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DHS wants to know what you think about using drones during emergencies
A DHS notice on Federal Register about a survey to get a better idea of citizens' knowledge of agencies using drones during emergencies.
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Dover Police Department uses drone video to show arrest journalist in release statement
Dover Police Department uses drone video to show the arrest of a journalist from the Dover Post during protests in the Camden, Delaware area.
Oregon
Capturing protesting crowds by drone safely without needing an FAA waiver
No FAA waiver needed to capture the protesting crowds marching down Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Portland, Oregon with his drone.
BVLOS
Inmarsat’s system allows drones to fly safely beyond-visual-line-of-sight
Inmarsat Group Holdings Ltd. has developed a way to fly civil drones safely hundreds of miles beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS).
Technology
WiBotic raises $5.7M to expand wireless drone charging business
WiBotic announces today that the company has raised $5.7M to expand wireless drone charging business with new product offerings and enhanced customer support. WiBotic’s CEO Ben Waters plans to grow the sales team over the next few months.
DJI
Drone News – Wed June 10, 2020
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
Police
Drone surveillance of protests under scrutiny by lawmakers and activists
Drone surveillance of protests is under scrutiny. The government's use of drone surveillance to monitor protests and demonstrations is...
Australia
QinetiQ Australia to design and construct the Queensland UAS Flight Test Range
QinetiQ Australia has been awarded a contract to build an unmanned aerial systems flight test range on behalf of the Queensland Government.
Amazon
Will Amazon Prime Air finally take off this summer?
Amazon Prime Air. It provides a lot of insight of what has been going on behind the scenes of the e-commerce giant's drone team.
Legal
Trade judge’s findings over DJI vs Autel patent dispute to be reviewed again
U.S. International Trade Commission website, the agency will review the trade judge's findings of DJI vs Autel patent dispute again...
Turkey
Turkey’s drone breaks national aviation records
Turkey’s Bayraktar TB-2 drone has flown for more than 200,000 hours according to an official of the top drone manufacturer.
Wing Aviation
Wing to deliver library books by drone to kids in Virginia this summer
Wing will deliver library books to kids in Virginia this season so that they can do their summer reading. The books will be delivered...
Amazon
Drone News – Tue June 9, 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
Data Security
NetChoice webinar about drone data security – Register now!
A webinar hosted by NetChoice covers drone data security. DJI's vice president of policy and legal affairs, Brendan Schulman will be...
DJI
Booz Allen Hamilton finds no unauthorized data transfer from DJI drones
A study from Booz Allen Hamilton in partnership with PrecisionHawk concludes there has not been any unauthorized data transfer from DJI drones
DJI
DJI announces Father’s Day Sale with discounts up to 31%
DJI just announced their Father's Day Sale with discounts of up to 31 percent, starting on June 12th and the promotion will run until the 21st
Drone Incidents
Police drone collides with police helicopter in mid-air in Canada
A police drone collides with a police helicopter in mid-air over a rural part of British Columbia, Canada in February. The drone was...
Industry
Drone News – Mon Jun 8, 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
Drone Research
Drones strike airplane in Hungarian collision tests with minimal damage
Three different drones strike an airplane in tests for the Hungarian Hub in Aviation, Legter.hu. Two of the drones are Phantoms from DJI.
Tethered drone
Tethered drone seen near protests in White House area
A tethered drone was seen near protests in the White House area in Washington, D.C. last Saturday. The drone is a BigSky drone from Hoverfly.
Amazon
Drone photos show burned-down Amazon distribution center in Redlands, California
Drone photos show the burned-down Amazon distribution center in Redlands, California. The distribution center went up in flames last Friday.
National Parks
Flying your drone in or over National Parks in the United States
Brush up on the rules of flying your drone in or over National Parks. The assumption that you're in the clear if you take off, operate and...
DJI Fly App
DJI Fly app update for Android smartphones
The DJI Fly app was updated for Android phone users. On June 3rd DJI released a new version of the app that is used with the DJI Mavic Mini
Parrot
New Parrot Anafi may arrive as soon as June 30th, 2020
The new Parrot Anafi may arrive as soon as June 30th, 2020 according to this announcement. The original Anafi was launched in New York in...
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