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FBI Has Seized 300+ Drones At World Cup Stadiums, And The Per-City Numbers Show Who Is Actually Getting Caught
The FBI has intercepted more than 300 unauthorized drones at FIFA World Cup 2026 venues across the United States in the first ten days of the tournament, a figure that converts a year of federal counter-drone spending into a hard…
Thales and Renault Unveil 4 TROOP at Eurosatory 2026
Thales and Renault Group rolled out a joint hybrid 4×4 tactical vehicle named 4 TROOP at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris-Nord Villepinte on June 15, designed to serve as a mobile command and control node for unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned…
NASA Just Flew Human Kidneys by BVLOS Drone
NASA, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), and nonprofit tissue bank LifeNet Health have successfully completed what they are calling a first-of-its-kind study: transporting human kidneys by drone beyond visual line of sight. The flights took place on June…
Seattle Debuts Drone Scoreboard for World Cup Matches
Seattle is running a drone scoreboard for the six 2026 FIFA World Cup matches it hosts, with a 400-drone Sky Elements show flying after dark over Seattle Center to project the final score and both flags alongside the Space Needle.…
Texas DPS Seizes Eight Drones at Houston World Cup TFR
The Texas Department of Public Safety has seized eight drones flown inside the Federal Aviation Administration’s Temporary Flight Restriction zone around Houston 2026 FIFA World Cup venues since the tournament opened. One operator now faces felony charges, per KHOU, after DPS Air Ops tracked the aircraft to roughly 900…
FAA Blew Past Its Own Part 108 Deadline, and the Fight Over Who Yields in the Sky Is Why
The headline you keep reading is that drone pilots will fly beyond visual line of sight “within a year or so.” That framing is already out of date. The deadline for a final Part 108 rule was February 1, 2026,…
Toy Drones Win In Washington While Working Pilots Keep Losing
The Toy Association spent months lobbying the FCC, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of War, and last week it walked the halls of Capitol Hill during its annual Washington fly-in. On Tuesday it got exactly what it…
Czech Sub-250g Drone Hits 351 MPH, Smashes Record
A sub-250-gram (8.8 oz) drone built by a Czech engineering shop just clocked 351.4 mph (565.4 km/h) on a two-way speed run and smashed the standing world record for its category. Born4Flight’s SH250G SpeedHunter, flown by founder Jakub Espandr on…
Antigravity A1 vs. DJI Avata 360: The One Feature That Changes Everything
So, you’re thinking about getting a 360-degree camera drone, but you can’t decide between the Antigravity A1 and the DJI Avata 360. It’s a really hard decision, but I think the question you need to ask yourself isn’t “which drone…
Lee County Sheriff Releases Drone Footage Of Man Firing A BB Gun At A DFR Aircraft, A Federal Felony
A Lee County Sheriff’s Office drone searching for a bear in southwest Florida recorded a man pointing a BB gun at the aircraft and firing at least twice, and the footage put a federal felony on camera in real time.…
Walmart and Wing Add Seven Markets, Putting Two Drone Operators on a Collision Course in Memphis
Walmart and its drone partner Wing named seven new metro areas for their delivery network on June 10, and one of those cities should sound familiar to anyone who read DroneXL earlier today. Memphis is on the list. So is…
Amazon Brings Prime Air to Memphis With a Meet-and-Greet, Not a Launch Date
Amazon parked an MK-30 delivery drone inside the Renasant Convention Center on Tuesday and invited Memphis residents to meet it. The company calls the service Prime Air, and the pitch was familiar: packages up to five pounds, delivered in two…