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Skydio

The Rise of U.S. Drones Amid Anti-China Sentiment

Teal Drones shifted its focus from consumer drones to military and government contracts in order to survive in a market dominated by China's DJI.

Haye KestelooApr 15

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

EVTOL

Arctech Charge Unveils the BCS-M136 for Improved Battery Care

Arctech Charge completed Phase II SBIR contract with AFWERX Agility Prime, unveiling the revolutionary BCS-M136. This state-of-the-art Battery

Haye KestelooFeb 22

Drones for Good

Aerial Rescue: Drone Delivers S.O.S. from Snow-Strapped Photographer

An Unexpected Visitor Brings a Cry for Help In a remarkable tale of technology meeting human kindness, a photographer, Brian Telford, trapped in snow near Fairview, Utah, was rescued after sending an SOS via his drone. This unusual incident not only highlights the creative use of technology in emergencies but also the formation of an…

Haye KestelooFeb 4

Legal

Drone News: US Government Gone Wild

Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. This is the “Government Gone Wild” edition. That’s right, we’ve got three more bills from Oklahoma, Missouri, and Utah, which actually has two bills, that would restrict drone operation. So we decided to do a special edition just talking about these, and we’ll also talk about a drone…

Haye KestelooJan 26

The High Cost of Security: Why the "Pain" of a DJI Ban Means Lives Lost, Not Just Lost Profits - Rescue of Missing Exchange Student in Utah Highlights Efficacy of DJI Drone in Search Operations

DJI

Rescue of Missing Exchange Student in Utah Highlights Efficacy of DJI Drone in Search Operations

With the help of a DJI drone, the Weber County Search and Rescue team successfully located 17-year-old Kai Zhuang, ending his disappearance

Haye KestelooJan 1

Teal

Red Cat Holdings Endorses the American Security Drone Act

Red Cat Holdings, Inc., a drone technology company based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, publicly endorsed the American Security Drone Act (ASDA)

Haye KestelooDec 26

DJI

DJI Air 3 Intelligent Flight Modes Full Tutorial (FocusTrack, Waypoints, & Cruise Control)

So in today's video, I'm going to cover how to use all of the intelligent flight features built into DJI's Air 3 so that when you take your drone out...

Billy KyleSep 21

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