Welcome to the DPA Club Hello fellow pilots! Did you drink water today? Did you let your drone batteries cool down before charging? Did you feed the dog? Buy some bread and milk? Did you make your bed? If you…
Hello fellow drone pilots! I hope this article finds you seated and in good spirits. Let’s start at the beginning. As I write this article, a live DJ Tiësto set from 2003 plays through my headphones. I don’t know if…
A new drone system from Freefly Systems, the Flying Sun 1000, promises to transform nighttime operations by delivering stadium-level illumination from the air. Equipped with 288 high-power LEDs, this quadcopter generates 300,000 lumens, enabling construction, emergency response, and filmmaking in…
As of March 6, 2025, the Blue sUAS Cleared List—a roster of U.S. government-approved drones—has undergone a dramatic update, shrinking from 15 vendors to 10 in just a week. According to a comparison of the list between February 28 and…
The Freefly Astro Max is the latest addition to Freefly Systems‘ lineage of compact industrial drones, officially unveiled on February 20, 2025. Designed to tackle demanding jobs with ease, this drone boasts double the payload capacity and 60% more thrust…
The NASA tent at the Miramar Air Show in San Diego became a hub of aerospace innovation last weekend, featuring the cutting-edge Alta-X drone among its exhibits. The event, which ran from September 27-29, 2024, attracted approximately 20,000 visitors eager…
Freefly Systems, a leading American drone manufacturer, has announced a new variant of their popular Astro drone, featuring NDAA-compliant radios. The company also hinted at upcoming product releases and innovations during a recent interview on the PIXL Drone Show. New…
Freefly Systems, based in Woodinville, Washington, has introduced the Astro Prime drone, aiming to revolutionize the Drone Industry with its innovative design and advanced features. As detailed in a recent video, the Astro is packed with cutting-edge technology and designed…
Nous sommes d'accord. Cette semaine, nous vous proposons trois nouvelles concernant les drones. Le LAANC de loisir est enfin autorisé à effectuer des vols de nuit. Ce n'est pas rien. Freefly Systems cloue au sol un certain nombre de ses appareils, et Spright s'étend à tout le pays...
Le fabricant de drones Freefly a demandé à tous les opérateurs du système de drones Astro d'immobiliser leur appareil au sol après le récent crash d'un drone Astro causé par une défaillance logicielle en vol. Freefly, qui a introduit l'Astro en 2020 en tant que...
Dans une lettre datée du 22 juin 2022, adressée à la commission du Sénat américain sur la sécurité intérieure et les affaires gouvernementales et à la commission de la Chambre des représentants sur la surveillance et la réforme, les fabricants de Blue sUAS demandent instamment aux législateurs d'"inclure la loi américaine sur les drones de sécurité...
La Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) du Pentagone a révisé sa liste Blue sUAS des drones qui remplissent les conditions d'utilisation par l'armée américaine et les agences gouvernementales. Ajoutés à la liste Blue sUAS 2.0 Dans le cadre de l'initiative Blue sUAS 2.0, les drones autorisés suivants ont été ajoutés à la "Blue UAS Cleared List" de la DIU : WingtraOne, de Wingtra Spirit, de...
