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AeroVironment Acquires ESAero in $200M Deal
AeroVironment just announced on a press release that has acquired Empirical Systems Aerospace in a transaction valued at approximately $200 million, adding a certified aerospace prototyping and manufacturing operation to a company that has spent the last twelve months aggressively…
FCC Exempts Four Foreign Drone Models From Import Ban as DJI Court Battle Continues
Our earlier report today confirmed the news: the FCC has removed the first four drone systems from its “Covered List.” What that report didn’t have space to unpack is the regulatory logic behind the timing and the specific manufacturers chosen.…

FCC Removes First Four Drones From Covered List After Department of War Clears Them on National Security
The process the FCC built into its foreign drone ban is finally producing results. On March 18, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission updated its Covered List to remove four UAS and UAS-related systems following a formal national security determination from…
DJI Mini 5 Pro Now Available on Amazon Starting at $759 with Prime Shipping
I have been flying drones for years, and the DJI Mini 5 Pro genuinely impressed me. A 1-inch sensor, LiDAR obstacle avoidance, and up to 52 minutes of flight time in something that fits in your jacket pocket. Now it…
Antigravity A1 Hits Its Lowest Price Ever — And The Timing Has Everything To Do With DJI
The Antigravity A1 — the world’s first purpose-built 8K 360-degree drone — is now 20% off across all bundles in North America. The Spring Sale runs March 16 through April 16, dropping the Standard Bundle from $1,599 to $1,279. It’s…
FAA & Photojournalist Rob Levine: The DHS Drone Ban Just Got Its First Federal Court Challenge
Minneapolis-based photojournalist Rob Levine filed a petition for judicial review Monday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, directly challenging NOTAM FDC 6/4375 — the FAA security notice that bans all drone flights within 3,000 feet…
UK Eyes Drones to Unlock Strait of Hormuz
Britain is drawing up plans to send autonomous minesweeping drones to the Strait of Hormuz as Iran’s threat to international shipping pushes oil prices past $100 a barrel. The UK won’t send warships, as Trump demanded over the weekend. Instead,…
Amazon Prime Air Quits Drone Alliance Over Safety
Amazon’s Prime Air division has walked away from the Commercial Drone Alliance, and the reason is blunt: a fundamental disagreement over whether detect-and-avoid technology should be mandatory across the national airspace. The split went public March 12 after Reuters obtained…
The $20,000 Drone Threat: Why Our Billion-Dollar Bases Are No Longer Safe
The Washington Post opinion piece published March 16 by Nolan Peterson — a former U.S. Air Force Special Operations pilot and Atlantic Council nonresident senior fellow — cuts through the usual strategic commentary with something more uncomfortable: a personal account…

DJI Avata 360 Leaked Pricing Undercuts Insta360 Antigravity A1 by More Than $1,000 Ahead of March 26 Launch
I’ve watched DJI enter new product categories for years. The strategy is always the same: price below market expectations and let volume absorb the margin. The leaked pricing for the DJI Avata 360, set to officially launch on March 26,…
Parallel Flight Firefly Clears FAA Hurdle, Heads to Market
California’s Parallel Flight Technologies just received the regulatory green light that changes everything for the company. The FAA has granted the Firefly heavy-lift drone a Section 44807 exemption, authorizing commercial operations in U.S. airspace, as UAVHQ reported. This is not…
FBI’s Iran Drone Warning to California Was Built on a Single Unverified Tip — Here’s What the Bulletin Actually Said
In late February, the FBI quietly distributed a security bulletin to California law enforcement warning that Iran had “allegedly aspired” to launch a surprise drone attack on West Coast targets from an unidentified vessel off the coast. The bulletin sat…