Manna Aero
Manna Pitches Tulsa Fire Drone AEDs, an Idea Dublin Never Launched
Tulsa Fire gets a free Manna drone pilot for defibrillators and trauma kits. The Irish trials Manna cites: one simulated drop from a hub it has since shut.
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Amazon
Amazon's Connecticut Drone Briefing Left No Trace in the Minutes
Connecticut's airport chief briefed his board on Amazon's North Haven drone hub, NBC reports. The Sept. 23 draft minutes name neither Amazon nor the FAA.
Ukraine
Fedorov Wants A Humanoid Robot Killing Russians Within Six Months
Fired as defense minister in July, the man behind Ukraine's Army of Drones launched an Army of Robots and set a six-month target for a humanoid kill.
United Kingdom
British Army Bought 10,000 Drones In A Year, Most Are For Training
The British Army acquired 10,000-plus drones through Project Rapstone in a year and points most at training: manual FPV, 30 simulator hours, no GPS.
Drones for Good
Paris Study: AED Drones Reach 95% of Cardiac Arrests in Five Minutes
A Paris simulation of 28,349 cardiac arrests found AED drones could reach 95% of cases within five minutes, against 30 to 40% by road. No drone flew.
Counter-Drone
Space Force Adds Lasers at Cape Canaveral After 500 Port Drone Flights
Space Force is adding a directed-energy weapon at Cape Canaveral. Next door, Port Canaveral logged 500+ drone incursions in 2025, already a Florida felony.
FAA
Charlotte Drone Pilot Pleads Guilty to Flying Between Live Runways
A Charlotte man flew a drone for a client video from CLT's Airport Overlook, a park between two active runways. He faces up to a year in federal prison.
Amazon
Amazon Drones Reach Cleveland Suburbs, 3 Miles From a Drone Pharmacy
Amazon Prime Air launched MK30 drone delivery from North Randall, Ohio, with 21 drones. Cleveland Clinic's Zipline prescription drones fly 3 miles away.
Amazon
Amazon Targets December for Jacksonville Drones, Pilot Says
Amazon showed its Prime Air drone map for west Jacksonville at an airport meeting. The MK30 reads pilots' ADS-B, but a pilot says they can't see it back.
Amazon
Amazon Drones Head for Nearly 500 Towns. What Residents Can Still Do
Towns can't ban Amazon's drones or regulate their noise. Here's what residents can still do: the pad, the record, the complaint and the statehouse.
Amazon
Amazon MK30 Sets Down on a Waco Lawn Days After Baton Rouge
An Amazon MK30 made a precautionary landing on a Waco lawn, wheels out, days after one landed in Baton Rouge. Amazon has not said what triggered it.
DHS report
DHS Lab Grounds 3 of 5 Blue UAS in NYC, Withholds Chinese Drone Scores
DHS lab put Blue UAS before 26 public safety pilots: three of five could not fly Manhattan, links dropped at 50 feet, Chinese drone scores stay private.
Police
Edison Buys a 60 MPH Flock Drone, Promises 45-Second Response
Edison, NJ is spending $589,000 in forfeiture money on 92 Flock cameras and a thermal DFR drone. The mayor's 45-second claim beats Flock's own figure.
FCC Filing
FCC Targets DJI Chips as Amazon Drones Swarm a Texas Suburb
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have three stories for you this week: the FCC moves to block DJI and Autel chips on any drone, Amazon delivery drones are overwhelming a Texas suburb, and SkyeBrowse is rolling out new pricing.
Wing
Lowe's Now Flies Painter's Tape to Charlotte Yards in 20 Minutes
Lowe's launched drone delivery from its Matthews, N.C. store with Wing and DoorDash: 100+ items, 2.5 lb limit, 5-mile radius. Wing flies every order.
FCC Filing
FCC Says $5B Flowed Into US Drones. Its Own Filing Counts Pledges
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr touts $5 billion in new US drone investment. The agency's own footnotes mix funding rounds, a valuation and five-year pledges.
Amazon
Amazon Tells Packed Westborough Room Its Drones Are Coming Anyway
Hundreds packed Amazon's Prime Air forum in Westborough, Mass. No resident spoke in favor. Amazon says its drones are coming anyway, pending approvals.
Counter-Drone
France and Italy Deny CIA Warned of Russian Ship-Launched Drones
Macron and Italy's defense minister deny a report that the CIA warned of Russian Gerbera drones launched from ships in the Mediterranean.
Skydio
Skydio's 100 mph F10 Debuts at Ascend, Where 'Lobbying' Is Profanity
Skydio unveiled the dock-launched F10 Lightrunner at Ascend 2026. Its livestream chat also removed a comment about lobbying as profanity.
Industry
Tekever Hits $6.4 Billion as University of California Backs AI Drones
Tekever raised $580 million at a $6.4 billion valuation, led by UC Investments, a week after signing to replace the British Army's Watchkeeper drones.
Amazon
Amazon Preps Tallahassee Drone Hub. Florida Law Gives City Little Say
Amazon is hiring Prime Air drone handlers in Tallahassee and a drone unit is filed for its warehouse lot. Florida law keeps the city out of the flights.
H.R. 10304
House Bill Moves FAA Drone Rules From The Box To Your First Power-On
H.R. 10304 would make drone makers show new pilots an FAA-defined safety statement at first activation and require a sign-off, replacing a 2016 law.
Department of Defense
Orqa, KEF And Blue Arrow Beat GPS Jamming In Front Of Green Berets
Orqa drones running KEF Robotics navigation and Blue Arrow's RII software flew recon and payload missions under GPS and radio jamming in Alabama.
Insta360
Insta360 Luna Pro Review: 8K Gimbal Camera Tested in Alaska Wind
Jake Sloan takes the Insta360 Luna Pro to an Alaska glacier valley to test its 8K sensor, 2x lossless zoom, detachable face plate, built-in mics and low light.
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