DJI

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.

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DJI Mini 5 Pro hovering in front of blooming goldenrod with its forward-facing LiDAR and vision sensors pointed at the camera

Deal

DJI Mini 5 Pro Drops To $683 As The FCC Targets Its LiDAR Sensor

The DJI Mini 5 Pro is $683 at Amazon. Its LiDAR sits inside the FCC category that closes September 2, and a 25% drone tariff lands September 3.

Haye KestelooAug 26

A DJI enterprise drone hovers beside the ornate green-tiled eaves of a multi-story wooden Chinese heritage tower, with the gray-roofed old town spread out below.

DJI

DJI Opens Heritage 3D Contest. US National Parks Are Off-Limits.

DJI Enterprise's World Heritage 3D contest runs to October 10. It suggests national parks as subjects. In the US, those are the illegal ones.

Haye KestelooAug 25

DJI teaser image showing a dome-shaped 360 camera lens in dim light with the date September 3, 2026 at 7 AM EDT

DJI Rumors

DJI Sets September 3 Osmo 360 II Launch, No US Price Announced

DJI's 15-second teaser dates the Osmo 360 II for September 3 at 7 AM EDT, three weeks after a China-only launch that skipped an American price.

Haye KestelooAug 25

Onboard camera view looking down the red-and-silver body of a rocket high above the ground, with Earth's curved blue horizon and dark sky beyond

Osmo Action 6

DJI Osmo Action 6 Rides LandSpace Rocket From Liftoff to Landing

DJI strapped its Osmo Action 6 to LandSpace's Zhuque-3 booster and published the full uncut ride, from ignition to a vertical landing in northwest China.

Haye KestelooAug 24

Hand holding a micro FPV quadcopter fitted with a single 21700 lithium cell above a lake at sunset

FPV

1S Lithium-Ion FPV Build Flies 34 Minutes And 3 Miles On A Single Cell

A YouTube builder's custom 3-inch quad pairs one 21700 cell with a DJI O4 Air Unit for 34-minute flights and a 5 km lake crossing, plus the DJI part US builders can't get.

Haye KestelooAug 24

DJI

DJI Offers College Students Cash And Free Gear As FCC Blocks Its New Drones

DJI's new Campus Creators program pays students to post about DJI gear, eight months into an FCC block on every new DJI product in the US and days before a second ban deadline.

Haye KestelooAug 24

Aerial view of a red crawler crane lowering a steel deck section at the tip of the unfinished Gordie Howe International Bridge cable-stayed span over the Detroit River

DJI

DJI Is 97% Of US Contractor Drone Fleets Despite FCC Ban, ABC Finds

An ABC survey of construction contractors finds DJI is the primary drone for 97.1% of members who fly, months after the FCC blocked new foreign models.

Haye KestelooAug 24

DJI Mini 5 Pro hovering in front of blooming goldenrod with its LiDAR sensors forward

Deal

DJI Mini 5 Pro Amazon Bundle Packs Over $100 In Free Gear For $899

An Amazon bundle pairs the DJI Mini 5 Pro with $100+ in accessories for $899. What's in it, what reviewers say, and the 250-gram registration catch.

Haye KestelooAug 22

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