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DJI Spark drone catches fire as Florida alligator devours it
Earlier this week a disturbing video showed up on TikTok in which an alligator grabs a DJI Spark drone mid-air. The reptile attempts to eat...
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Lawmakers request DJI stays on Entity List
In a letter to the US Department of Commerce, legislators request that Chinese drone maker, DJI stays on Entity List and will be investigated
Volocopter
Volocopter air-taxi added to Microsoft Flight Simulator
In November, in collaboration with Volocopter, an update will be available that the two-person drone taxi VoloCity as a device with which...
PIXL Drone Show
PiXL Drone Show #23 – Dash Divakaren, BVLOS, UTM, Remote ID
In this latest episode of our PIXL Drone Show, we talk with Dash Divakaren, President of Airavat LLC about partnerships between the private
France
Judge cancels plan to monitor Channel migrants with police drones
A French judge has canceled plans to monitor migrants illegally crossing the Channel using police drones. According to the judge, in view...
Netherlands
Circuit Zandvoort designated as a no-fly zone for drones during Formula 1
Drone pilots planning to take aerial photos of the Formula 1 event at the Zandvoort circuit should know that it is a no-fly zone for drones.
Belgium
Drone inspects high-voltage route over a distance of 60 miles in Belgium
The Belgian surveying company Vansteelandt recently successfully inspected a high-voltage route of the Belgian grid. The drone inspects
DJI
DJI Hi Five product launch on September 8, 9 am EST
Mark your calendars for a new DJI Hi Five product launch on September 8, at 9 am EST. The announcement was tweeted early this morning on...
DJI
New DJI Mavic 3 specs and sketches leaked
Over the weekend new DJI Mavic 3 specs and sketches were leaked in a video on Youtube. The maker of the video, dronemodelismo explained...
Drone Incidents
FAA: Embraer 175 did not collide with drone, but with party balloon
Contrary to previous reports, an Embraer 175 that took off from Chicago O'Hare Airport did not collide with a drone, but with a balloon.
Dubai
Dubai police build city-wide network of crime-fighting drones
The Dubai police will install a network of drone boxes from which crime-fighting drones can do their work. In this way, any location in the
Technology
Qualcomm launches new drone platform with 5G and AI support
Chip manufacturer Qualcomm has launched a new drone platform that responds to the latest technological developments in the drone sector. To this end, the Qualcomm Flight RB5 5G platform includes support for 5G and AI. According to Qualcomm, the platform can serve as a foundation for drones used for media production, inspections, security, mapping, and…
Australia
Wing to hit 100,000 drone deliveries in Australia
Two years after launching its service in Australia, Alphabet drone delivery company, Wing is about to reach 100,000 drone deliveries in...
Japan
Auterion to develop open-source drones with Japanese telecom company
Until now, this was mainly done with drones from China but fearing cyber espionage, the company is now developing its own open-source drones.
Netherlands
Antea Group plans long-distance drone flight covering 470 miles
The Dutch engineering and consultancy firm Antea Group has conceived a plan for a long-distance drone flight of 470 miles from the...
AUVSI
PiXL Drone Show #22 – Adrian Doko, AUVSI, Imperial Aerial, Drone Pro
On our PIXL Drone Show, we talk with Adrian Doko, the President of the AUVSI Lone Star chapter, Owner of Imperial Aerial, and FAAST team
Drone Incidents
Canadian police drone destroyed after collision with Cessna
A Canadian police drone of the DJI Matrice 210 type collided with a Cessna carrying two people during deployment by a Canadian police force.
DJI Osmo
DJI’s next-generation Osmo shown in leaked photos
Photos of what appears to be DJI's next-generation Osmo, a professional gimbal camera, have leaked. Shown is a setup with the Zenmuse X7-like
Drones for Good
Drones locate and rescue lost hikers in South Korea
Drones were used to locate and rescue lost hikers in a mountainous part of South Korea. The unmanned aircraft were connected to a mobile...
Video
Watch: drone films street dancers on the Eiffel Tower
Ever heard of BoboChic? Neither had we until recently. Thanks to this short video where a drone films street dancers on the Eiffel tower.
Drone Delivery
DHL is going to use large freight drones for urgent transport
Transport and logistics company DHL will be deploying large freight drones for urgent transport in the near future. To this end, the company
Swellpro
New waterproof SplashDrone 4 from SwellPro is fishermen’s dream
How different things are with the new waterproof SplashDrone 4 from Swellpro: this drone continues to function well even submerged in...
PIXL Drone Show
PiXL Drone Show #21 – OriginalDobo, commercial drone work, and more
In our PIXL Drone Show, we talk with OriginalDobo about how he got started in drones, YouTube, custom drones, future drones, remote ID, and
Drones for Good
DJI Drones in Search and Rescue missions – Webinar
DJI organizes a webinar that will share insights from veteran SAR drone pilots from public safety agencies and their DJI drone programs.
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