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DHS commits $115 million to counter-drone defenses for 2026 events

DHS commits $115 million to counter-drone defenses for 2026 events

DHS approved $115 million for counter-drone systems ahead of the 2026 World Cup and US 250th Anniversary. Hobby flights ...

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LiPo safety essentials every FPV and drone racer must follow

LiPo safety essentials every FPV and drone racer must follow

Practical LiPo battery handling and charging guidelines for FPV pilots that reduce fire risk, extend pack life, and keep...

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Essential Beginner's Guide to FPV Drone Racing Gear and Training

Essential Beginner's Guide to FPV Drone Racing Gear and Training

A comprehensive beginner's guide to FPV mini-quad racing collects equipment recommendations, training progression, safet...

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Comprehensive FPV buying guide highlights DJI Avata 2 and kits

Comprehensive FPV buying guide highlights DJI Avata 2 and kits

A comprehensive FPV buying guide ranks rigs from DJI Avata 2 to TinyHawk and Antigravity. It helps pilots choose by spee...

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Draganfly integrates ARTEMIS cellphone detection for Swedish SAR operations

Draganfly integrates ARTEMIS cellphone detection for Swedish SAR operations

Draganfly announced deployment of drones integrated with Smith Myers ARTEMIS cellphone detection for SAR Sweden. Tests v...

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Varta’s DroneHunter Raises Safety Concerns for FPV Race Organizers

Varta’s DroneHunter Raises Safety Concerns for FPV Race Organizers

Varta unveiled DroneHunter Varta at CES 2026, a short-range kinetic counter-drone aimed at infantry. It matters because ...

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Partial reprieve for Chinese-made drones leaves uncertainty for racers

Partial reprieve for Chinese-made drones leaves uncertainty for racers

The Department of Commerce withdrew a proposed blanket import ban, but the FCC still blocks new foreign-made drone model...

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CADDXFPV unveils modular digital FPV lineup and RC cars

CADDXFPV unveils modular digital FPV lineup and RC cars

CADDXFPV unveiled a modular digital FPV lineup with Ascent systems, split-type goggles and FPV RC cars. That expands cro...

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MultiGP Rule Book Centralizes Standards and Tools for Sanctioned Racing

MultiGP Rule Book Centralizes Standards and Tools for Sanctioned Racing

MultiGP’s Rule Book is the official, detailed resource for running and participating in sanctioned MultiGP races, consol...

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Race-Day Drone Checklist and Pit Procedures for Consistent Finishes

Race-Day Drone Checklist and Pit Procedures for Consistent Finishes

A compact, race-ready checklist and pit routine can be the difference between finishing heats and a DNF. This article la...

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Practical FPV Goggle Buyer's Guide for Analog and Digital Pilots

Practical FPV Goggle Buyer's Guide for Analog and Digital Pilots

This comprehensive buyer’s and setup guide walks pilots through choosing and configuring FPV goggles across analog 5.8 G...

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How Simulators Are Transforming Drone Racing Training and Practice

How Simulators Are Transforming Drone Racing Training and Practice

Pilots increasingly rely on flight simulators as the fastest, safest, and most cost-effective route to build stick time,...

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30-90 Day Starter Checklist for FPV Drone Racing Success

30-90 Day Starter Checklist for FPV Drone Racing Success

This practical guide condenses the essential steps to begin FPV drone racing, outlining the learning path, minimum gear,...

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Race-Ready Quad Checklist: Preflight Setup, Tuning, Maintenance Tips

Race-Ready Quad Checklist: Preflight Setup, Tuning, Maintenance Tips

A concise, practical checklist lays out hardware, wiring, firmware, tuning and race-day procedures to get 5" race quads ...

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China Institutes Formal Drone Airworthiness Rules, Reshaping Low Altitude Economy

China Institutes Formal Drone Airworthiness Rules, Reshaping Low Altitude Economy

China passed revisions to its Civil Aviation Law on December 27, creating the first formal statutory framework for unman...

