Daily Drone News – Wednesday August 26, 2020

Here are today's most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you'd like to receive this in an email going forward, be sure to subscribe using the form below.

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New DJI OM 4 smartphone stabilizer helps you capture those magnetic moments! – Capture magnetic moments with the new DJI OM 4 smartphone stabilizer. The OM 4 makes the most of your smartphone camera with a sleek folding design, new intelligent features, and a novel magnetic phone attachment. The DJI OM 4 can be purchased today from authorized retailers, partners, and DJI for the retail price of $150.

Drone startup Easy Aerial raises $6.15M in Series A funding – Easy Aerial, a leading provider of autonomous drone-based monitoring solutions for commercial, government, and military applications, announced today that it has successfully raised $6.15M in Series A funding.

460-pound drone flown by Arkansas Army National Guard crashed in Lavaca – During a training exercise, a 460-pound military drone flown by Arkansas Army National Guard crashed in Lavaca city limits on Tuesday.

Drone line-of-sight waiver for public safety announced by FAA – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that public safety organizations that use drones can now apply for a waiver that allows the fly the unmanned aircraft beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS).

FLIR Systems introduces Vue TZ20 dual thermal camera drone payload – FLIR Systems introduces the Vue TZ20 dual thermal camera drone payload. A plug-and-play gimbal system for the DJI Matrice 200 Series and Matrice 300 offers high-definition FLIR thermal imaging with zoom capabilities to improve situational awareness.

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Other drone news

• Aquatic drone drops its camera to look for fish
• UC Drone Center Takes on Training and Safety with State Transportation Agency
• Normally unheard and unseen, a Predator drone is now on display
• Turkey's New Akinci Drone Is Impressive, But It's No Substitute For Modern Fighter Jets
• US Air Force issues $90M contract for counter-drone systems and support
• How U.S. Navy Plans To Foil Massive ‘Super Swarm' Drone Attacks
• Army Researchers Develop Breakthrough Sensors For Small Drones
• Open source: Can a Red Hat for drones unseat China's DJI?
• Aviation industry member questions CAA report on drones
• Man sentenced for using drone to deliver drugs to prison
• Pentagon successfully tested a second Gremlins drone
• FAA Announces Drone Line-of-Sight Waiver for Public Safety
• Drone to help in Cheshire police's fight against crime
• Drone technology reveals surprising sea lion colonies off the Great Australian Bight
• Poladrone unleashes the Oryctes agricultural spot precision drone
• Ten companies to develop helicopter-launched drones for U.S. Army
• Police use ‘game-changing' new drone to track down missing man
• Drones find coal fires in China

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