DJI Mini 3 Pro rumors: delayed launch date
The launch date of the DJI Mini 3 Pro is rumored to be delayed until later in May. For all the specs on the DJI Mini 3 Pro see this post here. On social media, rumors are swirling that the…
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DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise leaked by drone maker in April Fools’ video?
Did drone maker DJI quietly leak a photo of the not-yet-released DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise in its April Fools’ video clip, or is it part of the joke? Remember the tweet that DJI Enterprise sent out on April 1st? The…
DJI Mini 3 Pro comes in at an incredibly low weight of just 245 grams
Long-time DJI leaker, DealsDrone was able to confirm the weight of the soon-to-be-released DJI Mini 3 Pro. The new DJI mini drone comes in at an incredibly low weight of just 245 grams. “This tool is not very accurate, but…
Oakland police use DJI Mini 2 to rescue young chicks swept away into storm drain
In the city of Oakland, California, the Alameda Police Department used a DJI Mini 2 to find three chicks that had been swept away into a storm drain. The three young animals were quickly located with the help of the…
DJI Mini 3 Pro shown in all its glory. High-res photos leaked today
Check out the DJI Mini 3 Pro in all its glory in this series of high-resolution photos. The images were leaked this morning by our friend DealsDrone and it gives us an unprecedented look at the yet-to-be-released DJI mini drone.…
Russian military uses DJI drones as well new videos show
On social media, specifically Telegram, there are many photos and videos available that show the Russian military using off-the-shelf DJI drones in Ukraine. Journalist Faine Greenwood recently found videos on Telegram showing members of the Russian military showing off various…
Newly leaked photos show DJI Mini 3 and RC in the wild!
Ahead of its rumored release date of April 28th, a flurry of newly leaked photos shows the DJI Mini 3 and the RC out in the open. Early this morning, leakers DealsDrone, Jasper Ellens and OsitaLV started sharing new photos…
Alta X drone from FreeFly Systems now added to Blue sUAS 2.0 program
The FreeFly Systems’ Alta X drone is now the second drone, after the Sensefly eBee TAC, to be approved and added to the Blue sUAS 2.0 program. When the Blue sUAS program was originally announced in August 2020, it was…
Amazon ad confirms impending arrival of DJI Mini 3 drone
One of our readers shared the following screenshot, which seems to confirm the imminent arrival of the DJI Mini 3. Update: see newly leaked DJI Mini 3 photos here. In a search for information on the yet-to-be-released DJI Mini 3…
Volatus Aerospace provides 30 thermal drones and training to Ukraine
Drone solutions provider Volatus Aerospace has started to deliver intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (“ISR”) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), which include 30 thermal drones, to organizations in Ukraine. Volatus Aerospace supplies the thermal drones to a consortium of organizations that are…
How to geolocate drone videos to document war crimes in Ukraine
This article explains how you can geolocate drone videos and even determine the approximate time and date the footage was shot using freely available online tools, such as Google Streetview, Google Earth and SunCalc. Over the past few weeks, we…
Drone footage shows Russian army dug trenches in highly radioactive area of Chernobyl
According to drone footage from Ukraine’s military released last week by Energoatom, the state-owned operator of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants, Russian troops who invaded Ukraine’s Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant from the first week of their incursion until late last week…