Donald Trump 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… ByStephen PopeJune 1, 2026
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… ByStephen PopeMay 14, 2026
drone 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… ByJean Carmela LimMay 8, 2026
DHS FAA abandons drone restrictions near ICE vehicles after lawsuit The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has withdrawn US drone restrictions that barred flights near federal immigration enforcement vehicles… ByStephen PopeApril 24, 20261 comment
drone 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… ByJean Carmela LimApril 24, 2026
Anti-drone lasers 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… ByStephen PopeApril 2, 2026
ANA Holdings 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… ByJean Carmela LimMarch 16, 2026
drones 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… ByStephen PopeMarch 9, 2026
drones 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,… ByStephen PopeFebruary 26, 2026
DJI 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… ByStephen PopeFebruary 26, 2026
Divergent Technologies 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… ByStephen PopeFebruary 17, 2026
Coyote Block 3NK 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… ByStephen PopeFebruary 11, 2026
Amazon Prime Air 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… ByStephen PopeFebruary 9, 20261 comment
United States 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… ByMiquel RosJanuary 25, 2026
DHS 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… ByStephen PopeJanuary 22, 20264 comments
Drone ban 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,… ByStephen PopeJanuary 13, 2026
China 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… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteJanuary 12, 2026
China 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… ByStephen PopeJanuary 2, 2026