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AeroVironment's P550 Wins $117M Army Deal for 82 Drones
AeroVironment landed a $117.3M US Army contract on July 20, 2026, for 82 P550 eVTOL recon drones — full specs, mission role, and why it matters now.
Anduril, Archer Unveil Thunder Attack Drone (2026)
Anduril and Archer unveiled Thunder, a Group 5 autonomous attack tiltrotor, at Farnborough on July 20, 2026 — full specs, payload…
AED Drones Beat Firefighters to Cardiac Arrest by 5 Min
James City County, VA now flies AED delivery drones to 911 cardiac arrest calls, beating fire crews by over 5 minutes in tests. He…
Hydrogen Drone Engine Flies 5x Longer, Lands Record Order
Intelligent Energy's new 120kW hydrogen powertrain lets heavy-lift drones fly 3-5x longer than batteries, and it just landed its b…
Archer, BETA Launch 250-Site eVTOL Charging Network
Archer Aviation and BETA Technologies will build a 250-site eVTOL charging network by 2030, backed by Macquarie Capital and the FA…
Anduril Drone Fires First-Ever Missile in USAF Test
Anduril's YFQ-44A fired a live AIM-120 missile over California's Mojave Desert on July 10, 2026 — the first weapons shot by a US a…
Matternet Adds Third Part 135 Drone Delivery Partner
Matternet partnered with Beeline UAS, its third FAA Part 135 operator, to expand BVLOS drone delivery into the San Francisco Bay A…
BRINC Raises $125M to Put a 911 Drone on 80K Roofs
BRINC closed a $125 million funding round led by Motorola Solutions on July 14, 2026, fueling a push to place 911 response drones…
Zipline Drone Delivery Surges 13X, Hires Ex-Tesla CFO
Zipline's US delivery marketplace grew 13X in early 2026, passing 2.5 million flights as the company hires former Tesla, Waymo and…
Cleveland Clinic Launches First US Drone Rx Delivery
Cleveland Clinic will fly prescriptions to patients' homes via Zipline drones this summer, the first US health system to offer it…
Skydio Dock Tops 1,070 Deployments in Just One Year
Skydio's autonomous Dock system passed 1,070 installations and 4 million flights in one year, expanding across public safety, util…
Wing Drone Delivery Expands to 1M+ Homes in Houston
Wing and Walmart added 8 new drone delivery hubs in Houston, bringing the total to 13 and reaching over 1 million residents with u…
DJI AP100 Parachute Unlocks BVLOS Flights in Europe
DJI's new AP100 parachute lets the Matrice 400 earn EASA C6 marking, unlocking BVLOS drone flights over populated areas across Eur…
DJI EV50: First eVTOL Cargo Drone Debuts on Everest
DJI unveiled the EV50, its first eVTOL cargo drone, after 12 test flights above Everest at 29,072 feet — here is what it means for…
NATO Drone Edge: $40B Counter-Drone Plan Unveiled
NATO's new Drone Edge initiative commits $40 billion over five years to counter-drone defense, procurement, and pilot training — h…
SAFER SKIES Act 2026: Local Police Can Disable Drones
The SAFER SKIES Act's new federal rule lets state and local police detect, track, and disable drones near events, prisons — what i…
FAA: Drone Sightings Near Airports Double to 601
FAA data shows 601 drone sightings near US airports in Q2 2026, up from 320 last quarter, with incidents at Newark and JFK. Here's…
UK Backs Military Drones With Record $6.6B Investment
The UK will spend $6.6 billion on military drones over 4 years, its biggest-ever investment, arming the Army, Navy, and RAF with n…
Pentagon Creates Single Drone Office With $75B Backing
The Pentagon merged nearly all drone programs into one new office backed by a record $75 billion budget request — here's what chan…
DJI Agras T55, T100 Cleared FCC Days Before US Ban
DJI's new Agras T55 and T100 spray drones launched worldwide July 1 — both cleared the FCC days before its import ban, leaving US…
World Cup Drone Crackdown: FAA Seizes 500+ in 2026
The FAA and FBI have seized over 500 drones near FIFA World Cup 2026 stadiums, with fines reaching $100,000. Here's exactly where…
DJI Matrice 4D Gets C6 BVLOS Approval Without a Dock
DJI's Matrice 4D gains C6 standalone certification, letting operators fly compliant BVLOS in Europe with just a controller — no do…
FAA Drone Restrictions Near Infrastructure: Aug. 5 Deadline
The FAA extended comments on its critical-infrastructure drone restriction rule to August 5, 2026 — here's what Part 107 and inspe…
Armed Police Drones: EFF Urges Congress to Act (2026)
The EFF warns that no US law governs armed police drones after Skydio reversed its no-weapons pledge. Here's what it means for dro…