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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…
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…
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…
DoorDash Air's New Drone Lands Chipotle, Popeyes (2026)
DoorDash unveiled its own six-propeller delivery drone at Dash Forward 2026, with pilot flights for Chipotle and Popeyes starting…
15 States Sue FAA Over Drone Delivery Rules (2026)
15 states and a Texas county sued the FAA on Sept. 28, 2026, saying its drone delivery environmental review overlooked noise, safe…
Matternet Unveils M3: 11-lb Drone, 10-Mile Range
Matternet unveiled the M3 autonomous drone delivery platform on Sept. 28, 2026: 11-pound payload, 10-mile range, new dock, and a 2…
Drone Delivery in 2026: How It Works, Cost & Coverage
Drone delivery in 2026: how Amazon, Wing, Zipline, and DoorDash actually work, what deliveries cost, and how to check if the servi…
Flytrex Drones Now Predict Your Order Before You Do
Flytrex's rooftop drone docks and AI positioning system now predict food orders before they're placed, cutting delivery costs 60%…
Vantis BVLOS Network Tests Medical Drone Delivery
CVS and Thales flew live BVLOS drone demos on Vantis, North Dakota's statewide network, testing medical delivery and crop-spraying…
FCC Opens Nationwide Cellular Test for Drone Safety
The FCC has waived airborne cellular restrictions so the DOT can test mobile networks on 200 drones and 2,000 pilots, a real step…
Zipline Asks FAA for 220,000 Texas Deliveries a Day
Zipline has filed a draft FAA environmental review seeking approval for 220,000 drone deliveries a day across five Texas metros —…
FAA Part 108 Delay: BVLOS Rule Stuck at OIRA (2026)
FAA's Part 108 BVLOS rule missed its February deadline and remains stuck in White House review past October 8, as DoorDash, Ziplin…
Amazon's MK30 Drone: 8 Safety Questions Unanswered
DroneXL sent Amazon 8 written questions about the MK30's missing parachute and crash record ahead of its 500-city rollout — Amazon…
Zipline Drone Parachutes Onto Texas Highway, No Injuries
A Zipline delivery drone deployed its parachute onto a Houston-area highway on Sept. 4, 2026 after a midflight issue — no injuries…
BVLOS Rules: FAA and EASA Compare Notes at Vegas Expo
FAA and EASA regulators shared a stage at Commercial UAV Expo on Sept 3, comparing BVLOS approval paths under Part 108 and SORA. H…
A2Z's Longtail Dual: BVLOS Drone Survives Battery Loss
A2Z's new Longtail Dual drone keeps flying if one battery fails, a redundancy built for FAA BVLOS waivers and EASA SORA urban dron…
BVLOS Drone Network Opens Kansas Skies to Farmers
Thales and Kelly Hills launched a BVLOS drone network for Kansas farms, letting crop-spraying drones fly beyond sight using Thales…
FAA Doubles BEYOND Drone Testing Program: 8 New Sites (2026)
The FAA is doubling its BEYOND drone testing program, adding up to 8 new state, local, and tribal sites for BVLOS flights as Part…
Amazon Prime Air Expands Drone Delivery to 500 Cities
Amazon is expanding Prime Air drone delivery to nearly 500 US cities by end of 2026, a sixfold jump, with 30-minute delivery now l…
Manna Drone Delivery Launches in Tulsa: First US City
Manna Air Delivery launched its first US drone delivery service in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 12, 2026, with a factory and six-city…
FlybyOps Launches BVLOS Fleet Management Platform (2026)
FlybyOps launched an enterprise platform on Aug 11, 2026, so operators can scale BVLOS drone fleets to thousands of flights withou…
DoorDash Air Wins FAA OK, Becomes 8th Drone Airline
DoorDash Air won FAA Part 135 certification, becoming the 8th US drone delivery carrier. Here is how the in-house drone service wo…
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…