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International Aerial Photographer of the Year’s Breathtaking Drone Art
Picture yourself hovering above a volcanic crater, your DJI drone capturing a lava field shaped like a skull, or zooming over a frozen sea where swimmers bob like orange popsicles. That’s the kind of jaw-dropping magic that just crowned Joanna…
Ukraine’s Sky Squad: DJI Mavic 3 and Autel Drones Lead the Charge in 2025
Ukraine’s ready to rule the skies with a massive drone buy! The Ministry of Defense is set to purchase thousands of DJI Mavic 3 and Autel Robotics drones in 2025, backed by a hefty $2.8 billion budget. These aren’t just…
Drones Zap Weeds from the Sky: The Future of Pasture Management
Drones are no longer just for epic aerial shots or helping your neighbor’s lost guinea pig. They’re revolutionizing agriculture, and the latest buzz is their role in pasture weed management. At the UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center, researchers…
Drones Save Lives with Lightning-Fast Medical Deliveries
Imagine a drone slicing through the clouds, dodging rain and rugged hills to drop a life-saving blood transfusion at a remote clinic. That’s not sci-fi—it’s happening right now in India, and it’s got us at DroneXL.co geeking out harder than…
Sonoma County’s Warrantless Drone Searches Spark Privacy Lawsuit and Fines
In Sonoma County, California, residents like Nichola Schmitz face hefty fines—$25,000 paid and $10,000 more pending—after county drones with high-powered cameras scoured their properties without warrants. A new lawsuit from the ACLU of Northern California alleges that Permit Sonoma’s drone…
Drones to the Rescue: How a DJI Mavic 3 Saved a Lost Teen in a Massachusetts Swamp
Picture this: a 19-year-old guy, out for a stroll, ends up lost in a swampy, muddy mess for seven hours. No cellphone, no GPS, just him and the mosquitoes in a Massachusetts wetland that Officer Brennan Cardoza described as “muddy,…
LAPD Expands Drone Use for Routine Emergency Calls in Pilot Program
On June 25, 2025, the Los Angeles Police Commission approved a new policy allowing the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to deploy drones for routine emergency calls, marking a significant shift from their prior use in only high-risk scenarios like…
UDOT’s Drone-Powered Mission to Save Utah’s Red Canyon Arches
Picture this: two century-old arches, carved from southern Utah’s red rock, standing proud over State Route 12. These are the Red Canyon Arches, iconic gateways to what’s now Bryce Canyon National Park. Built in 1925, they’ve welcomed travelers for generations.…
DJI’s 2025 Security White Paper: A Game-Changer for Drone Users
Hi everyone, how are you doing? DJI recently released its 2025 Security White Paper, a comprehensive document spanning over 70 pages of technical and policy details. This paper directly challenges the narrative that DJI drones pose a national security risk.…
Humanitarian Drones Revolutionize Medical Supply Delivery in Remote Africa
On June 24, 2025, Aviation Sans Frontières and Windracers announced a groundbreaking partnership to deploy autonomous drones for delivering medical supplies to isolated African communities, addressing logistical barriers like poor infrastructure and vast distances. This initiative, leveraging Windracers’ advanced drone…
Sheriff’s Drone Program Bolsters Safety with Cost-Effective Chinese-made UAVs
In Carbon County, Utah, Sheriff Jeff Wood showcased the lifesaving impact of the county’s drone program during a recent commission meeting, detailing its role in high-risk incidents and the creative funding strategies that made it possible, according to ETV News.…
FAA to Drone Pilots: “Not Today, Fam” – NBA Finals Airspace Gets the No-Fly Treatment
Picture this: the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder are duking it out in Game 7 of the NBA Finals at the Paycom Center. The crowd’s roaring, the stakes are sky-high, and you’re itching to launch your drone for that…