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The latest study from Save The Elephants teaches us something really interesting: elephants never forget, and now we know they can get used to drones too. A new study from Save the Elephants and the University of Oxford shows that drones can be a powerful tool for monitoring wild elephants without stressing them. Researchers followed…
The Skyrover X1 Fly More Combo just hit its lowest price ever at $629 on Amazon, a 30% Black Friday discount that stacks with exclusive DroneXL discount codes for DJI Mini 4 Pro equivalent performance under $600. As an Amazon Associate, DroneXL earns a commission from qualifying purchases made through links in this post, which…
292 days ago, on February 8, 2025, I wrote my first article for DroneXL. The name of that article? “THE DJI NEO: THREE DRONES IN ONE?” Today, almost a year after writing that article, I’ve had the DJI Neo 2 in my hands for nearly a week. The essence of the drone hasn’t changed a…
We’ve been tracking Anduril’s meteoric rise for years, from Palmer Luckey’s $1.5 billion funding round to their Fury drone debut at the Paris Air Show. But a devastating Reuters investigation published this week reveals what happens when Silicon Valley hype meets battlefield reality: drones crashing into the ground and failing against Russian electronic warfare. Two…
Turkey’s drone industry has already turned heads with the Baykar Bayraktar TB2, and the Kizilelma “Red Apple” Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Now it is pushing firepower even closer to the front line with ALPAGU, a tiny, portable kamikaze drone that fits in a backpack and ends its mission by slamming into its target. If the…
The Trump administration is pressuring Congress to grant sweeping new powers to shoot down drones at public events, critical infrastructure, and prisons – and one of the president’s staunchest allies is calling it an “extremely problematic” power grab. I’ve been tracking counter-drone legislation for years, and this White House push represents the most aggressive expansion…
While US politicians debate whether to ban DJI drones and American operators face a December 23 deadline that could ground their fleets, Chinese drone manufacturers are finding eager buyers elsewhere.
DJI and SkyPixel are launching their 11th annual Photo & Video Contest today, bringing Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister to the judging panel for the first time. The man who shot The Dark Knight and won an Academy Award for Inception will now evaluate drone footage alongside other industry heavyweights. That’s a remarkable validation of how…
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