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.
DJI's Mimo v2.11.2 gives the Osmo Pocket 4P automatic file transfer, silently sending photos and videos to your phone the moment you power the camera off — plus 4K Live Photos and shareable editing presets.
University of Hawaii researchers tagged 22 humpback whales off Maui this year by flying suction-cup tags onto their backs with drones, replacing a method that required putting a boat within arm's reach of a 40-ton animal.
A Lower Austria police drone with a thermal camera located a missing 47-year-old hiker near Breitenfurt just 75 minutes after his sister's call — the heat signature glowing against the cool forest night.
Plano approved $1.44 million for a Motorola-led police Drone as First Responder program that will launch with DJI aircraft before shifting to BRINC Guardian drones.
Red Cat's Teal Drones won a $2.49 million Air Force order to evaluate Black Widow as a potential successor to the Security Forces' current Teal 2 fleet.
NYPD drones have tracked seven sharks off New York City beaches in 2026 while Rockaway Beach logged 45 shark-related closures, up from 24 at the same point last summer.
Ukraine's 3rd SSO Regiment received a KFC order by Heavy Shot bomber drone, showing how battlefield logistics now move food, medicine, and ammunition.
Boeing wants MQ-28 Ghost Bat production distributed across multiple countries, with German partners named as Europe pursues defense independence.
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