DroneXL
drone industry news site founded in 2020 by editor Haye Kesteloo.
Founded by editor Haye Kesteloo in 2020, DroneXL is a drone-industry news site. On 30 September, its reporting intersected with coverage of a 14,000-drone order by Neros.
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Timeline for DroneXL
Mentioned in: Hegseth plans a four-star drone command
Drones: Industry & DefenceMentioned in: DIU ranks Gauntlet II drone winners
Drones: Industry & DefenceMentioned in: Drone boat rescued the downed Apache crew
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DroneXL covers the drone industry, including military procurement and the operational use of unmanned systems. Its editor, Haye Kesteloo, founded the publication in 2020. The site appeared in coverage of the Pentagon's Gauntlet II competition, where officials named ten winners on 18 September and described orders for about 60,000 drones.
The publication sits within a specialist trade-press field that follows drone suppliers, procurement programmes and autonomous-system deployments. Its recorded coverage also connected it to reporting on the Saronic Corsair, an autonomous US Navy drone boat that rescued two Apache CREW members in the Strait of Hormuz on 9 June.
For readers, DroneXL is useful as a specialist source for industry claims that need checking against official records. The Pentagon's planned four-star Autonomous Warfare Command, announced on 30 September, shows why specialist reporting on drones now overlaps with major defence policy.
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