Drone Industry

As the U.S. pushes for domestic drone production, funding and execution lag behind policy goals The Pentagon’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, is taking a central role in reshaping how the U.S. military acquires drones.…

U.S. Lawmakers Urge Commerce Department to Probe China-Tied Tech in Drone Sector A consortium of U.S. congressional leaders has formally urged the U.S. Department of Commerce to investigate technology products linked to China across…

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…

As the U.S. and its allies race to secure their drone supply chains, a quiet revolution is happening inside HP’s additive manufacturing division. At the intersection of digital design, advanced materials, and scalable production, the team…

ePropelled relies on innovation, strong supply chains for growth By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill In the increasingly competitive world of drone-component manufacturing, technological innovation and access to the supply chains that…

Potential Impacts on the U.S. Drone Market The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously on October 28, 2025 to expand its authority over telecommunications equipment considered a national security concern. The new rules allow the…

Photo credit: Unitree China’s People’s Liberation Army has rapidly integrated DeepSeek artificial intelligence into military weapons systems ranging from autonomous combat vehicles to drone swarms, according to a…

Photo credit: Jake Sloan Wisconsin lawmakers are circulating legislation that would authorize police to shoot down drones they deem threats to public safety—a move that directly contradicts federal law making it a…

Photo credit: Special Kherson Cat / X Three years ago, Fire Point was scouting locations for Ukrainian film productions. Today, it’s a $1 billion defense contractor producing long-range strike drones and cruise missiles…

Hello fellow drone pilots! How’s your sunrise flying going? Did your bird nail the perfect golden-hour shot, or did it decide to update firmware again and turn itself into a paperweight just as the light peaked? If so,…