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Shahed drone loiters 2½ hours over Poland, crashes as NATO Typhoons scramble during massive Russian strike on Ukraine

During one of Russia’s largest recent drone-and-missile attacks on Ukraine, a Russian Shahed loitered over Polish airspace for nearly two-and-a-half hours before crashing after entering from Ukraine. Polish officials say early evidence points to a Chinese-made engine and a very-low flight profile; German Typhoons were scrambled to monitor Romania’s border.

2025-08-21T00:29:44.728879-07:00

Associated Press

Walmart, Amazon and DoorDash Set to Scale Drone Deliveries to More U.S. Homes

2025-08-12T06:12:39.715064-07:00

eVTOL Insights

iSight’s Supervolo Drone Delivers Medical Supplies 80 Miles in 35 Minutes

2025-08-15T01:14:10.581780-07:00

AINonline

FAA and DOT Unveil NPRM to Authorize Routine BVLOS Drone Flights

2025-08-05T15:23:52.377220-07:00

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dronesworldmag.com

UTEP Secures FAA Approval to Conduct BVLOS Drone Research The University of Texas at El Paso has received FAA authorization to conduct beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone research, enabling studies on safety, autonomy and integration into shared airspace. The program will evaluate how BVLOS operations can be scaled for commercial, academic and defense applications.

2025-08-21T07:52:18.920288-07:00

UTEP Secures FAA Approval to Conduct BVLOS Drone Research

CNBC

Chipotle launches 'Zipotle' drone delivery pilot with Zipline in Rowlett, Texas Chipotle and autonomous delivery firm Zipline have launched 'Zipotle', a drone delivery pilot for digital orders in the Dallas area, beginning with an early-access program in Rowlett, Texas. Chipotle said it could expand the test across Dallas depending on how the initial rollout performs.

2025-08-21T04:36:05.306586-07:00

Chipotle launches 'Zipotle' drone delivery pilot with Zipline in Rowlett, Texas

UASweekly

AeroVironment delivers first P550 Group 2 eVTOL to U.S. Army for Long-Range Reconnaissance AeroVironment has delivered the first P550 Group 2 eVTOL unmanned aircraft to the U.S. Army for its Long-Range Reconnaissance (LRR) program, the company said on 20 August. The Army bought an undisclosed number of P550s to boost tactical ISR with AI-driven autonomy and train Transformation in Contact brigades.

2025-08-21T03:43:53.779354-07:00

AeroVironment delivers first P550 Group 2 eVTOL to U.S. Army for Long-Range Reconnaissance

Independent.ie

Shahed drone loiters 2½ hours over Poland, crashes as NATO Typhoons scramble during massive Russian strike on Ukraine During one of Russia’s largest recent drone-and-missile attacks on Ukraine, a Russian Shahed loitered over Polish airspace for nearly two-and-a-half hours before crashing after entering from Ukraine. Polish officials say early evidence points to a Chinese-made engine and a very-low flight profile; German Typhoons were scrambled to monitor Romania’s border.

2025-08-21T00:29:44.728879-07:00

Shahed drone loiters 2½ hours over Poland, crashes as NATO Typhoons scramble during massive Russian strike on Ukraine

The Aviationist

Sikorsky wins $43M U.S. Army award to modernize Black Hawk with digital backbone, UAS integration and launched effects Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has been awarded a $43 million U.S. Army contract to fund engineering work to modernize the Black Hawk. The effort focuses on airframe enhancements and a digital backbone to enable UAS integration and launched effects across the fleet.

2025-08-20T14:39:45.990414-07:00

Sikorsky wins $43M U.S. Army award to modernize Black Hawk with digital backbone, UAS integration and launched effects

Aviation Week

Israel to buy Xtend drones to equip ground forces Israel’s Defense Ministry says it will buy drones from domestic provider Xtend to equip its ground forces. The procurement will field Xtend unmanned systems with army units and continues Israel’s pattern of sourcing tactical UAS from local defence firms.

2025-08-20T04:24:30.014202-07:00

Israel to buy Xtend drones to equip ground forces

AeroTime

Suspected Shahed drone crashes and explodes in Polish village near Ukraine border An unidentified object, suspected to be a Shahed drone, crashed and exploded in the Polish village of Osiny near the Ukraine border, prompting an investigation by Polish authorities as they assess the object's origin, flight path and whether it represents cross-border spillover from the conflict.

2025-08-20T02:32:07.539572-07:00

Suspected Shahed drone crashes and explodes in Polish village near Ukraine border

APAC Defence Reporter

Australian Defence Force acquires 300 Australian-made drones in $1.5M boost to sovereign UAS capability The Australian Defence Force has acquired 300 Australian-made drones in a $1.5 million purchase to boost sovereign uncrewed aerial system capability. The package is aimed at accelerating domestic UAS capacity and bolstering resilience of Australia’s tactical drone inventory amid growing demand for fielded unmanned systems.

2025-08-19T17:04:24.130051-07:00

Australian Defence Force acquires 300 Australian-made drones in $1.5M boost to sovereign UAS capability

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