Domestic drones can be hacked, and foreign drones can be secure
An interesting article was posted on The Hill yesterday that points out that domestic drones (Blue sUAS) can be hacked, and foreign drones, such as the ones from DJI, can be secure.
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Romeo Durscher, Senior Director for Public Safety Integration leaves DJI
In what only can be described as a loss to DJI and the first responders’ community, Romeo Durscher has announced that he will leave his position as Senior Director for Public Safety Integration, a role he fulfilled with passion and…
Are we witnessing the collapse of drone registration?
We are in familiar territory once again as drones are sure to be a hot item as gifts this Christmas season. One can only expect that we’ll see an influx of new drone users take to the skies after the…
Automatic drone box to support fire brigade and water management operations
The fire brigade and Rijkswaterstaat, part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, will soon be experimenting for the first time with an automatically operating drone box system. For example, the early detection of forest fires will be…
Volocopter to start electric air taxi service in Singapore
The German company Volocopter will operate an electric air taxi service in the Asian city of Singapore. To this end, a partnership has been entered into with the Economic Development Board of Singapore (EDB) and the Civil Aviation Authority of…
Political candidate shoots at ‘Chinese communist drones’ flying over her property in Texas
In a video on social media, political candidate Shelley Luther (R-TX) shoots at “Chinese communist drones” flying over her property. The video is made to promote Luther’s candidacy for the Texas State Senate, and in it, she claims that Drew…
Forget Skydio and DJI. Watch Sacramento police use cinewhoop fpv drone to enter crime scene
When we talk about police drones, we often talking about DJI and sometimes even Skydio and Autel. Unmanned aircraft from these manufacturers are most often used by first responders and police departments. However, this is not the case in Sacramento.…
NLR VR simulator lets you experience drone flyover sounds in a city
In the future, we expect all kinds of drones to be flying in and over our cities. For instance, drones carrying urgently needed medical items, or even electrically powered air taxis. Developments like these will only get off the ground,…
DJI FPV Drone also confirmed in FCC Filings
After first seeing the DJI FPV Goggles V2 and the DJI FPV Remote Controller 2 show up in FCC filings earlier today, we were wondering when the DJI FPV Drone would show up. Well, we didn’t have to wait very…
DroneXL and Dronewatch partner to bring you more international drone news!
DroneXL has partnered with the Dutch drone news website Dronewatch to bring you more international drone news. A selection of Dronewatch articles will be made available in English to an international audience. Conversely, articles from DroneXL will also appear on Dronewatch.…
DJI FPV Goggles V2 and DJI FPV Remote Controller 2 confirmed in FCC filings
The DJI FPV Goggles V2 and DJI FPV Remote Controller 2 have been confirmed in FCC filings that were made public just minutes ago. FCC filings can now be released much closer to the actual launch date of a new…
Two more executives have left DJI North America
2020 has been a turbulent year for DJI. The coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing data security concerns expressed by some U.S. government members have had a significant impact on the Chinese drone maker. Furthermore, DJI’s Long March reforms have increased…