DJI Mavic 2 drone shows up during North Korea military parade
During the 75th anniversary of the ruling party of North Korea, at least one DJI Mavic 2 drone made an appearance.
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Lucid Drone Technologies uses UAS to fight coronavirus in N.C.
Lucid Drone Technologies is ready to start cleaning and spraying disinfectants with drones to fight the ever-spreading coronavirus in North Carolina.
Daily Drone News – Friday October 9, 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…
Mavic Mini 2 specs and release date that we anticipate
We know DJI has some more products up its sleeve to surprise us with before this year will be over. One of which, we believe, will be a small and very lightweight drone. Not the DJI FPV as it seems…
Teen helps older drone pilot who fell down Mississippi River bluff
An older drone pilot who was looking for his unmanned aircraft somehow fell down a Mississippi River bluff in Minneapolis, MN. Luckily a teenager heard his shouts for help and came to the man’s rescue.
The Bakken is a natural test ground for drones in North Dakota
The Bakken is a natural test ground for drones in North Dakota, says Matt Dunlevy, president and CEO of SkySkopes in a guest column for the Grand Forks Herald.
Former drone show operator indicted for fraud and identity theft
On September 2, 2020, former drone show operator David J. Oneal was indicted by a grand jury in the Western District of Texas for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Certain foreign-made drones cannot be bought with DOJ grant funds
On Thursday, the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced the issuance of new guidance that bans the use of agency grants to purchase foreign-made drones and other unmanned aerial systems from foreign groups deemed threats. Updated with response…
Drone group photo of EMS workers outside Robeson County Emergency Operations Center
A drone group photo is not yet a regular occurrence, but it something that we see happening more often since unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have become less expensive and easier to fly. Here’s a drone group photo of emergency medical…
Daily Drone News – Thursday October 8, 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…
EPA warns against drones to spray disinfectants and fight COVID-19
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) warns against the use of drones, fogging, fumigation, and electrostatic spraying to apply disinfectants to help fight COVID-19, unless the product’s label provides specific instruction in how to do so, according to a recent…
Solar-powered drone provides first LTE connection from stratosphere
The solar-powered drone from Google’s parent company Alphabet and SoftBank provided the first LTE connection from the stratosphere to enable a “high-definition” and “low-latency” video call.