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Lynchburg Police Secures Federal Funding for Drone Program
The Lynchburg Police Department (LPD) in Virginia is set to receive a significant technology upgrade, thanks to federal funding. Last week, the Lynchburg City Council voted unanimously to allocate $362,047 in federal funds to the LPD for purchasing cutting-edge equipment,…
Arkansas Limits Foreign and DJI Drones for Law Enforcement
A new Arkansas law, Act 525 of 2023, prohibits law enforcement agencies from purchasing small drones from “covered foreign entities,” such as DJI drones, starting in 2027. According to Act 525 of 2023, a “covered foreign entity” is defined as…
Highschool team Altitude Angels wins third place in drone competition
Brockton High School’s drone team, the “Altitude Angels,” secured third place in the New England Aerospace Robotics Competition held at St. Anselm, New Hampshire, this past Saturday. In addition to the team’s commendable finish, Jamya Evans, Lizberte Celestin, and Maura…
Pennsylvania Fire Department Joins Drone Emergency Response Team
Emergency responders in New Berlin, Pennsylvania have combined their resources to offer drone and unmanned services to other agencies when needed. The response team operates as if they were responding with a fire truck. Four emergency service providers from Northcentral…
Drone delivery startup Zipline sees its valuation surge to $4.2 billion.
In a recent filing, drone delivery company Zipline disclosed a $330 million Series F financing round in April, which is notable in a market where few startups have managed to secure funding at such elevated valuations. Based in South San…
DJI drones pose the national security threat of TikTok, but with wings
Here we go again… Fearmongering in an ill-advised effort to ban DJI drones in the US. This time it is Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) who are trying to add DJI to the Federal Communications Commission’s…
FAA Drone Safety Day Set for April 29, 2023
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Drone Safety Day takes place on April 29th, 2023. Drones are rapidly becoming a dominant force in the aviation industry across the United States. As of January, the FAA has registered over 871,000 drones, with…
FAA Admin is Out, Mavic 3 Pro Released, Upgrades to Sony AirPeak
We have three stories for you in this week’s drone news updates. The first one is the FAA acting administrator is out, the Mavic 3 Pro was released, and then Sony announced some upgrades to its Airpeak. Let’s get to…
Textron Secures $279M Victory in Patent Battle with Chinese Drone Maker DJI
US aerospace giant Textron Inc (TXT.N) scored a significant legal victory on Friday, securing a $279 million verdict against China’s leading drone producer, DJI Technology. A federal jury in Waco, Texas, concluded that DJI had willfully infringed upon Textron’s patents…
DJI’s Best Drone Just Got Upgraded – DJI Mavic 3 Pro Review
What’s going on, guys? Billy here, and DJI has just dropped a new version of their Mavic 3 – this one being the DJI Mavic 3 Pro. Now, in case you’ve lost count, that brings us to seven different versions…
Mavic 3 Pro Price & Release Date, Another DJI Prohibition Bill, Drone Crime Ring BUSTED
This week in drone news, we have four stories for you. The price for the DJI Mavic 3 Pro was leaked; another bill threatens to prevent first responders from doing their job, this time in California; an organized drone crime…
ROCK Robotic Announces New R3 and R3PRO Survey-Grade LiDAR Systems
ROCK Robotic, a Denver-based LiDAR drone mapping and surveying technology company, has unveiled its latest 3D mapping solutions, the R3 and R3 PRO systems, designed for land surveyors and commercial mapping professionals. These cutting-edge systems offer advanced hardware components in…
