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Washington and the drone industry: legislation, procurement, security reviews, and agency policy beyond the FAA.

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DJI

Gamer Crashes DJI Mini into Plane, Gets $156K Fine & Jail Time

Akemann’s drone collided with the firefighting plane, punching a football-sized hole in its wing. The plane, one of only two available to fight the blaze

Rafael SuárezSep 23

Anduril

YFQ-42A Drone Helps General Atomics Hit 9 Million Hours

The drone that clocked the 9-millionth hour, the YFQ-42A, is a glimpse into the future. It is General Atomics' entry into the US Air Force

Rafael SuárezSep 22

Boeing's MQ-28 Ghost Bat is Officially Battle-Ready

Weaponized drones

Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat is Officially Battle-Ready

Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) just proved that MQ-28 Ghost Bat future is arriving ahead of schedule

Rafael SuárezSep 20

FAA

High School Drone Team to Dazzle with 300-Drone Light Show

While most high school teams are practicing on the football field, a new kind of team in Peninsula School District is practicing in the night

Rafael SuárezSep 18

FAA

Mysterious Drone Incident Prompts Police Probe at Strongsville’s Meadow Lane Playground

A mysterious drone hovering over the Meadow Lane Apartments playground in Strongsville, Ohio, on August 23, 2025, sparked a police investigation after a resident reported suspicious activity. The drone left before police arrived, no suspects have been identified, and Strongsville authorities confirm the case is under active investigation, according to Cleveland.com. Strongsville Mysterious Drone U

Haye KestelooSep 16

Drone Operator Faces Charges After Super Scooper Collision

FAA

Drone Pilot Sentenced for Crashing UAV Into Firefighting Aircraft in California

A Culver City man has been sentenced for flying a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft battling the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, causing significant damage and temporarily grounding the critical water-dropping plane, according to NBC LA. Peter Tripp Akemann, 57, a computer game developer, pleaded guilty in February to a federal class-A misdemeanor…

Haye KestelooSep 15

US Army

Malloy T-150 Drone get tested by US Army and Royal Navy in South Korea

The U.S. Army and the U.K.'s Royal Navy have joined forces in South Korea to test a heavy-lift drone that could revolutionize battlefield logistics.

Rafael SuárezSep 15

FAA

Drones face FAA safety pushback as pilots union opposes Rainmaker’s cloud‑seeding plan

Rainmaker Technology’s plan to use small drones with cloud‑seeding flares is under fire from the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which urged the FAA to deny the exemption unless stricter safety conditions are met, signaling a high‑stakes test of how regulators will treat weather modification by unmanned aircraft systems going forward, per TechCrunch’s report. The…

Haye KestelooSep 13

US Government

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