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Tech & Builds
Dronetag Feeds Remote ID Detections Into Airwise's Nexus Airspace Platform
Dronetag and Airwise Solutions have linked Dronetag's Scout and RIDER Remote ID receivers to Airwise's Nexus common operating picture, merging drone identification data with radar, RF, telemetry and weather feeds for a fuller low-altitude airspace view.
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Tech & Builds
EHang's Pilotless Air Taxi Flies Publicly Over Hong Kong for the First Time
EHang's autonomous EH216-S flew its first public demonstration flights at Hong Kong Cyberport under a government regulatory sandbox, with local operator Kwoon Chung already committed to buying 30 of the aircraft.
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Policy & Regulation
FAA Doubles Down on BEYOND, Pushing Drone Testing Into Longer, Higher, More Complex Airspace
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Phase 2 of the FAA's BEYOND program on August 27, doubling its lead-participant roster to test bigger cargo drones, longer BVLOS routes, and on-airport operations through 2029.
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Commercial & Delivery
Ford Dealership in Wayne, Michigan Launches State's First Drone-Delivered Auto Parts Corridor
Jack Demmer Ford in Wayne, Michigan flew its first commercial drone delivery on August 25, 2026, launching a $740,000 state-funded autonomous parts corridor using blueflite's Cobalt 461 tiltrotor and Airspace Link's AirHub platform.
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Commercial & Delivery
Amazon's Sixfold Prime Air Expansion Runs Into a City-by-City FAA Bottleneck
Amazon wants Prime Air drone delivery in nearly 500 U.S. cities by end of 2026, but each new site still needs its own FAA environmental review — and Chicago's three centers are still waiting.
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Commercial & Delivery
Amazon's Prime Air Drone Delivery Set to Expand Sixfold to Nearly 500 US Cities
Amazon plans to grow Prime Air drone delivery more than sixfold by the end of 2026, from 11 sites in seven states to nearly 500 US cities, under new FAA beyond-visual-line-of-sight authorization.
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Tech & Builds
GAO Says the FAA Still Has No Plan for How Drones Will Talk to Airplanes — Even as the Agency Touts NextGen Progress
A GAO review finds the FAA has no technical milestones for drone-aircraft communication even as its fleet swells toward 1.18 million by 2029, a gap exposed just as the agency published a NextGen fact sheet touting DroneZone, LAANC and Remote ID.
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Commercial & Delivery
Uber and Zipline Team Up to Chase a Million Drone Deliveries a Day by 2029
Uber is investing in Zipline and folding its delivery drones into Uber Eats starting in Dallas and Houston this year, with both companies eyeing a million autonomous deliveries a day by 2029.
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Counter-UAS
Marine Corps Funds Epirus HAVOC Microwave Weapon as Pentagon Vows 46-Site Counter-Drone Shield
The Marine Corps handed Epirus $11 million for its HAVOC high-power microwave system, and JIATF-401's director revealed the Pentagon is hardening 46 priority U.S. installations and nearing an FAA/DHS pact to fast-track counter-drone tech.
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Policy & Regulation
Wing's Bid to Fly Groceries Over Atlanta Clears a Key FAA Hurdle as Comment Window Closes
The FAA's 30-day comment period on Wing Aviation's Draft Environmental Assessment for expanded Atlanta-metro drone delivery closed August 1, 2026, moving the company a step closer to scaling beyond its six-store Walmart-anchored footprint.
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Policy & Regulation
Global Regulators Converge on Drone Operator Fatigue as BVLOS Oversight Enters a New Phase
A DroneLife survey of FAA, EASA, UK CAA, CASA, MLIT and ICAO rules on operator fatigue lands the same week as an ICAO counter-UAS push and a Commercial UAV Expo keynote comparing FAA-EASA BVLOS approaches.
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Commercial & Delivery
DoorDash Wins FAA Part 135 Certification, Launches In-House Drone Delivery Arm
DoorDash has secured FAA Part 135 air carrier certification for its in-house robotics unit, clearing the way for DoorDash Air to begin first-party drone deliveries this fall alongside its existing Wing and Flytrex partnerships.
