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Shopping for a drone on Amazon or another online marketplace could soon become a little more transparent, and potentially a lot more secure. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed new rules that would require online marketplaces to display FCC certification IDs for wireless devices while also closing a longstanding loophole that has allowed products containing certain restricted electronic components to enter the US market.

Australian drone mapping company Emesent has secured $17 million in new funding to accelerate its push into AI-powered autonomous operations, betting that smarter software — not just better hardware — will drive the next phase of industrial drone adoption.

When an avalanche strikes in the French Alps, rescuers are racing against a brutal clock. Survival rates fall sharply after about 20 minutes, making every second between the emergency call and locating a victim incredibly valuable. That’s the challenge facing ski patrol teams at Val Thorens, Europe’s highest ski resort, where a new video case study shows how the DJI Dock 3 and Matrice 4TD drone are helping responders gain critical aerial intelligence almost immediately after an alert.

A University of Houston engineer has developed a new onboard safety system that could help drones avoid crashes before they happen, even when unexpected events knock them off course. The technology, designed specifically for quadrotor drones, acts as an autonomous “safety supervisor.” Instead of replacing the drone’s pilot or flight software, it continuously monitors the aircraft during flight and steps in only when it detects that the drone is about to enter a dangerous situation.

Canadian drone company AVSS says it has already built more than 2,000 drone components and systems this fiscal year, surpassing its entire production total from the previous year with several months still remaining. The milestone marks the strongest manufacturing year in the company’s history and underscores growing global demand for Canadian-designed drone technology.

DJI is preparing to close the chapter on another batch of legacy enterprise hardware, giving drone operators one final reminder that support for four older products will officially end on September 1, 2026.

Image: HeadCount Everyone loves a tool that just makes your job easier. Technology can takeover plenty of little things in life like taking notes, scheduling meetings, and well, you get the point. But what about counting extremely expensive herds of cattle? Don’t worry, DJI’s Mavic 3 Enterprise is here.

Just one year after shipping its first production Dock system, Skydio says it has crossed an important milestone for autonomous drone operations: more than 1,000 Dock installations are now deployed in the field. The California-based drone maker announced this week that 1,070 Skydio Dock systems are now operating across public safety agencies, critical infrastructure operators, and defense programs in three countries.

As drones become faster, smarter, and more difficult to track, counter-drone technology has to keep pace. That’s the thinking behind DroneShield’s latest quarterly software release, which the Australian company says delivers significant improvements in radio-frequency (RF) detection, tracking speed, and overall operational performance across its counter-drone platform.

For years, the Mexican city of Celaya was known for all the wrong reasons. Once ranked among the country’s most dangerous cities, it struggled with violent crime and an emergency response system that often left police reacting instead of preventing incidents. Now, city officials say a combination of autonomous drone technology and integrated command-and-control systems is helping rewrite that story.