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DJI Matrice 30 replaces flying dinosaurs at the Ohio Police Department
Two police helicopters used by the Hamilton County Police Department in Ohio will soon be retired. The police helicopters will be replaced by fifteen drones, including the DJI Matrice 30, equipped with specialist equipment. “The drones are a fraction of…
New FAA Advisory Circular on the process for applying for a FRIA
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave instructions on how to set up a community-based group that the FAA will recognize for recreational drone flying, so-called FRIA. Recreational drone flyers are required by federal law to…
Wing expands drone deliveries to drone-friendly Dublin, Ireland
As the European Union is becoming more drone-friendly, Wing, a subsidiary of Google, will begin drone deliveries in Dublin, Ireland, with plans to bring this service to more European communities. In Ireland, the Wing drone delivery business will go up…
DJI M600 with machine gun tested by Ukrainian military
This morning, we came across a video in which members of the Ukrainian military try out a DJI M600 drone that has been modified to carry a machine gun. The video shows the DJI Matrice 600, the biggest drone produced…
DJI Matrice 600 with automatic gun for attack drone training for Chinese military
Take a look at these images that were just shared with us. They allegedly show a Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) UAV platoon working on and training with an attack drone made from a DJI Matrice 600 that has been…
Drone army fights off wildfires in China’s largest city, Chongqing
In August, wildfires burned in the steep mountains around Chongqing, a Chinese city with 31 million people. The fires threatened to spread to the city’s tall business towers and high-rise homes. The most advanced drone army in the world attacked…
PIXL Drone Show – DJI Airworks 2022 Special
Welcome to this latest episode of our PIXL Drone Show. This week we have a special covering the DJI Airworks 2022 event in Las Vegas in detail. Be sure to check it out on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts. About the PIXL Drone…
80,000 drone IDs exposed in DJI Aeroscope data leak
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…
EASA introduces measurement method for drone noise levels
The European aviation safety organization, EASA has introduced a method for measuring drone noise levels of unmanned aircraft below 600 kg flown in the Specific category. With this, EASA wants to limit the noise nuisance from drone operations. National governments…
Ukraine crowdfunds $10M in 24 hours to buy kamikaze drones
In response to Russian rocket attacks on Ukrainian cities on Monday, a crowdfunding campaign raised almost $10 million in 24 hours to buy kamikaze drones for the Ukrainian military. The funds will be used to purchase 50 Ram II drones,…
The first test flight with a manned air taxi over Rome Airport is a fact
Last week, Volocopter successfully completed a manned test flight with the VoloCity air taxi over Rome’s international airport. The plan is to create a regular connection between the airport and the city center of Rome by the end of 2024.…
Drug-smuggling drone pilot gets 17 months prison time
A 32-year-old drug-smuggling drone pilot from Leeuwarden, in the Netherlands, has been jailed for seventeen months for attempting to smuggle a package with drugs and a telephone into the penitentiary institution (PI) Leeuwarden using a drone. The smuggling attempt with…
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