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Drone Shop Owner Arrested, Baltimore Bridge TFR, Avata 2

DJI

Drone News: Drone Shop Owner Arrested for Flights, Baltimore Bridge TFR, Avata 2 Release and More?

Welcome to Weekly UAS News Update, and we have three stories for you this week. A drone shop owner gets arrested for prison drops.

Greg ReverdiauApr 5

Fedorov’s Gamble: Can Open-Source Battlefield Data Defeat Russian Jamming?

Ukraine

Ukraine’s AI Drone Race: Navigating the Frontlines of Innovation

However, with the pressures of an ongoing war, concerns arise about the rapid deployment of AI in drones and its reliability in the coming months

Haye KestelooApr 5

Drone Light Show

City of SeaTac Replaces Fourth of July Fireworks with Drone Show at Angle Lake

Resident Complaint Prompts Review of Lake Access and Usage The City of SeaTac in Washington State has decided to replace its traditional Fourth of July fireworks show at Angle Lake with a drone show this year. The decision comes after a resident complained about restricted access to the lake during a separate event, which led…

Haye KestelooApr 5

Firefighters

Grand Forks Fire Department Expands Drone Program with Help from Northern Plains UAS Test Site

The Grand Forks Fire Department expands its drone program with the help of the Northern Plains UAS Test Site. Chief Gary Lorenz aims to

Haye KestelooApr 4

Airbus

Airbus’s High-Flying Drone Unit Eyes Potential IPO

A little-known Airbus subsidiary that develops solar-powered, high-altitude drones called Zephyrs could consider an initial public offering (IPO).

Haye KestelooApr 4

Police

Draper Couple Warns Community About Suspicious Drone Encounter

Invasion of Privacy Raises Concerns A Draper couple, Drew and Lorene Joosten, are alerting their neighbors after a disturbing incident involving a drone outside their home. The drone, with its green lights pointed towards their windows, hovered for about two minutes before moving on to neighboring houses, leaving the Joostens unsettled and suspicious of the…

Haye KestelooApr 3

Police

Duluth Police Use Drone to Locate Missing 12-Year-Old Girl

Quick Action and Drone Technology Lead to Safe Recovery A 12-year-old girl who threatened to run away from the Stowe Elementary School area in Duluth, Minnesota, was quickly located by police using a drone on Wednesday. The Duluth Police Department (DPD) received a report of the missing child near the 500 block of W Stowe…

Haye KestelooApr 3

DJI

The 5 MUST-HAVE Drone Shots You NEED

There are five types of shots that you really need to capture with a drone. The first kind of shot I always capture with a drone is establishing shots.

Jake SloanApr 2

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