Near-collision between drone and police helicopter in Tulsa, OK

Near-collision between drone and police helicopter in Tulsa, OK

A near-collision between a drone and a police helicopter in Tulsa, OK, was captured on video by Sean Thornburg as he was recording a procession from St. Francis hospital on Wednesday.

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Parrot's founder Henri Seydoux digs into DJI's data security issues

Parrot CEO Henri Seydoux falsely accuses DJI during ANAFI USA presentation

During the presentation of the ANAFI USA, Parrot’s founder and CEO, Henri Seydoux falsely accuses DJI of silently removing some software from the DJI Go app that would feed into a Chinese data...

1 week ago

Parrot ANAFI USA a new drone for first responders and professionals

Parrot ANAFI USA – All you need to know

Today Parrot officially launches the ANAFI USA, a new drone that is specifically marketed for first responders and enterprise professionals. The drone offers 32x zoom, thermal imaging, a much stronger...

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Near-collision between drone and police helicopter in Tulsa, OK

Near-collision between drone and police helicopter in Tulsa, OK

A near-collision between a drone and a police helicopter in Tulsa, OK, was captured on video by Sean Thornburg as he was recording a procession from St. Francis hospital on Wednesday.

Parrot's founder Henri Seydoux digs into DJI's data security issues

Parrot CEO Henri Seydoux falsely accuses DJI during ANAFI USA presentation

During the presentation of the ANAFI USA, Parrot’s founder and CEO, Henri Seydoux falsely accuses DJI of silently removing some software from the DJI Go app that would feed into a Chinese data intelligence...

Parrot ANAFI USA a new drone for first responders and professionals

Parrot ANAFI USA – All you need to know

Today Parrot officially launches the ANAFI USA, a new drone that is specifically marketed for first responders and enterprise professionals. The drone offers 32x zoom, thermal imaging, a much stronger airframe, and...

Mavic 3 release date is fake news and shows a DJI T16 Agras instead

Mavic 3 release date is fake news and shows a DJI T16 Agras instead

Ok – My sincere apologies. Somebody pointed out early this morning that the second photo in this post looks like a DJI Agras T16 and upon closer inspection, it does indeed. Forget the September 26th release date...

Mavic 3 release date September 26th, says leaked DJI announcement

Mavic 3 release date shown in leaked DJI announcement

The Mavic 3 release date will be on September 26th, 2020, at 10 a.m. EST according to two leaked photos of the DJI announcement that I received just this afternoon. Update: Mavic 3 release date is fake news and shows a...

DJI Mavic 3 rumored to have optical image stabilization and scheduled for September launch

DJI Mavic 3 rumored to have optical image stabilization (OIS)

The eagerly awaited DJI Mavic 3 is rumored to have Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and is now scheduled for September launch after some small issues have been resolved.

DJI FPV camera shows up in patent. Will DJI finally release an FPV drone?

DJI FPV camera shows up in patent. Will DJI finally release an FPV drone?

Today we see drawings from a new DJI patent showing what seems to be a new DJI FPV camera. Will DJI finally release its own DJI FPV drone as well? Let’s take a closer look.

Do you trust Chinese DJI drones Parrot Announcement

Parrot’s new Anafi announcement: “Do you trust DJI drones?”

In a series of emails to media folks, the PR agency for the French drone maker Parrot has announced that they will be releasing a new drone on June 30th, 4 p.m. CEST. However, that is not what stood out most to me and...

Trade judge's findings over DJI vs Autel patent dispute to be reviewed again

Trade judge’s findings over DJI vs Autel patent dispute to be reviewed again

According to a notice on the U.S. International Trade Commission website, the agency will review the trade judge’s findings from March over the obstacle avoidance (’174 patent), the propeller locking mechanism...

Booz Allen Hamilton finds no unauthorized data transfer from DJI drones

Booz Allen Hamilton finds no unauthorized data transfer from DJI drones

A study from Booz Allen Hamilton in partnership with PrecisionHawk concludes there has not been any unauthorized data transfer from DJI drones, that were previously used by the US government, to the Chinese drone maker...

New Parrot Anafi drone

New Parrot Anafi may arrive as soon as June 30th, 2020

The new Parrot Anafi may arrive as soon as June 30th, 2020 according to this announcement. The original Anafi was launched in New York in the summer of 2018, so yeah it is about time that we saw an update. However, this...

$16,000 worth of DJI drones stolen from DJI Store in NYC

$16,000 worth of DJI drones stolen from DJI Store in NYC

Surveillance footage released today shows how $16,000 worth of DJI drones was stolen from the DJI Store on Times Square in NYC last Saturday.

Airmap offices burn down in Santa Monica as protests turn into destruction

Airmap offices burn down in Santa Monica as protests turn into destruction

Airmap offices burn down as peaceful protests turn into looting and destruction after the countywide 6 p.m. curfew in Santa Monica, California.

Parrot Anafi Thermal SE outdoor tactical drone 3.jpg

Parrot Anafi Thermal SE outdoor tactical drone shows in new photos

This week new photos appeared online that show the Parrot Anafi Thermal SE outdoor tactical drone in greater detail and also side-by-side to its smaller brother the Parrot ANAFI. As we said before, this seems to be the...

Securing Our Skies Against Chinese Technology Act of 2020, the latest threat against Chinese-made drones

Securing Our Skies Against Chinese Technology Act of 2020, the latest threat against Chinese-made drones

Here’s the latest push against Chinese-made drones from Arizona Sen. Martha McSally. Her proposal, titled “Securing Our Skies Against Chinese Technology Act of 2020,” would prevent state and local...

FAA approves Zipline's drone delivery system in North Carolina

Delivery by Drone

FAA approves Zipline’s drone delivery system in North Carolina

This is a big deal! The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved Zipline’s drone delivery system in North Carolina. It appears that the coronavirus pandemic has pushed the government agency to fast-track...

Breaking news: Win for DJI in patent dispute with Autel Robotics

Breaking news: Win for DJI in patent dispute with Autel Robotics

Breaking news: DJI just scored a big win in the patent dispute with Autel Robotics. In a news update on the website from Finnegan, the law firm that represents DJI in this matter, it was announced that: The Commission...

Steptoe secures ITC win for Autel in patent dispute over drones with DJI

Steptoe secures ITC win for Autel in patent dispute over drones with DJI

Steptoe has secured a significant trial victory for Autel Robotics USA at the US International Trade Commission (ITC). On March 2, the chief administrative law judge of the ITC found that SZ DJI Technology Co. Ltd. and...

FAA's Remote ID for Drones might start in 2021

Remote ID for Drones might start in 2021 according to FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration aims to have an initial version of Remote ID for Drones up and running in 2021. According to documents viewed by Avionics International, the FAA is planning to have a first version of...

Blue Angels drone incident during Detroit America Strong Flyover

Blue Angels drone incident during Detroit America Strong Flyover

Blue Angels drone incident during Detroit America Strong Flyover. A drone pilot flies his unmanned aircraft way too close to the Blue Angels in Detroit America Strong Flyover. The drone incident took place on Tuesday...