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Autel EVO II available in the week of April 20th, 2020
In an official announcement from Autel Robotics, the company informs us that the Autel EVO II will be available in the week of April 20th, 2020. You will be able to buy the drone at official Autel resellers, such as…
Dutch tourist town Volendam by drone. Like you’ve never seen before!
This short video clip shows us the Dutch tourist town Volendam by drone. The video is less than two minutes long but the first-person-view delivers an experience, unlike anything you have seen before.
Shipwrecks in Lake Michigan are easy to spot with a drone in crystal clear spring waters
Shipwrecks in Lake Michigan are easy to spot with a drone or other aircraft due to the incredible clear springtime waters. The waters will remain crystal clear until warmer weather creates algae blooms. Check out some of the amazing aerial…
Parrot manufactures drone prototypes for Department of Defense
Parrot to manufacture its Short-Range Reconnaissance drone prototypes for the Department of Defense in the United States of America. Parrot has passed another milestone in the United States Army’s Short-Range Reconnaissance drone program. As the final steps of this selection…
French government plans to buy 651 drones for surveillance purposes
The French government plans to buy 651 drones for surveillance purposes, details of which are outlined in a tender worth almost €4M ($4.3M USD). The tender, titled “Drones” was published on April 12th on the official bulletin of public procurement…
Drone pilot saves fawns from an agonizing death in Swiss Alps
In the Swiss Alps, the meadows are mowed from early May to mid-July. Each year about 1,500 fawns are accidentally killed in the process as the animals hide in the tall grass. Drone pilot, Livio Son uses his unmanned aircraft…
DJI official announcement and teaser video: Up Your Game (with the DJI Mavic Air 2)
Just hours after I posted this article reconfirming DJI’s launch date of April 27th, DJI tweets out this official message. In a ten-second clip on Twitter, DJI says: “Up Your Game.” The drone maker also shows the date of April…
Breaking news: DJI confirms launch on April 27th. Introduction DJI Mavic Air 2?
We already reported that April 27th is expected to be the launch date for the new DJI Mavic Air 2. However, today we learn that DJI is scheduling calls with various parties to inform them about “some exciting news from…
NYPD seizes George Steinmetz’s DJI Mavic 2 Pro after Hart Island photo
By now, many people will have seen drone videos or photos of the mass burials of unclaimed COVID-19 victims at Hart Island in New York. We reported on that about a week ago, but so did many other news outlets.…
Deceased kayaker in Colorado lake found with help of underwater drone
A multi-day search on North Lake, west of Trinidad, Colorado was organized after a kayaker was reported missing on Monday, April 6th. Witnesses said that they had seen the kayaker capsize, but that he wasn’t spotted again. The missing kayaker…
Growth in surveillance, including drones, may be hard to scale back after coronavirus
In an interesting article in The Guardian, experts warn that the increased surveillance, including drone surveillance, may be hard to scale back once the Coronavirus pandemic is behind us.
DJI asked distributors to place orders for the Matrice 300
Today, we received new information about the DJI Matrice 300. Apparently, DJI has asked distributors to go ahead and place orders for the M300 even though final specs and pricing are not yet available.
Drone portraits of New Yorkers in quarantine but still together
In a series of drone portraits, New Yorkers show how while being quarantined they can still be together. Johnny Cirillo flew his drone over parts of Greenpoint and captured the following photos.
Drones capture devastation caused by tornadoes over Easter weekend
Drones capture the devastation caused by at least 40 tornadoes over the Easter weekend, as they struck parts of the South and Southeast of the United States, leaving 30 people dead, hundreds of buildings destroyed and 1.3 million people without…
Brazilian Malcom receives Soccer Player of the Month award by drone
The coronavirus crisis has lead to many new use-cases for drones. We have already seen drones sing Happy Birthday songs, shout at people to stay inside and now also deliver the Soccer Player of the Month award by drone to…
DJI FPV System firmware update released today – v01.00.05.00
Today, DJI released a firmware update for its DJI FPV System. This is version 01.00.05.00 and is for the Air Unit, Goggles and Remote Controller. The update contains some new features as well as a number of bug fixes. Maybe…
Stunning drone video shows Trevi Fountain like you have never seen it before
This stunning Drone Video shows the Trevi Fountain as you have never seen it before. And, will likely never see again. Normally, the famous fountain in Italy is a tourist hotspot and capturing drone videos like these would be simply…
Drone captures dust cloud sweeping over Little Village after smokestack demolition
This video from a drone captures a possibly toxic dust cloud sweeping over Little Village after the demolition of a century-old smokestack at the old Crawford Coal Plant on Saturday morning. Chicago Mayor Lightfoot has asked for a full report…
Wyckoff Police use drones for good with Birthday Drive-By program
This is a really nice story. The Wyckoff Police in New Jersey, use drones for good with their highly successful Birthday Drive-By program. Based on the number of videos they have shared on Facebook, it seems that they just recently…
Honolulu Fire Department uses drones to enforce stay-at-home order at beaches
The Honolulu Fire Department uses drones to enforce stay-at-home and work-at-home order from Mayor Kirk Caldwell at local beaches around Oahu, city officials said on Friday.
DJI Matrice 300 (or M300) and Mavic 3 update
Here’s a quick update on the DJI Matrice 300 (or M300) and the Mavic 3. The M300 is obviously the successor to the DJI Matrice 200/210 drone and aimed at the commercial or enterprise drone market. This unmanned aircraft was…
About the DJI reorganization and firings in the U.S.
Over the last week, there has been quite a bit of speculation about what is going on within DJI’s organization. There were rumors of DJI leaving the U.S. market, which turned out to be false. In fact, DJI is very…
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