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DJI Matrice 30T Drone Finds Missing Teen in 17 Minutes
Flying the mission was Sgt. Michael Matelski, one of three FAA licensed pilots in the department. He deployed a DJI Matrice 30T, a compact
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DJI’s former sales VP detained in China on bribery charges, accused of “huge” illicit gains
Chinese authorities have criminally detained DJI’s former Vice President of Sales on suspicion of accepting bribes during a five-year tenure that coincided with the drone giant’s most turbulent period of global regulatory pressure. The executive, identified only by surname Yuan, oversaw DJI’s entire global sales operation from May 2019 through May 2024. The detention was…
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Russian Rubikon Drone Operator Defects to Ukraine
A former drone operator from Russia’s elite Rubikon unit has defected to Ukraine, offering a rare inside look at how one of Moscow’s high profile UAV formations recruits, trains, and maintains control over its personnel. The interview was published by Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate through its “I Want to Live” surrender initiative, and reported by…
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Auterion, Airlogix Launch AI Strike Drone Venture
At the Munich Security Conference, Germany’s Auterion and Ukraine’s Airlogix announced a joint venture to mass produce autonomous strike drones for Ukraine and NATO allies, as Militarnyi reported.
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Warrington Police Drone Finds Missing Man
A police drone made the difference between a long night and a safe reunion in Pennsylvania this week. On February 2 at 9:39 p.m., the Buckingham Township Police Department requested drone support from the Warrington Township Police Department to help locate a missing endangered man suffering from dementia, as Patch.com reported. Time was critical. Darkness…
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DJI Dock 2 Cleared for BVLOS in Brazil
On January 21, 2026, Brazil’s aviation authority, Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil granted Design Authorization to the DJI Dock 2 and the DJI Matrice 3D Series, as reported by DJI. Translation for enterprise teams: the paperwork mountain just got bulldozed. For years, the biggest obstacle to scaling dock operations was not battery life, wind resistance,…
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DJI just pulled a plot twist worthy of a mid-season finale for the Osmo 360
The DJI Osmo 360 received a firmware update that quietly transforms it from “cool 360 camera” into “why is this thing doing everything now?” At the same time, the Adventure Combo price slid from $700 to $511. That is not a gentle nudge. That is a $189 cannonball into the pool. I am not a…
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The real DJI AVATA 360 leaks: Video, Promo, features and Release date.
After 3 months of crickets from DJI (I personally don’t acknowledge hand camera’s as drone related products) we now finally have a recent leaked video showing the upcoming DJI Avata 360. In this article I will only discuss trustworthy leaks we have obtained in the previous weeks and will summerize what we actually expect from…
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