Trump shows off concept for rooftop drone port atop planned White House ballroom
Donald Trump’s grand White House ballroom apparently is no longer just a ballroom. The US president has shared…
US Air Force orders one-way attack drones from Aevex
The US Air Force has awarded Aevex an $18.5 million contract for autonomous aircraft designed for one-way attack…
Drones may help astronauts find water on Mars, University of Arizona says
Drones equipped with ground-penetrating radar could one day help to locate water beneath the surface of Mars, according…
FAA abandons drone restrictions near ICE vehicles after lawsuit
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has withdrawn US drone restrictions that barred flights near federal immigration enforcement vehicles…
How ST Engineering plans to bridge the gap in medium-lift drone logistics
ST Engineering is paving the way for the next generation of drone innovations, and the engineering company chose…
Pentagon considers installing anti-drone lasers at sensitive US sites
The Pentagon is moving toward wider use of laser-based counter-drone systems at select US locations, as concerns mount…
ANA Holdings and Wingtra partner to deploy advanced drone services in Japan
ANA Holdings (ANA HD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Swiss industrial drone manufacturer Wingtra AG…
Pentagon, FAA to test anti-drone laser in New Mexico
The Pentagon and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plan to conduct tests in New Mexico of a high-energy laser…
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…