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Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat is Officially Battle-Ready
Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) just proved that MQ-28 Ghost Bat future is arriving ahead of schedule
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Lithuanian Kids Learn to Fly Drones Near Russian Border
Learning math and history; they are learning to build, code, and fly FPV, quadcopter, and fixed-wing drones as part of a new national defense initiative.
Skydio
Skydio Unveils New Drones for Indoor and Long-Range Ops
Skydio, the American company famous for its incredible AI-powered autonomous drones, is expanding its lineup in a big way. Building on the
DJI
DJI Enterprise Teases “Fly With Cloud Intelligence” Event for September 24
DJI Enterprise is set to unveil a new development in its cloud-based drone solutions, teasing an online event themed “Fly With Cloud Intelligence” scheduled for September 24, 2025. The announcement, made via a short video on the company’s official X account, points toward a significant expansion of its software ecosystem, likely focusing on AI-driven data…
BVLOS
DJI Warns FAA’s Proposed BVLOS Rules Could Ground Most Drones
DJI is urging the U.S. drone community to take action, warning that the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) proposed Part 108 rules for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations could exclude the vast majority of drones currently in use and sideline today’s skilled pilots. The drone manufacturer has called on the industry to provide feedback…
DJI
DJI Mini 5 Pro vs Mini 4 Pro – FULL COMPARISON! Worth Upgrading?
The DJI Mini 4 Pro was one of the most successful drones DJI has ever created, and we finally have its successor: the DJI Mini 5 Pro. In this article, we’ll compare them side-by-side to review the new changes, features, and improvements of the Mini 5 Pro, and help you decide whether it’s worth upgrading…
DJI
DJI Mini 5 Pro Unboxing
Good day, folks. Shawn here from Air Photography. In today’s video, we’re going to do a quick unboxing of the brand-new DJI Mini 5 Pro. By the time you’re watching this, I’ve already uploaded my full review, so I will include a link to it in the description of this video. This is the Fly…
Zipline
Hong Kong Drones Slash Medical Delivery Times to Islands
For the residents of Hong Kong’s remote outlying islands, a medical emergency can be a terrifying race against the clock, as Open Gov Asia notices it on their latest article. Critical supplies often have to be sent by ferry, a journey that can take an hour or more and is at the mercy of weather…
DJI
DJI Mini 5 Pro Weight: Is It Still Considered Sub-250g?
Good day, folks. Sean here from Air Photography. In this quick video, we’re going to examine the weight of the DJI Mini 5 Pro. There has been a lot of discussion online about it weighing over 250 grams, which could be problematic for those who need a sub-250g drone due to regulations in their country.…
DJI
Drone News: DJI Announces Mini 5 Pro, CA Drone Pilot Sentenced, SAR Drone Shot During Flight
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. This week, we cover three important stories: DJI’s expected announcement of the Mini 5 Pro, the sentencing of a drone pilot in California for colliding with a firefighting aircraft, and a search and rescue drone being shot down in Maine. DJI Unveils the Mini 5 Pro As anticipated,…
Autel Robotics
DJI Drones Near Fort Bliss Trigger Army Security Assessment
Fort Bliss officials are conducting a security risk assessment after discovering El Paso’s citywide DJI drone program operates adjacent to the Texas military installation without prior notification. The Chinese-made drone fleet, unveiled September 2, has prompted the 1st Armored Division to evaluate potential threats from unmanned aerial systems near the Army’s primary tank unit headquarters.…
DJI
DJI Osmo Nano Fully Leaked By Webshop. Official description, specs and promo pictures out in the open.
The new DJI Osmo Nano popped up in an Australian webshop and now we have the full leaked DJI description, pictures and specsheet. Here we go!
Amazon
Uber Eats is Back in the Drone Delivery Game with Flytrex
Uber Eats is officially getting back into the drone delivery game. In a major new partnership, the food delivery giant is teaming up with Flytrex
DJI
Students Train on DJI Neo Drones in New Missouri Program
The school district has used grant funds to purchase a fleet of 15 DJI Neo drones, giving students a hands-on opportunity to master flight
Skydio
Skydio X10 Parachute System Fails: FAA Pulls Certification After Zero Sales
The FAA rescinded its approval for the Skydio X10 drone equipped with an AVSS parachute recovery system, effective immediately.
DJI
DJI Mini 5 Pro Weight Variance May Force FAA Registration Despite Near-250g Marketing
The DJI Mini 5 Pro drone faces potential regulatory complications as manufacturing tolerances could push the aircraft above the critical 250-gram threshold, requiring FAA registration (and Remote ID compliance) even for recreational use. The drone is marketed as weighing 249.9 grams, but DJI’s own specifications acknowledge a ±4 gram variance that could result in units…
DJI
DJI Mini 5 Pro Review – BIG IMPROVEMENTS in ALL The Right Places!
The DJI Mini series has always been about extreme portability without compromise, but with the DJI Mini 5 Pro, DJI has taken things to the next level. For the first time ever, we have a 1-inch sensor on a Mini drone, and that completely changes everything. This is no longer just a pocket-friendly drone anymore—it’s…
DJI
Ohio Drone Pilot Rescues Missing 15-Year-Old Dog
The incredible power of thermal drone technology, a local drone pilot named Craig Fazenbaker used his eye in the sky to locate the missing dog
DJI
The Mystery of the DJI Mini 5 Pro’s “Secret” Button Solved
No, it was about a simple, unlabeled button on the side of the brand-new DJI Mini 5 Pro. On release day, as thousands of us nerds frantically
DJI
Huge Firmware Update for DJI Mini 5 Pro on Day One
The brand new DJI Mini 5 Pro is no exception. DJI just released a huge firmware update (v01.00.0300) that adds powerful creative tools and makes
FAA
High School Drone Team to Dazzle with 300-Drone Light Show
While most high school teams are practicing on the football field, a new kind of team in Peninsula School District is practicing in the night
Drone Companies
Finance Pro’s Startup Reinvents Banner Ads With Drones
Manhattan private-equity firm to get his hands dirty building a drones startup from the ground up. His company, Sustainable Skylines.
China
China’s New “Type B” Stealth Drone Shocks the West
Just when we thought we had a handle on China’s rapidly growing fleet of stealth drones, another one appears. This week, as TWZ reported, a new, mysterious, twin-jet engine flying-wing drone has been spotted on the ground at the Changchun Air Show, and its appearance is sending another ripple of shock and awe through the…
Ukraine
Russia’s “Rubicon” Drone Unit is a Nightmare for Ukraine
In the skies over Ukraine, a new and terrifyingly effective Russian drone unit has emerged. It's called Rubicon, and this secretive, elite squad
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