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China Drones: Chinese UAV manufacturers, DJI, domestic regulations, export policies, and the growing influence of Chinese-made drones in global markets.
DJI Mavic 3 photos of Normal, Fly More and Cine Version
Exciting times for everyone who is waiting for those DJI Mavic 3 pictures. Even with so many leaked pictures in the past few weeks. Today it’s just a full house of leaks. All store photos of the Mavic 3, the Mavic…
China demands companies like DJI to surrender with absolute loyalty
The NY Times had a really interesting article that shines a light on what the Chinese government expects of the private sector, which would include companies such as DJI. It says that the government demands from Chinese private businesses to…
EHang firefighting drone passes technical examination
Chinese passenger drone developer EHang announced this week that its manned EHang firefighting drone, the EH216F AAV, has successfully passed a technical examination by China’s National Fire-Fighting Equipment Quality Supervision Testing Center (NFFE). The company reports this in a press…
Drone show in China goes horribly wrong: dozens of drones crashed
Drone shows are often touted as an eco-friendly and safe alternative to traditional fireworks. But that safety is only relative, according to a recent drone incident in Shanghai. There, during a drone show, dozens of drones suddenly fell down, resulting…
Detailed DJI Mavic 3 photos of shell and battery leaked
We didn’t expect to be able to show you these detailed DJI Mavic 3 photos this early in July, but it appears that DJI is not holding back on production on what will be their best (pro)consumer drone in years.…
Drones form scannable QR code over Shanghai skyline
A drone light show with no less than 1,500 drones above the Shanghai skyline in China recently ended in a very special way. The luminous aircraft together formed a gigantic scannable QR code. Anyone who scanned the code with their…
Illegal drone jammers bought on Chinese trading platform
Although the purchase and use of jammers is not allowed in most countries, it appears to be no problem to get illegal drone jammers via Chinese suppliers. This is shown in research by the magazine Engineering & Technology. Without asking…
EHang hints at new air taxi with 240-mile range
The Chinese developer of advanced aerial vehicles (AAVs) EHang has hinted via Twitter about the arrival of a new model air taxi with a much longer flight range than the current two-seater EH216. The new eVTOL is rumored to have…
DJI drones featured in Chinese first responders promo videos
Many DJI drones, including DJI Inspire 2s, Zenmuse Z30s, and DJI CrystalSky displays are featured in these impressive Chinese first responders promotional videos.
Shares drone taxi maker EHang crash after Wolfpack report
Chinese drone taxi manufacturer EHang’s stock plummeted yesterday after US investment analyst Wolfpack Research released a damning report on the company. In a few hours, EHang lost more than 60% of its share price. According to the analyst, EHang has…
Vincent Van Gogh drone light show breaks world record
A drone light show that depicted the life of Vincent Van Gogh broke the Guinness World Record for the longest animation performed by drones. The show counted 600 unmanned aircraft and lasted 26 minutes and 19 seconds.
Trump orders security risk assessment of Chinese-made drones
On Monday, President Trump signed an executive order that requires all U.S. agencies to assess the security risks of drones that are made in China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia that are present in any government drone fleet and to…