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FAA starts testing drone detection and mitigation equipment at airports
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) starts testing drone detection and mitigation equipment at airports this year. The FAA plans to
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Daily Drone News – Friday August 21, 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.
Patent War
DJI vs Autel patent war – No ban on DJI drones in the US
Victory for DJI in patent war with Autel Robotics, as the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) decided not to enforce ban on DJI drones.
Drones for Good
Dengue fever-fighting drones are used in Singapore
Dengue fever-fighting drones used in Singapore by National Environment Agency to inspect roof gutters and identify mosquito breeding spots.
FAA
Drone safety brought to Spanish-speaking community by FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) launched a pilot program to translate for Spanish-speaking community of drone pilots or UAS...
Industry
Daily Drone News – Thursday August 20, 2020
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Drone Delivery
Matternet’s M2 drone system enables new U.S. Hospital Delivery Network
Matternet's M2 drone system enables new U.S. Hospital Delivery Network. New service in collaboration with UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF) will...
DJI Ronin
Leaked photo DJI Ronin RS2 gimbal shows on Twitter
A new leaked photo of a DJI Ronin-RS2 Gimbal shows up on Twitter today. This photo is of much higher quality than the photos we have seen...
Department of Defense
Skydio, Parrot and other dronemakers approved by Pentagon for military sales
Pentagon approved five dronemakers for military sales. They are Skydio Inc., Vantage Robotics, Altavian Inc., Teal Drones, and Parrot.
Industry
Daily Drone News – Wednesday August 19, 2020
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DJI
Skydio calls out DJI Mavic 2 APAS video as ‘marketing gimmick’
Skydio calls out DJI Mavic 2 APAS video as 'marketing gimmick' in a series of tweets with DJI's Brendan Schulman about an FPV video.
Drone Mapping
Phase One Industrial and Acecore integrate camera and drone technologies
Phase One Industrial and Acecore bring high-end products and are opening new opportunities in drone-based high-accuracy mapping and...
DJI Matrice 300
DJI Matrice 300 flies autonomously underground in Aussie mines
A DJI Matrice 300 outfitted with a LiDAR system flies autonomously underground in two Aussie mines for the first time ever.
Wing Aviation
Drone delivery company Wing has a new head of operations
Drone delivery company Wing has a new head of operations as the Alphabet subsidiary is looking to expand its global reach. Kunst took over...
Hoverfly
Orlando-based drone company Hoverfly receives $10M investment
Orlando-based Hoverfly Technologies Inc. raised roughly $10.7 million in equity, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Industry
Daily Drone News – Tuesday August 18, 2020
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DJI
DJI’s Vision, Mision and Values internal document revealed
DJI's 'Vision and Values' document was mentioned that was published internally by the dronemaker in December 2019. We were able to get our...
Wildlife
Bird of prey attacks FPV drone in midair [video]
This video shows a bird of prey suddenly appearing and attacking an FPV drone in midair. While the footage is spectacular it is best to avoid
Drone Incidents
Suspicious drone spotted days before burglary says Piers Morgan’s wife
A suspicious drone was spotted hovering over the villa in the south of France days before the burglary took place says Piers Morgan's wife.
Drone Incidents
Pentagon investigates alleged drone sighting near Air Force One
Today, we can confirm that the Pentagon has started an investigation into the alleged drone sighting near Air Force One. The drone was seen
Video
Case dismissed. George Steinmetz gets his DJI Mavic 2 Pro back!
George Steinmetz had his DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone confiscated by the New York Police Department (NYPD). Now he has it back! The case was...
Industry
Daily Drone News – Monday August 17, 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
U.S. nears law banning Chinese-made drones including DJI for government use
The United States is nearing legislation that would ban all Chinese-made drones, including DJI drones from use or purchase by U.S. government
Drone Incidents
Air Force One with Trump on board had near-miss with drone
As president Trump was flying back to Washington, D.C. the C-32A Air Force One had a near-miss with a drone, witnesses say.
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