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DJI Osmo Action 6 – How To Easily Crop Square Aspect Video In DJI Mimo App
Good day, folks. Shawn here from Air Photography. One of the most powerful new features on the DJI Osmo Action 6 is the ability to film in a perfectly square aspect ratio, and I want to show you exactly how…
US Army Europe crowns its Best Drone Warfighters
Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany turned into a buzzing hive of rotors and radio chatter from December 8 to 10, 2025, as ten teams squared off in the first ever U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Drone Warfighter Competition, as…
Drone Busts Chicago Railyard Burglary Before Coffee Time
Somewhere above a quiet Chicago railyard, a drone was doing its job, watching patiently, humming softly, and absolutely not impressed by what it was about to see. Early in the morning on December 5, while most of the city was…
Prisons Face a Growing Threat From Smuggling Drones
Drones were supposed to bring us sunset photos, roof inspections, and the occasional wedding video with questionable music choices. Instead, they are now running prison logistics like an airborne Amazon Prime, except the packages include drugs, phones, and the occasional…
Skydio X10 Drone Nails Shoplifting Suspect on Long Island
What started as a routine shoplifting call at a Dick’s Sporting Goods in Commack quickly escalated into chaos, sirens, and eventually a flying robot with heat vision. Suffolk County police say four people were involved in the alleged theft, scattering…
DJI Drones Save American Lives: Here’s The Proof Politicians Are Ignoring Before December 23
We have been reporting on the DJI ban for over a year, but today we are publishing something different: a comprehensive, documented record of American lives saved by the very drones that will be banned in nine days. DroneXL reader…
Seven Students Expose Russia’s Drone Motherships After Intel Agencies Failed
We’ve been covering Europe’s drone crisis for months, from military reconnaissance drones shutting down Munich Airport to the EU’s scramble to build a multi-billion-euro “drone wall.” But while European intelligence agencies stumbled through bureaucratic fog, seven journalism students just delivered…
Drone Industry Faces Same Private Equity Trap Now Squeezing Volunteer Fire Departments
We have been reporting on how private equity and venture capital are reshaping the drone industry for years. Today, The New York Times published an investigation that exposes the identical playbook being used against volunteer fire departments, and the parallels…
Drone Brings Lifesaving Gear to Man Trapped by Flood
Floods do not arrive politely. They do not knock, wait, or ask if you are ready. One minute a river looks high but manageable. The next minute it has decided it wants the road, the trees, and your car too.…
Tiny flapping drone matches insect speed with an AI brain
MIT microrobot using AI control flies with insect agility, doing flips and tight maneuvers, a step toward rescue robots in rubble. Somewhere, a housefly is feeling slightly threatened. Tiny drones could one day crawl through collapsed buildings to help find…
Denmark’s Drone Airport Chaos Just Turbocharged Europe’s Counter-UAS Race
When multiple drones showed up over Danish airports and a key fighter base this fall, the Danish government realized it needed to invest in better counter-UAS (cUAS) measures, because the next time this occurs they may not be as lucky.…
Connecticut Drone Detection Sensors Coming to School Rooftops as Surveillance Network Expands
Public schools are about to become surveillance stations. Connecticut State Police are requesting permission to install Dedrone drone detection sensors on two New Haven high school rooftops, funded entirely by federal anti-terrorism grants. If approved, Sound School and New Haven…
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