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Meet ALPAGU: Turkey’s Backpack Kamikaze Drone That Wants To Crash The Party
Turkey’s drone industry has already turned heads with the Baykar Bayraktar TB2, and the Kizilelma “Red Apple” Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Now it is pushing firepower even closer to the front line with ALPAGU, a tiny, portable kamikaze drone that…
White House Pushes Congress for Drone-Killing Powers, Ted Cruz Calls It a “Power Grab”
The Trump administration is pressuring Congress to grant sweeping new powers to shoot down drones at public events, critical infrastructure, and prisons – and one of the president’s staunchest allies is calling it an “extremely problematic” power grab. I’ve been…
Chinese Drone Maker Secures Record 1,600 Orders at Dubai Airshow as China’s Aviation Tech Conquers New Markets
While US politicians debate whether to ban DJI drones and American operators face a December 23 deadline that could ground their fleets, Chinese drone manufacturers are finding eager buyers elsewhere. Shenzhen-based United Aircraft just secured 1,600 orders for industrial drones…
DJI SkyPixel Contest Returns With $200,000 in Prizes and Oscar-Winning Judge Wally Pfister
DJI and SkyPixel are launching their 11th annual Photo & Video Contest today, bringing Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister to the judging panel for the first time. The man who shot The Dark Knight and won an Academy Award for Inception…
UK’s DragonFire Laser Destroys Drones At 404 MPH In Historic Test
The United Kingdom just proved laser weapons are no longer science fiction. Britain’s DragonFire laser system destroyed high-speed drones traveling at 650 km/h (404 mph) during live trials at the MOD Hebrides range in Scotland. The successful tests triggered a…
DJI Flip Black Friday Deal: Save $90 On This Revolutionary Compact Drone Before December 23 Deadline
Antigravity A1 Launch Date Locked: World’s First 360 Drone Arrives December 4 as DJI Scrambles to Respond
The world’s first integrated 8K 360-degree drone just got a launch date, and it’s arriving nearly two months earlier than expected. Antigravity has confirmed the A1 will go on sale December 4, 2025 at 9AM EST, accelerating its timeline from…
F-15 Or Phantom Drone? UK Police Chopper Chased At 161 MPH
A UK Police helicopter crew got the scare of their careers over RAF Lakenheath in November 2024. They went up looking for drones. They found something much faster. And much stranger. As The Eurasian Times reported, the National Police Air…
MSU Study: Drones Transform Farming Faster Than Any Tech, But U.S. Farmers Face Ban Deadline
A landmark study published in Science reveals agricultural drones are reshaping farming faster than almost any technology in history. The timing couldn’t be more ironic for American farmers facing a potential DJI ban in less than 30 days. Agricultural Drone…
GOP Senators Break With DJI Hawks As December Ban Deadline Looms
Republican infighting over Chinese drone restrictions could determine whether DJI survives in the American market. A Capitol Hill push by GOP China hawks to impose new restrictions on DJI is facing unexpected resistance from Republican senators who warn the company’s…
How to Spot Dept. of National Defence Drones Over Ottawa
If you notice pigeons acting jumpy in downtown Ottawa this week, you might not be imagining things. Ottawa Citizen reports that from Nov. 24 to 28, the Department of National Defence is running a test to track small drones in…
Army Aviation Starts Training With New Stalker UAS
As reported by the U.S. Department of War, Army aviation soldiers at Fort Rucker in Alabama have started training with the VXE30 Stalker uncrewed aircraft system. The training began on November 18 and comes ahead of full equipment fielding next…
IonQ and Heven AeroTech Team Up on Quantum Drones
IonQ and Heven AeroTech have announced a major partnership that could reshape the future of defense drones. IonQ is known as the leading quantum company in the world. Heven AeroTech is a young but fast growing developer of long range…
Amazon Faces Second FAA Probe After Waco Drone Clips Internet Cable
Pyka Fires Up Hybrid Power on New DropShip Drone
Pyka has hit a key milestone in the development of its new heavy cargo drone. The California company released video showing its first DropShip airframe running its hybrid propulsion system for the first time. The test took place earlier this…
An FPV Drone Tour Brings the Marriott Marquis in New York to Life
The New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square has released a cinematic drone tour to celebrate its 40th anniversary. As Hotel Dive reports, The hotel wanted to create something fresh for guests and a wider audience. The result is a…
DJI Neo Drones and AI Team Up to Track Turkey Health
Farmers spend a lot of time walking through barns to check on their birds. They look for stress, sickness, injuries, and anything unusual. This work is essential, but it also takes a lot of hours and a lot of staff.…
Dexa pushes drone delivery forward in Dayton
Dexa Drone in Dayton, Ohio, believes the future of delivery looks very different from what we know today. Instead of waiting days for a package, Dexa imagines a world where a single item arrives at your exact GPS location in…
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