Deal
DJI Mini 5 Pro Amazon Bundle Packs Over $100 In Free Gear For $899
An Amazon bundle pairs the DJI Mini 5 Pro with $100+ in accessories for $899. What's in it, what reviewers say, and the 250-gram registration catch.
Haye Kesteloo
Haye Kesteloo is the Editor in Chief and Founder of DroneXL.co, where he covers all drone-related news, DJI rumors and writes drone reviews, and of EVXL.co, for all electric vehicle news. Haye can be reached at haye @ dronexl.co or @hayekesteloo. Also on LinkedIn, Muck Rack, Instagram and YouTube.
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Drone Delivery
Amazon's Pool Drop Shows Why Zipline Is Winning Drone Delivery
An Amazon MK30 dropped a package into a Texas pool. Zipline's tethered droid and parachute designs show why the 83-pound drone keeps missing.
Industry
FCC Tells All Certification Labs To Tighten Drone Screening
After an erroneous grant let a Chinese flying camera reach US buyers, the FCC is sending guidance to every certification body it accredits.
DJI
DJI Offers $10,000 For Your Best Avata 360 Video While Washington Decides Its US Future
DJI's All For Passion Challenge pays up to $10,000 for Avata 360 sports videos through September 30. The drone's US story makes it complicated.
DJI
DJI Names 15 Onboard AI Challenge Winners, From Banana Farms to Bridge Cracks
DJI names 15 winners in its Enterprise Drone Onboard AI Challenge 2026, from a Colombian banana farm crop counter to closed-loop traffic inspection in China.
OPERATORS
DJI Ban Hits Home: Drone Pilots Ask Whether Their Businesses Survive
A new Part 107 pilot asked Facebook if the DJI ban killed his drone business before launch. 268 comments show what operators face ahead of September 3.
Industry
Navy Puts $50 Million On Shield AI's X-BAT While The Air Force Watches
The Navy and Defense Innovation Unit are investing $50 million in Shield AI's X-BAT, a tail-landing fighter drone that has never flown. The Air Force is deliberately sitting this one out, and the hard part is the landing.
US Government
White House Summons 40 Drone Companies As Tariff Deadline And Beijing Loom
The first White House Drone Dominance event packed roughly 40 drone makers into the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, two weeks before Section 232 tariffs hit and hours before Beijing demanded their withdrawal.
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