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DJI Matrice 4T quadcopter on a white display table with its thermal and visual camera gimbal and top-mounted accessory, at DJI Enterprise Booth 903 at Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas.

FCC Ban

DJI Tells FCC Its 'Military-Grade' Drone Ban Was Invented In-House

DJI's 26-page filing, signed by a former U.S. Solicitor General, says no security agency ever endorsed the FCC's seven military-grade drone categories.

Haye KestelooSep 3

Amazon

Amazon's 83-Pound MK30 Heads To 500 Cities: Parachute Shmarachute

Amazon would not put anyone on the record about the MK30 at Commercial UAV Expo. Its 83-pound drone has no parachute and is headed for 500 US cities.

Haye KestelooSep 3

Yellow and red Surf Life Saving NSW DJI Matrice 3D drone with fixed upswept arms sitting on a matching landing pad on a sandy beach with surf breaking behind it

Drones for Good

NSW Shark Drones Log 750 Sightings in 8 Weeks as 51 Nets Go Back In

Surf Life Saving NSW now flies 73 shark drones over 97 beaches after 750 winter sightings. The nets went back in the same day the drone hours grew.

Haye KestelooSep 3

DJI

DJI Osmo 360 II Goes Global at IFA, Skips America a Second Time

DJI priced the Osmo 360 II at €589 and £509 for a September 15 release across Europe. The FCC-cleared camera still has no US price or date.

Haye KestelooSep 3

Captain Kyle Nordfors in a grey Weber County Sheriff's Office uniform stands between two other award recipients, each holding a glass trophy, in front of a blue and white backdrop.

DOCKET 26-189

Utah SAR Captain To FCC: Your Drone Ban Will Cost American Lives

Weber County rescue pilot Kyle Nordfors told the FCC no US-made drone matches what his team flies, and offered to prove it. His full comments, and how to file yours before midnight.

Haye KestelooSep 2

A DJI Mini 5 Pro hovering head-on at eye level, its forward LiDAR sensor visible above the camera gimbal, against an out-of-focus green lawn and trees.

DOCKET 26-189

FCC Drone Ban Comments Close Tonight. Here's What I Filed

DroneXL filed comments in FCC docket 26-189 today. Read the filing in full, and use the step-by-step guide to submit your own before the window closes.

Haye KestelooSep 2