DJI News

Launches, firmware, rumors, deals, and the ban fight — every DJI story, newest first.

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Every DJI story we publish lands on this page: drone and camera launches, firmware and app updates, rumors and FCC filings, price moves, and the regulatory fight over DJI’s future in the United States. The feed spans the whole DJI universe, from the Mini and Mavic lines to the Osmo cameras and the enterprise fleet. For the full archive organized by product, head to the DJI company hub; for hands-on verdicts, our reviews desk has flown nearly everything DJI ships.

Key facts

What this page is: Every DJI story DroneXL publishes, newest first — launches, firmware, filings, rumors, price moves and the US ban fight, in one feed
How often it updates: Every time we publish. DJI is the busiest desk in the newsroom, so most days carry several stories
Where the rumors go: Leaks and unannounced products are collected separately on the DJI Rumors page, and also land here
Covering DJI since: 2020, across roughly 3,000 articles

Last updated November 5, 2026 — the feed below updates with every new story.

DJI Matrice 5T drone on a table with the DJI RC Plus 3 Enterprise controller, a charging hub, a speaker, a spotlight and a parachute module, with a pine forest behind

DJI News · First Look

DJI Matrice 5T First Look: 1280 Thermal, 176x Zoom, Flies in the Rain

My first look at the DJI Matrice 5T: four cameras and a laser rangefinder, native 1280 thermal, power lines spotted at 32 m, IP55, 59 minutes aloft.

Mihail SvilenovNov 54 min read

Gray DJI Matrice 5T drone with its arms folded sitting on a black hard case, its four-lens gimbal and laser rangefinder facing the camera, with a dark forest and cloudy sky behind

LAUNCH

DJI Matrice 5T Puts 1K Thermal in a Folding Drone the US Can't Buy

DJI's Matrice 5T folds, flies 59 minutes and carries 1280 thermal. Its spec sheet rates the radio for Canada, Europe, China and Japan, and not the FCC.

Haye KestelooNov 5

Hand holding a pair of black Viture Pro 2 XR glasses on a forest trail with a DJI RC 2 controller visible in the corner

HANDS-ON

Viture Pro 2 XR Glasses Give the Mini 5 Pro the Goggles It Never Got

Shawn from Air Photography flies the DJI Mini 5 Pro with Viture Pro 2 XR glasses: a 146-inch virtual screen, 1,600 nits, 63 grams and adjustable diopters.

Shawn Air PhotographyNov 4

DJI Osmo Pocket gimbal camera mounted on an iFootage Shark Slider Pico Pro motorized slider in an autumn birch forest

Reviews

iFootage Shark Slider Pico Pro Drives My DJI Pocket Camera's Moves

Jake Sloan tests the iFootage Shark Slider Pico Pro, a tiny motorized slider that plugs into the DJI Pocket 3, 4 and 4P over USB-C and drives the gimbal.

Jake SloanNov 4

DJI Mic 3 transmitter with a furry windscreen clipped to the black mud flap behind the rear tire of an orange Toyota 4Runner on a desert road

DJI

DJI Mic 3 Hacks: I Stuck One on My Car's Mud Flap, and 9 More Tricks

Jake Sloan shows 10 ways to use the DJI Mic 3 beyond the shirt clip: hidden car and hat mics, a boom pole, a 32-bit recorder and four mics on two cameras.

Jake SloanNov 4

DJI

DJI Mic 3 Review: Even If the Signal Drops, You Don't Lose a Word

DJI Mic 3 review by Jake Sloan: 32-bit float backup, two noise reduction levels, 4 mics to 8 cameras and up to 28 hours with the case.

Jake SloanNov 4

Rain-soaked gray DJI Matrice 5TD drone with folded propellers sitting on the landing pad of DJI Dock 4, lit red by the dock's lights at dusk

Search & Rescue

DJI Docks Put Tatra Rescuers Over Poland's Highest Peak in 6 Minutes

Poland's TOPR tested three DJI Dock 3s and a Dock 4 in the Tatras. A docked drone reaches Rysy in six minutes. US rescue teams can't buy Dock 4.

