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The DJI Osmo Pocket 4 is no longer just a rumor circulating in forums and Telegram groups. It has appeared in the real world. An official DJI retailer in Kuala Lumpur has shared hands on footage of the camera after a customer walked into the store carrying it. The video is now live on Instagram,…
A small college in Harrison, Arkansas just stepped onto a national stage. The Federal Aviation Administration has selected North Arkansas College’s Uncrewed Aerial Systems program for its Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collegiate Training Initiative, known as UAS CTI. The information was released by the North Arkansas College on their website. That puts Northark inside an elite…
The department has partnered with Ponderosa.ai to pilot what they describe as the nation’s first water dropping suppression drones
Flying the mission was Sgt. Michael Matelski, one of three FAA licensed pilots in the department. He deployed a DJI Matrice 30T, a compact
Chinese authorities have criminally detained DJI’s former Vice President of Sales on suspicion of accepting bribes during a five-year tenure that coincided with the drone giant’s most turbulent period of global regulatory pressure. The executive, identified only by surname Yuan, oversaw DJI’s entire global sales operation from May 2019 through May 2024. The detention was…
A former drone operator from Russia’s elite Rubikon unit has defected to Ukraine, offering a rare inside look at how one of Moscow’s high profile UAV formations recruits, trains, and maintains control over its personnel. The interview was published by Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate through its “I Want to Live” surrender initiative, and reported by…
Europe just gave a cargo drone a new job title. The Black Swan, originally built to haul freight across continents, is being refitted into a high flying sentinel by Bulgaria’s Dronamics and Germany’s HENSOLDT, as Next Gen Defense reports. The result is something they call “Detect and Defend.” Which sounds polite. In practice, it means…
From Feb. 20 to 22, 64 FPV pilots will compete in the 7th Annual Micro Drone Race, flying tight, high speed lines through a custom course
The United States Army is about to add a new insect to its battlefield ecosystem, and this one hunts in midair. In March, the Army’s Global Response Force will begin assessing the Bumblebee V2, a four rotor FPV interceptor designed to chase down and physically ram hostile drones out of the sky, as Defense News…
At the Munich Security Conference, Germany’s Auterion and Ukraine’s Airlogix announced a joint venture to mass produce autonomous strike drones for Ukraine and NATO allies, as Militarnyi reported.
If the numbers are accurate, this was not a strike. It was a warehouse extinction event. Ukraine says it has destroyed approximately 6,000 Russian FPV drones in a precision strike on a storage site in the Rostov region, as UNITED24 reports. The claim comes from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which…
London Defence R&D recently unveiled their Raptor Pilot AI Pro, a 100g AI autopilot unit that is capable of using visual and inertial systems to reach its target, even if it doesn’t have an external control link. This AI autopilot module combines flight control and onboard vision processing into a solid, unified package. The Raptor…
A police drone made the difference between a long night and a safe reunion in Pennsylvania this week. On February 2 at 9:39 p.m., the Buckingham Township Police Department requested drone support from the Warrington Township Police Department to help locate a missing endangered man suffering from dementia, as Patch.com reported. Time was critical. Darkness…
At the recent Singapore Airshow, China brought its aviation fireworks. Front and center stood the sleek J-35A, posed like a stealthy supermodel under bright expo lights. But over at the massive booth of Aviation Industry Corporation of China, something quieter sat with far more realistic export potential. The new Wing Loong X, as reported by…
On January 21, 2026, Brazil’s aviation authority, Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil granted Design Authorization to the DJI Dock 2 and the DJI Matrice 3D Series, as reported by DJI. Translation for enterprise teams: the paperwork mountain just got bulldozed. For years, the biggest obstacle to scaling dock operations was not battery life, wind resistance,…
On February 5, the Brazilian Air Force signed a new protocol of intention with Stella Tecnologia, expanding a relationship that has
Russia has officially presented a new factory produced munition designed specifically for FPV drones, called Kaplya, a name that translates to “droplet.” Personally, I think they could choose something better, more explosive-sound. What about ACME Super Bomb? The announcement came via footage shared by Russian military correspondent Dmitry Kulko of Channel One Russia, who showcased…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine is no longer just fighting with drones. It is building an entire industrial ecosystem around them, according to UKRINFORM. Speaking at the Kyiv Aviation Institute during an event honoring legendary aircraft designer Oleg Antonov, Zelenskyy revealed that 450 companies are now producing drones in Ukraine. Of those, 40 to 50 are…
The DJI Osmo 360 received a firmware update that quietly transforms it from “cool 360 camera” into “why is this thing doing everything now?” At the same time, the Adventure Combo price slid from $700 to $511. That is not a gentle nudge. That is a $189 cannonball into the pool. I am not a…
After 3 months of crickets from DJI (I personally don’t acknowledge hand camera’s as drone related products) we now finally have a recent leaked video showing the upcoming DJI Avata 360. In this article I will only discuss trustworthy leaks we have obtained in the previous weeks and will summerize what we actually expect from…
Good day folks. Shawn here from Air Photography. If you just picked up the DJI Mini 5 Pro, there is one safety feature you may not know about yet. It is called Vision Assist, and it can make a real difference in how safely you fly, especially when moving in reverse or sideways. In this…
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories for you this week. The FAA has issued several large fines for drone pilots, Paladin Drones launches a new NDAA-compliant drone, a new GAO report flags major safety gaps for BVLOS integration, and an Amazon delivery drone has crashed in Texas yet again. Let’s…
Amazon is bringing drone delivery to the Chicago area, and this time it is not a pilot program tucked away in the desert. Amazon plans to launch its Prime Air service from two major fulfillment centers in the south suburbs of Chicago, specifically in Markham and Matteson, later this year, as NBC 5 Chigago reports.…
The focus is on forcing unauthorized drones to land rather than destroying them. That approach reduces risk, avoids debris over crowds
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