Drones & UAVs News Coverage of drones and unmanned aerial vehicles, including commercial delivery drones, industrial inspection platforms, agricultural UAVs, defense systems, and consumer models. The Robotics Media reports on new aircraft launches, autonomy and navigation software, sensor payloads, regulatory developments such as FAA and EASA rules, and funding and acquisitions across the UAV industry. Readers also find analysis of counter-drone technology, BVLOS operations, and drone applications in logistics, mapping, and public safety.
Amazon Plots Sixfold Prime Air Expansion To Nearly 500 US Cities By Year End — Aug 25, 2026 — Amazon is preparing to widen Prime Air drone delivery from 11 metro areas to nearly 500 US cities and towns by the end of 2026, a sixfold footprint ex...FCC Labels Drone Light Shows Military-Grade As Comments Close Sept. 2 — Aug 24, 2026 — FCC Public Notice DA 26-758 puts multi-drone light shows inside a new military-grade swarm category, threatening the Korean-built UVify IFO fleets tha...Oregon Warns: One Drone Over A Wildfire Grounds Every Firefighting Aircraft — Aug 24, 2026 — State agencies say drones have delayed aerial operations at the Grasshopper Fire and warn violators face up to $75,000 in fines and 12 months in feder...Amazon Prime Air Drone Drops Package Into Texas Pool, Fueling MK30 Design Backlash — Aug 24, 2026 — A viral video of an Amazon MK30 drone letting a Texas customer's package fall into her swimming pool has revived design questions about Prime Air's ho...Elroy Air wins $46M US Army SBIR Phase III for Chaparral heavy-cargo VTOL — Aug 18, 2026 — The U.S. Army awarded Elroy Air a $46.06 million Phase III SBIR contract on August 17, 2026 to advance its autonomous hybrid-electric Chaparral cargo...US Army Advances Five Vendors To Manufacturing After SRR Drone Fly-Off — Aug 17, 2026 — Parrot, Skydio, Skycutter, Teal Drones and Vantage Robotics were picked for manufacturing-readiness assessments after the Army's platoon-level Short R...Wing and Walmart Launch Drone Delivery in Greater Orlando, First Florida Market — Aug 16, 2026 — Wing and Walmart have activated 30-minute drone delivery from Supercenters in Apopka and Clermont, opening service to 50,000+ homes and businesses in...Cleveland Clinic And Zipline Fly Live Drone Prescription Runs In Beachwood — Aug 16, 2026 — Cleveland Clinic becomes the first U.S. health system with a long-term production drone pharmacy service, using Zipline's autonomous aircraft in a fiv...Amazon Prime Air MK30 Drones To Debut Over Metro Atlanta From Stone Mountain Hub — Aug 15, 2026 — Amazon will launch Prime Air drone delivery in metro Atlanta later this year from a Stone Mountain fulfillment center, promising one-hour drops across...Trump Slaps 100% Tariff On Heavy Drones In Section 232 Push To Break China Dependence — Aug 14, 2026 — President Trump signed a Section 232 proclamation Thursday imposing 100% tariffs on heavy industrial and military-grade drones and 25% on smaller UAS,...Manna Air Delivery Launches Live Drone Service in Tulsa Cherry Street — Aug 12, 2026 — Ireland-based Manna Air Delivery activated its first U.S. commercial drone route on August 12, 2026, flying orders from Cherry Street restaurants acro...Flyde Launches $57 Beluga Drone Deliveries To French Riviera Yachts — Aug 9, 2026 — French startup Flyde began commercial drone deliveries to yachts anchored off Juan-les-Pins on August 1, using the CAVOK-built Beluga to lower parcels...Walmart+Wing Land In Orlando, Set 150-Store Drone Delivery Target — Aug 8, 2026 — Walmart and Wing kicked off Orlando drone delivery in Apopka on Aug. 3 with 18 drones and lined up St. Louis, LA, Cincinnati and Miami next.Wing And Walmart Take Nation's Largest Drone Delivery Network Into Florida — Jul 31, 2026 — Alphabet's Wing and Walmart flew their first Florida drone deliveries on July 29, opening Wing's first market in the state from two Orlando-area Super...AeroVironment Bags $117M U.S. Army Order For 82 P550 eVTOL Recon Drones — Jul 31, 2026 — AeroVironment landed a $117.3M U.S. Army contract on July 20 for 82 P550 electric VTOL drones, the initial full-rate procurement for the Army's Long R...Red Cat Wins $2.49M U.S. Air Force Black Widow Drone Order — Jul 30, 2026 — Red Cat Holdings said its Teal Drones subsidiary received a $2.49M firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Air Force Security Forces Center to evaluat...DoorDash Wins FAA Part 135 To Launch In-House DoorDash Air Drone Fleet — Jul 29, 2026 — DoorDash secured FAA Part 135 air-carrier certification and launched DoorDash Air, an in-house drone delivery program that will operate custom-built q...FAA Clears Drone Amplified MONTIS For U.S. Avalanche Control Operations — Jul 26, 2026 — The FAA granted Drone Amplified regulatory approval for its MONTIS avalanche control drone on July 8 — the first drone system explicitly authorized fo...Pentagon And Ukraine Sign First-Ever Drone Cooperation Deal — Jul 24, 2026 — Washington and Kyiv have inked their first bilateral drone-cooperation framework, opening the door for Ukraine's battle-tested combat UAVs and USVs to...Skydio Crosses 1,000 Dock Deployments And 4 Million Flights One Year After Launch — Jul 20, 2026 — One year after shipping the first production Skydio Dock, the San Mateo drone maker has crossed 1,070 deployed docks across public safety, utilities a...