DJI
DJI Mini 5 Pro First Flight: The Best Mini Yet?
Mini 5 Pro. Let's that sink in. Bliss. Pure bliss and joy. If I had to choose words for what I felt when I took off and looked at my screen, those would
Rafael Suárez
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.
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Drone Research
RoboFalcon 2.0: The Drone That Flies Like a Bird
For every drone pilot who has watched a bird effortlessly glide on the wind and felt a pang of jealousy, this one’s for you. Researchers at Northwestern Polytechnical University have unveiled RoboFalcon 2.0, a flapping-wing drone that so perfectly mimics the flight of a bird that it can take off and fly slowly on its…
DJI
The Real Reason Your New DJI Mini 5 Pro is Overweight
So, when the brand-new DJI Mini 5 Pro started hitting the scales at 252 or even 253 grams, the community was in an uproar. What was going on?
DJI
Gamer Crashes DJI Mini into Plane, Gets $156K Fine & Jail Time
Akemann’s drone collided with the firefighting plane, punching a football-sized hole in its wing. The plane, one of only two available to fight the blaze
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed’s Skunk Works Unveils New “Vectis” Stealth Drone
The secretive and legendary Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, the same minds that brought us the F-117 Nighthawk and the F-35 Lightning, have just pulled the curtain back on their newest creation: a stealthy, autonomous combat drone called Vectis. Unveiled on September 21st, Vectis is a Group 5 Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) designed for one primary…
Police
Drone Chaos Shuts Down Copenhagen and Oslo Airports
The bustling airports of Copenhagen and Oslo were turned into ghost towns, forced to shut down for hours after sightings of unidentified drones
Police
Police Drones May Soon Scan License Plates From the Sky
A disturbing new report from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has revealed the next frontier in police surveillance: drones equipped with automated license plate readers (ALPRs). Tech companies like Flock Safety are actively developing and pitching these systems to law enforcement, creating a powerful new tool that can track the movements of citizens from the…
Drone Service Providers
Amish Brothers Are Revolutionizing Farming With DJI Drones
Three young men from the Amish community, embraced the future of agriculture by launching their own drone-spraying business with DJI drones.
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