Industry
Eric Trump Gets 6% Of Counter-Drone Firm Space-Eyes For His Rolodex
A securities filing gives Eric Trump 6% of counter-drone firm Space-Eyes for his contacts as the $1M-revenue company heads for a $638M Nasdaq listing.
US Government
Washington and the drone industry: legislation, procurement, security reviews, and agency policy beyond the FAA.
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FAA
FAA Doubles BEYOND Drone Program While the BVLOS Rule Sits Unfinished
The FAA will add up to eight new BEYOND participants to test larger cargo drones, longer flights, and operations above 400 feet as Part 108 stays stuck.
US Army
US Army Throws 1,900 Drones at Its Own Paratroopers in Germany
The Saber Junction 26 opposing force fields 1,900 drones and new jammers against the 173rd Airborne, a week after the Army killed its drone battalion.
Industry
SiFly Raises $20M to Build 1,000 US Drones With Chinese Motors
SiFly raised a $20 million Series A to start Q12 production. Its motors still come from China, and its CEO says full reshoring is not physically possible.
EVENT
Commercial UAV Expo Opens As FCC And Tariff Deadlines Hit Mid-Show
Commercial UAV Expo runs September 1-3 at Caesars Forum. The FCC import comment window closes on day two and Section 232 tariffs start on day three.
Department of Defense
STRATCOM Calls Ukraine's Spiderweb Raid 'Utterly Eye-Opening' as Drones Circle US Nuclear Bases
A STRATCOM official calls Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb 'utterly eye-opening' as the command running America's nuclear triad studies counter-drone defense.
eVTOL
Wisk Builds Hollister Vertiport to Write FAA Rules That Don't Exist Yet
Wisk broke ground on a 100-foot test vertiport at a California airport. The FAA has had no vertiport design circular since 2010.
Delta
US Army Can't Match Ukraine's Delta Drone Software, Secretary Says
Ukraine's Delta software cut its kill chain to minutes. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told the Senate the fault for falling behind was his own.
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