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.
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Drone over nuclear sub base sparks French investigation

French authorities have opened an investigation after multiple unauthorized UAVs flew over the Île Longue submarine base on the Atlantic coast, a site that houses France’s fleet of nuclear ballistic missile submarines. The incident took place on Thursday night, as…

France Moves Closer To Fielding Drone Swarms By 2027

France Moves Closer to Fielding Drone Swarms by 2027

France says drone swarms are no longer a distant concept. According to officials from the French Army and Thales, military units are expected to start using operational drone swarms within the next two years, as Defense News reports. The announcement…

General Cherry Unveils Air Pro Interceptor Drone

General Cherry Unveils AIR Pro Interceptor Drone

General Cherry, a fast growing Ukrainian drone manufacturer, has introduced the AIR Pro interceptor drone, a compact but extremely fast platform built to hunt down enemy reconnaissance and attack UAVs across the front, as Militarnyi reports. The company says the…

Coventry Advances Drone Research For Emergencies

Coventry Advances Drone Research for Emergencies

Coventry University has started a new research program to explore how drones can support emergency operations in crowded cities, and the Urban Ascent project brings together Coventry City Council, Skyfarer, The Manufacturing Technology Centre and Slink Tech to test how…

Northrop Reveals Project Talon Combat Drone

Northrop Reveals Project Talon Combat Drone

Northrop Grumman has revealed a new autonomous combat drone called Project Talon, a design meant to fix the mistakes that cost the company a win in the first round of the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, as reported by…

Inside Ukraine’s Killhouse Drone Academy

Inside Ukraine’s Killhouse Drone Academy

Inside an abandoned warehouse somewhere in Ukraine, instructors are shaping the country’s next generation of FPV drone pilots, and the space feels more like a live fire maze than a classroom. The Killhouse Academy, as students call it, is built…