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French government plans to buy 651 drones for surveillance purposes
The French government plans to buy 651 drones for surveillance purposes, details of which are outlined in a tender worth almost €4M ($4.3M USD). The tender, titled “Drones” was published on April 12th on the official bulletin of public procurement…
DJI official announcement and teaser video: Up Your Game (with the DJI Mavic Air 2)
Just hours after I posted this article reconfirming DJI’s launch date of April 27th, DJI tweets out this official message. In a ten-second clip on Twitter, DJI says: “Up Your Game.” The drone maker also shows the date of April…
Breaking news: DJI confirms launch on April 27th. Introduction DJI Mavic Air 2?
We already reported that April 27th is expected to be the launch date for the new DJI Mavic Air 2. However, today we learn that DJI is scheduling calls with various parties to inform them about “some exciting news from…
NYPD seizes George Steinmetz’s DJI Mavic 2 Pro after Hart Island photo
By now, many people will have seen drone videos or photos of the mass burials of unclaimed COVID-19 victims at Hart Island in New York. We reported on that about a week ago, but so did many other news outlets.…
DJI asked distributors to place orders for the Matrice 300
Today, we received new information about the DJI Matrice 300. Apparently, DJI has asked distributors to go ahead and place orders for the M300 even though final specs and pricing are not yet available.
DJI FPV System firmware update released today – v01.00.05.00
Today, DJI released a firmware update for its DJI FPV System. This is version 01.00.05.00 and is for the Air Unit, Goggles and Remote Controller. The update contains some new features as well as a number of bug fixes. Maybe…
Wyckoff Police use drones for good with Birthday Drive-By program
This is a really nice story. The Wyckoff Police in New Jersey, use drones for good with their highly successful Birthday Drive-By program. Based on the number of videos they have shared on Facebook, it seems that they just recently…
Honolulu Fire Department uses drones to enforce stay-at-home order at beaches
The Honolulu Fire Department uses drones to enforce stay-at-home and work-at-home order from Mayor Kirk Caldwell at local beaches around Oahu, city officials said on Friday.
DJI Matrice 300 (or M300) and Mavic 3 update
Here’s a quick update on the DJI Matrice 300 (or M300) and the Mavic 3. The M300 is obviously the successor to the DJI Matrice 200/210 drone and aimed at the commercial or enterprise drone market. This unmanned aircraft was…
About the DJI reorganization and firings in the U.S.
Over the last week, there has been quite a bit of speculation about what is going on within DJI’s organization. There were rumors of DJI leaving the U.S. market, which turned out to be false. In fact, DJI is very…
Skydio is currently unable to ship drone orders
In a message on the Skydio website, the company says that as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic their local manufacturing in California has temporarily halted operations.
Skydio 2 firmware update explained in video
In this video on YouTube, Billy Kyle explains in detail the improvements (or lack thereof) to the Skydio 2 drone with the latest firmware update, version 6.0.38. Some smaller improvements were good, but for the majority of this update, Billy…