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Antigravity A1

Antigravity A1 vs. DJI Avata 360: The One Feature That Changes Everything

I flew the Antigravity A1 and DJI Avata 360 head-to-head in Puerto Rico. Here's how they compare on size, goggles, signal, flight time, and which to buy.

Russ 51 DronesJun 17

Skydio

Lee County Sheriff Releases Drone Footage Of Man Firing A BB Gun At A DFR Aircraft, A Federal Felony

A Lee County Sheriff’s Office drone searching for a bear in southwest Florida recorded a man pointing a BB gun at the aircraft and firing at least twice, and the footage put a federal felony on camera in real time. The arrest came Saturday, and the agency later released the video alongside footage of the…

Haye KestelooJun 17

Walmart

Walmart and Wing Add Seven Markets, Putting Two Drone Operators on a Collision Course in Memphis

Walmart and its drone partner Wing named seven new metro areas for their delivery network on June 10, and one of those cities should sound familiar to anyone who read DroneXL earlier today. Memphis is on the list. So is Phoenix. The Alphabet-owned operator will push the partnership toward nearly 20 US markets, and the…

Haye KestelooJun 17

Amazon

Amazon Brings Prime Air to Memphis With a Meet-and-Greet, Not a Launch Date

Amazon parked an MK-30 delivery drone inside the Renasant Convention Center on Tuesday and invited Memphis residents to meet it. The company calls the service Prime Air, and the pitch was familiar: packages up to five pounds, delivered in two hours or less, for $4.99 if you hold a Prime membership. What Amazon did not…

Haye KestelooJun 17

DJI

FCC Reopens The Door To Chinese Toy Drones, But The Rules Are So Tight Even A DJI Neo Doesn’t Qualify

The Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it will allow new models of Chinese toy drones to be imported into the United States, the latest crack in a sweeping ban that has frozen DJI and Autel out of the American market since December. On paper, it reads like a thaw. Read the fine print and…

Haye KestelooJun 16

DJI

DJI O4 Ground Station Pushes Dock 3 Programs Past Network Dead Zones

DJI's O4 Ground Station extends Dock 3 drone coverage to 30 km via FlightHub 2 and 40 km in relay mode with the Matrice 400, built for off-grid ops.

Haye KestelooJun 16

Insta360

Insta360 Luna Ultra Review: I Tested One of 2026’s Most Exciting Cameras in Alaska

I tested the Insta360 Luna Ultra in Alaska — dual lenses, a detachable remote, 8K I-Log, and Leica color. Here's why it may be 2026's most exciting camera.

Jake SloanJun 16

Skydio

Port St. Lucie Skydio X10 Saves Life On Day One

Port St. Lucie’s police department flipped the switch on its new Drone as First Responder program on June 11, and the system did not wait long to prove itself. Within hours, a remotely launched drone located a missing autistic woman before she could reach a nearby canal, arriving on scene ahead of the responding officers.…

Rafael SuárezJun 16

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