China
EHang offers tourist sightseeing flights by drone in China
Last week, 36 tourists made a scenic flight in the EHang 216 AAV, an electrically powered multirotor drone with room for two people. EHang
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Wiebe de Jager is the founder of Dronewatch and author of several bestselling books about drone photography. Wiebe is a certified drone pilot and has a full ROC license.
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Teenager with drone rescues four drowning sea fishermen from India
A 19-year-old student from the Indian province of Kerala saved the lives of four sea fishermen whose trawlers had capsized with his drone.
DJI Mini 2
DJI Mini 2 gets significant firmware update – v01.02.0100
DJI has released a new firmware update for the popular DJI Mini 2 drone and its controller. The update brings a lot of improvements, including
Video
Watch: Epic drone shots from an ATV freestyler
Watch this is a short documentary about the French quad rider David Tharan. Thanks to the cinematic FPV drone shots you get a unique...
Drone Racing League
T-Mobile and DRL will live stream images from race drones via 5G
Telecom provider T-Mobile partnered with the Drone Racing League with the aim of streaming the live camera image from racing drones via 5G
Drone Light Show
Rotterdam will usher in the new year with a drone show
Rotterdam in The Netherlands does not opt for a traditional fireworks show during the upcoming New Year, but for a drone light show.
Finland
Drone-board stunt cost millions, says Casey Neistat
Images of the drone-board stunt went all over the world. On Twitter, Neistat looks back at the stunt, which he says cost "millions...
Netherlands
Dutch Ministry of Defense trades civilian drones for military-grade UAVs
Dutch Ministry of Defense will purchase 16 million euros of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the coming years. Civilian drones from DJI...
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