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DJI Mavic Air 2

DJI Keeps the Mavic Air 2 and Air 2S Alive With Oct. 20 Firmware

DJI's Oct. 20 firmware moves the Mavic Air 2 to v01.01.18.00 and the Air 2S to v02.04.28.00, their first updates since 2023 and 2024.

Haye KestelooOct 21

DJI Mini 3

DJI Mini 3 Pro Gets New Firmware, but Its Last New Feature Was in 2023

DJI Mini 3 Pro firmware v01.00.1000 is its first since July 2024 and only fixes 'known issues.' Its last new feature shipped in April 2023.

Haye KestelooOct 21

DJI Mini 2

DJI Mini 2 Gets Its First Update Since 2023, Under an FCC Waiver

DJI shipped Mini 2 firmware v01.07.0300 on October 20, its first since March 2023. An FCC waiver lets US owners get it, and lasts until at least 2029.

Haye KestelooOct 21

West front of the United States Capitol in Washington under a blue sky, white dome and columns above a green lawn lined with red tulips

Amazon

Amazon Has Lobbied Washington on Drones for 52 Straight Quarters

Amazon has listed drones on 52 straight federal lobbying reports. Its Part 108 comment asks for a path past the 110-pound cap and never says parachute.

Haye KestelooOct 21

Senator Rick Scott smiling in his official Senate portrait, with the U.S. flag on the left and the Florida state flag on the right

FCC Ban

Rick Scott Backs DJI Ban. Florida Idled an Estimated $200M Fleet

Sen. Rick Scott wants DJI and Autel kept on the FCC Covered List. Florida's own ban idled an estimated $200 million in agency drones.

Haye KestelooOct 21

A white DJI Agras T100 agricultural drone hovers over a green cornfield releasing two white plumes of spray, with mountains and a pastel sky behind it

Drones for Agriculture

Spray Drone Sales Fell 59%, and Dealers Want an FCC Carve-Out

ASDC says US spray drone sales fell 59% in 2025 after CBP held DJI shipments, and asks the FCC to keep Part 137 sprayers out of its proposed ban.

Haye KestelooOct 21

Antigravity A1

Antigravity A1 on a Watch and Ring Tracked Me Through a Dense Forest

I flew the Antigravity A1 with only the new Watch Remote and Ring Remote: palm takeoff, Wave to Track, Drag-to-Fly, and a forest ride with zero crashes.

Mihail SvilenovOct 20

Black quadcopter drone with tall landing legs and a camera gimbal flying against a cloudy sky

Belgium

DJI Dock 4 Demoed for Belgian First Responders. US Teams Can't Buy It

Belgium's state drone pilot course turned 10 at PLOT in Genk, where DJI Dock 4 got a live demo two days after launch. US rescuers can't buy it.

Haye KestelooOct 20

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