Amazon
Amazon Plans Portland Drone Hub in a State That Fought FAA Review
Amazon asked Portland, Oregon to review a Prime Air drone hub at its Schmeer Road warehouse for early 2027, under a national FAA review Oregon's AG fought.
US Government
Washington and the drone industry: legislation, procurement, security reviews, and agency policy beyond the FAA.
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Department of Defense
Neros Makes Both Pentagon Gauntlet II Boards As Skycutter Falls To 4th
Neros is the only company on both Gauntlet II leaderboards, Perennial Autonomy wins deep strike, and March champion Skycutter drops to fourth.
Counter-Drone
UK Bases Logged 340 Drone Incidents in a Year. The MoD Names Nobody
MoD figures show 340 drone incidents at British military sites in a year, up from 126 in 2024. The ministry credits better detection and names no culprit.
Drone Incidents
NASA Kennedy Drone Case: Chinese Tourist Pleads Guilty, Faces a Year
Xiaodong He pleaded guilty over a 12-minute drone flight near Kennedy Space Center. Two earlier cases show what sentencing could look like.
Drone Delivery
Upstate Medical Hires FAA Veteran Behind The First BVLOS Approvals
Upstate Medical named Cliff Sweatte director of UAS operations, months after an FAA waiver opened 50 miles of Central New York airspace to its drones.
US Army
US Army Axes Drone Battalion Months After Ukrainians Beat Its Troops
Ukrainian drone operators beat US troops at Hohenfels. Now the Army is ending its only drone assault battalion, and an ex-Pentagon official asks why.
Amazon
Amazon Moved Omaha Drone Routes for Eagles as Neighbors Complain
Amazon rerouted its Papillion drones 1,000 feet from bald eagle nests. Residents counting 50 flights an hour got the FAA's address instead.
Matternet
Matternet to Fly Repair Parts to Technicians, No Launch Date Set
Matternet will fly replacement parts to AVI-SPL field technicians in congested metro areas. No launch date, no city, and no fleet size were disclosed.
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