Royal Mail delivers first package by drone to Scottish Isle of Mull
In the United Kingdom, the Royal Mail postal service delivered the first package by drone to the Scottish isle of Mull.
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DJI Go 4 App update – Version 4.3.40
Yesterday, DJI released a small update to their DJI Go 4 App. We are now up to Version 4.3.40 for iOS. This latest release resolves some crashing issues to improve the stability of the app. However, more importantly, it also…
Counter-drone system installed at Belgrade Airport
To maintain air traffic security, a counter-drone system has been installed at the Belgrade Aiport, better known as the Nikola Tesla Airport, as well as nine security scanners from Rohde & Schwarz.
Sky Drone joins Nvidia incubator program
The Hong Kong-based maker of drone connectivity units, Sky Drone joined the Nvidia incubator program to develop AI processing for 4G and 5G connected drones. Sky Drone joins Nvidia incubator program The fact that Sky Drone joined the Nvidia incubator…
Sheriff’s Office uses police drone to locate missing person
In Fredricksburg, Virginia a missing person was found with the help of a police drone from the Stafford Sheriff’s Office on Saturday evening at around 8:30 pm.
Daily Drone News – Tuesday December 15, 2020
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…
House approves legislation to study drone incursions on fighting wildfires
Last week the U.S. House of Representatives approved bipartisan legislation to set up a federal and state study to examine the risks and effects of drone incursions on fighting wildfires.
DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced versus Autel EVO II Dual (640T)
Now that the launch is official, let’s compare the DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced and the Autel EVO II Dual (640T) to see which one of these two very capable drones comes out on top when comparing the specifications. Update:…
New DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced launches today!
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and the political pressure on Chinese-made drones, DJI has been cranking out a lot of products this year. Today, we are very excited to see DJI launch the new DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced drone, which…
Daily Drone News – Monday December 14, 2020
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…
Will DJI Enterprise launch a new thermal camera tomorrow?
Like many of you, I have been wondering what DJI will be launching tomorrow. Some have speculated that we will see the new DJI FPV drone tomorrow. That seems unlikely as the teaser image was tweeted by DJI Enterprise and…
FAA cleans up and removes special rule for model aircraft
Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it had cleaned up and removed the Special Rule for Model Aircraft. The change was made public in the Federal Register on December 11, 2020.