ABZ Innovation opened a new drone plant in Szentendre, north of Budapest, in mid-September 2026, and describes it as one of the largest dedicated civilian drone production sites in Europe. The Hungarian manufacturer builds agricultural spraying and spreading aircraft, high-pressure…
Airbus has lowered its 20-year forecast for new single-aisle jets in China to 7,480 aircraft, 470 fewer than the 7,950 it projected a year earlier, and says the main reason is high-speed rail. The China figures, reported by Bloomberg on…
Beijing has extended its drone restrictions from selling to owning: from 15 November 2026, possessing or storing a drone or its key components anywhere inside the city becomes illegal. The revised municipal regulation was announced on Sunday 13 September and…
The US Federal Aviation Administration has opened public comment on a draft environmental assessment that would allow Zipline to operate up to 220,000 drone deliveries a day across five Texas metropolitan areas. The document, dated September 2026 and posted on…
Nine months after the US Federal Communications Commission added foreign-produced uncrewed aircraft systems and their critical components to its Covered List, the practical effect is visible in what American buyers are not being offered. DJI's entry-level Lito series launched in…
The US Federal Communications Commission has proposed to stop the importation and marketing of foreign-produced drones and drone components that it classes as "military-grade" — including models that were lawfully authorised before the December 2025 Covered List action. The proposal,…
The US Department of War has named four directed-energy systems — three lasers and one high-power microwave — for a 365-day pilot programme against drones over American military installations. The selection was announced on 5 October 2026 by Joint Interagency…
Fifteen US states and Harris County, Texas have asked a federal appeals court to throw out the Federal Aviation Administration's nationwide environmental clearance for drone package delivery. The petition was filed in the US Court of Appeals for the Second…
Two uncrewed aircraft moved real freight in Louisiana within days of each other, both under formal United States civil aviation oversight. Elroy Air flew its hybrid-electric Chaparral with no pilot on board at Houma–Terrebonne Airport in late August 2026 —…
The biggest drone story of the week is not a new aircraft — it is a customs form. At 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on 3 September 2026, new United States import duties on unmanned aircraft took effect under a Section…
Understand all kinds of Drones The word "drone" has become synonymous with the small helicopter-like devices flown by hobbyists around the world. But, it's puzzling for many when this term also refers to a high-tech battlefield weapon costing millions. Should…
Wingcopter, the German manufacturer known for medical-delivery drones, launched a tactical reconnaissance aircraft called the Wingcopter 262 on 14 September 2026. The all-electric tilt-rotor takes off and lands vertically, weighs 10 kg (22 lb) at maximum take-off, and is quoted…
