Police Can Now Take Over Drones Above Jaguars Games
The NFL logged 10,852 drone violations near its stadiums in five seasons. Until July, only federal agents could bring one down.
Drones, defense and the companies building them.
Funding
Airbound$37MSeries ANeros Technologies$250MSeries CDestinus€200MPre-IPOAnduril Industries$5BGrowthWaiV Robotics$7.5MSeedSkyfireAI$11MSeed
Contracts
Government of CanadaC$50MU.S. Army$464.8MHellenic Ministry of National Defence€26MU.S. Army$51M
Unidentified Drones Shut Luxembourg Airport Twice in a Week
Officials say some were fixed-wing and up to two metres across. None has been caught, and police say they lack the legal power to bring one down.
EagleNXT Delivers Nine Texas-Built eBee Drones to US Army
The eBee line began in Switzerland. EagleNXT now builds US units in Texas, after dropping off the Blue UAS list and getting back on.
15 States Sue FAA Over Drone Delivery Environmental Finding
The petition asks an appeals court to throw out the July finding that lets the FAA approve delivery hubs without a separate review for each site.
Skydio Unveils F10 Lightrunner, a 100 mph Fixed-Wing Drone
It launches from a robotic arm with no crew on site, but it reaches customers in 2027 and has no price or flight data yet.
Army Picks Vulcan Elements for SkyFoundry Drone Magnets
The Army's own drone line wants fully American magnets. The supplier it chose is still building its plant, on a $620M Pentagon loan.
Vertical Aerospace Reviews Options as It Opens Valo Plant
Its cash lasts into August 2027. The first aircraft for certification is due in its new hall at the end of that year.
EASA Proposes Drone Registration and Remote ID From 100 g
Model-flying clubs objected. EASA kept the line anyway, saying security officials set it rather than its own safety assessment.
Latest
Defense
Five Loitering Munitions Face EU Field Trials in Portugal
Defense
Ukraine Clears 650 New Drone Models for Its Forces in 2026
Defense
Pentagon Invites 17 Firms to Test $20,000 Bomber Drones
Defense
Greece Buys €26M of Rafael Drone Dome With Achilles Shield
Companies
Kite Aero Starts Geelong Production of Former Swoop Drone
Companies
Procore Completes $845 Million Purchase of DroneDeploy
News
Textron Flies Military Drone Between Virginia Vertiports
News
Amazon's Omaha Drones Flew 6,000 Trips in Two Months
News
FCC Moves to Bar Anzu Raptor Drones Over DJI Licence
News
XAG Tells FCC That Banning Its Farm Drones Is Arbitrary
News
FCC Lets 200 Drones and 2,000 Pilots Test Cellular in Flight
Defense
Pentagon Accepts 12,080 of 30,000 Drone Dominance Drones
News
Twelve States Restrict Chinese Drones for Public Agencies
News
FCC Bars New Drones With DJI Parts From 13 October
Companies
Wing Tells FCC Its Drone Rules Risk Grounding It
News
Zipline Seeks 220,000 Drone Deliveries a Day in Texas
News
FAA Clears 15 DJI Drones the FCC Proposes to Ban
Defense
Wildfire and Gamera Compete to Replace Air Force's Reaper
Defense
Iran Captures Anduril Dive-LD Drone; CENTCOM Says It Failed
Defense
Canada Orders First Marketplace Drones, Signs Ukraine Deal
Defense
Israel Creates Fourth IDF Branch for Unmanned Systems, AI
Defense
Textron and Merlin Propose Pilotless SkyCourier Cargo Drone
Defense
Wingcopter Launches 262 Recon Drone and Moves Into Defence
Defense
Ukraine's Ai-Petri Jammer Makes Its Export Debut in Poland
Guides
Counter-Drone Technology: How Militaries Defeat UAVs
Radar, jamming, lasers, interceptors and drone-on-drone — how counter-UAS works, who leads it, and who is legally allowed to shoot a drone down.
The Best Personal Drone: What You Can Actually Buy in 2026
The best personal drones of 2026, ranked by use case — and which ones you are allowed to buy where you live, because in 2026 that is the harder question.
Blue UAS Cleared List 2026: Every Approved Drone Platform
What the Blue UAS Cleared List covers, how a drone gets on it, why platforms come off, and why the DCMA portal that now holds it is hard to reach.
Best Enterprise Drones for 2026: Every Platform Compared
Tariffs of 25-100% landed on 3 September and DJI replaced its enterprise lineup. What to buy now, what compliance actually costs, and what changed.
NDAA Compliant Drones: The Complete Guide for 2026
What NDAA compliance requires, who the law applies to, which platforms qualify, and what the September tariffs did to the compliance premium.
Drone Delivery Companies: Who's Flying What in 2026
Wing, Zipline, Amazon, Manna, Flytrex, Matternet, DroneUp — where they fly, what they deliver, and why certification was not the hard part.
