Export controls, the Shenzhen supply chain, and the geopolitics of the world’s drone-manufacturing superpower.
An Australian Strategic Policy Institute analysis argues Canberra still lacks rules governing where data from thousands of Chinese-made drones can go and who ultimately controls the software.
The FCC has proposed $25,000 fines against eight companies it suspects of selling rebranded DJI hardware in the United States after they ignored federal inquiries, escalating a case that could end in revoked equipment authorizations.
A cargo drone lifted a stranded truck driver off the top of a fuel tanker and flew him over raging floodwater to dry ground in southern China. The rescue happened on July 6 in Yunbiao, a town in Guangxi that Typhoon Maysak had put underwater. A rescue worker strapped the man into a harness, and…
DJI revealed its first eVTOL delivery drone today, the DJI EV50, and it announced the aircraft’s existence by disclosing that it already flew to 29,072 feet (8,861 meters) on the north side of Mount Everest. The fixed-wing cargo aircraft carried ozone-measuring equipment for Peking University researchers over a 12-day campaign in the Qomolangma National Nature…
Autel Intelligent Technology, the Shenzhen company that shares its founder and brand name with drone maker Autel Robotics, has refiled for a Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing. The Shanghai-listed firm (688208.SH) submitted its application to the HKEX Main Board on June 30, 2026, with CICC as sole sponsor, after its first attempt, filed December 19,…
DJI and Insta360 have voluntarily dismissed all four of the patent infringement lawsuits they filed against each other in the Eastern District of Texas. Court filings show both companies submitted notices of voluntary dismissal on June 28, 2026, covering DJI’s cases 2:26-cv-00462 and 2:26-cv-00463 and Insta360’s cases 2:26-cv-00466 and 2:26-cv-00467. The court entered dismissal orders…
China has shown a launch system that turns a line of flatbed trucks into an electromagnetic catapult for fixed-wing drones, with no runway required. Beijing Institute of Technology posted video on June 30 of three eight-wheeled trucks linked end to end into a single launch rail, accelerating a fixed-wing UAV off the back and into…
DJI launched the Mic Mini 2S on July 2, and the headline change is simple. The tiny clip-on wireless mic now records inside itself. It carries 14.5GB of built-in storage, captures 32-bit floating-point audio, and pairs up to four transmitters to a single receiver. DJI shipped it in China first, with global pricing and dates…
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