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Fifteen states and Harris County petitioned the Second Circuit on September 28 to set aside the FAA's nationwide drone delivery environmental finding.
Matternet unveiled M3, an 11-pound, 10-mile autonomous delivery platform with Dave's Hot Chicken and Apian as launch partners, targeting late 2027 service.
Amazon told Pflugerville's council on Sept. 22 its MK30 drones take no pictures. Amazon's Prime Air operations page says people near deliveries may be recorded.
Connecticut DEEP takes comment on Amazon's North Haven drone hub through Oct. 1. What DEEP can rule on, what it can't, and where to send it.
Northglenn's Walmart-Wing ordinance sets 200-foot buffers and a 65 dB cap for the launch pad. The city's own memo says a hub next door can still deliver.
RFE/RL took apart a Geran-4 Seeker: a $25,000 Chinese hobby turbojet, two SIM cards, a mesh modem, Texas Instruments chips. Russia builds 3,000 a month.
DSPA's Vic Moss asks pilots to call Congress over DHS's Blue UAS test: name an agency to test every drone's security, stop banning by country of origin.
An independent survey of 853 Westborough-area residents finds 92% oppose Amazon's Prime Air hub. Organizers now have a phone script for legislators.
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