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Rear view of a gray DJI Matrice 5 drone with folding arms, tall front landing legs, a black dome on the top deck and accessory modules on both sides, on a white background

Drone Leaks · Leak

Foldable DJI Matrice 5 Slips Into a Polish Dealer's Dock 4 Post

A Polish DJI seller's Dock 4 post includes an image of an unreleased Matrice 5 with folding arms. Facebook labels the post AI content.

Haye KestelooOct 193 min read

Pilot Institute

DJI Neo 3 Unboxing Leak, 71,207-Drone Record, FAA $12M, FBI School

Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories for you this week: the DJI Neo 3 has a video leak, Sky Elements sets a Guinness World Record, the FAA hands out $12 million to drone test sites, and the FBI doubles its counter-drone school capacity.

Greg ReverdiauOct 9

TEASER

DJI Teases Dock 4 With Battery Swapping for October 14, Not for the US

DJI's October 14 teaser shows its next dock, the leaked Dock 4, swapping a charged battery into a new drone. Dock 3 charges in place. The US can't buy it.

Haye KestelooOct 8

White DJI Neo 3 drone held over grey paving, seen from the front with its gimbal camera, a slot above the lens and four spoked propeller cages

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DJI Neo 3 Specs and Features: What 23 Days of Leaks Have Settled

DJI Neo 3 specs and features from three weeks of leaks: square 1/1.1-inch sensor, 192.7 g, three-cell battery, caged props, RC Mini. No price or date yet.

Haye KestelooOct 8

White DJI Neo 3 drone seen from the front with its gimbal camera and four spoked propeller cages, on a glass shop counter with a DJI Lito X1 box visible on the shelf below

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DJI Neo 3 Battery Goes to Three Cells. Neo 2 Owners Buy New Packs

A DJI Neo 3 battery label reads 1,800 mAh, 10.5 V, 18.9 Wh: three cells, seven pins, no Neo 2 pack will fit. Jasper Ellens shows how the props come off.

Haye KestelooOct 7

LEAK

DJI Neo 3 Flies in First Leaked Video on a Remote With a Scroll Wheel

Leaked video shows the DJI Neo 3 flying from the RC Mini, which pairs from its own screen and hides a scroll wheel. The Neo 2 looks small beside it.

Haye KestelooOct 7

White DJI Neo 3 drone with spoked propeller cages beside a blue-grey DJI RC Mini controller with a built-in screen on a wooden table

LEAK

DJI Neo 3 Unboxing Video Leaks, and the Battery Slots Are Real

Leaked DJI Neo 3 unboxing: an RC Mini with a screen, three batteries, a charging hub, and the slotted battery packs DroneXL doubted in September.

Haye KestelooOct 6

Pilot Institute News Update week 385 thumbnail covering Blue UAS report, FAA lawsuit, DJI leak, and Skydio drone

Blue sUAS

DSPA Calls Congress Over Blue UAS Report as 15 States Sue FAA and Skydio Unveils the MegaDock

Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories for you this week: DSPA asks Congress to look at the DHS Blue UAS report, 15 states sue the FAA over drone delivery, DJI's next enterprise drone leaks in China, and Skydio unveils a fixed-wing drone and a robotic dock.

Greg ReverdiauOct 2

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