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Amazon Drone Delivery Tallahassee: Mid-November Launch
Amazon Prime Air aims to start MK30 drone delivery in Tallahassee by mid-November, with up to 21 drones and a 7.5-mile range. Here is what's still pending.
Ghost Shark Sea Mines and Altius Drone Swarms Unveiled
Australia revealed Ghost Shark payloads on Oct. 19: 12 sea mines, Altius loitering-drone swarms and seabed caches. Here's what the…
China Drone Export Controls: Motors, Props From Nov 18
China will require export licenses for heavy-lift drone motors, propellers, autopilots and long-range drones from Nov 18. See what…
Ukraine 1,000-Drone Attack on Russia: What We Know
Russia says it downed 1,015 Ukrainian drones in one night as St. Petersburg's oil terminal burned. Here is what happened and what…
Ukraine Drone Evacuates Wounded Soldier in World First
Ukraine says a heavy hexacopter flew a wounded soldier 62 km from the front line, the first drone casualty evacuation. See the spe…
Jovistar FCC Drone Approval Dismissed: DJI Shell Exits
Jovistar, a suspected DJI front company, asked TÜV to dismiss its own FCC drone approval on Oct. 8, 2026. Here's what happened and…
Portland Drone Hub Moratorium: 11-0 Vote Targets Amazon
Portland's council voted 11-0 on Oct. 14, 2026 to start a possible moratorium on drone delivery hubs. Here is what it changes for…
Dominion Energy Adds 100 Skydio Docked Drones (2026)
Dominion Energy is adding 100 Skydio docked drones to its fleet, per CEO Adam Bry. See what the utility says it saves, how pilots…
FAA Drone Ban Along US-Mexico Border Starts Oct 2026
The FAA has banned unauthorized drones within 1 nautical mile of the entire US-Mexico border, up to 400 feet. Here is who is affec…
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…
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…