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A late night drone operation helped Lee’s Summit Police catch a suspected car prowler who fired at the aircraft before running through several backyards. According to KCTV, the incident happened on Nov. 30 in the area of Applewood and NE Dreamweaver Drive after residents called in reports of someone pulling on car door handles. Officers…
Good day folks. Shawn here from Air Photography. This is my complete beginner’s guide for the new DJI Neo 2 drone. In this guide, I’m going to cover everything you need to know to prepare for your very first drone flight. The Neo 2 is an extremely versatile drone. It can be flown completely autonomously…
Heven AeroTech has reached a new milestone in the global drone industry. The Israeli founded and US based drone company is now valued at more than one billion dollars, as reported by The Jerusalem Post. The new valuation follows a one hundred million dollar investment round led in part by the American quantum computing company…
Good day, folks. Shawn here from Air Photography. The DJI Osmo Action 6 does an incredible job capturing footage on auto. If you’re brand new to action cameras, I wouldn’t focus too much on the settings right away. Just get out and enjoy your camera. But if you want to take your footage to the…
Hawaiian Electric is using drones to install new bird diverters on power lines across several parts of Maui. As reported by Maui Now, the work takes place from December 1 to December 22 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., weather permitting. Power service will stay normal during the entire operation. The company selected three regions…
A recent incident in Miami shows once again how drones are changing police work in the United States. As reported by Local10 News, on Nov. 11, Miami officers used a drone to track and apprehend a suspect in a domestic battery case. The entire chase was recorded from the air, giving us a detailed look…
We’ve covered the Chinese drone dilemma facing U.S. police departments for years, but now Canada’s national police force just exposed the same uncomfortable truth: security concerns are easy to voice, but the bill to address them is another matter entirely. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has officially restricted 973 Chinese-made drones to non-sensitive operations,…
More than a year has passed since a series of drone sightings over New Jersey created one of the strangest aviation stories in recent memory. The events started on November 13, 2024, when a large drone appeared inside the restricted airspace of Picatinny Arsenal. This is a major United States Army research center. Residents, officials,…
Pilot Institute just extended its biggest sale of the year through Cyber Monday (and Tuesday), and we’ve confirmed the deals are still live. If you missed Black Friday, this is your final shot at up to 50% off courses that could transform your drone hobby into a legitimate income stream. We’ve been tracking these prices…
I put the DJI Neo 2 through an absolute gauntlet, and the results genuinely surprised me. We’re talking tight forest trails, cliffsides, high-speed road cycling, and even an abandoned resort run all the way down to the ocean. Multiple crashes, multiple recoveries, and one very tough little drone. The Neo 2 is DJI’s latest compact…
A DJI drone helped rescue a missing 90-year-old Atoka County man who spent nearly 12 hours lost in freezing temperatures. Wagoner County Emergency Management deployed its team after Oklahoma officials called for help. Ground crews, horses, and even the National Guard searched the area, but it was the drone team that made the breakthrough. Volunteer…
Contraband delivery by drone has surged recently inside Georgia’s prison system, as reported by The Georgia Recorder. Previously, a months-long investigation that led to 150 arrests had driven drone activity down. In December, only 15 drone incidents had been reported. But by November, incidents climbed to 63, a sharp resurgence. The illicit drops range from…
The Netherlands is rushing to build a mobile anti drone system after seeing how fast drones are reshaping modern war. As reported by Defense News, Dutch officials want something that troops can use right now while they wait for the first Rheinmetall Skyranger 30 units, which will not arrive until 2028. State Secretary for Defence…
San Antonio’s largest drone competition showed how hands-on learning is shaping the next generation of technical talent. Nearly two hundred fifty students from sixteen school districts filled the Boeing Center at Tech Port for the 2025 Dee Howard Foundation Drone Competition. Eleven of those districts came from the San Antonio area. Students worked through tight…
Taiwan is moving fast to build new systems that can stop small commercial drones from flying near airports, power plants, and other key sites, as SCMP reports. Part of the plan includes takeover technology. This tech can jam a drone, spoof its signals, and even hack it so operators can land it safely. At a…
Finland is famous for its brutal weather. Even so, your lunch might soon drop from the sky. After the Slush tech event in Helsinki
Most drones follow a formula that feels almost automatic now. Four rotors. Stable electronics. Predictable flight. Even the more exotic platforms stick to familiar ideas, like hexacopters, octocopters, or tilt rotors that shift between hover and cruise. But once in a while a build appears that ignores every rule. Starsistor’s latest creation is one of…
DJI Ban: You've all heard of the seven stages of grief, right? Shock, denial, anger, bargaining, depression, testing, and acceptance. Well...
Your DJI drone won’t stop flying on December 23. That’s the core message on the DJI Ban from Vic Moss, President of the Drone Service Providers Alliance, in a new fact-check video aimed at combating the fear and misinformation spreading through the drone community. With just 24 days until the critical NDAA deadline, Moss recorded…
Almost a year ago, I bought the DJI Neo. Back then, I imagined it would be the cheerful little budget drone that could introduce beginners to the joy of flying without scaring their wallets into therapy. And in many ways, the Neo 1 did deliver… within reason. Very reasonable reason. The kind of reason where…
Amazon’s ambitious plans to launch Britain’s first commercial drone delivery service have hit major turbulence. The retail giant has been forced to slash its proposed flight frequency by more than half after Darlington Borough Council granted only temporary planning permission for its Prime Air facility. We’ve been tracking this story since Amazon announced Darlington as…
Black Friday has delivered massive discounts on beginner-friendly camera drones, with DJI Flip, Mini 4K, Mini 3, Neo and Skyrover models seeing price cuts between 20-30% across the board. These sub-250 gram drones require no FAA registration for recreational pilots, making them the perfect holiday gift for aspiring aerial photographers. The timing couldn’t be better…
MatrixSpace has come out on top in the active sensor category of the US Army xTechCounter Strike competition, as SSB Crack reports. This win highlights the company’s push to build portable and smart counter UAS tools that soldiers can use in the field with ease. The focus of the win is the company’s Expeditionary AI…
Ukraine and Norway will jointly manufacture combat drones starting in 2026, marking the latest NATO country to tap into Kyiv’s battlefield-proven drone expertise. We’ve been tracking this trend for months, and the pattern is now undeniable: the most bombed country in Europe is becoming the arsenal that arms its allies. Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal…
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