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OCFA Tracks Rogue Drone Pilots By Remote ID At Garden Grove Chemical Tank Crisis
The Orange County Fire Authority says it can find the private drone operators buzzing the Garden Grove chemical tank emergency, and it is reading their Remote ID to do it. OCFA Capt. Brian Yau said the agency has counter-UAS gear…
Ukraine’s Shahed-Killing Drones Became the Export Gulf Monarchies and U.S. Commanders Now Want
Ukraine spent four years learning to shoot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones because Russia gave it no other option. That skill is now a product on offer to Gulf monarchies and European governments, and increasingly to the U.S. military. President Volodymyr…
Vanderbilt’s Campus DFR Goes Live With Skydio X10
Vanderbilt University Public Safety has launched a drone first-responder program for its Nashville campus, with installation and personnel training completed in April 2026 and initial operations conducted during Commencement week. The fleet is built on Skydio X10 platforms, equipped with…
One Drone Empties a NATO Capital
On Wednesday, May 20, 2026, Lithuania closed the airspace over Vilnius International Airport at 10:00 AM local time. Twenty minutes later, every cell phone in the capital pinged with a message ordering residents into shelters. The trigger was a single…
DJI Lito and Lito X1 Beginner’s Guide: How to Fly Your New Drone
Good day folks, Shawn here from Air Photography. This is my beginner’s guide for the brand new Lito drone from DJI — both the standard Lito and the Lito X1. When new drones like this get released, I like to…
Detroit’s ESSPI Joins Blueflite-Munson Drone Trials
Two Detroit-area startups are deepening a partnership that aims to scale medical drone deliveries at Munson Healthcare, the eight-hospital system serving 29 counties in northern Michigan, according to Crain’s Detroit Business reporting on May 20, 2026. Blueflite, the Brighton-based drone…
DJI Responds To Ontario Ban, Calls Decision Country-Of-Origin Move Without Proven Evidence
DJI is pushing back on Ontario’s May 20 decision to ban Chinese-made drones for sensitive Ontario Provincial Police operations and to phase out broader provincial government use, calling the move a country-of-origin decision unsupported by published evidence. In a statement,…
Ontario Bans Chinese Drones For Sensitive OPP Work, Plans Broader Government Phase-Out
The Ontario government will ban the Ontario Provincial Police from using Chinese-made drones on highly sensitive operations and begin phasing out broader provincial government use of Chinese hardware, the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement announced on…
Why Fulshear PD Chose DJI Matrice 350 RTK Over Skydio X10
The Fulshear Police Department launched a Drone as First Responder program on April 6, 2026, and the platform doing the work is the DJI Matrice 350 RTK rather than the U.S.-built Skydio X10 that has become the default for many…
Flytrex Sky2 Doubles Past Rivals With 8.8-Pound Payload
Flytrex unveiled its new Sky2 delivery drone on Thursday, and the headline number is the payload: 8.8 pounds (4 kg), enough to carry two large pizzas, bread bites, and sodas in a single trip. That is roughly enough food for…
Bloomington Tests Skydio X10 DFR Drones for First Response
The City of Bloomington, Minnesota, will spend the next two weeks running a Drone as First Responder pilot using Skydio X10 aircraft and the Skydio Dock, the city announced on May 15. The testing period begins the week of May…
Autel Tells FCC The Drone Ban Rests On Secret Evidence And Borrowed Allegations Aimed At DJI
Autel Robotics filed a reply at the Federal Communications Commission arguing the agency added the company to its Covered List on the basis of classified material Autel was never allowed to see and technical complaints originally aimed at DJI. The…