Cargo 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… ByStephen PopeNovember 13, 2025
Detection technology 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,… ByStephen PopeNovember 13, 2025
DOGE 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… ByStephen PopeOctober 31, 2025
Shield AI Shield AI unveils jet-powered autonomous VTOL fighter US defense technology company Shield AI has unveiled a jet-powered vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft called the… ByStephen PopeOctober 22, 2025
Nomad Sikorsky unveils Nomad family of long-endurance VTOL drones Sikorsky has introduced a new family of vertical take-off and landing drones called Nomad, expanding its work on… ByStephen PopeOctober 8, 2025
FAA US aviation groups urge ‘safety first’ approach to new drone rules The public comment period for the Federal Aviation Administration’s proposed rule to permit drones to routinely fly beyond… ByStephen PopeOctober 6, 2025
Amazon Two Amazon drones crash after hitting construction crane in Arizona Two Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drones struck the same construction crane on the morning of October 1,… ByStephen PopeOctober 2, 20251 comment
DJI DJI loses court bid to avoid Pentagon list of Chinese military companies China-based drone giant DJI has lost a federal court challenge against its designation as a company tied to… ByStephen PopeOctober 1, 2025