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Earlier today, Skydio released a new Skydio firmware update that unlocks new features on the autonomous drone. Will the ‘made-in-the-USA’ be able to heat up the competition with DJI now? Let’s take a closer look. “Today, Skydio is taking the first step towards automating the menial tasks humans are faced with on a day-to-day basis,…
The Ukrainian army uses the DJI Mavic 3 with its powerful 28x hybrid zoom functionality to help guide mortars onto the positions of the Russian invaders. In an earlier post today, we reported that Ukraine has continued to buy DJI drones by the thousands. The Ukrainian army acquired 2,372 quadcopters, including many DJI drones and…
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraines Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation said that it had bought thousands of DJI drones
Today, photos were shared on Twitter showing many boxes of the DJI Mavic 3 Combo that had been left behind by the Russian army as they seemingly left in a hurry. The boxes had been left behind by a drone unit of the Russian army in a pile of rubble next to a damaged military…
Today, we came across this photo in the NY Times, that shows a Ukrainian drone pilot flying what appears to be a DJI Mavic 3 drone, based on the
Today, on the website of German case maker MC-Cases a professional case for the DJI Mini 3 Pro was shown. The carrying case for the yet-to-be-released DJI mini drone is advertised as a ‘Professional Case for DJI Mini 3 Pro – Explorer Edition – Fits with Mini 3 RC’ for 99 euros. “Unfortunately, this item…
Today on Twitter, our long-time DJI leaker DealsDrone shared a leaked picture of the top body shell of the DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise edition. The DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise edition body shell, like the DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise, has two attachment points for accessories and a USB-C connection opening. Likely DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise accessories…
The Ukrainian armed forces have converted an Autel drone into a Baby Bayraktar to drop explosives on the invading Russian forces. In one video that was shared on Twitter, we can see a modified Autel Robotics drone with a release mechanism that drops a small explosive onto unsuspecting Russian troops. Modified Autel drone turns into…
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