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DJI Mavic 3 4G dongle unlikely to come US any time soon
A response from DJI Support indicates that it is very unlikely that the DJI Mavic 3 4G dongle will come to the United States anytime soon, as the Chinese drone maker is still “studying the applicability of North America’s regulatory…
Longest BVLOS drone flight to date happened in the UK
Network Rail, a British rail management business, has claimed the longest BVLOS drone flight in the UK to date. Last Wednesday, a 25-kilometer flight was completed. The aircraft used for the flight was a SkyRobot FX10 fixed-wing drone outfitted with…
First BVLOS drone flight from Dutch airport has occurred
Groningen Airport Eelde in The Netherlands has lofty goals for sustainable electric flight and hydrogen-powered flight. The airport inked a collaboration deal with the British company Electron Aviation during a ceremony on Thursday. In addition, for the first time, a…
EHang performs the first long-range drone taxi test flights
EHang, a Chinese firm, has successfully completed a series of long-distance test flights in restricted airspace with both a two-person EHang 216 drone taxi and a Falcon freight drone. The flights were conducted in Estonia as part of a European…
Drone inspects high-voltage route over a distance of 60 miles in Belgium
The Belgian surveying company Vansteelandt recently successfully inspected a high-voltage route of the Belgian grid operator Elia in Belgium by means of a drone. What is special is that a distance of no less than 60 miles was covered. The…
Antea Group plans long-distance drone flight covering 470 miles
The Dutch engineering and consultancy firm Antea Group has conceived a plan for a long-distance drone flight of 470 miles from the Frisian Oranjewoud town to the Danish city of Copenhagen next year. The aim is to show the possibilities…
Sky Drone shows ready-to-fly 5G drone for BVLOS missions
The Hong Kong-based company Sky Drone is the first drone manufacturer in the world to market a ready-to-fly drone that is controlled via 5G, the Sky Drone Mk1. According to Sky Drone, this brings BVLOS flying one step closer. The…
Dutch coastguard uses drones to keep swimmers safe
In The Netherlands, a pilot project under the name “Safe coastal, beach and dune tourism” is launched in the province Noord-Holland to study how drones can be used to locate rip currents and keep swimmers safe. The project is an initiative…
5G drone trial above Brussels Airport successful while pilot 60 miles away
A drone controlled by a pilot 60 miles away via a 5G connection has made a number of successful test flights over Brussels Airport. The flights were part of a pilot project to see whether drones can be used at…
OBX bridge inspected by Skydio drones for first time
The State of North Carolina has been at the forefront of using drones over the last couple of years. Now the NCDOT will be using Skydio drones to inspect the OBX bridge for the first time.
Drone should detect forest and wildfires at an early stage
As a result of rising temperatures and more periods of long drought, the risk of forest and wildfires in The Netherlands will increase sharply in the coming years. In order to identify forest and wildfires at an early stage, the…
Sky Drone joins Nvidia incubator program
The Hong Kong-based maker of drone connectivity units, Sky Drone joined the Nvidia incubator program to develop AI processing for 4G and 5G connected drones. Sky Drone joins Nvidia incubator program The fact that Sky Drone joined the Nvidia incubator…