Amazon Prime Air meets local opposition: 92% of Westborough rejects its drone hub
An independent residents' survey puts opposition at 92% in Westborough as Amazon seeks to delay the local vote amid privacy and noise concerns.
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Amprius will turn an EV battery line into a factory of 12 million drone cells a year
Amprius will convert an EV battery line to build 12 million drone cells a year; only 22 of the promised $75 million have funding so far.
Antigravity A1: the first consumer drone with an integrated 360 camera
The Antigravity A1 is the first consumer drone with an integrated 360 camera and Vision goggles. We break down its flight experience, real battery life and price in Spain.
Atol Mamba, the single-seat electric eVTOL built by Argentine students, has already flown with a person on board
The Atol Mamba is a single-seat electric eVTOL built in Argentina by Atol Tech: eight motors, vertical take-off and up to 70 km/h in crewed test flights.
A bird-inspired drone uses touch to grip onto branches
A TU Delft drone with flexible fingers and tactile sensors locates and grips branches where its camera cannot see and lands successfully more than 99 % of the time.
How to build a 1S 3-inch FPV toothpick step by step
Step-by-step guide to building a 1S 3-inch FPV toothpick with Air65 electronics on a Crux3 frame, with no soldering and in about 30 minutes.
Sherpa HighLine: rooftop pulleys so the cleaning drone no longer carries the hose
Lucid Bots unveils Sherpa HighLine, the pulley system that supports the hose from the rooftop and lets its cleaning drones reach 280 feet.
The counter-drone business heats up: Echodyne lands $250M and Fortem closes $50M
Echodyne lands a contract worth up to $250 million and Fortem closes a $50 million round led by Lockheed Martin for counter-drone radar and interceptors.
Cyberhawk expands drone inspection of SSE's power grid to offshore wind
The Ondas subsidiary renews drone inspection of SSE's regulated networks for three more years and adds offshore wind turbine reviews to its workload.
Detroit uses drones and GIS to attract industry and train high-school pilots
Detroit Regional Partnership uses drones and GIS mapping to sell industrial land and trains high-school students as Part 107 licensed pilots.
DJI Avata 360: an FPV pilot tests it across five jobs and finds it enough without acro mode
Kai Vertigoh puts the DJI Avata 360 through tracking, FPV and 360 capture, and explains who it is enough for despite having no acro mode.
DoorDash Air: inside the six-rotor drone DoorDash will use to deliver food
DoorDash unveils DoorDash Air, its own delivery drone built in San Francisco, with trials in Northern California and no payload figures published.
A Utah rescue captain takes the FCC foreign-drone ban fight to Washington
Kyle Nordfors of Weber County Search and Rescue argues in The Hill that the FCC ban on drones with thermal cameras would put lives at risk.
Forgotten FPV trends: seven ideas that never took off and could come back
Seven ideas that shaped FPV and faded into obscurity: canted mounts, custom boards and stereo cameras. Were they bad, or just early?
Hegseth orders a four-star command for autonomous warfare — with no commander and no budget
The US defense secretary signs off on the Autonomous Warfare Command for October 2027 and leaves the law that sustains it in the hands of Congress.
LiDAR drone bathymetry: precision topography on land and under water
Combining LiDAR and bathymetric sensors on a single drone maps the shoreline and the submerged bed in one flight, with no boat needed.
Matternet unveils the M3, an autonomous delivery platform with an 11-pound payload
Matternet unveils the M3, its autonomous delivery platform with an 11-pound payload and a 10-mile radius, run from a dock. It has no FAA certificate yet.
Neros wins a 14,000-drone order worth over $100 million
Neros confirms a 14,000-drone order for FPV drones and explosive payloads in Gauntlet II of the Drone Dominance Program, plus 800 drones from rivals that failed to deliver.
Pentagon opens Phase 3 of Drone Dominance: $450 million and 60,000 attack drones
The Pentagon launches Phase 3 of Drone Dominance with $450 million for 60,000 attack drones, a 400-drone gate and numbers that do not add up.
Powerus debuts on the Nasdaq as $PUSA: another defense drone maker goes public
Powerus now trades on the Nasdaq as $PUSA after merging with Aureus Greenway. It arrives with military contracts worth up to $90 million, but fell 17.5% on its first day.
Redfin publishes a drone-shoot checklist: what pilots should send their clients
Redfin tells sellers how to prep a home for a drone shoot: the 12-point list a pilot should send the client before takeoff.
Skydio Ascend 2026: from the F10 Lightrunner to tactical flight with the R10 and X10
Skydio unveils the F10 Lightrunner in Las Vegas and rolls out its R10 and X10 drones, the remote docks and the command software for running autonomous fleets.
Fifteen states sue the FAA over the environmental clearance for drone delivery in the US
Fifteen states and Harris County are asking a court to overturn the environmental review the FAA uses to approve new commercial drone delivery markets in the United States.
Wildfire drones gain 3D vision with LiDAR to fly through smoke
Ouster is integrating its Rev8 OS1 Max LiDAR into Seneca’s autonomous drones so they can read the terrain and avoid obstacles when smoke blocks the camera.