Zipline to deliver COVID-19 vaccines in Nigerian state Kaduna
The drone delivery company Zipline has partnered with the Nigerian state Kaduna to deliver COVID-19 vaccines by fixed-wing drone.
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Daily Drone News – Wednesday February 3, 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…
Eagle grabs drone mid-flight and takes off
This is not the first time, we have seen a drone being attacked mid-flight by a bird of prey. In this video that was shared on Twitter, we an eagle grabbing a drone out of the skies. Amazing footage that…
Can you fly an FPV drone with AA batteries?
Rotor Riot released this video in which they try to make an FPV drone fly on AA batteries. Can it be done? Well, yes but it is not an easy thing to accomplish. Check this video below.
Next FAA Drone Advisory Committee meeting on Feb. 24
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) just sent out a reminder that the next Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) online-only meeting will take place on February 24 from 12 to 2 PM EST.
DJI Inspire drones are used to transport COVID-19 tests in NY
DJI Inspire drones are used to transport COVID-19 test kits between a hospital and a biotech lab in the state of New York. The project is the result of a partnership between Airspace Link and the city of Syracuse.
Daily Drone News – Tuesday February 2, 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…
More DJI employees in Palo Alto office to be let go this week
We have just been informed by one of our sources that more DJI employees from the drone makers’ office in Palo Alto will be let go by the end of this week. The drone maker did confirm the reduction of…
Israelian DJI Matrice 100 drone comes down in Lebanese territory
Yesterday, an Israelian DJI Matrice 100 drone came down in Lebanese territory. It is unclear if the DJI drone simply fell from the sky as the Israeli military would like you to believe or whether it was brought down by…
New eBee Geo drone from senseFly priced at $10k
Parrot Group subsidiary senseFly launched a new drone called the eBee Geo. This latest fixed-wing drone in the X line of professional surveying and mapping aircraft is priced at $10k USD.
Daily Drone News – Monday February 1, 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…
Autel Robotics releases EVO II battery maintenance video
Today, Autel Robotics released a video with tips on battery usage and maintenance for the EVO II drone to make sure you will get the optimal performance out of the batteries.