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Drone army fights off wildfires in China’s largest city, Chongqing
In August, wildfires burned in the steep mountains around Chongqing, a Chinese city with 31 million people. The fires threatened to spread to the city’s tall business towers and high-rise homes. The most advanced drone army in the world attacked…
80,000 drone IDs exposed in DJI Aeroscope data leak
In a data breach, a DJI Aeroscope database with information from hundreds of airspace monitoring devices made by the Chinese drone maker was made public. This database contained more than 80,000 drone IDs. The Cybernews research team has discovered an…
Ukraine crowdfunds $10M in 24 hours to buy kamikaze drones
In response to Russian rocket attacks on Ukrainian cities on Monday, a crowdfunding campaign raised almost $10 million in 24 hours to buy kamikaze drones for the Ukrainian military. The funds will be used to purchase 50 Ram II drones,…
The first test flight with a manned air taxi over Rome Airport is a fact
Last week, Volocopter successfully completed a manned test flight with the VoloCity air taxi over Rome’s international airport. The plan is to create a regular connection between the airport and the city center of Rome by the end of 2024.…
Drug-smuggling drone pilot gets 17 months prison time
A 32-year-old drug-smuggling drone pilot from Leeuwarden, in the Netherlands, has been jailed for seventeen months for attempting to smuggle a package with drugs and a telephone into the penitentiary institution (PI) Leeuwarden using a drone. The smuggling attempt with…
Dedrone launches handheld drone-mitigation system, the DedroneDefender
The counter-drone company, Dedrone, announced today that it has launched its next-generation portable drone-mitigation device called the DedroneDefender. The DedroneDefender takes a new approach to UAS-mitigation technology by offering a sleek, connected gun for targeted precision radio frequency (RF) jamming.…
DJI blacklisted and labeled a Chinese military company by the Department of Defense
DJI blacklisted by the Department of Defense (DoD) as the drone maker is now considered a Chinese military company. “Today, the Department of Defense released the names of “Chinese military companies” operating directly or indirectly in the United States in…
Drone video captures orcas killing and feasting on great white sharks
According to scientists, the orcas’ behavior captured in a drone video in South Africa was never before seen in such detail. Scientists have released results indicating that orcas hunt great white sharks after the marine animal was seen on video…
DJI Mini drone plays an outsized role in an awe-inspiring $150k ATM heist in France
A DJI Mini drone helped thieves to steal 150,000 euros ($147,000) from an ATM in the French city of Reims without using explosives. The criminals managed to do this by flying a DJI Mini drone into a technical room via…
Longest drone flight in Europe started in the Netherlands
A drone took off in the Frisian Oranjewoud in the Netherlands on Wednesday that aims to make the longest civilian drone flight so far in Europe. The goal is for the drone to fly to Copenhagen within four days. The…
Perspective, a short drone film about Western America
Some drone videos are quite timeless, especially those featuring images of beautiful landscapes. Take the short drone film Perspective, made by Jay Worsley of Phoenix. He made this video in 2016. But thanks to the cinematic film style, the mysterious…
Wing delivery drone crash causes power loss for thousands of Australians
A residential area of 2,000 households in a suburb of the Australian city of Logan was without power for hours on Thursday after a Wing delivery drone accidentally landed on a power line and caught fire. The drone of Google’s…