Flying drones is the safest form of aviation there is, claims DJI, based on an analysis of public data on flight hours and reported incidents. In the past year alone, millions of flying hours were made with recreational...
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Wiebe de Jager
Teen helps older drone pilot who fell down Mississippi River bluff
An older drone pilot who was looking for his unmanned aircraft somehow fell down a Mississippi River bluff in Minneapolis, MN. Luckily a teenager heard his shouts for help and came to the man’s rescue.
Haye Kesteloo
How Reuters uses drones to bring you real-world news in real-time
At this point, it seems that almost all news organizations use aerial photos and videos in their reporting. This story is about how Reuters, one of the world’s leading news agencies uses drones to bring you real-world...
Trump ban on Chinese-made drone parts increases risk wildfires
According to an internal memo, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s decision not to buy more drones with Chinese parts has made it more difficult to fight wildfires. The memo exposes one consequence of the Trump...
Pentagon launches task force to investigate UFO sightings that some believe are drones
The Pentagon is forming a new task force to investigate UFO sightings that have been witnessed by U.S. military aircraft, say, two defense officials. However, others believe that these sightings might be drones possibly...
How do you hide from surveillance drones?
Here’s an interesting article about . In case, you’re wondering why this might be useful information, just think of the Department of Homeland Security drone that monitored BLM protesters or the Draganfly...
Christchurch gunman flew a drone over mosque weeks before March 15 shooting
The Christchurch mosque gunman could have been planning his attack weeks, including a flyover with a drone, before the March 15 shooting, police have admitted, according to an exclusive article from NewHub.
Security weakness found in DJI drones, according to the NY Times
This morning, the NY Times featured an article on their home page that is titled, “Popular Chinese-made drone is found to have security weakness. Of course, the article is specifically about DJI drones that are...
Drones have risen to the COVID-19 challenge
Drones have risen to the COVID-19 challenge as social distancing disrupted the delivery of supplies. During the coronavirus pandemic, unmanned aircraft have been used with varying degrees of success to disperse crowds...
Drones guide narco jets to illegal airstrips in Guatemalan rainforest
People keep finding new use cases for drones. Over the last few years, we have seen drone pilots collect whale snot and herd sheep with help from unmanned aircraft. But, did you know that drones are now also used to...
Turkey has swarming suicide drones ready for export
Turkey reportedly has plans to buy more than 500 quadcopter drones of the Kargu type that could be used as suicide drones, could be operated in swarms, and could be ready for export.
NetChoice webinar about drone data security – Register now!
On Thursday there will be a webinar hosted by NetChoice that will cover drone data security. Among other people, DJI’s vice president of policy and legal affairs, Brendan Schulman will be participating in this...
Customs and Border Protection Predator B drone over Minneapolis
The Customs and Border Protection Predator B drone that appeared over Minneapolis last Friday to provide live video to law enforcement on the ground was called back, said a senior spokesperson.
World’s first reconnaissance drone, the Radioplane RP-71 Falconer from Northrop
Back in the thirties, Radioplane developed a number of model airplanes that were radio-controlled and served as aerial targets for antiaircraft gunnery training by the U.S. Army Air Corps, writes Peter Suciu. Later on...
Kill coronavirus with drones made in Syracuse to bring sports back
DJI has used drones successfully in China to help disinfect public areas up to than could be done manually. Now wants to kill the coronavirus with drones in sporting arenas here in the U.S.
Drone video shows sharks feeding feet away from surfers at Bondi Beach
This terrifying drone video shows how five sharks are feeding on a school of fish only feet away from surfers at Bondi Beach. This is not the first video that we have seen that show how surfers and swimmers can be...
Autel EVO II available in the week of April 20th, 2020
In an official announcement from Autel Robotics, the company informs us that the Autel EVO II will be available in the week of April 20th, 2020. You will be able to buy the drone at official Autel resellers, such as...
Police around the world are using drones to warn public of Coronavirus
Police around the world have started to use drones to warn the general public of the highly contagious Coronavirus. We have seen examples already in China, France, Spain, the U.S. and now also in Western Australia. The...
Fire experts ask people to not use drones near wildfires
The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ask people not to use their drones near wildfires. In Minnesota, the months of April and May are typically the most active times...