Haye KestelooNov 4

White DJI ROMO 2 robot vacuum parked in front of its tall white self-cleaning base station against a grey studio background

DJI

DJI Gives ROMO 2 Its Drone Offline Mode, Eight Months After the Hack

DJI's Local Data Mode cuts the ROMO 2 vacuum off from the cloud, eight months after 7,000 ROMOs leaked camera feeds, on a robot Americans cannot buy.

Haye KestelooNov 4

Pearl White DJI Osmo Pocket 4P held in a hand, its screen showing pavement at 18.0x zoom in 4K30 video mode with a Japanese menu label

FIRMWARE

DJI Pocket 4P Update Reaches 18x Zoom, Owner Already Wants A Limiter

A Pocket 4P owner in Japan shows 18x digital zoom and new stage and sunset modes after an update DJI has not documented, and asks for a zoom limiter.

Haye KestelooNov 3

Photorealistic 3D model of Madrid's Las Ventas bullring seen from above, showing the red brick Neo-Mudéjar facade, horseshoe arches and the empty sand arena inside.

DJI

DJI Names 12 Heritage 3D Winners, Four More Than Its Rules Promised

DJI named 12 World Heritage 3D winners, Spanish police among them. Its rules and blog list four People's Choice slots. DJI named eight.

Haye KestelooNov 3

Elizabeth, New Jersey, police DJI Matrice 300 RTK drone with POLICE lettering on its arms, parked on a hard case beside a police SUV

DJI

FCC Still Weighing Thermal and Spray Drone Ban, Adam Chan Says

FCC national security counsel Adam Chan says the agency is still weighing a ban on already-authorized foreign thermal, LiDAR and spray drones.

Haye KestelooNov 3

Close-up of the black DJI Osmo Pocket 4P gimbal head, its 3x telephoto lens beside a second lens marked 1-inch, against a dark background

FCC Filing

China Vows More Countermeasures as FCC Cuts Off Chinese Test Labs

China opposes the FCC vote ending recognition of mainland test labs from December 2028, says the US stalled talks, and threatens further countermeasures.

Haye KestelooOct 30

Night view of the DJI and Hasselblad store front in Tokyo, a lit DJI | Hasselblad sign under a glass-walled second floor, with a wet sidewalk in front

DJI Store

DJI's First Japan Concept Store Opens With Gear the US Never Got

DJI and Hasselblad open a two-floor concept store in Tokyo's Omotesando on October 31, with a flight cage and Mavic 4 Pro and Osmo Pocket 4P posters.

Haye KestelooOct 30

DJI Matrice 5TD drone seen from below in flight beside a steel transmission tower against a blue sky

EXPLAINER

DJI's 1280 Thermal Drones Skip the US. Economists Saw This Coming

DJI's Matrice 5TD and a November 5 folding thermal drone can't be sold in the US. Research says the ban removes US drone makers' reason to improve.

Haye KestelooOct 30

Pilot Institute

Zipline Claims 68% Less Noise, Alibaba Wins Ruling, MI Organ Flights

Zipline says its drones got quieter, Alibaba wins a ruling on a Pentagon lobbying law that also reaches DJI's lobbyists, and Michigan funds organ flights.

Greg ReverdiauOct 30

Front view of a dark gray DJI drone gimbal with a large telephoto lens top left, a round thermal lens with a greenish coating below it, and three smaller camera windows stacked on the right, on a drone with folding arms

TEASER

DJI Teases a Folding Thermal Drone for November 5 With the 5TD Gimbal

DJI Enterprise's November 5 teaser opens on a thermal sensor and shows the Matrice 5TD's gimbal under a drone with folding arms. The 5TD doesn't fold.

