Washington and the drone industry: legislation, procurement, security reviews, and agency policy beyond the FAA.
The U.S. Forest Service reported 218 drone sightings over active wildfires in 2025, more than the previous seven years combined. Most happened during the Eaton and Palisades fires in Los Angeles, where 184 drones entered restricted airspace, as the Rogue Valley Times reported. The agency wants the public to understand the math. Every unauthorized drone…
Florida Gov. DeSantis signed HB 1093 on April 20, authorizing FDOT to fully fund vertiports as the state targets December 2026 commercial air taxi launch.
United deleted drone strike from its Flight 1980 statement after Boeing 737 inspection found no damage. Brendan Schulman: "Balloons are red and shiny, too."
Drones are the primary target for the US Marine Corps' new SMASH 2000L AI rifle scope. Learn how this computer-vision technology is neutralizing UAS threats with 95% accuracy.
On April 23, footage from Ukrainian pilot Tymur Fatkullin showed an Antonov An-28 turboprop firing P1-SUN interceptor drone from underwing
Minneapolis drone journalist Rob Levine sued the FAA over no-fly zones around unmarked ICE vehicles and won. What changed, what didn't, and why it still matters.
A 16-year-old named Darina stares into a YouTube camera and announces she’ll soon earn 150,000 rubles a month, roughly $2,000, assembling drones at what her recruiters call the world’s largest drone factory. Her parents are proud. She wants other teenagers to follow her in, as Coda Story reports. The factory is the Alabuga complex in…
Antigravity's A1 spring update adds omnidirectional obstacle avoidance, timelapse, voice control, and a revamped Auto Edit. Spring sale pricing also remains posted.
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