Washington and the drone industry: legislation, procurement, security reviews, and agency policy beyond the FAA.
We’ve been tracking DJI’s fight for a fair security review since Congress passed Section 1709 of the 2025 NDAA last December. Today, with just 13 days remaining until the December 23 deadline, DJI shared with DroneXL what may be its final appeal: two letters sent December 1 to top federal officials, urging them to actually…
EOS credits its accuracy to decades of work on precise tracking and beam control that began during the Star Wars era, when the company
Orqa, a leading drone maker from Croatia, has opened a larger production facility in the city of Osijek, as Defence-Blog reports. The company says the upgraded plant can now build as many as 280,000 NDAA compliant drones every year, a major increase aimed at meeting the rapid rise in Western military demand. The company explains…
Pilot Institute launches survey on how U.S. drone regulations and DJI ban affect operators. Share your feedback before the December 23 DJI deadline.
Florida is seeing a sharp rise in unauthorized drone flights as the holiday season pushes thousands of new drones into the hands of first time pilots, and aviation experts say many of these operators simply do not understand the rules before taking off, which is creating safety risks across the state, as My News 13…
We’ve been tracking how Ukrainian battlefield innovation is reshaping the global drone industry, and today’s announcement from Ondas Holdings validates what we’ve been reporting for months: combat-proven Ukrainian drone technology is coming to American shores. Ondas (NASDAQ: ONDS) has announced its intent to invest up to $11 million in Drone Fight Group (DFG), a Ukrainian…
We’ve been tracking DJI drone deals throughout the holiday season, and Amazon just dropped fresh discounts on the DJI Neo that make this palm-launched 4K drone the most accessible holiday gift for aspiring pilots. With prices starting at $199 and an additional $40 coupon available on the base model, you can put a capable aerial…
NASA has been busy preparing the next generation of autonomous explorers, and this year that meant flying drones across the scorching dunes of Death Valley, a place so unforgiving that even your sunscreen wants sunscreen. The agency needed terrain as bland and empty as the Martian sand fields that once confused the Ingenuity helicopter, so…
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