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FCC Files Sealed Pentagon DJI Letters in Ban Fight
The FCC filed eight Pentagon letters on DJI under seal and says its ban did not rely on them. Here is what Section 1709 means and what happens next for pilots.
Skydio ISR Command Lets 1 Soldier Fly 2 X10D Drones
Skydio ISR Command lets one soldier fly two X10D drones and pass target grids to strike platforms up to F-16s. See what launched a…
DJI Dock 4 Launch: 25-Second Battery Swap, No FCC Grant
DJI Dock 4 launched Oct. 14, 2026 with a 25-second battery swap and the 59-minute Matrice 5TD. Here are the specs, the missing FCC…
DJI Phantom 4 Pro V2 Service Ends Oct. 31: Owner Guide
DJI ends Phantom 4 Pro V2 repairs and support on Oct. 31, 2026. Here is what stops, what still works, and what owners should do be…
Zipline Drone Delivery Live in Round Rock, 5,000 Spots
Zipline drone delivery began in Round Rock, Texas on Oct. 9, 2026, with 5,000 early-access spots. Here's who can order, what it co…
FCC Vote on China Test Labs: 82% of Devices (Oct. 29)
The FCC votes Oct. 29 to end recognition of mainland China test labs on Dec. 1, 2028. Here's what the draft order says and what it…
FAA Order 7200.23E: Tower Drones Fly Above LAANC Grids
FAA Order 7200.23E lets Part 107 pilots inspect towers above LAANC grid altitudes without a tower call. Here are the new limits an…
FAA Part 107 Test Adds Chart Questions Oct. 26 (2026)
The FAA Part 107 knowledge test adds image-based chart questions on October 26, 2026, and they are not in the supplement. Here is…
Amazon Prime Air Eyes Australia, Posts CASA Approvals Job
Amazon Prime Air is hiring a Head of Regulatory Approvals in Australia to win CASA sign-off for its MK30 drone. Here's what the jo…
FCC Drone Spectrum Vote: 50 MHz at Stake on Oct. 29
The FCC will vote Oct. 29 on opening 50 MHz of 800 MHz spectrum to drones. Here's what the proposal changes, what it doesn't, and…
Dronus K500L Drone Gets FCC Ban Exemption (Oct 2026)
The FCC granted the Italian Dronus K500L drone a Covered List exemption on Oct. 2, 2026. Here's what the Conditional Approval requ…
Germany's Army Drone Regiment: 600 Soldiers, 500 km Reach
Germany will build its first Army drone regiment in 2027, with up to 600 soldiers and 500 km reach, as the US Army ends its drone…
Counter-Drone Lasers: Pentagon Picks 5 US Bases (2026)
The Pentagon chose AeroVironment, Epirus, Kord, and Boeing lasers for a yearlong counter-drone pilot at 5 US bases, starting fall…
Auterion's Nemyx VLS Packs 30% More Drones, Any Brand
Auterion's Nemyx vertical launcher fires drones from any manufacturer, packing 30% more aircraft per tube for military customers i…
FAA Awards $12M for BVLOS Drone Test Research (2026)
The FAA gave $12 million to 19 BVLOS drone research projects on October 5, 2026, as its Part 108 rule sits stalled in White House…
Germany Backs Ukraine With $9.6B Drone Interceptor Deal
Germany and Ukraine signed 15 defense deals worth over $9.6B on Oct. 4, funding mass production of jet-powered interceptor drones…
Wing, Walmart Drone Delivery Hits Denver, Seattle in 2027
Wing and Walmart will launch drone delivery in Denver and Seattle in 2027, expanding toward 270 Walmart stores and 40 million US c…
Cleaning Drone Hits Record 280 Feet With New Pulley
Lucid Bots' Sherpa drone cleaned a 23-story tower at 280 feet using a rooftop pulley that carries the hose's weight — the highest…
Wildfire Drones Get Ouster Lidar to See Through Smoke (2026)
Ouster's Rev8 color lidar is going into Seneca's autonomous firefighting drones, giving crews 3D vision through smoke to fly close…
DJI Beat Blue UAS Drones — DHS Hid the Scores
DHS tested DJI's Matrice 4T and 30T against Blue UAS drones in NYC. DJI scored higher on every criterion, but left the numbers out…
Drone Incursions at Wildfires Hit Record 74 in 2026
Wildfire drone incursions hit 74 in 2026, up from 53 in 2025 — 78% forced firefighting aircraft to divert, FAA data shows. Know th…
Amazon Drone Hub: 3 Massachusetts Lawmakers Demand Pause
3 Massachusetts lawmakers asked Amazon to pause its Westborough drone hub on Sept. 29, 2026, a day after the state sued the FAA ov…
Pentagon Creates AUTOWARCOM, New Drone Warfare Command
Hegseth ordered a new four-star Autonomous Warfare Command on Oct. 1, 2026 to scale drone and robotic warfare, plus a 20% cut to g…
Joby Archer Lawsuit: Judge Tosses China Claims (2026)
A federal judge dismissed Archer's China-ties claims against Joby on Sept. 30, 2026, letting Joby's eVTOL trade secret lawsuit aga…