News
The News category delivers timely updates on drone technology, legislation, and industry developments affecting the US, EU, and Australian markets. Coverage includes regulatory changes, technological advances, and key events shaping the global drone ecosystem.
EU’s Drone Defense Plan Sidelines Ukraine’s Proven Manufacturing Edge, Analyst Warns
Photo credit: Six Robotics The European Union’s ambitious drone defense roadmap is taking the wrong approach by limiting cooperation to EU-only initiatives rather than leveraging NATO structures and…
North Carolina’s ‘Drone Audition’ Model Shows How Pentagon Plans To Accelerate Military Innovation…
Photo credit: The Range Complex Based on reporting by Dan Barkin for Business North Carolina A first-of-its-kind drone competition in rural North Carolina is quietly prototyping how America might finally close its…
Pentagon’s DOGE Unit Seizes Control Of Drone Program After Replicator Failures, Targets 30,000-Unit…
A Blue UAS-certified drone during Defense Innovation Unit testing at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, November 2024. Photo credit: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia…
Peter Thiel-Backed Stark Defence Fails All Four Strikes In Military Trials, Exposing Silicon…
An AI-powered Virtus drone from Stark Defence. Photo credit: Stark Defence A German defense drone startup valued at $500 million suffered a catastrophic public failure during October 2025 military trials when its…
FCC Grants Itself Authority To Retroactively Ban Drones, DJI Neo 2 And L3 LiDAR Leak, Plus $300K…
Photo credit: Pilot Institute Welcome to your weekly UAS news update, Halloween edition, where scary politicians create scary laws. I have three stories for you this week: The FCC votes on new powers, DJI drone and…
Extreme Condition Flying With The Mini 5 Pro: Waterfalls
Photo credit: Rafael Suarez Hello dear pilots! Today is another day of pushing the DJI Mini 5 to its physical, mental, and emotional limits. I travel all over Ecuador to get the best landscapes, places, mountains,…
DJI Neo 2 Launches In Asia With Major Camera And Safety Upgrades As U.S. Availability Remains…
Photo credit: DJI DJI officially launched the Neo 2 drone in Asia on October 30, 2025, bringing substantial upgrades to its palm-launched platform including a larger 1/2-inch camera sensor, dual-axis gimbal…
Canada’s First Anti-Drone Prison Task Force Cuts Contraband Drops 50% In Nine Months
Photo credit: CBC / Felix Desroches A basketball stuffed with tobacco and cellphones. Ceramic knives that slip past metal detectors. Drones equipped with deep-sea fishing release mechanisms. These are just some of the…
DJI’s $15 Mobile Receiver Transforms Smartphone Audio—But U.S. Creators Can’t Buy It
Photo credit: iPhonedo Youtuber iPhonedo has uncovered a quietly released DJI accessory that could revolutionize mobile audio recording—if American customers could actually purchase it. The DJI Mic Series Mobile…
Get Your Ham, Save Your Bacon
75mm frame drone with an analog VTX. | Photo Credit: Zachary Peery In January 2024, I built a tiny FPV drone from spare parts I had lying around in a box. I wanted to add a small external Video Transmitter (VTX) that…