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.
This New Radio Tech Makes Drone Signals Invisible

This New Radio Tech Makes Drone Signals Invisible

In the brutal electronic warfare environment of a modern battlefield, a drone pilot’s radio signal is both their lifeline and their biggest vulnerability. Enemies can jam it to crash the drone or, even worse, trace it back to the operator’s…

Drone Mq-9 Reaper

US Eases Export Rules for Armed Drones

In a major policy shift that will reshape the global arms market, the United States has reinterpreted its export rules to make it significantly easier to sell advanced military drones like the MQ-9 Reaper to allied nations. The move, announced…

Ukraine'S New App: Order A Drone Like A Pizza

Ukraine’s New App: Order a Drone Like a Pizza

In wars of the past, supporting the troops meant sending care packages filled with socks, letters, and chocolate. In the 21st-century conflict in Ukraine, it means sending a quadcopter with a thermal imager. A new crowdfunding platform, UNITED24, is now…