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China Flies First Bamboo-Composite UAV in Tianjin
A Chinese research team has flown what it calls the world’s first fixed-wing drone built largely from bamboo. The tilt-rotor UAV took off from a field in Tianjin, climbed, transitioned to forward flight, and came back down on its own…
DJI Osmo Action 6 Cinematic Cycling Workflow: 1/200 Shutter, D-Log M, And A Locked F/2.6 Aperture
The DJI Osmo Action 6 has become a one-camera cycling rig for German filmmaker Philip Carneiro, who shot every frame of his latest cinematic ride breakdown on the action cam, including the talking-head segments filmed back in his office. His…
DJI Pocket 4 Pro Photos Leak From China Influencer Meetup
DJI gathered a group of creators somewhere in mainland China for a quiet, controlled, hands-on preview of the Osmo Pocket 4 Pro. The idea, presumably, was a confidential warm-up session — a chance for influencers to get comfortable with the…
DJI Launching New ROMO Robot Vacuum This Month
DJI is gearing up for yet another product launch, this time stepping further into the smart home space with a new ROMO robot vacuum. It is expected to debut later this month as a China exclusive release. DJI’s Next ROMO…
DJI Teases Mic Mini 2S With Internal Recording and Four-Transmitter Support, Skipping the US
DJI Japan officially teased the DJI Mic Mini 2S on April 28, 2026, the same day the DJI Mic Mini 2 went on sale globally. The tease on X describes the 2S as an ultra-compact wireless microphone with internal recording,…
DJI Osmo Mobile 8P to launch globally, May 7th
After launching in China last week, DJI is now gearing up for a wider rollout of its latest smartphone gimbal. The company is set to unveil the DJI Osmo Mobile 8P globally on May 7th, 2026, marking the next step…
Beijing’s Drone Ban Takes Effect Friday, Squeezing DJI On Its Home Turf
Beijing’s near-total ban on consumer drone sales and storage takes effect this Friday, May 1, with the deadline for existing drone owners to register their equipment with police falling on Wednesday, April 30. That gives Beijing residents three days to…
FAA Launches DETER Enforcement Program, DJI Lito Leaks, FlyCart 200, and SiFly ADS-B Integration
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories for you this week. The FAA launches the DETER program — we’ll talk about that. Some pricing and spec leaks for not one but two new DJI drones. Speaking…
Skydio’s Adam Bry Says DJI Tried To Buy The Company In 2014. Twelve Years Later, DJI Can’t Sell Its Drones In Much Of America.
CEO Adam Bry dropped a detail about Skydio’s origin story on Thursday that has been reported before but rarely in Bry’s own words with this much texture. DJI tried to acquire Skydio in 2014. The three co-founders flew to Shenzhen,…
Iranian Operative Nabbed at LAX Over $70M Sudan Drone Deal
Federal agents arrested 44-year-old Shamim Mafi at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday night as she tried to board a flight to Turkey, as MSN reported. Prosecutors say the Woodland Hills resident spent years brokering Iranian weapons deals, including a…
DJI Upgrades SkyPixel Winner To A Mavic 4 Pro After US Customs Swallows Her Original Prize Drone
Editor’s note (April 23, 2026): An earlier version of this story mischaracterized the chronology of Joanna Steidle’s SkyPixel prize. Steidle’s original prize was a DJI Mavic 3 Pro that was shipped to her in the United States and seized in…
DJI Tells Ninth Circuit 25 Unreleased Products Are Now In Regulatory Limbo, With $1.56 Billion At Stake In 2026
DJI filed a sharply worded brief on April 15, 2026 in its Ninth Circuit fight with the FCC, putting specific numbers on the damage for the first time: 14