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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

Wiebe de JagerOct 12

DJI blacklisted and labeled as a Chinese military company by the Department of Defense

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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...

Haye KestelooOct 7

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

Haye KestelooOct 7

DJI Mini drone plays an outsized role in $150k ATM heist in France

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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…

Wiebe de JagerOct 6

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…

Wiebe de JagerOct 5