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Mexican drug cartels have dramatically escalated their use of weaponized FPV drones, transitioning from crude bomb-dropping quadcopters to sophisticated first-person view (FPV) attack drones while simultaneously deploying counter-drone systems worth over $100,000, according to reporting from The New York Times and intelligence sources. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) made history in April
The upcoming DJI Osmo Pocket 4 appears to feature a groundbreaking dual-camera system, according to images found by Jasper Ellens.
But now, biologists are deploying a wild new weapon in the American West: drones armed with the rock and roll fury of AC/DC. Yes, you read that
DJI has launched its next-generation microphone, the new DJI Mic 3. It brings many enhancements and features while keeping a form factor...
Far-right extremist groups in the United States are actively discussing and planning to use drones as weapons for domestic attacks.
The Royal Navy, however, just demonstrated a far more elegant solution: a drone. In a landmark moment during its 2025 Indo-Pacific mission
The Maduro regime is preparing for a potential conflict with the US and at the center of its strategy is a fleet of sophisticated, armed drones
The sound of a drone is supposed to be exciting. For us, it’s the sound of a powerful tool, a profession. For the residents of Colombia
The company, Epirus, successfully used its Leonidas weapon system to knock out a swarm of drones with a single, invisible blast of high-power
Taiwan is teaming up with Kratos, a cutting-edge US defense company, to develop advanced, jet-powered "kamikaze" drones.
Now, legendary British band Oasis has embraced the newest tool in the showman's toolkit: a massive drone light show.
The Osprey MK III is a pint-sized testbed for a revolutionary idea: teaching drones to navigate in the dark, without any GPS at all.
Defense tech company DZYNE has rolled out its latest counter-drone rifle, the DroneBuster, and this thing is a game changer. Instead of just blinding
Today, here are 25 essential items every drone pilot should consider packing when heading out to fly, organized into five categories.
Inspired Flight has secured significant funding, Anzu Robotics released version 3.8, and there’s a pricing leak for the DJI Mini 5 Pro. Let’s get to it.
There is a strange and deeply ironic silence in the skies over Venezuela today. Just as the government proudly showcases its new fleet of locally-assembled, missile-capable combat drones, it has slammed the door shut on every single civilian pilot in the country. A new government decree has banned all private drone operations nationwide, effectively grounding…
Angel Aerial Systems has released the Trio Scout, a lightweight, compact, and ultra‑quiet tricopter manufactured in Ohio, designed to deliver 100 minutes of hover, a 40× EO zoom paired with a 640×480 thermal camera, and NDAA‑compliant component sourcing for agency and enterprise procurement; list price is $34,999 with a current lead time of 10 weeks,…
What if it's from your insurance company, secretly creating a file on you, and you didn't even know it? MoneyWise inspected this on an article.
A drone pilot has been sentenced for illegally flying over Cape Canaveral Space Force Base and capturing hundreds of unauthorized images and videos of sensitive U.S. military infrastructure. According to National Post, 71-year-old Xiao Guang Pan, a Chinese-born Canadian from Brampton, Ontario, pleaded guilty to federal charges earlier this year and received 12 months of…
Russia or its proxies are allegedly flying surveillance drones over military supply corridors in eastern Germany used by the U.S. and its allies, according to U.S. and Western officials cited by the New York Times. The drone flights, concentrated in the state of Thuringia, are reportedly gathering intelligence on weapons shipments destined for Ukraine, fueling…
The retailer study material that revealed the DJI Osmo Nano before launch: the magnetic wearable design that swaps polarity, the full accessory lineup, $369/€369 pricing for 64 GB and $399 for 128 GB, and the September 10 release date we named in advance.
DJI, renowned for its civilian drones and imaging tech, has unveiled the DJI Mic 3, a compact wireless microphone that promises superior sound capture for content creators, including those pairing it with drone footage. This latest addition to the OsmoAudio ecosystem builds on prior models by supporting up to four transmitters and eight receivers, enabling…
A retail box image circulating on social media appears to show the DJI Mini 5 Pro packaged with the DJI RC 2 controller featuring a built‑in screen, reinforcing ongoing leak coverage from DroneXL’s DJI Rumors hub and reporting from Jasper Ellens. The box art clearly presents the aircraft alongside the RC 2 and labels the…
Today we compare the new DJI Osmo 360 against the Insta360 X5. This isn’t an overly technical breakdown, and it’s not from a 360 expert perspective.
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