Haye KestelooOct 29

REVIEW

DJI Pocket 4P at 100 Days: A US Owner's eBay Unit Has No US Warranty

A US filmmaker calls the DJI Osmo Pocket 4P a go-to camera after 100 days. Bought on eBay, it falls outside DJI's North America warranty rule.

Haye KestelooOct 29

Pilot Institute's Greg Reverdiau holding a gray DJI Mini 5 Pro drone toward the camera next to the words Fully Tested

DJI

DJI Mini 5 Pro Long-Term Review: Great Camera, but Some Report 254 g

Greg Reverdiau's long-term DJI Mini 5 Pro review: the 1-inch camera, 4K/120, true vertical video, wind limits and why some owners must register.

Greg ReverdiauOct 28

Aerial view of the Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia, seen from a helicopter

DJI

Alibaba Says a Pentagon Law Cost It Every Lobbyist. DJI Kept Two Firms

A judge blocked the Pentagon's lobbyist rule for Alibaba, which says it cost it every lobbyist. DJI's filings show two outside firms working for it.

Haye KestelooOct 27

A small FPV quadcopter hovers in front of a red course flag while two Chinese soldiers in camouflage and FPV goggles hold controllers on a grass field

China

China's 48-Volt Drone Motor Rule Is Narrow. Its Propeller Rule Is Not

Spec sheets show China's drone motor test misses Hobbywing and T-Motor's flagships, its propeller test catches 62-inch blades, and 'rated' is undefined.

Haye KestelooOct 26

Gray DJI Matrice 4TD dock drone with a multi-camera gimbal flying above a solar farm at dusk, with snow-capped mountains behind

Fact Check

DJI Matrice 5TD's Native 1280 Thermal Has a US Drone Maker Alarmed

A viral X post says DJI's Matrice 5TD has native 1280 by 1024 thermal. DJI's spec sheet agrees. The Mavic-sized and US lead-time claims hold up less well.

Haye KestelooOct 26

White DJI Matrice 4TD drone with twin spotlights and a speaker mounted on top, hovering in front of a sunlit forest

Search & Rescue

White County's New Rescue Drone Is a DJI Matrice 4TD It Didn't Name

White County, Georgia, bought a rain-capable DJI Matrice 4TD with SPLOST money. Neither Georgia ban bill became law, and federal rules allow it.

Haye KestelooOct 26

Gray DJI Avata 360 drone hovering in front of a blurred rocky hillside

FIRMWARE

DJI Avata 360 Waypoints Arrive, and the RC Pro 2 Needs Its Own Update

DJI's October 20 release notes give the Avata 360 Waypoint Flight, FocusTrack zoom and RC Pro 2 support. Here is every version number the update touches.

Haye KestelooOct 25

Close-up of the original DJI Avata's camera and propeller guards against a blurred desert sky

FIRMWARE

DJI Avata Firmware Returns After Nearly 3 Years to Fix 'Known Issues'

DJI's first Avata firmware since December 2023, v01.06.0000, lands with Goggles 2, Goggles Integra and DJI Fly 1.21.16 updates and a one-line changelog.

Haye KestelooOct 25

Frequently asked questions

What is the latest DJI news today?

The feed on this page is ordered newest first, so the top entry is the most recent DJI story we have published. DJI moves in bursts — a launch week can carry several stories a day, while a quiet stretch between releases runs to one or two.

Where can I follow DJI rumors and leaks specifically?

The DJI Rumors page collects the leaks, regulatory filings, retail box photographs and price lists separately, and says which class of source each one comes from. Those stories appear in this feed too — the rumors page is the filtered view.

Is DJI banned in the United States?

Not banned outright, and the drone you already own is not grounded. The 2025 NDAA gave a national security agency one year to audit DJI's equipment; none did, and the default consequence took effect, putting foreign-made drones on the FCC Covered List in December 2025. That restricts new equipment authorizations, importation and marketing rather than flight. Firmware and security updates for aircraft authorized before that date are protected until at least January 1, 2029 under FCC Public Notice DA 26-454.

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