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A DHS addendum obtained by DroneXL scores the DJI Matrice 4T at 4.6 and the Matrice 30T at 4.3 at Hudson Yards, above the Skydio X10D at 3.7. The public report left those numbers out. I think we're allowed to ask why.
Staff want Amazon's North Myrtle Beach drone pad put off to Oct. 20 and say a workshop is set for Oct. 7. The plans, the state law and the levers left.
Kyle Nordfors takes the FCC drone ban fight to The Hill: 25 to 30 lives saved, searches cut from 4.5 hours to under one, no US drone that matches.
Amazon wants its Westborough drone pad hearing pushed to Nov. 10, the town agenda shows, after telling residents it hoped to fly by late October.
Castle Rock, Colorado banned drone delivery hub applications 7-0 in July after Walmart asked for an 18-drone port. Westborough residents now want the same.
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories for you this week: DSPA asks Congress to look at the DHS Blue UAS report, 15 states sue the FAA over drone delivery, DJI's next enterprise drone leaks in China, and Skydio unveils a fixed-wing drone and a robotic dock.
Hegseth ordered a four-star Autonomous Warfare Command for Oct. 1, 2027. The memo names no commander, no budget, and needs a law Congress hasn't passed.
Richardson's Drone Warriors told TODAY they want Amazon's MK30 drones flying higher. Amazon already raised them to 225 feet in February.
A DHS addendum marked For Official Use Only scores DJI's Matrice 4T at 4.6 and Matrice 30T at 4.3 at Hudson Yards, against 3.7 for the Skydio X10D.
Hillsborough County approved its whole blood drone program for October. ArcherFRS pilots in Sarasota fly it, and no announcement says what it costs.
Neros says Gauntlet II brought a 14,000-drone order worth over $100 million, plus 800 Gauntlet I drones taken from rivals that missed their deadline.
Amprius will turn a U.S. EV battery line into a 12-million-cell drone factory. Its filing shows $22 million of the $75 million grant is funded so far.
FPV pilot Kai Vertigoh tested the DJI Avata 360 in five jobs and says it can replace several drones for most buyers, despite no acro mode.
DoorDash unveiled its six-rotor DoorDash Air drone and a Northern California pilot with Chipotle and Popeyes. It still hasn't published a payload weight.
A Tallahassee commissioner said Amazon's drones need regulating. The city attorney says Florida law bars it. Amazon shows its MK30 there October 20.
The Pentagon's Drone Dominance Program opened Phase 3 with $450 million for 60,000 attack drones, but its listed unit prices cover at most $300 million.
Three Massachusetts lawmakers ask Amazon to pause its Westborough drone hub over hours, routes and flight counts. The state sued the FAA the day before.
A federal judge held Lodi's 400-foot drone ban preempted by FAA authority, then denied the hobbyist a TRO because the borough says he isn't in violation.
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.
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