Hey there, folks! I’m Billy Kyle, and today I’m stoked to share my first flight experience with the Parrot Anafi USA drone, a sleek piece of tech designed and made right here in the good ol’ U.S. of A. This…
A new Arkansas law, Act 525 of 2023, prohibits law enforcement agencies from purchasing small drones from “covered foreign entities,” such as DJI drones, starting in 2027. According to Act 525 of 2023, a “covered foreign entity” is defined as…
Here we go again… Fearmongering in an ill-advised effort to ban DJI drones in the US. This time it is Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) who are trying to add DJI to the Federal Communications Commission’s…
During a Senate Committee meeting in March, several first responders explained the problems with Blue sUAS, and Florida DMS Secretary Pedro Allende was accused of pimping for US-based dronemaker Skydio by Senator Jason Pizzo (D-FL). The Florida Senate Committee meeting…
This week in drone news, we have four stories for you. This might be a little longer than usual, but we have a UK drone pilot who was fined after flying too close to a warbird. AUVSI has come up…
Fortress Information Security and the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) have launched a new cybersecurity certification program for commercial drones called Green Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS). The goal of the program is to create a standard way to…
Skydio, an American drone manufacturer and the industry leader in autonomous flying, made the announcement today that it has completed a Series E round of funding, which was headed by Linse Capital. This takes the total amount of money that…
The U.S. needs to either extend current authorities or work on legislative proposals quickly as time is running out, say Thomas Warrick and Paul Rosenzweig, two senior officials with decades of expertise in homeland security and counterterrorism. They also argue…
Drone maker DJI has always opposed the use of civilian drones for combat purposes, and in a statement, the company reiterates that it is not a Chinese Military Company. Only a month ago, the US Department of Defense placed drone…
Take a look at these images that were just shared with us. They allegedly show a Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) UAV platoon working on and training with an attack drone made from a DJI Matrice 600 that has been…
In August, wildfires burned in the steep mountains around Chongqing, a Chinese city with 31 million people. The fires threatened to spread to the city’s tall business towers and high-rise homes. The most advanced drone army in the world attacked…
The counter-drone company, Dedrone, announced today that it has launched its next-generation portable drone-mitigation device called the DedroneDefender. The DedroneDefender takes a new approach to UAS-mitigation technology by offering a sleek, connected gun for targeted precision radio frequency (RF) jamming.…
