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Minneapolis Studies DFR Pilot in North Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Police Department presented an exploratory proposal to the city council’s Public Health, Safety and Equity Committee in May 2026 to launch a Drones as First Responders pilot program. The pilot would deploy two drones, marked as police vehicles…
Palm Beach Fire Rescue Adds Drones for Hurricane Season
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue announced this week that it has stood up a dedicated drone fleet for disaster response, with hurricane season starting June 1, 2026. The agency is flying the Skydio X10, the American-made autonomous platform that has…
DJI Clears an Independent U.S. Cybersecurity Audit, a Custom FPV Drone Hits 730 km/h, and SkyeBrowse Drops Another Major Update
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. I have three stories for you this week: DJI was audited by a U.S.-based cybersecurity firm, a custom FPV drone hit 730 kilometers per hour, and SkyeBrowse rolled out yet another major product…
DJI Lito and Lito X1 Beginner’s Guide: How to Fly Your New Drone
Good day folks, Shawn here from Air Photography. This is my beginner’s guide for the brand new Lito drone from DJI — both the standard Lito and the Lito X1. When new drones like this get released, I like to…
Autel Fights Back Against the FCC, Michigan Drone Bills Stall, and a Thermal Drone Saves a Life
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. I have three stories for you this week: Autel is fighting back against the FCC’s Covered List, the Michigan House passed two drone procurement bills while stalling on airspace restrictions, and a drones-for-good…
Ukraine’s 5th Assault Brigade Trades $2,000 Sting Drones For $50,000 Russian Shaheds On Camera
Ukraine’s 5th Assault Brigade is destroying Russian Shahed-type attack drones with the domestically produced Sting interceptor, a 3D-printed quadcopter that costs between 4 and 10 percent of what its target costs to build. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty published a video…
The FAA Controls the Sky, But Can Cities Ban Your Backyard Drone?
This morning I was reading about another ridiculous state drone law that they’re trying to pass, and I felt like this video needed to be made. With recent world events and the restrictions on foreign-made drones that were just passed,…
DJI Avata 360 vs. DJI Avata 2: Which FPV Drone Should You Buy?
Good day, folks. Shawn here from Air Photography. A good question I’ve been asked in the last couple of weeks with the release of the Avata 360 is from people who are perhaps going to be purchasing their first DJI…
Russian Fiber-Optic Drone Headed For Children Was Stopped By A 12-Year-Old Boy In A Pear Tree
A 12-year-old Ukrainian boy named Anatolii Prokhorenko disabled a Russian fiber-optic FPV drone last month by snapping its hair-thin control cable with his bare hands, redirecting the drone away from his three younger siblings playing in the yard of his…
FCC Extends Foreign Drone Firmware Waiver to 2029, FAA Locks Down World Cup Airspace, Pierce Aerospace Builds Remote ID Network for NASA
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. I have three stories for you this week. First up, the FCC extends the firmware waiver for foreign drones. That’s kind of an interesting one. The FAA announces some strict no drone zones…
How to Fly Your Drone Safely Over Water: Settings, Prep, and Emergency Tips
Water makes for stunning footage, but it’s also one of the easiest places to, well, lose your drone. In this article, I’m going to show you how to fly safely and with confidence over water. You want those stunning ocean…
Army’s Bumblebee V1 Turns a Drone Into a Drone Killer
The U.S. Army has a new answer to the drone threat, and it involves sending a drone to take care of it. Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division recently trained with the Bumblebee V1 counter-drone system at Fort Drum, New…