In the early stages of the war, Russia’s sophisticated electronic warfare seemed invincible, taking down a staggering 90% of Ukraine’s drones. These drones, operating on commercial radio frequencies, seemed easy prey. However, recent developments hint at a surprise turnaround: Ukraine’s…
This week in drone news, we have four stories for you. This might be a little longer than usual, but we have a UK drone pilot who was fined after flying too close to a warbird. AUVSI has come up…
DJI, the world’s largest camera drone manufacturer, quietly ceased production of its drone detection and monitoring system, DJI Aeroscope. A message on the official DJI website reads, “The Aeroscope is no longer in production. For the latest in DJI technology,…
Hackers, or security researchers, have figured out how to decode the radio signals that every DJI drone sends out. This lets them know exactly where the DJI drone operator is. UPDATE: DJI RESPONDS TO CONCERNS ABOUT DRONE PILOTS’ LOCATIONS BEING…
In a data breach, a DJI Aeroscope database with information from hundreds of airspace monitoring devices made by the Chinese drone maker was made public. This database contained more than 80,000 drone IDs. The Cybernews research team has discovered an…
Soon you will be a lot less anonymous as a drone pilot than you are now. From 2024, it is mandatory to have your drone broadcast some data, including the current position, altitude, location of take-off, and the operator number.…
The Transportation Security Administration will test new drone tracking technology to spot, track, and identify drones in restricted airspace after dozens of drone sightings and a few reports of a “guy in a jetpack”, near Los Angeles International Airport. According…
The aviation Police have launched an investigation into a drone pilot who had his drone take off several times to very high altitudes near Schiphol Airport, The Netherlands. In at least one case, a DJI Mini 2 drone was flown…
On Twitter, the following two photos were shared, both of which depicted a DJI FPV Drone with the letter Z—a sign that has become synonymous with the Russian military that has invaded Ukraine. As we have seen in the past,…
Although several DJI Mini 2 drones and Autel EVO II drones have been delivered to Ukraine, this photo represents the first time that two Parrot Anafi USA Blue sUAS have been given to Ukraine. The Parrot Anafi USA is an…
Contrary to previous claims by the world’s largest drone maker, DJI drones transmit their location and ID data unencrypted. This means that anyone with knowledge of the facts can receive and read this information. DJI has since confirmed that the…
The 43-year-old drone pilot, Jason Ng Yok Sen, from Singapore, has been fined no less than 51,000 Singapore dollars (about $37,000 USD) for accidentally hindering two fighter jets by using his DJI Mavic 2 drone to fly close to the…
