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Today I’m breaking down everything you need to know about the DJI Avata 360 so you can decide whether it’s worth it or not. We’re talking 8K 60 frames per second 360 video, a 1/1.1-inch sensor on each camera, 10-bit D-Log M color, O4 Plus transmission, full propeller guards, user-replaceable lenses, omnidirectional obstacle sensing and…
Good day folks. Shawn here from Air Photography. DJI has just launched a brand new, really exciting new product — the DJI Avata 360. I’ve been waiting for this for a very long time, and for some people, this is going to change the way you create and capture aerial footage. Introduction: A Game-Changer for…
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories for you this week. The Avata 360 is finally out. We also have DJI suing Insta360, and then we have BRINC launching a new Guardian drone with Starlink integration. And then finally, we have some micro drones that are going to the bottom of…
Two DJI Mavic 3 drones hovering at least 25 meters above the Caribbean Sea on July 8, 2023, recorded what scientists are calling the most detailed cetacean birth ever documented: a sperm whale calf entering the world off the coast of Dominica, lifted immediately to the surface by a coordinated group of 11 whales. The…
DJI officially launched the Avata 360 on March 26, 2026, the company’s first drone to combine a native 360° camera system with full FPV flight capability. The drone is available immediately for sale in China and on pre-sale in most other regions. American buyers are a separate story: DJI’s official website does not offer the…
Lockheed Martin has selected Fortem Technologies to field an autonomous counter-drone system for critical infrastructure protection, pairing Fortem’s TrueView radar sensors and DroneHunter interceptors with Lockheed’s own Sanctum C-UAS Mission Management software, as reported by The Defense Post. The result is a layered, hardware-plus-software kill chain that is designed to detect, track, and neut
Kansas State University Salina is bringing together law enforcement, fire departments, and emergency management agencies for a full day of drone education and hands-on demonstrations on April 22, connecting public safety professionals with UAS experts, FAA representatives, and the vendors building the hardware they’re already flying in the field, as reported by The Salina Post.…
A Lakewood Police Department drone operation on Colfax Avenue resulted in five arrests last Saturday after agents used a Skydio X10 to watch three separate hand-to-hand drug transactions in real time before moving in on the suspects. The operation was straightforward in the best possible way. Agents patrolling the intersection of Colfax and Teller observed…
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