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Custom multirotor drone with a camera rig flies above a lake and rural church.

Alliance for Drone Innovation raises concerns around proposed ban on Chinese-made drones – In a letter to Congress this week, the Alliance for Drone Innovation (ADI) has raised concerns around the proposed ban on Chinese-made drones. The group said that such a ban would “hurt the drone industry” and would leave the federal government with fewer options.

MissionGO crew in hi-vis vests prepare an unmanned helicopter beside an organ transport container.

Human kidney successfully transported by drone over Las Vegas desert – Last week, MissionGO and Nevada Donor Network announced that they had successfully transported by drone a human kidney over the Las Vegas desert in Nevada. Could this become the future of organ transportation?

DJI teaser graphic for INTERGEO Digital 2020 announcing an October 14 launch event.

DJI Enterprise to make two big announcements at INTERGEO Digital 2020 – This year during the biggest geospatial exhibition, the INTERGEO Digital 2020 convention, DJI Enterprise will make two big announcements.

Crowd of search volunteers assembles in a gravel lot ringed by evergreen trees.

Thermal drone finds missing teen after two days near Mt. St. Helens – With the help of a thermal drone, a missing Vancouver teen was found safe after two days near Mount St. Helens. After the 16-year-old had suddenly vanished a massive search and rescue party was organized including more than 100 people and two helicopters. He was safely found with the help of a drone with a thermal camera after almost 32 hours.

Grid of customer photos showing Wing delivery drones and branded packages from social media.

Google’s Wing expands drone deliveries in Australia after 500% surge – After successful trials in Canberra and Logan, Queensland, Google’s Wing expands drone deliveries to new locations in Australia in the coming months.

Schiebel Camcopter S-100 unmanned helicopter in EMSA markings parked on a green helipad.

Sniffer drone deployed over Strait of Dover to measure ships’ emissions – France’s Ministry of the Sea is deploying a sniffer drone in the Pas-de-Calais region, bordering the Strait of Dover, which is the world’s busiest area for ship movements, to tighten control of ship emissions.

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