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Is DJI Teasing a New Power Play Again?
China

Is DJI Teasing a New Power Play Again?

DJI has posted a teaser in China, the internet has collectively squinted at it, and now we are all pretending to be product detectives with very strong opinions based on one single image. Classic DJI launch season energy. A poster shared on Weibo and reposted by Digital Camera World shows what appears to be a…

DJI Neo vs Neo2 vs Hover Air X1 Pro Max: I Tested All Three in Extreme Cold
DJI

DJI Neo vs Neo2 vs Hover Air X1 Pro Max: I Tested All Three in Extreme Cold

I took the original DJI Neo, the new DJI Neo2, and the Hover Air X1 Pro Max out to test and compare in some of the harshest conditions I could find here in Alaska. We’re talking 6 below zero to 10 below zero Fahrenheit (around -17°C to -22°C). These follow drones all promise to track…

Ukraine’s New Drone Is Basically an Aerial Interceptor on Energy Drinks
Ukraine

Ukraine’s New Drone Is Basically an Aerial Interceptor on Energy Drinks

A new high speed drone interceptor is now actively hunting enemy UAVs over Ukraine, and it does so at a pace that would leave most quadcopters gasping for air. The system is called AIR SPEED, and it represents the latest evolution in Ukraine’s rapidly maturing counter drone ecosystem, where speed, simplicity, and frontline practicality matter…

Gilbert Tests Skydio Drones as First Responders
Skydio

Gilbert Tests Various Drones as First Responders

The Town of Gilbert, Arizona is quietly building one of the more serious Drone as First Responder programs in the Southwest, with its Police and Fire departments jointly testing autonomous drone deployments to improve emergency response times, as reported by The Gilbert Sun News. At a recent town council retreat, Assistant Police Chief Jim Bisceglie…

YouTuber Jeven Dovey Warns Content Creators: FCC Drone Ban Is Worse Than You Think
Department of Defense

YouTuber Jeven Dovey Warns Content Creators: FCC Drone Ban Is Worse Than You Think

I’ve been watching content creators slowly wake up to the reality of the FCC’s December 23 drone ban, and adventure filmmaker Jeven Dovey just delivered one of the clearest explanations I’ve seen for the YouTube community. His message is straightforward but sobering: this ruling goes far beyond DJI, and the content creator community needs to…

Eric Schmidt's AI Drones Hit 70% Kill Rate as Commercial Tech Goes to War
DJI

Eric Schmidt’s AI Drones Hit 70% Kill Rate as Commercial Tech Goes to War

The drone skills you learned for your Part 107 business are now battlefield capabilities. That’s the uncomfortable reality buried in a massive New York Times investigation published this week, and it should concern every commercial operator in America. C.J. Chivers spent 18 months reporting from Ukrainian frontlines, test ranges, and drone workshops. What he documented…

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