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Grainy thermal drone footage showing a person in the water during a night sea rescue.

Drone and hovercraft save a man half a mile out at sea – In the United Kingdom, a drone and a hovercraft were used to save a man who was more than a half-mile out at sea. Thermal cameras on drones can make a crucial difference in the ability to quickly find a person, especially when it is already dark.

Aerial view of a shark speeding through turquoise water and leaving a white wake.

Drone captures shark swimming at high speed off the coast of Capo Beach – Off the coast of Capo Beach in California, Photographer Matt Larmand captured a shark swimming at a very high speed. Although it is unclear what might have spooked the shark, the footage is quite spectacular.

Taped bundles of smuggled drugs weighed on a scale at a Customs and Border Protection office.

Drone used to smuggle drugs across Mexico border – Two US citizens were arrested by Yuma Sector agents on Thursday, November 5 after they picked up multiple packages of drugs that were dropped by a drone after smuggling the contraband across the Mexico border.

A DJI Agras agricultural spraying drone shown from the front against a black studio background.

As DJI officially announces the Agras T20, it launches the T10 and T30 in China – DJI officially announces the agricultural drone, the Agras T20, while at the same time introducing its new flagship, the Agras T30, and smaller T10 in China, during the DJI Dajing conference in Shenzhen.

Sony Airpeak drone project

Sony announces Airpeak drone project for spring 2021 launch – Japanese tech giant, Sony is about to enter the drone market in 2021 with the announcement of the somewhat mysterious Airpeak project. Considering Sony’s expertise and experience in photography, and consumer electronics in general, does this mean that DJI will finally get some real competition?

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