Drone Light Show
300 Drones to Light Up Brooklyn for Kids’ Hospitals
This Sunday night Brooklyn is getting something rare, warm, and genuinely uplifting as 300 synchronized drones rise over the Greenpoint waterfront
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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Leaked DJI RS5 Video Shows Tracking That Can Outrun Athletes
DJI leaks are like sequels that accidentally premiere before the trailer, and today’s Ronin RS5 leak came with an unexpected plot twist. We went in expecting incremental upgrades, a few spec bumps, maybe a new handle and a slightly different shade of black. What we did not expect was to watch a videographer casually keep…
Lockheed Martin
Baton Rouge Police Deploy First Stalker VXE30 Drone
The Baton Rouge Police Department has added a new aircraft to its growing drone unit, and this one immediately stands apart from the rest of the fleet. Unveiled this week, the Edge Autonomy Stalker VXE30 is significantly larger than any of the other thirty drones currently operated by the department, with a wingspan that stretches…
Colorado
Colorado Celebrates 150 Years With Massive Drone Shows
Colorado is turning 150 this year, and instead of celebrating with loud bangs and accidental grass fires, the state is looking up and doing things a little smarter. More than forty locations across Colorado will host CO150 drone shows throughout the year, using hundreds of synchronized drones to tell the state’s story in the night…
DJI
3D Printed Kit Turns DJI Osmo Nano Into Mini Hasselblad
The DJI Osmo Nano is one of those cameras that feels like it escaped from the future, tiny body, clever modular design, and just enough DJI magic to make you trust it with moments that matter. But someone looked at this modern little cube and thought, what if it behaved like a vintage medium format…
Tennessee
Tennessee Deputies Use Drone to Find Suspect in Leaves
A routine traffic stop in Lawrence County, Tennessee quickly escalated when a passenger jumped out of the vehicle and ran before deputies could even reach the window. Law enforcement later identified the man as Joshua Harold Long, 42, a convicted felon already on probation for a 2019 methamphetamine case, as reported by WKRN. According to…
DJI
College of DuPage Wins $4M for Drone Training
The College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, has been awarded $4 million in federal funding to expand its aviation and drone education programs, a move aimed squarely at fixing growing workforce shortages across the U.S. aviation sector, as Aviation Web reports. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement…
US Army
US Army Buys EagleNXT eBee TAC Mapping Drones
The US Army has added a new set of eyes to its aerial toolbox, purchasing tactical mapping drones from EagleNXT through its German partner Dronivo GmbH. The price tag remains classified, but the capability upgrade is anything but subtle, as The Defense Post reports. The order includes six eBee TAC fixed wing drones equipped with…
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