Thanks to a new partnership with Altitude Angel, the flight planning platform AirHub now always offers the most up-to-date airspace information, including in-flight Airspace Alerts and a feature that ensures drone flights can be safely scheduled without conflicting with other…
It seems that an alternative to the DJI Mini 2 will soon be on the market, in the form of the Xiaomi Fimi X8 Mini. The specs don’t lie: weight around 250 grams (depending on the version), a 4K camera,…
Although the purchase and use of jammers is not allowed in most countries, it appears to be no problem to get illegal drone jammers via Chinese suppliers. This is shown in research by the magazine Engineering & Technology. Without asking…
The German research institute NEC Laboratories Europe has developed a drone that is able to track missing persons based on the signal from their mobile phone. To this end, the SARDO (Search-And-Rescue DrOne) experimental drone has an AI-based system that…
Icelandic photographer and drone pilot Bjorn Steinbekk captured a particularly impressive natural phenomenon with his brand new DJI FPV drone. In the southwest of Iceland, it just flew over a lava flow from the recently erupted volcano Fagradalsfjall. In the…
In Belgium, the Port of Antwerp is the first seaport in the world to manage all drone traffic over its own territory. To this end, the port company has entered into a partnership with Unifly. Drone operators who wish to…
Check out this video! What on earth makes somebody think that hanging under an oversized DJI Agras T16 agricultural drone is a good idea? While the passenger has a safety helmet on, this could have ended badly. Don’t try this…
The Chinese company Heisha Tech has developed a docking station with which a standard DJI Mavic 2 Zoom can be used as part of a fully automated drone-in-a-box system. To this end, the DNEST has a facility to charge the drone…
According to the European Aviation Safety Organization EASA, unwanted drone flights are increasingly occurring near airports, often as a result of ignorance, but possibly also on purpose. In view of the possible impact of such incidents, EASA has published guidelines…
The Chinese developer of advanced aerial vehicles (AAVs) EHang has hinted via Twitter about the arrival of a new model air taxi with a much longer flight range than the current two-seater EH216. The new eVTOL is rumored to have…
A great first in the worldwide fight against the coronavirus: in Ghana, a shipment of corona vaccines from AstraZeneca was delivered by Zipline drones to a remote village in the middle of the country in early March. The flight was…
The European member states and various aviation organizations such as EASA and Eurocontrol have reached an agreement on the legal basis under U-space, the system of protocols, technologies, and rules that should ensure further integration of drones in the airspace…