6 min read · DJI · August 25, 2026
DJI Opens Heritage 3D Contest. US National Parks Are Off-Limits.
DJI Enterprise's World Heritage 3D contest runs to October 10. It suggests national parks as subjects. In the US, those are the illegal ones.
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DJI Offers College Students Cash And Free Gear As FCC Blocks Its New Drones H. Kesteloo
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DJI Opens Heritage 3D Contest. US National Parks Are Off-Limits.
DJI Enterprise's World Heritage 3D contest runs to October 10. It suggests national parks as subjects. In the US, those are the illegal ones.
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DJI Sets September 3 Osmo 360 II Launch, No US Price Announced
DJI's 15-second teaser dates the Osmo 360 II for September 3 at 7 AM EDT, three weeks after a China-only launch that skipped an American price.
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Washington Commercial Drone Fees Jump 10x to $150 After Jet Tax Repeal
Washington will charge commercial drone operators $150 per aircraft a year from January 2027, up from $15, in the bill that repealed its luxury jet tax.
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DJI Osmo Action 6 Rides LandSpace Rocket From Liftoff to Landing
DJI strapped its Osmo Action 6 to LandSpace's Zhuque-3 booster and published the full uncut ride, from ignition to a vertical landing in northwest China.
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Rainmaker Says Its Drones Made 143M Gallons of Rain. Florida Calls Cloud Seeding a Felony
Western states are spending millions on cloud seeding. The one drone operator in the boom faces two state felony bans and a stalled FAA flare petition.
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