A new Arkansas law, Act 525 of 2023, prohibits law enforcement agencies from purchasing small drones from “covered foreign entities,” such as DJI drones, starting in 2027. According to Act 525 of 2023, a “covered foreign entity” is defined as…
So, the title of this video, “Florida is Banning DJI Drones,” is partially true. Essentially, they are banning the use of DJI and Autel Robotics drones, along with any Chinese-related drones, for law enforcement and any state agency. Now, why…
DJI, the world’s largest camera drone manufacturer, quietly ceased production of its drone detection and monitoring system, DJI Aeroscope. A message on the official DJI website reads, “The Aeroscope is no longer in production. For the latest in DJI technology,…
Hackers, or security researchers, have figured out how to decode the radio signals that every DJI drone sends out. This lets them know exactly where the DJI drone operator is. UPDATE: DJI RESPONDS TO CONCERNS ABOUT DRONE PILOTS’ LOCATIONS BEING…
All right. This week in drone news, we have three stories for you. The recreational LAANC is finally enabled for night flights. That’s a big deal. Freefly Systems is grounding a bunch of their aircraft, and then Spright gets nationwide…
Booz Allen Hamilton, a federal contracting giant, has made a strategic investment in drone detection company Hidden Level through its corporate venture capital arm. The investment will accelerate the adoption of unmanned aerial system (UAS) detection technologies and operational concepts…
The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Drone Research program achieved a significant milestone as it gained approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to oversee unmanned aircraft flights for other organizations. Under the special waiver granted, the Alaska Center for…
As a drone racing champion, Alex Vanover revealed that winning the 2019 Drone Racing League World Championship provided him with significant opportunities. Victory in the championship enabled him to receive sponsorship deals, attend premieres, dine at the best restaurants, and…
This week in Drone News, we have three stories for you. Amazon and other Drone Companies are laying off employees. This is sad News, a follow-up on a crash that happened between a drone and a Cessna 172. There’s more…
The joint committee of the bilateral agreement between Switzerland and the European Union on air transport decided on November 24, 2022, that Switzerland should follow European drone regulations and other EU laws. Drone pilots will be subject to new laws…
Only 20% to 30% of drone flights in controlled airspace have LAANC authorization, according to new research from drone service provider Aloft. This number is likely so low because DJI, the largest drone maker in the world, quit the FAA…
In a data breach, a DJI Aeroscope database with information from hundreds of airspace monitoring devices made by the Chinese drone maker was made public. This database contained more than 80,000 drone IDs. The Cybernews research team has discovered an…
