Every firmware drop, every FCC filing, every leak out of Shenzhen. DJI is the most-covered drone maker on DroneXL — this is the desk that watches them.
The Orlando City Council is set to vote Monday on a $6.83 million expansion of the Orlando Police Department drone program, a move that would formalize a Drone as First Responder system built around Axon’s Skydio aircraft, according to Orlando Weekly. If approved, the city would amend its existing contract with Axon to purchase 11…
In Rockbridge, Virginia, first responders have found a new partner that does not drink coffee, does not complain about overtime, and can hover over a cornfield at midnight without blinking. The Rockbridge Regional Public Safety Communications Center has quietly built a drone program that is now reshaping how local agencies handle search and rescue, suspect…
Police in regional Australia are about to test a capability that feels like a preview of where public safety aviation is heading. In Moree, NSW Police are deploying DJI Matrice 4TD aircraft as part of a six month trial that allows officers in Sydney to remotely pilot drones operating more than 600 kilometers away, as…
China’s coastguard just gave us a rare window into how drones are shaping operations at Scarborough Shoal, and it did not come through a defense white paper or satellite imagery analysis. It came through a Lunar New Year post. Behind the festive tone was something far more strategic. Beijing is increasingly relying on uncrewed aircraft…
London’s phone theft crisis has mutated into something colder and more organized. Gangs are recruiting children on Snapchat, offering up to £380 for the latest Apple devices, and sending teenagers out on bikes before school to hunt commuters, as The Guardian reports. According to the Metropolitan Police, gangs are circulating digital “menus” listing cash rewards…
Sammy Azdoufal wanted to drive his new DJI ROMO robot vacuum with a PS5 controller. Just for fun. So he used Claude Code to reverse-engineer the DJI app’s communication protocols, built a custom client, and connected it to DJI’s servers. What came back wasn’t just his vacuum. Roughly 7,000 ROMO units across 24 countries started…
The DJI Osmo Pocket 4 is no longer just a rumor circulating in forums and Telegram groups. It has appeared in the real world. An official DJI retailer in Kuala Lumpur has shared hands on footage of the camera after a customer walked into the store carrying it. The video is now live on Instagram,…
Flying the mission was Sgt. Michael Matelski, one of three FAA licensed pilots in the department. He deployed a DJI Matrice 30T, a compact
Firmware drops, FCC filings, leaks, rumors — the DJI desk is the busiest one in the DroneXL newsroom.
