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Felon with 29 prior convictions who shot down police drone with illegal firearm will be prosecuted
Earlier this summer a felon with 29 prior convictions shot down a police drone with an illegal firearm in Florida. A federal grand jury has indicted the man for shooting down an unmanned aircraft, and the United States Attorney’s office…
DJI Mavic 3 4G dongle unlikely to come US any time soon
A response from DJI Support indicates that it is very unlikely that the DJI Mavic 3 4G dongle will come to the United States anytime soon, as the Chinese drone maker is still “studying the applicability of North America’s regulatory…
Port of Rotterdam Authority will use fixed-wing drones for surveillance
In order to increase safety in the Rotterdam port region, the Port of Rotterdam Authority intends to employ drones to monitor and conduct inspections in the future. Several test flights using a fixed-wing drone from the Dutch firm Avy were…
DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced autonomously takes off and lands on sailing ship
Volarious, a Singapore-based startup, has created an app to aid with the launch and landing of a drone on a moving boat. Now, a DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced drone can not only take off and land autonomously, but it can…
DJI Mavic 3 NOT compatible with original DJI Smart Controller V1
The new DJI Mavic 3 is not compatible with the original DJI Smart Controller V1. We already feared this would be the case but Henrik Olsen from Tech Drone Media verified it in his latest YouTube video. Update: official response…
PiXL Drone Show #31 – Drone Deliveries and Regulations
Welcome to this latest episode of our PIXL Drone Show. This week we talked to Beth Flippo, the CTO of DroneExpress. Join us while we discuss drone deliveries, remote ID, sky pirates, and an outlook on drone deliveries. Be sure to…
Longest BVLOS drone flight to date happened in the UK
Network Rail, a British rail management business, has claimed the longest BVLOS drone flight in the UK to date. Last Wednesday, a 25-kilometer flight was completed. The aircraft used for the flight was a SkyRobot FX10 fixed-wing drone outfitted with…
DJI Mavic 3 crashes aren’t pretty. Camera and gimbal vulnerable
A few days after the launch of the DJI Mavic 3 drone, we get to see the first images of crashed drones. These DJI Mavic 3 crashes aren’t pretty and show that the camera and gimbal setup seem to be…
Watch this longest cinematic FPV drone video ever!
Are you a fan of high-definition FPV drone footage with a theatrical feel? Then you should surely take a seat and watch this creation of Kerni FPV. It must be the longest cinematic FPV drone video ever!
Modified DJI Mavic 2 drone found near electrical substation
A government document revealed that an unknown entity tried to take down a portion of the electrical system with a drone strike last summer. A modified DJI Mavic 2 drone with a large copper wire was discovered near a high-voltage…
Download DJI Mavic 3 sample photos and video footage here
Curious to see and download DJI Mavic 3 sample photos and video footage? Well, we have made available a number of photos (JPG and DNG) and videos in various formats (ProRES, H.265, and H.264) for you to view up close,…
DJI Mavic 3 28x Hybrid Zoom – What does it look like in reality?
One question we received frequently, is what does the DJI Mavic 3 28x Hybrid Zoom look like? In case that is something, you’d like to see as well, be sure to check out this short video.
DJI Mavic 3 officially launched after countless leaks
After countless leaks, the world’s largest drone maker officially launches the new DJI Mavic 3. However, at this point, I don’t think there is anything left to share that you wouldn’t already know. The usual leakers did their job with…
Where to watch the DJI Mavic 3 launch event. Imaging Above Everything.
It is almost time for the biggest, most important, and most leaked drone launch event ever. Tonight at 10 pm EDT, DJI will introduce to the world the DJI Mavic 3 drone. Here’s how and where to watch this highly-anticipated…
DJI Mavic 3 starts at $2,199 according to accidental PetaPixel and TechCrunch leak
This morning, PetaPixel and TechCrunch accidentally published all the DJI Mavic 3 marketing and pricing information. It seems that both publications might have mistakenly thought the launch was happening at 10 am instead of 10 pm EDT as announced by…
DJI resellers are receiving the Mavic 3 en masse and sharing photos online
Official DJI resellers are receiving shipments of the yet-to-be-released DJI Mavic 3 en masse and are sharing photos of the boxes that apparently contain the new DJI drone online.
Missing DJI Mavic 3 firmware updates may limit some of the drone’s key features at launch date
Through one of our sources, we have learned that missing DJI Mavic 3 firmware updates that would add promised key features to the drone, might not be ready at the launch date.
DJI Mavic 3 arrives at Chinese retailers
Today, we received confirmation that the DJI Mavic 3 has arrived at retailers in China. Check out this screenshot of an inventory management system that was shared on Twitter earlier today.
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