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Ondas Holdings is making a big move in the world of drone defense. The company has agreed to acquire Sentrycs, an Israel based leader in cyber based counter drone technology. This deal expands Ondas’ reach to more than twenty five countries and positions the company as a major full spectrum provider in the growing C-UAS…
Picture this. A golden retriever named Chaos calming nerves while a thermal drone scans snowy woods in search of missing hikers. That is the new duo working at the Sagadahoc County Emergency Management Agency in Maine. One brings comfort. The other brings high tech heat vision that could make your Mavic blush. Midcoast Agency Levels…
Anduril Industries and the United Arab Emirates’ EDGE Group announced a landmark defense technology partnership on November 13, 2025, establishing the EDGE-Anduril Production Alliance to co-develop and manufacture autonomous aircraft for Middle East markets. The joint venture centers on Omen, a hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing drone that Anduril founder Palmer Luckey has championed as…
Russia plans to import 12,000 North Korean workers to its primary drone manufacturing facility by the end of 2025, where they’ll assemble the Shahed attack drones pounding Ukrainian cities for just $2.50 per hour, according to Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence. Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (HUR) announced that the workers will be deployed to the Alabuga Special…
The Zenmuse L3 isn’t just another LiDAR payload bolted to a drone. It looks and feels like a single, purpose-built instrument, with attention paid to its smallest details. Once it’s in the air, that design isn’t just cosmetic. The LiDAR, RGB mapping camera, and mapping tools all work together at the same time, feeding you…
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have three stories for you this week. DJI has a bunch of releases and rumors. We have the Syracuse Police Department program that’s having a bunch of issues. And then a new spray drone that is made by an American company. Let’s get to it. DJI Neo…
Counter-drone radar manufacturer Chaos Industries has secured $510 million in a Series D funding round that closed last month, bringing the Los Angeles-based company’s valuation to $4.5 billion. The funding represents the latest sign of surging investor interest in defense technology as drone threats validated by the Ukraine war drive unprecedented capital flows into the…
Red Cat Holdings reported explosive third-quarter revenue growth of 646% year-over-year on November 13, 2025, reaching $9.6 million and beating analyst consensus expectations. The U.S.-based defense drone manufacturer announced its Army Short Range Reconnaissance Tranche 2 contract has expanded to approximately $35 million, while simultaneously launching a maritime division and doubling manufactur
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton is sounding the alarm on what he calls a “severe and growing” threat from unauthorized drone flights over U.S. military bases, border facilities, and major public events, warning that critical airspace protection authorities are set to expire just one week before next year’s Super Bowl. In an interview with…
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned two Ukrainian companies Wednesday for supplying critical aerospace components to Iran’s state-owned drone manufacturer HESA—the same entity producing Shahed-136 drones that Russia has launched by the tens of thousands against Ukrainian cities throughout 2025. The sanctions expose a troubling supply chain in which Ukrainian-based firms allegedly acted as fron
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched a $6.5 million competition challenging innovators across America to design drones capable of carrying payloads more than four times their own weight. The DARPA Lift Challenge, announced November 13, 2025, aims to shatter current limitations in vertical lift aviation by tapping into what the agency calls…
DJI has released the Osmo Action 6 in China today, featuring the world’s first variable aperture lens in an action camera alongside a larger sensor and substantial performance upgrades. The launch comes five days ahead of the camera’s scheduled global announcement on November 18, 2025. The DJI Osmo Action 6 introduces an industry-first f/2.0-f/4.0 variable…
Now that the DJI Mavic 4 has been out for a bit, is it really worth it to spend 6 to 10 times more than that to buy the Inspire 3? Let’s go test and compare and see just how close the Mavic 4 comes to DJI’s flagship cinema drone. Understanding the Differences Now I…
For decades, archaeologists and adventurers have puzzled over what these strange formations meant. Now, thanks to drone mapping, we might
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When you think of a wasp, you think of agility. Fast, sharp, and persistent. The Wespe UAV (which means “wasp” in German) takes those same traits and turns them into a powerful flying machine designed for the toughest missions. The official press release by Avilus gave us all the info about it. Built by Avilus,…
DJI officially launched the Neo 2 on November 13, 2025, bringing comprehensive safety upgrades and dramatically improved imaging capabilities to its palm-launched drone platform across Europe, Canada, and Brazil—but the United States remains conspicuously absent from the rollout despite the drone receiving FCC certification four months ago. The Neo 2 announcement represents DJI’s response to…
The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office just made a big move, as KWCH reports. They’ve replaced their longtime DJI drones with the new Skydio X10s, marking a major shift in how U.S. law enforcement is using drones. This isn’t just a simple upgrade. It’s part of a much larger trend. Across the country, police departments are…
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned 32 individuals and entities across eight countries on Wednesday for operating procurement networks that supply Iran’s ballistic missile and drone production programs, marking the latest attempt to prevent Tehran from reconstituting military capabilities destroyed during the 12-Day War in June 2025. The sanctions target a sophisticated web of front companies…
Lake Mills Community Schools in Iowa are giving students a new reason to look up. Thanks to a grant from the Iowa STEM Scale-Up Program, the district launched Drone Designers: Exploring STEM Careers this spring, a hands-on initiative that blends technology, creativity, and flight. Albert Lea Tribune was there and gave us the info. Building,…
After sold-out performances around the world, the DroneArt Show is coming to Chula Vista, bringing a night of light, music, and pure wonder, as NBC San Diego told us. On November 21 and 22, the skies above the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center will turn into a stage for a 65-minute open-air concert featuring…
DJI has launched an urgent public advocacy campaign on Instagram warning that a December 23, 2025 deadline that could decide the company’s fate in the U.S. is just 43 days away—and no federal agency has started the mandated security audit that could prevent an automatic ban. The Instagram post, shared by DJI Global’s official account,…
David S. Hall, the inventor who changed the world of autonomous vehicles with lidar, is back with something big. PR News Wire published that his new company, Hall Lidar Inc. (HLi), has just introduced Cam-Lidar, a next-generation detection system designed to spot and track high-speed aerial objects with unmatched precision. Hall says this new technology…
French authorities opened investigations after unidentified drones conducted surveillance over a military train carrying Leclerc main battle tanks and an ammunition factory producing gunpowder for Ukraine’s artillery—the latest incidents in a coordinated pattern targeting NATO military infrastructure across Europe. The drone sighting over the military convoy occurred shortly before midnight on Nov
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