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The Mystery of the DJI Mini 5 Pro’s “Secret” Button Solved
For a glorious 24 hours, the drone world was consumed by a mystery of epic proportions. It wasn’t about a new sensor or a groundbreaking flight mode. No, it was about a simple, unlabeled button on the side of the…
Huge Firmware Update for DJI Mini 5 Pro on Day One
It’s one of the best traditions in the DJI world. A new drone is released, and within days, a massive firmware update drops that unlocks a host of incredible new features. The brand new DJI Mini 5 Pro is no…
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 Washington’s Peninsula School District is practicing in the night sky. The district’s new Drone Drill Team is preparing to launch its inaugural public…
Finance Pro’s Startup Reinvents Banner Ads With Drones
For many of us, drones are a passionate hobby or a professional side-hustle. But for Jacob Stonecipher, the pull of the skies was so strong that he walked away from a senior director title at a Manhattan private-equity firm to…
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…
Russia’s “Rubicon” Drone Unit is a Nightmare for Ukraine
In the relentless, high-tech war being fought in the skies over Ukraine, a new and terrifyingly effective Russian drone unit has emerged. It’s called Rubicon, and this secretive, elite squad is proving to be a nightmare for Ukrainian forces, using…
DJI Mini 5 Pro Review – The Mini Drone We have Been Waiting For
Good day, folks. Shawn here from Air Photography. Today is a really exciting day—DJI has officially launched the brand new DJI Mini 5 Pro. In this first look video, I’ll discuss its upgraded features and test out some of its…
Mom, Can I Have An Air 3S? No, We Have a DJI Mini 5 Pro at Home
A September 2025 leak-fest made this the most spilled drone in DJI’s history, but nobody blabbed about its 225-degree gimbal rotation. That’s right—this pint-sized rebel borrowed the fancy moves from its rich uncle, the Mavic 4 Pro, leaving those $4,000…
Quito’s Aerialoop is Pioneering Drone Logistics in Detroit
I have to admit, this story puts a huge smile on my face. A drone logistics company born right here in my adopted city of Quito, Ecuador, is now making waves in the heart of America’s automotive industry. Aerialoop, a…
DJI Mini 5 Pro Debuts World’s First 1-Inch Sensor in Mini Drone
DJI today unveiled the DJI Mini 5 Pro, the world’s first mini camera drone featuring a 1-inch sensor, alongside advanced nighttime obstacle avoidance and up to 36 minutes of flight time. The palm-sized, lightweight, sub-250g drone launches globally on September…
This New Radio Tech Makes Drone Signals Invisible
In the brutal electronic warfare environment of a modern battlefield, a drone pilot’s radio signal is both their lifeline and their biggest vulnerability. Enemies can jam it to crash the drone or, even worse, trace it back to the operator’s…
US Eases Export Rules for Armed Drones
In a major policy shift that will reshape the global arms market, the United States has reinterpreted its export rules to make it significantly easier to sell advanced military drones like the MQ-9 Reaper to allied nations. The move, announced…
Mysterious Drone Incident Prompts Police Probe at Strongsville’s Meadow Lane Playground
A mysterious drone hovering over the Meadow Lane Apartments playground in Strongsville, Ohio, on August 23, 2025, sparked a police investigation after a resident reported suspicious activity. The drone left before police arrived, no suspects have been identified, and Strongsville…
British FPV ‘kamikaze’ drones ready—MoD delays keep them grounded
Britain’s push to adopt attack drones modeled on Ukraine’s battlefield tactics is faltering as procurement red tape leaves promising domestic systems chasing sheep on Welsh hillsides instead of targets in training ranges, according to a report in The Telegraph. Drone…
Drone Shot in Maine During Search for Missing Dogs Prompts Federal Investigation
A commercial drone operated by 2A Tac Air Services was shot out of the sky in Corinth, Maine, on Tuesday, September 9, while assisting in a search for two missing beagles, according to WMTW. The drone’s operator, Rob Russell, says…
Italian Jets Join NATO’s Eastern Sentry Drone Shield
The new Cold War is being fought with drones, and NATO is scrambling to build a stronger shield. In the latest move to bolster its eastern flank, as reported per AA, Italy is deploying two of its advanced Eurofighter Typhoon…
Ukraine’s New App: Order a Drone Like a Pizza
In wars of the past, supporting the troops meant sending care packages filled with socks, letters, and chocolate. In the 21st-century conflict in Ukraine, it means sending a quadcopter with a thermal imager. A new crowdfunding platform, UNITED24, is now…
The FAA Forgot About You in Part 108 — Speak Up by Oct 6!
So, you want to fly beyond visual line of sight, huh? Good timing. The FAA proposed new Part 108 rules in early August, and now they’re asking for comments. And yes, the proposal is about 650 pages long, and it’s…
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