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DJI SDR Transmission 2 receiver mounted on camera rig with monitor showing wireless video feed

DJI

DJI Prices SDR Transmission 2 at €349. The US Isn't On The List

DJI launched the SDR Transmission 2 worldwide at £309 and €349. The FCC Covered List keeps it off American sets, where the 2024 model sold for $549.

Haye KestelooSep 17

Zipline

Zipline Answers Safety Questions on the Record. Amazon and Wing Don't

DroneXL sent Amazon, Wing and Zipline the same drone delivery safety questions on one deadline. One company answered. Its answers are published in full.

Haye KestelooSep 16

US soldier in a camouflaged helmet holding a drone controller next to a quadcopter on a Humvee hood

US Army

US Army Axes Drone Battalion Months After Ukrainians Beat Its Troops

Ukrainian drone operators beat US troops at Hohenfels. Now the Army is ending its only drone assault battalion, and an ex-Pentagon official asks why.

Haye KestelooSep 16

Japan

Japan's $110M Global Hawk Drone Crashes on Undisclosed Mission

Japan's first RQ-4B Global Hawk loss: the $110M drone crashed off Tottori three minutes after its link failed. The ASDF won't say what it was doing.

Haye KestelooSep 16

Tail section of a crashed drone lying on a sandy beach beside the water

Counter-Drone

Russian Drone Off Poland Carried a Live Warhead. Its Route Is Unknown

Polish prosecutors say the Gerbera 2 pulled from the Baltic near Rusinowo was armed with a fragmentation warhead, destroyed on the beach Tuesday.

Haye KestelooSep 16

Robert Brovdi in camouflage uniform and cap standing in front of a burned-out apartment building

Ukraine

Ukraine's Drones Kill the General Who Told Putin Kostiantynivka Fell

Ukraine's drone forces killed Maj. Gen. Anton Grunis, the Hero of Russia who told Putin in July that Kostiantynivka had fallen. Moscow confirmed the death.

Haye KestelooSep 16

Large quadcopter drone carrying a man suspended in midair

Counter-Drone

Korean Drug Lord's Drone Jailbreak Undone by a Viral Test Flight

Park Wang-yeol planned to fly out of a Philippine prison hanging from a 165-pound-capacity drone. A viral rehearsal clip killed the plot.

Haye KestelooSep 16

Flytrex delivery drone approaching its rooftop docking station at a Capriotti's Sandwich Shop

Drone Delivery

Flytrex Puts Drones on Roofs Before You Order, Cutting Costs 60%

Flytrex will preposition delivery drones on restaurant rooftops using predictive AI, claiming a 60% cut in cost per delivery and half the wait time.

Haye KestelooSep 16

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