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Drone Pilot Guilty in CLT Runway Case: Up to 1 Year Jail
A Charlotte man faces up to a year in prison for flying a drone between two live runways at CLT — here's the federal law he broke…
Drone Delivery in 2026: How It Works, Cost & Coverage
Drone delivery in 2026: how Amazon, Wing, Zipline, and DoorDash actually work, what deliveries cost, and how to check if the servi…
Amazon Drone Noise Sparks Revolt Before 500-City Rollout
Texas residents describe Amazon delivery drones as a flying beehive as noise complaints mount ahead of its planned 500-city US exp…
Elroy Air Boosts Funding to $175M, Lockheed Backs It
Elroy Air raised its PIPE funding to $175 million on Sept. 24, 2026, with Lockheed Martin Ventures backing the Chaparral cargo dro…
FCC's $5B Drone Investment Claim Overstates the Numbers
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says $5B is flowing into US drone plants from the DJI/Autel ban — but records show much of it is pledges…
FCC Rule Bars DJI, Autel Chips From New Drones Oct. 13
The FCC rule taking effect Oct. 13, 2026 blocks new US drone certifications containing any DJI or Autel logic-bearing chip, even i…
Drone Safety Statement Act Clears House Panel (2026)
H.R. 10304 would make drone makers show an FAA safety statement at first power-on, replacing the 2016 box insert. Here's what chan…
Skydio F10 Lightrunner: 100-MPH Fixed-Wing Drone (2026)
Skydio unveiled the F10 Lightrunner, its first fixed-wing drone, flying 100 mph over a 30-mile radius and launching itself from th…
Cartel Drones Now Copy Ukraine War Tactics, US Warns
A US assessment warns Latin American cartels are hiring Ukraine war veterans to master jamming-resistant drone tactics, heavier pa…
FCC Bans DJI, Autel Chips in New US Drones by Oct. 13
The FCC's new rule bars DJI and Autel logic-bearing chips from new US-built drones after October 13, 2026 — what parts are covered…
Drones Shut Luxembourg Airport, 19 Flights Diverted
Unidentified drones shut Luxembourg Airport for over 4 hours on Sept. 18, 2026, diverting 19 flights — what happened, the response…
Pentagon Drone Gauntlet II Results: Neros Tops Both Boards
Neros topped both Pentagon Drone Gauntlet II boards on September 19, 2026, as UK rival Skycutter fell to fourth in the Pentagon's…
EASA Proposes Cutting Drone Registration to 100g in 2026
EASA's new Opinion 06/2026 would drop the EU drone registration and Remote ID threshold from 250g to 100g, matching the UK. Here's…
Flytrex Drones Now Predict Your Order Before You Do
Flytrex's rooftop drone docks and AI positioning system now predict food orders before they're placed, cutting delivery costs 60%…
Is DJI Banned in the US? 2026 Status, Rules and FAQ
DJI isn't fully banned in the US, but new models can't get FCC approval. Here's exactly what's restricted, what's still legal, and…
Drone Halts Flights at Reagan National for 20 Minutes
An unauthorized drone forced a 20-minute halt of all Reagan National Airport flights on Sept. 16, 2026 — here's what happened and…
Vantis BVLOS Network Tests Medical Drone Delivery
CVS and Thales flew live BVLOS drone demos on Vantis, North Dakota's statewide network, testing medical delivery and crop-spraying…
Joby Completes First 3,199-Mile Autonomous US Flight
Joby's J208 flew 3,199 miles across the US with zero pilot input on September 18, 2026 — the first fully autonomous coast-to-coast…
Zipline Nears $20B Valuation in New $1B Funding Round
Zipline is in talks to raise about $1 billion at a $20 billion valuation, nearly tripling its worth as US drone delivery scales pa…
FCC Opens Nationwide Cellular Test for Drone Safety
The FCC has waived airborne cellular restrictions so the DOT can test mobile networks on 200 drones and 2,000 pilots, a real step…
Zipline Answers 30 Drone Safety Questions, Amazon Won't
Zipline answered 15 of 30 written drone safety questions from DroneXL on September 16, 2026 — Amazon Prime Air and Wing missed eve…
DJI SDR Transmission 2 Launches Worldwide, Not in the US
DJI's SDR Transmission 2 launched globally Sept. 17 with 4K/60fps HDR video and a 2.5-mile range, but the FCC Covered List still k…
Armed Russian Drone Confirmed Off Poland's Coast (2026)
Polish prosecutors confirmed on Sept 16, 2026 that a Gerbera drone pulled from the Baltic Sea carried a live warhead, raising new…
NATO Shoots Down Drone Over Lithuania for First Time
Italian NATO jets downed a drone that entered Lithuania from Belarus on Sept 15, 2026 — the alliance's first interception over Lit…