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Drone Infrastructure · Zipline

Zipline Promises Ivory Coast A 300% Return, Not What It Costs

Côte d'Ivoire approved an eight-year Zipline deal for 10 drone hubs serving 12 million people, backed by a $150M US award. The price is unpublished.

Haye KestelooSep 225 min read

eVTOL

Wisk Builds Hollister Vertiport to Write FAA Rules That Don't Exist Yet

Wisk broke ground on a 100-foot test vertiport at a California airport. The FAA has had no vertiport design circular since 2010.

Haye KestelooAug 26

Soaring Above Limits: The DJI Mini 4 Pro Altitude Unlock.

Police

FEMA’s $500M Counter-Drone Program Launches With World Cup Funding

I’ve been tracking the expansion of police counter-drone capabilities for months, and what just happened is bigger than the headlines suggest. Missouri received $14.24 million in federal funding for World Cup drone security, but that’s not the real story. The real story is that FEMA just deployed the first phase of a $500 million program…

Haye KestelooJan 2

Hong Kong Drones Slash Medical Delivery Times to Islands

Amazon

Hong Kong Just Gave Drones Their Own Airwaves — and Left the FAA in the Dust

While the FAA drafts its 700‑page BVLOS rule, Hong Kong’s drones are already flying under their own spectrum. Hong Kong’s Communications Authority has launched a dedicated frequency license specifically for drone communications, marking a significant infrastructure investment in the city’s rapidly expanding low-altitude economy. The 1430-1444 MHz band (1.4 GHz band) will provide an alternative…

Haye KestelooOct 27

Drone Infrastructure

Zipline Promises Ivory Coast A 300% Return, Not What It Costs

Wisk Builds Hollister Vertiport to Write FAA Rules That Don't Exist Yet

FEMA’s $500M Counter-Drone Program Launches With World Cup Funding

Hong Kong Just Gave Drones Their Own Airwaves — and Left the FAA in the Dust

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