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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…