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Drone Pilot Uses Thermal Imaging to Locate Possible Human Remains in 5-Year Missing Person Case
A New Hampshire drone operator has played a crucial role in a potential breakthrough of a long-standing missing person case by providing authorities with precise aerial thermal imagery that led to the discovery of human remains. The findings could finally…
Amazon’s UK Drone Delivery Plans Face Regulatory Hurdles with Pilot Requirement
Amazon’s ambitious plan to launch its Prime Air drone delivery service in the UK has encountered a significant regulatory challenge, requiring the tech giant to assign a remote pilot to monitor each self-flying drone. According to documents from the UK’s…
FBI Targets Chinese National in $15M Drone Smuggling Case Tied to Iran’s IRGC
On March 19, 2025, the FBI unveiled a wanted poster for Baoxia “Emily” Liu, a Chinese national accused of orchestrating a decades-long conspiracy to smuggle U.S.-origin drone components to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The U.S. State Department has…
DJI Seeks Court Intervention to Overturn U.S. DoD’s Chinese Military Company Label
On March 14, 2025, SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary Shenzhen Dajiang Baiwang Technology Co., Ltd. (collectively “DJI”) filed a motion for summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging the U.S. Department…
DJI Mavic 4 Release Date & Pricing, Battery For Extreme Cold, Missing Person Found, & FAA Nominee
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories for you this week. First, the DJI Mavic 4 Pro launch date, specs, and pricing have been leaked. Second, a research team developed a battery that lets drones fly…
DJI’s Rise: Frank Wang’s Dream to Drone Empire
What began as a Chinese boy’s dream to simplify flying helicopters in the 1990s spiraled into DJI, a global drone empire that reshaped aerial photography, surveillance, and modern warfare. From a forgotten 2005 customs bust in Japan to the battlefields…
Ukrainian Long-Range Drone Completes 1,864-Mile Test, Signals Escalation in Aerial Capabilities
On March 17, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that a new long-range drone successfully completed a 3,000-kilometer (1,864-mile) test flight, marking a significant advancement in Ukraine’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capabilities. Reported by the Kyiv Independent, this milestone underscores…
Drones After Dark: A Raw Conversation with Kyle Nordfors
Buckle up for a no-holds-barred dive into the wild world of drones with hosts Bobby Ouyang (SkyeBrowse) and Luis Figueiredo, joined by search-and-rescue ace Kyle Nordfors (Weber County SAR), in the latest episode of their fifth season. This trio doesn’t…
China’s Breakthrough Battery Powers Drone Through Record-Breaking -32.8°F Cold
A research team from China has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in drone technology, successfully flying a hexacopter UAV in temperatures as low as -32.8°F (-36°C) using an advanced lithium battery. Developed by the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), a…
FAA Set to Propose New Rules for Expanded Drone Use in U.S. Deliveries
On Friday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is gearing up to propose rules expanding drone use for deliveries and other services, a potential turning point for the U.S. drone industry. Speaking after touring…
OriginalDobo Slams Skydio’s Controversial Marketing Mailer
DroneXL readers will be glad to see that our article about Skydio’s Tracking Mailers to Police Spark Privacy and Security Concerns was also picked up by OriginalDobo. Ken created this video titled “Skydio Drones Marketing Blunder | Not Smart,” and…
Drone Footage Reveals Narwhals’ Surprising Tusk Play in the Arctic
In a pioneering study, researchers have leveraged drones to capture unprecedented footage of narwhals using their iconic tusks in surprising ways. Published in February 2025 in Frontiers in Marine Science and covered by The New York Times, this work reveals…