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Strait of Hormuz Tensions Highlight a Growing Role for Small Drone Surveillance
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (992+ words) Ongoing tension in the Strait of Hormuz continues to shape how commercial vessels manage risk. The region remains one of the world's most important shipping corridors, handling a significant share of global oil transit. Amid ongoing hostilities between the United…...
Will States Be Ready with Counter Drone Tech for the FIFA World Cup?
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (1497+ words) By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill (Editor's note: This is part of a series of stories on efforts to establish new counter-UAS protocols in the U.S. to protect high-profile sporting events and critical infrastructure from the potential threats posed by drones…...
Honeywell and Odys Aviation Introduce Airborne Layer for Counter-UAS Defense
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (863+ words) As drone threats continue to evolve, defense strategies are shifting toward layered systems that combine multiple technologies. A new collaboration between Honeywell Aerospace and Odys Aviation reflects that shift. The companies have announced a joint effort to develop an airborne…...
Can One Drone Safely Stop Another? Vector and Wrap Think So
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (1094+ words) By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Vector, a Utah-based technology company that specializes in offering defense drone systems as a service, has teamed with Wrap (NASDAQ: WRAP) a developer of non-lethal response technology for law enforcement agencies to develop a…...
American Drone Network and BRANDT Partner to Advance Agricultural Drone Spraying
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (917+ words) American Drone Network (ADN) has announced a new partnership with BRANDT to support agricultural drone operations. The agreement focuses on improving how crop inputs perform when applied by drones. It also aims to help pilots work more efficiently in the…...
The Real FCC Drone Debate: Who Controls the Airwaves?
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (1161+ words) The FCC is emerging as a major force in shaping the US drone industry. "The industry was stunned when the FCC moved to broadly limit foreign drones and components. "Now, the agency is considering other ways that its sphere of…...
Mid-America Transplant Opens 160-Mile Drone Corridor for Organ Donation
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (746+ words) Mid-America Transplant has become the first organ procurement organization (OPO) in the United States to use drones for donor blood sample transport. The organization opened a dedicated healthcare drone corridor in Missouri on April 1, 2026. U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration Administrator…...
FCC Seeks Input to Advance U.S. Drone Industry
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (1018+ words) The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has opened a new proceeding aimed at strengthening the U.S. drone industry. The effort supports a broader federal strategy focused on domestic production, secure supply chains, and expanded deployment of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The agency's…...
Terra Drone Invests in Ukraine-Based Interceptor Drone Company, Launches Terra A1
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (893+ words) Terra Drone Corporation has announced a strategic investment in Amazing Drones LLC, a Ukraine-based developer of interceptor drones, alongside plans to launch a new interceptor platform called the Terra A1. The agreement includes both a capital investment and a business alliance…...
Can You Get Survey-Grade Accuracy Without Ground Control Points?
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (664+ words) A new white paper from Swiss drone manufacturer Wingtra takes on a long-standing question in drone surveying: is it possible to achieve survey-grade accuracy without ground control points (GCPs)? The report, Repeat Accuracy Verification, presents results from 102 drone flights designed…...