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FPV freestyle drone carrying a GoPro action camera flying in front of the mist and rushing water of Niagara Falls

FPV

GoPro Flies 8K Over Niagara Falls and Leaves the Permit Out of the Description

GoPro's new Niagara Falls reel was shot on a MISSION 1 PRO strapped to FPV Evan's drone. The airspace is restricted on both sides of the border.

Haye KestelooAug 10

A small quadcopter drone hovering just above the wing of a parked commercial airliner behind an airport perimeter fence

Leipzig Drone Bomb

Leipzig Drone Bomb Hit The Antonov's Wing, And The Bus Driver Never Kicked It Out Of The Air

Camera footage shows the Leipzig drone flew straight into the wing of a Ukrainian An-124, and the bus driver never kicked it out of the air. DroneXL corrects Sunday's report as DNA on the drone matches the 2024 DHL parcel attack and a record in Lithuania, and an American EchoShield radar goes up at the airport.

Haye KestelooAug 10

DJI

FCC Scares A Republican Senator. Drone Pilots Know The Feeling

Sen. John Kennedy told the FCC's own lawyer the agency scares him. He meant television. Drone pilots staring down Docket 26-189 know the feeling.

Haye KestelooAug 10

Grey Kraken uncrewed surface vessel moored at a floating dock beside a stealth-hulled dstl and L3Harris crewed boat

Security

Royal Navy Drone Cameras Phoned China, And The Paperwork Said NDAA-Compliant

Cameras on the Royal Navy's K3 Scout sea drones sent heartbeat signals to a Chinese IP address. Kraken says the units were NDAA-compliant.

Haye KestelooAug 10

Bundeswehr Patriot missile launcher with elevated canisters mounted on a camouflaged eight-wheeled MAN truck, parked on an airfield apron under a clear blue sky

Hybrid Warfare

Drones Circled Europe's Only Patriot Repair Base Days After The Leipzig Bomb

Six drone overflights hit the Bundeswehr base at Mechernich, believed to be the only Patriot repair facility in Europe, two nights after the Leipzig drone bomb. One drone circled above the police officers sent to investigate, and none of the aircraft was stopped.

Haye KestelooAug 9

The nose of an Antonov An-124 cargo plane in yellow and blue Ukrainian colors, lettered Be Brave Like Kharkiv, parked on an airport apron

Leipzig Drone Bomb

Bus Driver Kicked The Leipzig Drone Bomb Out Of The Air [Corrected]

Correction: Camera footage shows the Leipzig drone struck the wing of a parked Antonov An-124 and fell to the ground without detonating. The bus driver found it and pinned it under his foot. He never kicked it out of the air, contrary to the lawmaker account this article reported.

Haye KestelooAug 9

A white DJI Phantom quadcopter hovers above the Hudson River in New York at dusk, with a pink and orange sunset glowing over the distant hills.

DJI

DJI Calls On American Drone Pilots To Fight FCC Ban On Already-Approved Drones

DJI is urging drone operators to file FCC comments before September 2 as the agency weighs cutting off imports and sales of previously approved drones with thermal, LiDAR, spray, and docking capabilities.

Haye KestelooAug 8

Osmo 360 II

DJI Osmo 360 II Pre-Orders Open in China, Launch August 13

DJI opened reservations for the Osmo 360 II in China on August 7 and confirmed an August 13 launch. Swappable lenses answer the first generation's loudest complaint — and the US still has no price or date.

Rafael SuárezAug 7

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