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Ag spray drones have moved from novelty to revenue stream in the U.S. Corn Belt, and the operators flying them have strong opinions about which platforms hold up over a full season. Prairie Farmer recently spoke with three Illinois custom operators about the aircraft and trailers they actually run. Their answers line up around two…
DJI sued Insta360 over the Luna Ultra on its US launch day, and Insta360 countersued with five patents. The fight is over a market DJI's own Pocket 4P can't enter.
Insta360 Luna Ultra vs DJI Osmo Pocket 4P, Pocket 4, and Pocket 3 compared on specs, price, and US availability, the one spec DJI's FCC ban can't fix.
DJI has published the full DJI Osmo Pocket 4P spec sheet, turning a vague Cannes teaser into a real product. The pocket gimbal pairs a new 1-inch wide-angle main camera with a dedicated 60mm telephoto, a combination no prior Pocket has carried. The headline numbers are now concrete: 17 stops of dynamic range on the main sensor,…
DJI filed two patent infringement lawsuits against Insta360 on June 11, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, accusing the rival camera maker’s new Luna Pro and Luna Ultra gimbal cameras of copying the design and core technology of its Osmo Pocket line. One suit asserts two design patents covering…
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have three stories for you this week. First up, the FAA adds a new DHS authorization path for World Cup NOTAMs. A firefighting helicopter in Utah dodges an unauthorized drone. And AirData UAV and LeoSight are teaming up to bring live drone data to DFR programs. Let’s…
Vancouver just became the first city in Canada to put police drones on rooftops, ready to launch the second a 911 call lands. The Vancouver Police Department is rolling out six Skydio X10 aircraft in docked Drone as First Responder stations across the city, approved by Transport Canada and timed to arrive before the 2026…
A shoplifting run at a Buena Park Kohl’s ended with two people in custody on June 9, and the deciding factor never touched the ground. When one suspect bolted on foot and folded himself into a stranger’s backyard shed, he figured the dark and the fences would hide him. A police drone overhead, reading his…
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