The Agentic Lair
The Agentic Lair
The comment period for the FAA’s proposed Part 108 rule — the most significant update to commercial drone regulations in over a decade — closed on October 6, 2025. In the time between the proposed rule was released in August…
Less than a year after proving the flight efficiency and reliability of a novel rotor blown wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS), Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company is unveiling its Nomad future family of aircraft. The…
– Mistral Inc., a provider of advanced defense solutions, together with Uvision Inc. (formerly known as UVision USA), announced that the U.S. Army awarded a multi-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract valued at $982,000,000 for the Lethal Unmanned System…
Honeywell unveils scalable GCS tech for large drones, enabling safe BVLOS missions and supporting evolving FAA and EASA regulations. Rapid growth defines the future of flight for commercial drones. The world’s inventory of small drones weighing under 55 pounds reached…
Following 18 years of service the RAF’s MQ9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) has made its final operational flight. Reaper entered RAF service in October 2007 to provide urgently needed support to UK forces in Afghanistan and has remained…
The recent rise in unidentified drone activity near airports, military sites, and critical infrastructure demands faster, smarter multi-domain awareness. In response, Terma has stepped up, helping deploy an integrated counter-UAS solution across multiple strategic locations, protecting critical infrastructure and military…
As of October 6, the federal government shutdown enters its sixth day. For most Americans, the visible effects are still limited, but for the aviation sector—and particularly the drone industry—the timing is significant. Today also marks the close of the…
FAA issues expansive Chicago TFR to protect federal officers By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill The FAA has established an unusually extensive and prolonged temporary flight restriction (TFR) for drones operating over downtown Chicago, at a time when federal law…
The Tello drone has long been the gold standard for drone education in K-12 classrooms. Affordable, durable and equipped with a camera, it checked all the boxes for educators looking to teach everything from basic flight principles to autonomous coding.…
The Tello drone has long been the gold standard for drone education in K-12 classrooms. Affordable, durable and equipped with a camera, it checked all the boxes for educators looking to teach everything from basic flight principles to autonomous coding.…
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has started prototyping commercial and dual-use technology solutions to provide Counter UAS solutions that defeat group 3 and above adversarial threats, ensure the sovereignty of our national airspace, and protect our personnel, equipment, and facilities…
A Ukrainian team was in Washington last week to craft a landmark agreement with the Trump administration that would involve Kyiv sharing its battle-tested drone technology with the U.S. in exchange for royalties or other forms of compensation, according to officials…
– Sierra Nevada Corp. has revealed new details about a closely held new air defense system that it claims has already helped down scores of aerial threats, though it won’t say where. At the recent annual Air and Space Forces…
– Aker Solutions certification for unlimited beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations opens a new age of autonomous inspection for offshore platforms, onshore yards, process plants and industrial sites. Full BVLOS certification enables Aker Solutions to conduct autonomous…
A spectacular drone and fireworks show in Quanzhou, China, celebrating the launch of the Cai Guoqiang Contemporary Art Center, turned chaotic after a technical glitch caused dozens of drones to crash mid-performance. Some plunged into the sea, others hit the…