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Daily Drone News – Tuesday January 19, 2021
Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an…
Trump orders security risk assessment of Chinese-made drones
On Monday, President Trump signed an executive order that requires all U.S. agencies to assess the security risks of drones that are made in China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia that are present in any government drone fleet and to…
Pilot presses wrong button and crashes $85,000 police drone
A press of the wrong button resulted in the crash of an $85,000 police drone in the United Kingdom. The ground station of the Aeryon SkyRanger R60 displayed an error message prior to the crash. The drone pilot wanted to…
Daily Drone News – Monday January 18, 2021
Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an…
Flymotion is looking to expand its team
Veteran-owned, Flymotion is looking to expand its team and currently has a number of job openings. If you are interested in starting a career in the drone industry these jobs are certainly worth checking out.
Drone used to help find lost kayaker in New Zealand
A drone is used to help find a lost kayaker who went missing overnight off Wellington’s southern coast in New Zealand. Strong winds have hampered the search efforts that included both helicopters and drones.
Drone used in search of missing climber near savage K2 mountain
A drone is being used in the search of missing Russian-American climber Alex Goldfarb on a trekking peak (Pastori Peak 6,209m) near savage K2 mountain. Alex Goldfarb (left) and Zoltan Szlanko on Ama Dablam last winter. Photo: Zoltan Szlanko
Daily Drone News – Friday January 15, 2021
Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an…
Xiaomi added to military blacklist by Trump administration
Consumer electronics company and drone maker Xiaomi has been added to the military blacklist, i.e. a list of companies with suspected ties to the Chinese army, by the Trump administration.
DJI develops self-driving capabilities with LiDAR technology
According to sources and job posts, Chinese drone maker DJI is working on self-driving capabilities with LIVOX LiDAR technology. Job posts and other sources indicate that the company is building an engineering team to achieve this.
Up to one year in prison for drone pilot who crashed UAV into LAPD chopper
The 22-year-old drone pilot who flew his unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) into a Los Angeles Police Department chopper faces up to one year in prison for recklessly operating a drone.
Daily Drone News – Thursday January 14, 2021
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