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Export controls, the Shenzhen supply chain, and the geopolitics of the world’s drone-manufacturing superpower.

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DJI

DJI launches DJI Osmo Mobile 8P in China with remote control

DJI has officially launched its latest smartphone gimbal, the DJI Osmo Mobile 8P, introducing a major design shift with a removable display module.

Josh SpiresApr 21

DJI

DJI releases DJI FlyCart 200, T200 drones with 200kg payload capacity, multi-drone control

In yet another product release, DJI has unveiled two new heavy-lift drones: the DJI FlyCart 200 and the DJI T200 with 200kg payload capacity.

Josh SpiresApr 21

DJI

DJI Osmo Mobile 9 with Remote Coming April 21st

A newly released teaser hints at what could be the DJI Osmo Mobile 9, and it may introduce one of the biggest design changes we've seen so far.

Josh SpiresApr 20

Reviews

DJI Power 1000 Mini Review Lands With An 8/10 From The Verge, US Sale Still In Limbo

DJI launches the Power 1000 Mini globally today, and The Verge’s Thomas Ricker posted his review this morning giving it an 8 out of 10. The headline finding: it is the smallest 1 kWh portable power station on the market. DJI shrank it down roughly in half compared to the original Power 1000, while keeping…

Haye KestelooApr 20

China

China’s HH-200 Cargo Drone Flies First Mission with 1.5-Ton Load

China just put another piece of its low-altitude cargo strategy in the air. The HH-200, a twin-engine unmanned freighter built by AVIC Xi’an Aircraft Industry Group, completed its maiden flight on April 15 at Pucheng, in Shaanxi Province, as Defense Mirror reports. The program targets short-haul freight routes, cross-island logistics in Southeast Asia, and Belt…

Rafael SuárezApr 18

DJI

DJI Power 1000 Mini Global Launch Set for April 20

DJI's newest addition to its Power lineup is officially going global with the DJI Power 1000 Mini, a more compact, feature-packed power station.

Josh SpiresApr 14

DJI

DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Photographed Up Close by OsitaLV Ahead of Expected April Launch

The DJI Osmo Pocket 4 showed up in close-up photos posted today by OsitaLV (@OsitaLV on X), a verified DJI BBS pilot and aerial filmmaker with 24,000 followers. The two images show the camera body and quick-start guide inside what appears to be a carrying case, giving the clearest look yet at the physical hardware.…

Haye KestelooApr 8

Overhead black-and-white view of a DJI Phantom quadcopter surrounded by folding DJI Mavic drones and other multirotors arranged on a white surface

DJI

First DJI Pocket 4 Unboxing Points to April 16 Launch

The DJI Osmo Pocket 4 just went from packaging leaks to hands-on video. The first unboxing footage of the upcoming gimbal camera has surfaced on YouTube, and it includes a specific claim: the official launch date is April 16, 2026. If that holds, DJI’s most anticipated camera of the year arrives sooner than most of…

Rafael SuárezApr 8

China

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