Rafael Suárez

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.
Poland’s Invisible Shield Can Fry Drones In Seconds

Poland’s Invisible Shield Can Fry Drones in Seconds

Polish scientists have quietly stepped into science fiction territory, and unlike most sci-fi, this one actually works in a lab and does not involve glowing force fields or dramatic countdowns. Researchers at Gdańsk University of Technology have developed STRATUS, an…

China Flies 6-Ton Tiltrotor Cargo Drone R6000

China Flies 6-Ton Tiltrotor Cargo Drone R6000

China has quietly crossed another unmanned aviation threshold, this time with something that looks less like a drone and more like a small aircraft that forgot to hire a pilot. On December 28, 2025, the Lanying R6000 completed its maiden…

Inside Ukraine’s Drone Unit Redefining Naval Warfare

Inside Ukraine’s Drone Unit Redefining Naval Warfare

Ukraine did not defeat Russia’s Black Sea fleet with destroyers or submarines, it did it with remote controls, fiber optics, and engineers who learned faster than their enemy expected. When Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, Ukraine effectively lost its navy,…

Drone Spray Pasture Weed Uas Uav Agras Dji

Colombia Turns to Drones to Fight Cocaine Boom

Colombia is reopening a chapter it thought it had closed a decade ago, but this time the crop dusters have rotors instead of wings. After banning aerial fumigation in 2015 due to health and environmental concerns tied to glyphosate, the…

Drones Prove Deer Hunt Was Needed At Quabbin Park

Drones Prove Deer Hunt Was Needed at Quabbin Park

When Massachusetts officials told residents a deer hunt was necessary at Quabbin Park, some locals were not convinced, as reported by the Boston Herald. They questioned the headcount, the math, and possibly the eyesight of whoever was doing the counting.…

Drones Race To Beat Wildfires Before They Explode

Drones Race to Beat Wildfires Before They Explode

From a distance, the scene looked almost relaxed. A large black drone rested on grass. A small fire crackled on stacked pallets. Hanging underneath the drone was a red balloon filled with water, looking less like cutting edge technology and…

Red Bull Plays Tetris With 4,000 Drones In Dubai

Red Bull Plays Tetris With 4,000 Drones in Dubai

What began life as a simple puzzle of falling blocks has officially escaped the screen and taken over the sky, as reported by Red Bull on its press release. To celebrate the Tetris World Championships, Red Bull transformed the Dubai…