from DJI equipment and toward BRINC drones, a U.S. manufacturer that focuses on…
For the 11th year in a row, SkyPixel has opened the gates to what is essentially the Olympics of drone storytelling. Except instead of javelins and gymnastics, competitors are throwing pixels and bending gravity. The 11th Annual SkyPixel Photo and Video Contest is now live under the theme “Frame Your World,” and if that sounds…
Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada told state lawmakers on Tuesday that drone-delivered contraband is no longer an occasional annoyance. It is one of the most significant security threats his facilities face. His department is requesting $1.7 million in funding for drone detection technology to address what he called a necessary response to an…
The European Commission published a sweeping new action plan on Wednesday aimed at fixing Europe’s embarrassing inability to detect and stop hostile drones. The headline is about counter-drone detection. The real story is buried in the details: Brussels wants to extend mandatory registration and identification requirements to all drones weighing more than 100 grams, matching…
Ohio is quietly building something that could reshape emergency response across the state, and Austintown Fire Department is right in the middle of it. Under Ohio House Bill 96, the state has launched the Drones for First Responders pilot program, a structured effort to test how drone technology can improve situational awareness, cut response times,…
ULM has partnered with SkySafe, a company known for drone detection and airspace intelligence, installing a cloud based system designed
Crashes happen fast. But they’re avoidable. If you just unboxed a brand new drone and your hands are sweaty thinking about that first takeoff, I get it. A few simple steps can keep your drone safe, keep you compliant with the FAA, and get you flying with confidence. I put together 10 tips that cover…
The FAA grounded every flight in and out of El Paso International Airport late Tuesday night, classifying the airspace as “National Defense Airspace” with deadly force authorization. The restriction was set to last 10 days. It lasted about eight hours. And the official explanations still don’t match. Here is what we know so far: The…
Poland just had two unexpected visitors drop out of the sky, and neither knocked before landing. In early February, an unidentified drone fell onto the grounds of the 1st Air Cavalry Battalion in Leźnica Wielka, central Poland. This is not just any military site. The base serves as a key helicopter hub for Poland’s land…
The Los Angeles Police Department is preparing to significantly expand its Drone as First Responder program after receiving approval for a $2.1 million donation from the Los Angeles Police Foundation, according to CBS News. The Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners voted unanimously to accept the funding, although final approval now rests with the LA…
If this sounds like a meme from the darker corner of the internet, welcome to 2026. A Moscow-based neurotech company called Neiry is claiming it can produce “cyborg pigeon drones” by implanting electrodes in their brains, mounting a small control module, and then nudging the bird’s flight decisions through targeted brain stimulation. The project has…
The U.S. Army has quietly opened a new front in its modernization push, not on a distant battlefield, but inside a classroom at Fort Benning, Georgia. This week marked the debut of the Robotic Autonomous Systems Leader Tactics course, known as RASLT. The goal is simple but ambitious: teach combat leaders how to actually use…
A drone became the difference between panic and precision in Story County, Iowa, after an elderly man fell into a ravine near the Greenbelt Trail south of Story City, as WHO13 reports. The man called 911 over the weekend, reporting that he had fallen, believed he had broken ribs, and could not stand. He was…
The U.S. Navy spent $150 million developing HELIOS, its shipboard laser defense system. Ukrainian engineers built one that fits in the trunk of a car for a few million dollars. That cost gap tells you everything about how this war is reshaping the defense industry. A new report from The Atlantic, published today by staff…
The HAMZA-3 has a trick most kamikaze drones don’t: modular Lüneberg lenses that inflate its radar cross-section to mimic a fighter jet. Enemy air defense systems burn through expensive interceptor missiles on a drone that costs a fraction of the aircraft it pretends to be. The HAMZA-3 fills the gap between FPV kamikaze drones and…
The US Army is reaching back to a very old tool to deal with a very new problem. Mossberg & Sons has confirmed a fresh Pentagon contract worth about $11.6 million for additional Mossberg 590A1 pump action shotguns, a weapon the US military has relied on since 1987. This time, however, the mission is not…
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