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.
New C-UAS Authority, SkyeBrowse Update, Drone Delivers Life Jacket, Pilot Pleads Guilty
Photo credit: Pilot Institute Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. I have four stories for you this week that every pilot needs to know about. Police just got new counter-drone authority with a bill that President…
Texas DPS Quietly Built A Border-Scale Drone Fleet
Photo credit: U.S. National Guard Texas once flirted with the idea of citizens shooting drones out of the sky. Now the state is operating one of the largest law enforcement drone fleets in the country, irony included at…
DJI Osmo FrameTap Appears In FCC Filing
Photo credit: FCC A quiet FCC filing has revealed a DJI product name that absolutely nobody had on their 2025 bingo card: Osmo FrameTap. The discovery came courtesy of a tweet by drone sleuth @Saracool_drone, who…
DJI Ban: Why Everyone Owes Drone Pilots Honest Answers
Photo credit: Hasselblad / DJI This week, DJI’s Head of Global Policy Adam Welsh sat down with YouTuber Faruk from iPhonedo for what was billed as a deep dive into the looming December 23 DJI ban. I watched the…
Border Patrol Bets On Tiny Drones For Big Sky Surveillance
Photo credit: CBP U.S. Customs and Border Protection is going small, very small, when it comes to drones. Instead of relying only on large, expensive aircraft, CBP is now deploying palm sized and backpack friendly…
Drone Pilot Uses Thermal Tech To Find Lost Wisconsin Pets
Photo credit: Sky Guardian Rescue Losing a pet rarely feels dramatic at first. A gate left open. A collar that slips. Then minutes turn into hours, hours into a quiet panic. In Wisconsin, one drone pilot decided that…
DJI Firmware Roulette: One Controller, Two Drones, Zero Sanity
Photo credit: Rafael Suarez Hello dear readers. It’s Rafael again, reporting from the front lines of daily drone flying, where batteries are always charging, SD cards are always full, and firmware updates are always…
Northrop’s AiON Enters The Counter-Drone Arena
Photo credit: Northrop Grumman Let’s set the stage properly. This is all based on official statements, demos, and testing info shared by Northrop Grumman, and yes, the tone is serious because the problem is serious.…
DJI Osmo Mobile 8P Rumors Spark 2026 Gimbal Hype
Photo credit: DJI Before anyone starts clearing desk space or refreshing the DJI store at midnight, let’s get this out of the way first. Everything you are about to read is DJI rumors, leak, educated guesswork, and FCC…
China CH-7 Stealth Drone Completes First Flight
Photo credit: Global Times China’s high altitude stealth drone known as the CH-7 has officially left the runway and returned in one piece, which in the world of advanced flying wing aircraft is no small achievement and…