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FAA’s ICE NOTAM Gets Teeth: Change 13 Is the Enforcement Escalation Drone Pilots Should Fear
We covered FAA NOTAM FDC 6/4375 on January 23. We covered it again on February 2 and February 3. So when Vic Moss of the Drone Service Providers Alliance published his breakdown on March 11, the fair question is: what’sโฆ

Skydio X10D Drones Stolen From Fort Campbell: Army CID Offers $5,000 Reward
Four Skydio X10D drone systems were stolen from a U.S. Army engineer battalion building at Fort Campbell in November 2025. Army CID went public with the case on March 9-10, releasing surveillance images and a $5,000 reward offer โ moreโฆ

FAA 2025 Enforcement Report: Drone Pilots Fined Up to $36,770, Certificates Suspended and Revoked
Drone pilots are losing their certificates and being fined up to $36,770. And one pilot just had their certificate permanently revoked. We know this because the FAA just released its 2025 enforcement report. They fined 18 operations, suspended or revokedโฆ

DJI AVATA 360: Price List Leaked and World Release Date: April 9th
Short update today: It’s one of those days where you suddenly get surprised by the complete DJI Avata 360 price list on a European webstore. The official teaser dropped yesterday but here are all new pictures. Update on the releaseโฆ

The State of Ag Drones in the U.S. is Dying Quickly
If you or someone you know works in agriculture, there’s a possibility they have seen a large “Ag drone” being used on a nearby farm as a replacement for traditional crop-spraying planes. The entire drone industry has been running onโฆ

Archer Aviation’s eIPP selection brings air taxis closer to US cities, but certification questions remain
The photo tells you everything about where Archer Aviation actually is right now. That’s N703AX, the company’s Midnight eVTOL air taxi, flying in conventional airplane mode. The six fixed VTOL-only propellers sit stowed on top while the six tilt-propellers onโฆ

Trump Sons Back Powerus Drone Roll-Up โ But the Math Behind 10,000 Drones a Month Doesn’t Add Up
Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are backing Powerus, a West Palm Beach drone roll-up formed just last year, through a reverse merger that will take the company public on Nasdaq under the ticker “PUSA,” expected to close in summerโฆ
Skydio Is Already Patrolling Santa Fe. Now the City Has to Decide If It Stays
A woman passed counterfeit bills at three businesses on Cerrillos Road. Instead of sending a patrol officer to drive the corridor looking for her, Santa Fe police clicked a mouse and put a Skydio X10 in the air, as Santaโฆ
In Fairfax County, Skydio Arrives First. Every Time.
Fairfax County, Virginia is not testing the waters on Drone as First Responder. The numbers from their first 100 missions make the case better than any press release could. Drones arrived on scene first in 71 of those 100 calls.โฆ
Shahed-136 vs. LUCAS: The $35,000 Drone the US Reverse-Engineered From Iran Is Now Being Used Against It
That nasal piston buzz is hard to forget. Anyone who has watched footage from the Gulf over the past week, the kind shot from rooftops in Bahrain and apartment blocks in Dubai, recognizes the Shahed-136’s approach sound before the visualโฆ
Amusement Parks Win Counter-Drone Authority. The FAA’s Section 2209 Fight Is Just Starting.
The amusement park industry now has a federal law on its side. The Safer Skies Act โ embedded as Sections 8601-8607 of the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act โ has been signed into law, and the International Association ofโฆ

Enfield Approves Police Drone With One Condition: Policy First
A small New Hampshire town just voted to buy its first police drone. The board that approved it also made sure nobody could fly it until the rules are written down. That is the right order of operations, as VNEWSโฆ