Rafael Suárez is a drone journalist and content creator with more than 20 years behind the lens. He began in film photography in 1998, moved to digital in 2005, and has been flying and filming with drones since 2016. As a commercial videographer he has produced work for premium brands including BMW, Porsche, and MINI, and his documentary work champions a #flysafe mentality across the industry. Based in Quito, Ecuador, he covers drone news, hardware, and the policy and business shaping the industry for DroneXL, and shares reviews and cinematic flight on his YouTube channel. A dad and a lifelong aviation nerd, he's happiest when something is in the air.
In a small room in Wiltshire that feels more like a messy workshop than a military lab, British start up Modini is building a new kind of suicide drone. The Dart 250 is fast, simple, and designed for modern combat. It carries about twenty kilos of explosives, flies over two hundred seventy miles per hour,…
These tools allow the drone to search underwater with a level of detail that older systems simply cannot match. According to Thales.
For Ukraine, that is dangerous. Drones are often the first warning that Russian troops or armored vehicles are on the move. When that early warning
The sky above Saltaire in West Yorkshire turned into a glowing canvas on Nov. 13. More than six hundred drones rose over the Victorian village and recreated some of David Hockney’s most iconic works in midair. The show, titled Painting the Sky, was part of the Bradford British Capital of Culture 2025 program and celebrated…
Last month, three explosive drones detonated outside a prosecutor’s office in Tijuana. The blasts shredded six vehicles with nails, BBs and metal fragments. Mexican officials later confirmed what many feared. A cartel had carried out the attack. The unit targeted was part of the Baja state attorney general’s anti-kidnapping division, reports Defense News. This was…
The Pentagon is building a new online marketplace that will let military bases and partner agencies shop for counter drone equipment the same way.
Madison Police used a drone early Friday morning to locate a suspect who ran from officers on the city’s south side. The incident began around 12:20 a.m. when a resident in the 1900 block of Axel Avenue reported someone walking up driveways and pulling on car door handles. The caller also provided a clear description,…
Drones are already listed as one of the top threats by the White House Task Force and the National Security Council. But there is a problem.
One email with the drone news that matters — DJI, FAA, public safety, and everything in between, straight from the newsroom. No spam, no fluff.
