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Drone army fights off wildfires in China’s largest city, Chongqing
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 the fire
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Ukraine crowdfunds $10M in 24 hours to buy kamikaze drones
Ukraine's crowdfunding campaign raised $10 million in 24 hours to buy kamikaze drones for the Ukrainian military and fight back against Russia.
Volocopter
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
DJI
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
DJI
DJI blacklisted and labeled a Chinese military company by the Department of Defense
DJI Blacklisted. The Department of Defense (DoD) added DJI to a list of Chinese companies it has formally blacklisted. "Today the...
South Africa
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
DJI
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 a ventilation duct and pressing a button with the drone that can be used to…
Germany
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 drone traverses the airspace of three different countries. With the drone flight, Antea Group wants…
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