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RaceSync iOS update adds search, organizer tools, Series groundwork

RaceSync iOS update adds search, organizer tools, Series groundwork

RaceSync iOS v1.8.2 adds universal search, native race pages, organizer edits, and Series groundwork to improve race man...

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DroneShield Pilot Wins Australian ProSpec Wildcard, Earns Championship Spot

DroneShield Pilot Wins Australian ProSpec Wildcard, Earns Championship Spot

DroneShield announces that pilot Youhanna Wahba takes first place at the 2026 MultiGP Australian ProSpec Wildcard Race, ...

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Draganfly CEO Presents at Needham Conference Signaling Commercial Push

Draganfly CEO Presents at Needham Conference Signaling Commercial Push

Draganfly CEO Cameron Chell is presenting at the Needham Growth Conference today, highlighting the company's push into p...

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Flywing's X-Wing Fighter brings FPV cockpit combat to hobbyists

Flywing's X-Wing Fighter brings FPV cockpit combat to hobbyists

Flywing unveiled the X‑Wing Fighter at CES, a VTOL RC built for immersive FPV and multiplayer scoring. It could push clu...

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Italy Retires IT-STS Scenarios; PDRA Rules Raise Training Bar

Italy Retires IT-STS Scenarios; PDRA Rules Raise Training Bar

Italy retired its national IT‑STS training scenarios on January 1, 2026, and operations must now follow the European STS...

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FCC Bans New Foreign Made Drones, U.S. Market Faces Shake Up

FCC Bans New Foreign Made Drones, U.S. Market Faces Shake Up

The Federal Communications Commission announced it would ban new foreign made drones from the U.S. market, a decision th...

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New First Flight Checklist Brings Essential FPV Safety and Readiness

New First Flight Checklist Brings Essential FPV Safety and Readiness

A concise First FPV Flight Checklist provides step by step pre flight and safety procedures for pilots new to first pers...

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Finland’s Summa Defence Delivers ZEUS FPV Drones to Ukraine

Finland’s Summa Defence Delivers ZEUS FPV Drones to Ukraine

Summa Defence Plc delivered the first production batch of its ZEUS family of FPV drones to Ukrainian forces and announce...

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Himax Subsidiary Liqxtal and iCatch Unveil Drone AI Imaging Pack

Himax Subsidiary Liqxtal and iCatch Unveil Drone AI Imaging Pack

Liqxtal, a Himax subsidiary, and iCatch showcased a combined Drone AI imaging solution at CES 2026 on January 2, introdu...

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FCC rule change pauses HoverAir Aqua U.S. shipments, affects racers

FCC rule change pauses HoverAir Aqua U.S. shipments, affects racers

An FCC rule now bars foreign-made drones without prior approval and paused U.S. shipments of the HoverAir Aqua. That pol...

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Monocular Vision System Wins Podiums, Advances Autonomous Drone Racing

Monocular Vision System Wins Podiums, Advances Autonomous Drone Racing

Researchers posted a preprint describing a monocular, end to end system that corrected Visual Inertial Odometry drift an...

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Telangana to Stage Mega Drone Shows and Aerial Races at Sankranti

Telangana to Stage Mega Drone Shows and Aerial Races at Sankranti

Telangana state government will host large-scale Sankranti festivities at Gachibowli Stadium on January 16 and 17, 2026,...

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Fly Wing’s folding X‑Wing Fighter promises cockpit-style FPV and VTOL

Fly Wing’s folding X‑Wing Fighter promises cockpit-style FPV and VTOL

Fly Wing unveiled a folding foam VTOL craft that pairs with FPV goggles and head-tracking; it goes to Kickstarter in Mar...

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DroneShield Renews Support for ADF Drone Racing Team into 2026

DroneShield Renews Support for ADF Drone Racing Team into 2026

DroneShield confirmed on January 7 that it will extend its sponsorship of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Drone Racin...

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