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With the DJI Avata 360 set to launch on March 26, DJI published a short video this week walking through eight distinct shot types the drone can produce. The clip runs under a minute, it’s titled “Guess the full potential of a panoramic drone!”, and the footage was captured over what appears to be a…
The Army’s AMP-HEL counter-drone laser passed a joint FAA safety evaluation at White Sands Missile Range on March 7-8, 2026 — and an unplanned commercial aircraft triggered the automated shutoff that made the strongest case for the system’s safety. Here’s what the test revealed and what it means for U.S. airspace.
East Texas utility SWEPCO has a new way to find the branches that will kill your power before they actually do it. The drones are already flying. The Problem With Trees and Power Lines Vegetation management is the unglamorous backbone of electric utility reliability. Branches grow. Trees lean. Storms push limbs into conductors and the…
Confirmed: The DJI Avata 360 launches in two versions. While the DVN3NT hits US shelves, the 4G-enabled DVN3XT remains a China exclusive due to FCC Covered List restrictions and regional geofencing.
The inventor of the Jetson ONE took off from his driveway, flew over Pismo Beach surfers and straight over the pier, and landed in Grover Beach. MrBeast filmed it. The world noticed. From a Residential Driveway to the Pacific Ocean Tomasz Patan, co-founder, inventor, and CTO of Jetson, did not launch from an airport. He…
Amazon’s Prime Air division has walked away from the Commercial Drone Alliance, and the reason is blunt: a fundamental disagreement over whether detect-and-avoid technology should be mandatory across the national airspace. The split went public March 12 after Reuters obtained the letter Amazon sent to the trade group, as Unmanned Airspace reported. The Core Disagreement…
DJI Enterprise secures a landmark $250 million contract with State Grid Corporation of China. Discover how the Matrice 4T and Zenmuse L2 are moving drone power line inspections from experimental pilots to massive 24/7 autonomous operations.
Dubai International Airport (DXB) suspended flights on March 16, 2026, after an Iranian drone strike ignited a fuel tank. Explore the escalating drone warfare in the Gulf, the arrival of Ukrainian advisors, and the unsustainable economics of high-cost air defense.
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