XTI shelves TriFan 600 program as it makes strategic shift to drones
XTI Aerospace Chairman and CEO Scott Pomeroy has told investors that the company has shifted its focus to its recent acquisition of Drone Nerds,…
DJI sues FCC over decision to restrict sales of its drones in the US
DJI has sued the US Federal Communications Commission, after the agency added Chinese drones and certain related equipment…
Divergent Technologies, Mach Industries unveil Venom autonomous strike aircraft
Two California defense startups designed, built, and flew a new rapid-build autonomous strike aircraft in just 71 days, a timeline that…
Raytheon tests lower-cost Coyote Block 3NK drone hunter for US Army
Defense contractor Raytheon claims to have successfully tested a reusable version of its Coyote counter-drone system for the…
Amazon Prime Air drone crash in Texas adds to recent MK30 mishaps
An Amazon Prime Air delivery drone made contact with an apartment building in Richardson, Texas, before breaking apart and crashing to…
Drone delivery pioneer Zipline raises $600 million as it ramps up US expansion
Zipline, by some metrics the world’s largest drone delivery firm, announced, on January 21, 2026, that it has…
FAA institutes nationwide drone no-fly zones around ICE operations
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a nationwide security notice, effectively creating a moving drone no-fly zone around…
US drops Chinese drone import ban, but DJI still impacted
The US Department of Commerce has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have imposed broad restrictions on Chinese-made drones,…
China tests new Tianma-1000 ton-class unmanned cargo aircraft: video
China has carried out the maiden flight of the Tianma-1000 unmanned cargo aircraft, a new domestically developed mid-altitude…
China flies large unmanned ‘mothership’ designed to deploy drone swarms
China has conducted the first flight of a large jet-powered unmanned aircraft designed to carry and deploy dozens of smaller…
How drone swarms are set to transform aviation
The war in Ukraine has made one battlefield reality impossible to ignore. Small, inexpensive drones can alter a…
DJI unveils its most advanced delivery drone yet, with 100-kg lifting capability
DJI has introduced its most advanced delivery drone ever: the FlyCart 100, a heavy-lift aircraft touted as having…
FAA investigating after Amazon delivery drone incident in Texas
Amazon’s drone delivery program is facing renewed scrutiny after one of its latest-generation MK30 aircraft became ensnared in an overhead…
NATO jets scramble after deepest drone breach yet into Romania
NATO fighter jets from Germany and Romania were scrambled on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, in response to a…
Cranfield unveils hydrogen-electric Stingray drone at Dubai Airshow 2025
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) has unveiled the ST-5 Stingray long-endurance drone at the Dubai Airshow 2025, marking the first public appearance…
LODD completes first flight of Hili, the UAE’s first hybrid heavy-cargo UAV
LODD Autonomous has completed the first flight of Hili, a new hybrid vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) cargo aircraft designed, built…
SkySafe launches new tool to help identify and prosecute rogue drone operators
In police departments across the United States, shelves are filling with recovered drones — seized near airports, prisons,…
Pentagon’s DOGE unit calls for US military to acquire 30,000 small drones
The Pentagon plans to acquire at least 30,000 small, low-cost drones in the coming months as part of…