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Starmer's Drone Dilemma: How a Shahed at RAF Akrotiri Pulled Britain Deeper Into the Iran War

Amazon

The $30,000 Drones That Cost Amazon $150 Million

The bigger story is that Amazon's insurance won't pay a dollar of it. War exclusions are standard. And in this new kind of war, drones are the weapon

Rafael SuárezApr 25

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

Skydio

Spokane Buys Four Skydio X10 Drones Ahead of World Cup 2026

Spokane City Council voted 6-1 on April 20 to purchase four Skydio X10 drone platforms for the Spokane Police Department, procuring them through Axon Enterprise. The city also approved funding for barricades and equipment upgrades to support public safety operations at World Cup venues and other large-scale events, as reported by KXLY. The purchase signals…

Rafael SuárezApr 25

DJI

FAA Launches DETER Enforcement Program, DJI Lito Leaks, FlyCart 200, and SiFly ADS-B Integration

Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories for you this week. The FAA launches the DETER program — we’ll talk about that. Some pricing and spec leaks for not one but two new DJI drones. Speaking of DJI, we have the release of the massive FlyCart 200 and T200 heavy-lift drones.…

Greg ReverdiauApr 24

Reviews

DJI Lito X1 Review: Why This Entry-Level Drone Redefines What Beginners Should Expect

Today, we’re taking a deep dive into DJI’s latest entry-level premium drone, the Lito X1. And I know what you’re thinking — premium and entry-level, they don’t go together, right? Wrong. Because we have a very interesting product that has a ton of things going on without that many compromises. Where the Lito X1 Fits…

Mihail SvilenovApr 23

Insta360

GoPro Mission 1 Pro Hands-On: 50+ New Features, 1-Inch Sensor, 8K60, and Interchangeable Lenses

I’ve been putting the brand new GoPro Mission 1 Pro through its paces over the last couple of weeks — outdoors running and riding, underwater, you name it. All to figure out how its new features work, because there are a ton of them. About 50 new features, which is actually quite astonishing. More than…

Ray DC RainmakerApr 20

Anduril

Terrahaptix Builds Africa’s Largest Drone Factory in Ghana as JNIM and ISIS Drive Sahel Arms Race

Terrahaptix Inc., the Nigerian defense-tech startup also known as Terra Industries, will open a 34,000-square-foot drone factory in Accra, Ghana, by the end of June 2026. At full capacity, the plant targets 50,000 units annually by 2028, which would make it the largest drone manufacturing site on the African continent, the company confirmed in a…

Haye KestelooApr 20

DJI

Pentagon Urges FCC to Reject DJI’s Petition: What This Means for Drone Pilots

So, let me get this straight, and you tell me if I’m way off here, but DJI drones are dangerous enough to block future models, but not dangerous enough to ban the estimated 2 million that are flying around in this country right now. Because that’s exactly what this situation is starting to look like.…

Russ 51 DronesApr 17

Skydio

Skydio’s $9M USAFCENT Deal Puts X10s on Middle East Bases

Skydio just landed the kind of contract that separates a public safety drone company from a defense contractor. U.S. Air Forces Central, the USAFCENT component of U.S. Central Command, awarded the San Mateo, California company an order exceeding $9 million for Skydio Dock and X10 systems to secure American airbases across the Middle East. Skydio…

Rafael SuárezApr 17

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