Two Ohio men charged with use drone to drop contraband in prison
A grand jury indicted two Cleveland-area men, who had accused of using a drone to drop contraband, including drugs and cell phones, into the Southwest Ohio prison yard, last summer.
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West Palm Beach high school receives five drones worth $20,000
West Palm Beach Lakes High School receives five drones worth $20,000 from Florida Power & Light to get the school’s new drone program off the ground.
Scared-to-death girl chased by drone for months in weird animated story
Girl chased by drone… Why is it that drones are still portrayed as the bad guy? We have the Lego set, made infamous by Brendan Schulman, in which a drone is shown to steal a statue and is being chased…
What if the DJI FPV drone would offer a 3D flying experience?
What if the yet-to-be-released DJI FPV drone would offer a 3D flying experience for the drone pilot? As in viewing the world form above in 3D with those new DJI Goggles V2. Wouldn’t that be cool? Today, Mr. D. asked…
Daily Drone News – Wednesday, January 27th, 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…
NUAIR reaches new milestone in FAA drone program
Recently the NUAIR drone test site at the Griffiss Airport in Rome, NY reached another milestone in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) drone program.
We had someone order a head of broccoli to be delivered by drone
“We had someone order a head of broccoli. Who orders a head of broccoli for drone delivery?” Well, apparently people do and Manna Aero in Ireland was happy to make the delivery happen.
DJI flyaway coverage for Mavic Air 2 and Mini 2 drones
DJI announced that it will now offer flyaway coverage for the Mavic Air 2 and Mini 2 drones. The protection does not come cheap, however. You will have to pay $399 for the Mavic Air 2 and $225 for the…
Daily Drone News – Tuesday January 26, 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…
Wingcopter expands to US, develops next-gen drone with $22M in funding
In a series-A funding round, the German drone start-up Wingcopter raised $22M to expand its operations to the US market and to develop the next-gen drone technology. Since its founding in 2017, the company has come a long way with…
Chilean navy helicopter collides with DJI Mavic Air 2 drone
On January 23rd, a Chilean navy helicopter collides with a DJI Mavic Air 2 drone. A passenger onboard the helicopter got injured as a result of the collision. Photos show that the drone crashed through the windshield and seemingly hitting…
Daily Drone News – Monday January 26, 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…