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BetaFPV refreshed its whoop lineup with the Meteor65 Pro II and Meteor75 Pro II — bigger wheelbases, new 2026 motors, bigger battery bays, and DJI O4 Wide support.
BetaFPV’s new 0802 motors for 2026 promise instant throttle response for 75mm whoops — 25,000KV in a 1.88-gram package.
US Marines launched an FPV attack drone from a small boat off Okinawa — proof that launch points don’t need to be on land anymore.
Ukraine’s Phantom Defence unveiled the Mangal, an FPV interceptor that fires a weighted net to tangle enemy drones mid-air.
Walksnail’s new Ascent line brings HD digital FPV to a $149 goggle, $149 VRX, and $39.99 VTX kit — the budget path into digital.
GEPRC dropped a teaser promising "Savage Power" on October 9, 2026. Here is what the teaser shows and why the date matters.
Four new brushless motors cover everything from indoor micro FPV builds to 12kg-thrust agricultural heavy lifters.
A tiny software-defined radio payload rides on an FPV drone and steers it toward the enemy pilot’s control signal.
Rincell unveiled the RC50T, an NDAA-compliant tabless 21700 cell rated for 100A continuous discharge, at DroneX London.
DJI teamed up with Huawei on a co-branded Osmo Pocket 4 with HiShare transfers, 800 MB/s wired export, and livestream second-camera mode.
The DJI Mic Mini two-person kit just hit $79 on Amazon — while DJI’s own US store sits empty.
DJI and Insta360 now outsell Canon, Sony, and Nikon in portable cameras, per IDC — handheld gimbals are eating the compact camera market.
A reliable leaker says DJI’s next enterprise Matrice packs built-in LiDAR and RTK at just over 3kg — and Americans won’t be able to buy it.
A leaked box image suggests the DJI Neo 3 is getting better cooling, new sensors, and a bundled controller with its own display — no phone required.
DJI’s new wireless video system pushes 4K/60 HDR at 35ms latency across 4km — and lets crews switch camera feeds without re-pairing anything.
Starting October 13, the FCC will block authorization for any new drone carrying DJI or Autel logic chips — flight controllers, radio modules, camera boards. Here is what the rule covers and the loophole it closes.
The rule that would legalize routine beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights has been sitting at the White House since July. Here is what is holding it up.
A Utah search-and-rescue captain says his volunteer team’s drones saved 25 to 30 lives — and the FCC’s proposed ban would take their thermal aircraft away.
The FCC wants to modernize its 2002 ultra-wideband rules — and it is explicitly asking about drone navigation and precision landing.
Stadiums, prisons, and power plants could soon apply to close the sky above them. The FAA’s Section 2209 proposal would create a new patchwork of no-fly zones.
The FAA cleared 1,000+ public-safety waivers in 10 months — more than the previous seven years combined — while its new enforcement program shortens the path to penalties.
Fifteen states and Harris County, Texas are challenging the FAA’s blanket environmental clearance for new drone delivery markets.
The FBI said the no-drone zone runs for the whole Balloon Fiesta. The FAA’s own notices say 10.5 hours a day — and precise rules get obeyed.
The FCC gave the Italian-made Dronus K500L a conditional exemption from its Covered List — a look at how foreign drones can still clear US authorization.
The FAA just put $12 million behind 19 research projects — detect-and-avoid, BVLOS communications, and drone traffic management lead the list.
The Pentagon’s innovation arm opened a $100 million competition for cheap, mass-producible ISR aircraft — with another $250M waiting for winners.
Amazon’s Connecticut drone launch is caught between a first selectman who says it is on hold and a state rep who says nothing stopped. Public comments close October 15.
North Myrtle Beach holds a workshop October 7 and a zoning vote October 20 on Amazon’s drone pad — deciding in two weeks what took other towns a year.
Amazon plans Prime Air drone delivery in nearly 500 cities and towns by the end of 2026 — making it the largest real-world drone operation in the country.
A Texas ice cream shop is delivering by Zipline drone in under nine minutes — cold, quiet, and barely visible at 300 feet.
Denton police and fire launched a month-long drone-as-first-responder pilot, flying Skydio X10s to 911 calls ahead of ground crews.
The Army detected 378 drone incursions at the border in 30 days and says it downed 11 cartel drones with lasers since August.
After a brutal stretch that saw its stock fall 96% since 2014, GoPro is merging with a US optics company to stay alive.
Wing and Walmart just named Denver and Seattle as their next drone delivery markets, launching in 2027 and pushing the network toward 20 US metros.
DoorDash revealed its own delivery drone — six slow-spinning propellers, sub-five-minute restaurant runs, and a Northern California pilot with Chipotle and Popeyes.
Northern Michigan is flying phase two of its medical drone delivery pilot this month — longer flights, multiple aircraft, and real hospital logistics between facilities.
Skydio broke new ground at Ascend 2026: its first fixed-wing aircraft, the F10 Lightrunner, flying 100 mph within a 30-mile radius of a robotic MegaDock.
