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.
The Royal Navy has just flown straight into the future, without a pilot, without a cockpit crew, and without any intention of slowing down. The UK’s Navy first full size autonomous helicopter, known as Proteus, has completed its maiden flight at Predannack Airfield in Cornwall as reported by Futura Sciences, and yes, this thing is…
If you are new to drones, welcome to the sky. It is windy up here, sometimes confusing, often addictive, and occasionally full of warnings written in very small text. The DJI Mini 3 is the kind of drone that gently takes your hand, points at the horizon, and says relax, I got this. Also, I…
Dearborn is officially airborne. As of February 2, 2026, the City of Dearborn has rolled out a full scale Drone as First Responder program, making it the first city in Michigan to deploy drones as an integrated, citywide emergency response system, as FOX2 DETROIT reports. This is not a limited pilot or a specialty unit…
Late Saturday night in Louisville, a burglary suspect ran out of Doss High School, likely betting on darkness, distance, and a little winter chaos to break contact with police. That bet collapsed almost instantly, because an officer on scene launched a drone, and the sky politely refused to look away, as WAVE 3 reports. Within…
Palladyne AI has announced through a press release the first successful flight of IntelliSwarm, its integrated autonomy stack
Armed drones continue to move beyond theory and into practical testing, and Sig Sauer is now preparing to begin flight tests of an armed unmanned quadcopter that signals a deeper shift in how small drones may be used on future battlefields, as Janes reports. The platform, known as the Fire Storm 250, represents a collaboration…
An Amazon Prime Air delivery drone crashed into the side of an apartment complex in Richardson, Texas, on Wednesday afternoon, creating a brief moment of panic, a cloud of smoke, and a reminder that even futuristic delivery dreams still run into gravity, as FOX4NEWS reported. According to local officials, the drone struck the exterior of…
Dixon County is quietly building something impressive above the cornfields, not a runway or a tower, but a drone program that has grown from pure initiative into a serious public safety asset, powered by thermal vision, teamwork, and a little outside help, as Norfolk Daily News reports. What started with one person and one personal…
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