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This month on Caribbean Drone News, Jamaica picks up hardware on two completely different fronts. Prime Minister Andrew Holness accepted the 2026 Esri President's Award for the National Drone Response that mapped Hurricane Melissa in real time, while Jamaica's Drone Soccer team came home from South Korea with a fifth place finish and a funding model worth studying. DJI also quietly flew its first cargo eVTOL near the summit of Mount Everest, hitting the highest documented altitude for a cargo drone in its class. And the FCC closed out July by expanding its covered list to foreign made robots and grid equipment, a move AUVSI welcomed with one major caveat. Alan Gabriel breaks down what each story means for operators and manufacturers watching the region. Tune in to catch up on the month in Caribbean and global drone news.

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