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.
A tidal wave of drones has just landed in the hands of one of Ukraine’s most capable special units. Soldiers from the Special Operations Center “A” of the Security Service of Ukraine, better known as Alpha, have received more than 25,000 drones from the Come Back Alive Foundation. According to the foundation, this marks the…
ParaZero Technologies Ltd. stepped into the spotlight with something that looks like a carbine but behaves like a flying trap: It is called DefendAir.
Kansas is putting serious money behind agricultural drones. Governor Laura Kelly announced the state will invest $3 million in a drone initiative aimed at improving yields, reducing input costs, managing livestock, and expanding precision agriculture capabilities across the state. The funding will support Kelly Hills Unmanned Systems in developing systems capable of operating beyond visual…
Since Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine, the High North has shifted from geopolitical afterthought to frontline chessboard. As NATO Arctic
The Army’s Typhon Mid Range Capability system capable of firing Tomahawk and SM 6 missiles, and MQ-9 Reaper drones
A 1,000 drone light show is set to illuminate downtown Jacksonville on Feb. 27 and 28, bringing a large scale DroneArt performance to the skies near EverBank Stadium, as reported by Jacksonville.com If you see a giant ballerina suspended above the city, that is intentional. Classical Music Meets 600 Drones in the Air The show…
Grupo Oesía and Ekolot Aerospace & Defense have expanded their collaboration to integrate advanced flight control systems into the ZEUS
Apple TV turned the night sky over Los Angeles into a floating billboard this week, launching a 3,000 drone light show to promote season two of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, as TechRadar reports. The 12 minute aerial display reached up to 500 feet above the city and stretched across an area equal to roughly three…
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