Drone Law News & Updates
Recent enforcement actions, proposed legislation, regulatory changes, and UAS industry news affecting drone operators across the United States.
ShadowfaxUAS Launches SF45: An ITAR-Free, Non-Chinese Group 3 Fixed-Wing VTOL
South African manufacturer ShadowfaxUAS has officially launched the SF45, an ITAR-free, non-Chinese Group 3 fixed-wing VTOL platform engineered...
Read moreHeaded to Commercial UAV Expo 2026? Keynotes, DRONELIFE, and Friends and Partners to Visit in Las Vegas
Commercial UAV Expo returns September 1–3 as major regulatory changes reshape the U.S. drone market. Here’s what the DRONELIFE team will be...
Read moreTulsa Hopes to Become ‘The Drone Capital of the World’
By Dronelife Features Editor Jim Magill Tulsa builds a full drone industry ecosystem from the ground up. Tulsa Oklahoma, long identified as a...
Read moreRobin Radar Opens Northern Virginia Facility as U.S. C-UAS Demand Climbs
The Dutch drone-radar maker adds 20 roles at its new Northern Virginia site, reports 75% growth in U.S. IRIS sales year over year, and closes its...
Read moreThales, Kelly Hills Launch BVLOS Drone Network for Kansas Farms
The Kansas Department of Agriculture partner will run crop spraying, scouting, fertilizing and seeding beyond visual line of sight, following the...
Read moreVANEA Defence unveils non-kinetic optical effector to counter civil drone threats
VANEA Defence has developed a new drone defence system designed specifically for civilian deployment. The company says ATOMZA can be operated by...
Read moreCompanies test UAS and C-UAS systems at North Dakota technology readiness event
The United States defence department’s Technology Readiness Experimentation (T-REX) event brought together government and industry at the GrandSKY...
Read moreSwitzerland invests in C-UAS, plans drone battalion by 2028
Switzerland’s Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS) has announced further investment in both the use of drones and...
Read moreRobin Radar becomes latest C-UAS company to expand US operations
Robin Radar Systems has expanded its US operations, investing in a larger facility in Northern Virginia to expand its local team and meet...
Read moreUS military shoots down “cartel-linked” drones with high-energy laser
Joint Task Force – Southern Border (JTF-SB), operating under US Northern Command in support of US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), shot down...
Read moreAutonomous Guard, Skylock announce C-UAS collaboration agreements
Autonomous Guard has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Romanian military manufacturer Optoelectronica – 2001 to jointly pursue...
Read moreVisionary Machines and Thales to co-develop passive C-UAS platform
Visionary Machines will combine its passive drone detection, classification and ranging capabilities with Thales’ wide-area IR sensor hardware, to...
Read moreIOPC Concludes Kent Police Drone Investigation; Officer to Face Misconduct Hearing as Details of Child’s Surgeries Emerge
The IOPC has concluded its investigation into the Kent Police drone crash on the Isle of Sheppey. Sources reveal the child struck by the falling...
Read moreFAA launches BEYOND Phase 2, invites additional participants
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is launching Phase 2 of the BEYOND programme to expand the agency’s efforts to integrate...
Read moreL3Harris integrates CORUS-RAVEN drone detection system with ARX UGV
L3Harris Technologies said yesterday (27 August) that it collaborated with ARX Robotics UK during the US Army’s Project Convergence-Capstone 6, to...
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