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DJI

Autel Alpha Drone coming soon to compete with DJI Matrice 30 Thermal

These photos and specs were shared on social media, showing an Autel Alpha drone which would compete with the DJI Matrice 30 Thermal.

Haye KestelooApr 30

Altitude Angel

Highschool team Altitude Angels wins third place in drone competition

Brockton High School’s drone team, the “Altitude Angels,” secured third place in the New England Aerospace Robotics Competition held at St. Anselm, New Hampshire, this past Saturday. In addition to the team’s commendable finish, Jamya Evans, Lizberte Celestin, and Maura Barrada, three of its members, were acknowledged for their exceptional leadership during the event. The…

Haye KestelooApr 30

Florida's Chinese Drone Ban Creates Challenges for Local Fire and Police Departments - New DJI Matrice 30 Thermal for Flushing Township Police Department - 7 DJI drones are approved for FAA's Remote ID for Drones - DJI launches the ultimate foldable DJI Enterprise drone, the DJI Matrice 30 or M30, and more...

DJI

Pennsylvania Fire Department Joins Drone Emergency Response Team

Emergency responders in New Berlin, Pennsylvania have combined their resources to offer drone and unmanned services to other agencies when needed. The response team operates as if they were responding with a fire truck. Four emergency service providers from Northcentral Pennsylvania have come together to offer these services in the state. The four Unmanned Aircraft…

Haye KestelooApr 30

Zipline

Drone delivery startup Zipline sees its valuation surge to $4.2 billion.

In a recent filing, drone delivery company Zipline disclosed a $330 million Series F financing round in April, which is notable in a market where few startups have managed to secure funding at such elevated valuations. Based in South San Francisco, Zipline is raising the funds at a 55% increase from its previous $2.7 billion…

Haye KestelooApr 29

DJI

DJI Matrice 300 with packets of heroin shot down in India

The Border Security Force (BSF) intercepted and shot down a DJI Matrice 300 RTK drone carrying over 4 Lbs. of narcotics near the International

Haye KestelooApr 28

Chinese Drones in Spotlight Amid Maryland's Enforcement - Illinois Unleashes Police Drones for Event Security DJI drones pose national security threat of TikTok with wings - New DJI Zenmuse P1 and L1 payloads for DJI Matrice 300

Skydio

DJI drones pose the national security threat of TikTok, but with wings

Here we go again... Fearmongering in an ill-advised effort to ban DJI drones from the US. This time it is Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY)

Haye KestelooApr 28

DJI

DJI Goggles & Motion Controller Support FINALLY Added For Mavic 3 & Mini 3 Pro!

This is an exciting video because we have DJI Goggle support for DJI's GPS line of drones, incl. their DJi Mavic 3 line as well as the DJI Mini 3 Pro.

Billy KyleApr 28

Sony

FAA Admin is Out, Mavic 3 Pro Released, Upgrades to Sony AirPeak

We have three stories for you in this week’s drone news updates. The first one is the FAA acting administrator is out, the Mavic 3 Pro was released, and then Sony announced some upgrades to its Airpeak. Let’s get to it. Bill Nolan, the FAA acting administrator resigns As the first story this week, Bill…

Greg ReverdiauApr 28

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