By: Colonel (ret) Bernie Derbach, KR Droneworks Academy , 18 Apr 26 For the better part of a decade, the drone industry was defined by one thing: the machine. We obsessed over flight times, camera resolutions, and carbon-fiber frames. But as we move through 2026, the industry has reached a massive turning point. The "Hardware Era" is effectively over. We have entered the era of Aerial Intelligence. At KR Droneworks Academy, we are seeing a fundamental shift in how enterprises

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Your Weekly Update Happy Friday, pilots! It’s been a wild week in the drone universe. From internet-killing delivery drones in the US to military detection trials buzzing over Ottawa, here is everything you need to know from the last 7 days. Here is your weekly briefing on the most important news from the drone universe. 🌎 International News U.S. MQ-9 Reaper crash off South Korea (routine mission — under investigation). Multiple outlets reported a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 crashed