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Policy & Regulation
FCC Rejects Bids to Delay Comment Deadline on 'Military-Grade' Drone Import Ban
The FCC has denied three requests to extend the Sept. 2 comment deadline on a rule that could strip authorization from foreign drones with thermal cameras, LiDAR or docking stations — categories DJI says sweep up ordinary commercial models.
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Defense & Combat
Green Berets Run First-Ever NATO Ally Drone Drill With Polish Special Forces in Germany
US Army Green Berets put Polish special forces through a new Ukraine-inspired drone infiltration exercise in Bavaria — the first time any NATO ally besides the US has run the drill, with plans to scale it across the alliance.
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Counter-UAS
Ukraine Tests Four Interceptor Drones as Zelensky Sets 90% Kill-Rate Goal Against Jet-Powered Shaheds
Kyiv has field-tested four interceptor drone designs against Russia's 600 km/h jet-powered Shaheds as Zelensky demands a 90%-plus intercept rate this autumn, with monthly jet-drone launches up 67% to 2,500.
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Counter-UAS
'Final Denial': Inside AFSOC's 31st Air Task Force Live-Fire Drone Defense Drill
AFSOC's 31st Air Task Force ran a week-long counter-drone exercise at Hurlburt Field and Nellis AFB, pairing AI-assisted detection with a kinetic 'final denial' live-fire capstone that built on February's Bamboo Eagle groundwork.
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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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Industry & Contracts
Griffon Aerospace's $133 Million Sole-Bid Win to Keep Feeding Army Drone Target Practice
Griffon Aerospace won a $132,978,776 sole-bid Army IDIQ to keep building Outlaw aerial target drones that simulate enemy aircraft and missiles for air-defense training.
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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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Tech & Builds
Japan Fast-Tracks 3D-Printed Terra B1 Interceptor to Counter Shahed-Style Drone Swarms
Japan's ATLA approved mass production of Terra Drone's 3D-printed Terra B1 rocket interceptor in roughly three months — its fastest drone program ever — after it was the only one of four contenders to pass a Maritime Self-Defense Force test.
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Policy & Regulation
State Department Approves $364M APKWS II Sale to Italy for Eurofighter Counter-Drone Role
The US has cleared a $364 million sale of 5,031 APKWS II laser-guided rocket kits to Italy, arming Eurofighter Typhoons with a sub-$120,000 interceptor for the drone threat that costly air-to-air missiles were never built to answer.
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Defense & Combat
Saab Unveils A3-001: A Stealthy, Supersonic Uncrewed Wingman for Sweden's Future Combat Air System
Saab has publicly revealed a full-scale mock-up of the A3-001, a tailless, DSI-equipped uncrewed combat aircraft it says goes beyond the US Air Force's CCA class, with first flight targeted before the end of 2027.
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Commercial & Delivery
DJI Is 97% of US Construction Drone Fleets a Year Into the FCC's Chinese-Drone Squeeze
A new ABC member survey finds 97.1% of construction firms that fly drones still fly DJI as their primary platform, with Skydio at zero, even as the FCC moves to ban imports of already-authorized "military-grade" UAS.
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Counter-UAS
Dutch Navy to Field Destinus's Rocket-Launched Hornet B2 Interceptor Against Drone Swarms
The Royal Netherlands Navy has signed a development contract with Swiss/German firm Destinus for the Hornet B2, a canister-launched, AI-guided interceptor drone meant to shoot down swarming attack drones far more cheaply than missiles.
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