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Commercial & Delivery
Commercial UAV Expo Survey: Most Operators Still Haven't Prepped for Part 108 as DJI Dependency Lingers
A State of the Industry survey unveiled at Commercial UAV Expo found 43% of operators haven't started preparing for Part 108 and 62.8% still fly fleets that are mostly DJI or other foreign-made aircraft, with cost cited as the top barrier to switching.
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Counter-UAS
FBI Reopens Data-Collection Rule for Local Police Running Counter-Drone Operations Under SAFER SKIES
The FBI is asking OMB to approve a revised paperwork requirement for local police running counter-drone operations under the SAFER SKIES Act, with public comment open through November 2.
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Defense & Combat
Japan's Record ¥8.9 Trillion Defense Budget Bets Big on MQ-9B Drones and an 'AI Orchestrator'
Japan's Ministry of Defense filed a record ¥8.9 trillion FY2027 budget request on August 31, funding 17 MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones, Terra Drone interceptor and training UAVs, and new AI decision-support systems as it revises its core security strategy.
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Industry & Contracts
Mobix Labs' $15M All-Stock Deal for Montana Drone Maker Vision Aerial Detailed in New SEC Filing
An SEC 8-K filed August 31 lays out Mobix Labs' roughly $15 million all-stock acquisition of Vision Aerial, the Bozeman, Montana maker of the NDAA-compliant Vulcan drone family flying for the Navy, L3Harris and the Forest Service.
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Defense & Combat
Navy Opens Search for Carrier-Based CCA Drones With $30M Price Cap and Sept. 18 Deadline
NAVAIR's new RFI asks industry for two flight-ready, carrier-capable Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes priced under $30 million apiece, reviving a concept the Navy shelved a decade ago.
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Counter-UAS
Inside the Hunt for Suspected Chinese Drone Spies at White Sands and Other US Military Bases
A CNN investigation details how Army, FBI, DHS and Pentagon teams used electronic warfare to force down a drone that probed White Sands Missile Range for five days, leading to the detention of Chinese nationals in a rented RV.
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Commercial & Delivery
Cleveland Clinic's Zipline Drone Pharmacy Hits 20 Deliveries a Week From a Four-Aircraft Fleet
Less than a month after launch, Cleveland Clinic's Zipline-powered prescription drone service is flying roughly 20 deliveries a week from four aircraft — with room to scale to twelve.
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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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Industry & Contracts
GoPro Sells 90% of Itself to Optics Firm Starman in $285M Deal, Pivots to Defense and AI Infrastructure
GoPro is selling roughly 90% of the company to privately held Starman Optical for $285 million, abandoning its consumer-camera identity to chase AI data-center optics and defense contracts.
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Counter-UAS
Virginia Tech Opens Army-Funded Counter-Drone Proving Ground at Kentland Farm
Backed by a $5 million Army contract, Virginia Tech cut the ribbon on a Counter-UAS Testing and Research Center at Kentland Farm to pit commercial detection and defeat systems against real drone threats.
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Defense & Combat
Wing-in-Ground-Effect Drone Wraps Navy Trials: REGENT's Squire Seaglider Completes Silent Swarm
REGENT Craft's autonomous Squire seaglider logged its first freshwater runs and 13 days of drills at the Navy's Silent Swarm event, carrying external payloads under NSWC Crane and Pentagon R&E oversight.
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Policy & Regulation
USDOT Reopens Comment on $9M Drone Inspection Grant as States Tally DJI Ban Costs in the Hundreds of Millions
DOT's 60-day notice reopens paperwork review for its $9M Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Program just as states report 467 grounded or restricted drones and compliance costs that could reach $2 billion.
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