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CENTCOM Deploys New LUCAS "Suicide Drone" Force in the Middle East
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CENTCOM Deploys New LUCAS Drone Force in the Middle East

The United States has officially deployed its first line of Low Cost Unmanned Combat Attack System drones in the Middle East, marking a clear shift in how Washington plans to counter Iranian influence. The new formation, known as Task Force Scorpion Strike, was created only months after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered all branches…

Walmart Zipline Drone Delivery Launches in Royse City as 17th DFW Location
Walmart

Walmart Zipline Drone Delivery Launches in Royse City as 17th DFW Location

Walmart and Zipline have launched drone delivery service in Royse City, Texas, adding another suburb to what is quietly becoming America’s largest commercial drone delivery network. The announcement, made Monday, marks the 17th location in the Dallas-Fort Worth region where customers can receive groceries and household essentials dropped from the sky. Customers living near the…

How Drone Footage Helped Hugo Kurk Become a Microstock Standout
DJI

How Drone Footage Helped Hugo Kurk Become a Microstock Standout

Hugo entered microstock back in 2012 while studying, treating it as a side project and a way to make a bit of income online. He started with a Nikon D5100 and a mix of photos, illustrations, and even 3D renders. This interview did not take place on DroneXL. It was originally conducted by the team…

France Moves Closer to Fielding Drone Swarms by 2027
Ukraine

France Moves Closer to Fielding Drone Swarms by 2027

France says drone swarms are no longer a distant concept. According to officials from the French Army and Thales, military units are expected to start using operational drone swarms within the next two years, as Defense News reports. The announcement came during the Forum Innovation Défense in Paris, where leaders described a dramatic shift in…

General Cherry Unveils AIR Pro Interceptor Drone
Ukraine

General Cherry Unveils AIR Pro Interceptor Drone

General Cherry, a fast growing Ukrainian drone manufacturer, has introduced the AIR Pro interceptor drone, a compact but extremely fast platform built to hunt down enemy reconnaissance and attack UAVs across the front, as Militarnyi reports. The company says the AIR Pro has already been officially codified and approved for use throughout the Security and…

Coventry Advances Drone Research for Emergencies
Drone Research

Coventry Advances Drone Research for Emergencies

Coventry University has started a new research program to explore how drones can support emergency operations in crowded cities, and the Urban Ascent project brings together Coventry City Council, Skyfarer, The Manufacturing Technology Centre and Slink Tech to test how unmanned aircraft can move medical supplies, map damaged areas and provide communication links during disasters,…

Northrop Reveals Project Talon Combat Drone
Weaponized drones

Northrop Reveals Project Talon Combat Drone

Northrop Grumman has revealed a new autonomous combat drone called Project Talon, a design meant to fix the mistakes that cost the company a win in the first round of the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, as reported by Breaking Defense. The company’s earlier proposal earned strong marks for performance but stumbled on price…

Inside Ukraine’s Killhouse Drone Academy
Ukraine

Inside Ukraine’s Killhouse Drone Academy

Inside an abandoned warehouse somewhere in Ukraine, instructors are shaping the country’s next generation of FPV drone pilots, and the space feels more like a live fire maze than a classroom. The Killhouse Academy, as students call it, is built from plywood walls, narrow corridors, and improvised obstacles, all arranged to push new pilots to…

Students Gear Up for Mescalero Apache Drone Competition
Education

Students Gear Up for Mescalero Apache Drone Competition

The students at Mescalero Apache Middle and High School are getting ready for their annual aerial drone competition, which takes place this Saturday, December 6, on the reservation near Ruidoso in New Mexico, as reported by Ruidoso News. The event brings together pilots, navigators, teachers and families, and it turns the school gym into a…

Amazon's Drones Now Have a 'Plan B' for Safe Landings
Amazon

Amazon Prime Drone Delivery Takes Flight in North Texas

Amazon has officially switched on its drone delivery service in Richardson, Texas, and this new expansion marks another chapter in the company’s long journey to make aerial delivery a normal part of everyday life. The drones now take off from the fulfillment center on Research Drive, and they can carry packages up to five pounds,…

Overhead black-and-white view of a DJI Phantom quadcopter surrounded by folding DJI Mavic drones and other multirotors arranged on a white surface
FPV

Chinese Man Sends Flying Swords Into the Sky

When you grow up watching Chinese fantasy shows, you expect flying swords to stay on the screen, not hover past your window like confused mosquitoes with attitude, yet here we are. Fan Shisan, an influencer from Sichuan, has decided gravity is optional and swords should move like flocks of well trained metallic pigeons. Futurism reports…

Cal Fire’s Drone Team Rises As A New Force In Emergency Response
Drone as First Responder

Cal Fire’s Drone Team Rises As A New Force In Emergency Response

Cal Fire’s San Benito Monterey Unit did not plan to become a state leader in drone operations, but a simple act of generosity changed everything, as a local photographer donated two drones back in 2021, and those small aircraft pushed the agency toward a future no one expected. Battalion Chief Josh Silveira still laughs about…

Pentagon Plans Huge Buy of Kamikaze Drones Through 2028
Ukraine

Pentagon Plans Huge Buy of Kamikaze Drones Through 2028

The Pentagon is finally moving with more urgency, launching a one billion dollar effort to buy hundreds of thousands of small one way attack drones, and the goal is to force the entire defense industry to reorganize around scalable, low cost production, The War Zone reports. The initiative is called the Drone Dominance Program, and…

New Training Systems Rise to Meet Growing Drone Threat
Technology

New Training Systems Rise to Meet Growing Drone Threat

Drone warfare has changed the pace of modern conflict, and Thales is pushing hard to keep live training from falling behind. The company, already a global leader in collaborative training systems used at flagship centers like CENZUB in France and GAZ in Switzerland, introduced a new drone focused capability that drops directly into existing live…

Athena’s New AI X-Ray Tool Spots Drones Before They Fly
Ukraine

Athena’s New AI X-Ray Tool Spots Drones Before They Fly

Athena Security has introduced a new AI X-ray screening model that can spot drone components inside bags, cargo, and luggage long before anyone assembles them, giving security operators a chance to stop threats before they reach restricted areas, as Security Systems News reports. The company says this shift from reactive to early detection is exactly…

Walmart Drone Delivery Lands In Atlanta
Walmart

Walmart Drone Delivery Lands In Atlanta

Walmart’s drone delivery service has officially touched down in metro Atlanta. The service brings a new form of speedy convenience to customers who want their items delivered not just fast but airborne. It is something that used to sound like science fiction until Walmart, Wing and a handful of brave test shoppers decided to make…

Antigravity A1 Launches: World’s First 8K 360 Drone Starts at $1,599
Antigravity A1

Antigravity A1 Launches: World’s First 8K 360 Drone Starts at $1,599

We’ve been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Antigravity A1 drone since it emerged from stealth in July, and today the Insta360-incubated brand officially launches its debut product: the Antigravity A1, the world’s first all-in-one 8K 360 drone. Starting at $1,599, the A1 goes on sale December 4, 2025 at 9 AM EST, nearly two…

Germany Creates New Police Unit To Stop Rising Drone Threats
Police

Germany Creates New Police Unit To Stop Rising Drone Threats

Germany has launched a new federal police unit designed to detect, track, and neutralize hostile drones, a move that follows an unprecedented rise in suspicious drone incursions across the country, as reported by TVP World. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt unveiled the unit at a ceremony near Berlin, explaining that Germany can no longer ignore the…

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