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Authorities use drones in search of remains in remote areas in Arizona
In Arizona, authorities use drones in the search of more remains while working on tracing several body parts found in remote areas.
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Aviation regulators need to get their acts together
To benefit drones, aviation regulators, such as the FAA and EASA need to get their acts together and create a single-point-of-truth to manage
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Daily Drone News – Monday December 28, 2020
Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an email going forward, be sure to subscribe using the form below.
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FAA Remote ID for Drones – Final Rule December 2020
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released the final rule for Remote ID for Drones. Something we have all eagerly and anxiously been
Firmware Update
Mavic Air 2 firmware update with improved hyperlapse, return-to-home and more
DJI released a new Mavic Air 2 firmware update that promises to bring improved hyperlapse functionality with cruise control as well as an...
Drone Light Show
Rotterdam will usher in the new year with a drone show
Rotterdam in The Netherlands does not opt for a traditional fireworks show during the upcoming New Year, but for a drone light show.
Finland
Drone-board stunt cost millions, says Casey Neistat
Images of the drone-board stunt went all over the world. On Twitter, Neistat looks back at the stunt, which he says cost "millions...
DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise
A DJI drone to herd cattle and even camels
Two creative and entrepreneurial Israelis have figured out a way to use a DJI drone to herd cattle and even camels. Azran and his business
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Part 107 and Skydio 2 Giveaway from DroneXL and Drone U
Another giveaway! We're giving away 20 Part 107 online courses and one Skydio 2 drone! Become an FAA-recognized 'Pilot in Command' in 2021
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Daily Drone News – Thursday 24, 2020
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DJI Fly App
New version of DJI Fly app includes Attitude Indicator
As we reported earlier, a new version of the DJI Fly app arrived. Version 1.2.2 now brings the Attitude Indicator to the app as well as...
Iceland
Stricter rules for flying drones in Iceland in first half of 2021
New and stricter rules for flying drones in Iceland will take effect in the first half of 2021. While the country is not an EU member state
Drones for Good
Berrien County Sheriff’s Office’s buys thermal police drone with donations
Local donations made it possible for the Berrien County Sheriff's Office in Michigan to purchase a new thermal police drone, announced...
Industry
Daily Drone News – Wednesday December 23, 2020
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Amazon
Homeland Security warns Chinese tech is “a grave threat’ to data security
In Business Advisory, US Department of Homeland Security warns technology and services from China form "a grave threat" to the data security.
Search & Rescue
Search missing Texas State student that included drones suspended
Efforts to find a student who was reported missing last week that included helicopters and drones have been suspended according to a Texas...
DJI
Which DJI products rely on technology from U.S.-based companies?
Which DJI products rely on technology from U.S.-based companies, and how will it impact DJI's ability to bring products to the United States?
Netherlands
Dutch Ministry of Defense trades civilian drones for military-grade UAVs
Dutch Ministry of Defense will purchase 16 million euros of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the coming years. Civilian drones from DJI...
France
French police banned from using drones to monitor demonstrations
France's highest administrative court, at the urging of privacy activists, banned use of drones by police to monitor public demonstrations.
Industry
Daily Drone News – Tuesday December 22, 2020
Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an email going forward, be sure to subscribe using the form below.
DJI
DJI’s response to being placed on economic blacklist
Last Friday, DJI was placed on the economic blacklist. DJI had already issued a short response on the same day, but just now they added a...
Drone Incidents
Girl chased by drone while on her way home at night
A girl was chased while on her way home at night. the drone incident took place in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, in The Netherlands.
EASA
Germany postpones registration requirement drone pilots for four months
The German aviation authority LBA has postponed the upcoming registration requirement for drone pilots by four months. According to...
Netherlands
Dutch government tests with autonomous drone operations
We will increasingly see that drones perform certain missions completely independently, such as routine inspection flights or ad hoc missions
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