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Holiday Greetings from DroneXL.co

As the year draws to a close, we at DroneXL.co want to extend our warmest holiday greetings to all our readers and the wider drone community.

Haye KestelooDec 24

Drone News: Air Aware App, Halt DJI Exports, PrecisionHawk

DJI

Drone News: Air Aware App, Stopping DJI Exports, PrecisionHawk Down, FAA Reauth, & Firmware Updates

Welcome to your weekly drone news update, Christmas edition. We have five stories this week where Air Aware was released.

Greg ReverdiauDec 23

Zipline

Zipline Poised to Revolutionize US Drone Delivery in 2024

A decade after Amazon's Jeff Bezos heralded the advent of autonomous drone delivery, it is Zipline that is bringing this vision to life in 2024.

Haye KestelooDec 21

The FPV drone community is in uproar following a highly irresponsible act by a Canadian drone pilot, Adrien Salv. Salv recently flew his FPV drone at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., performing a dive at the Washington Monument.

FAA

Reckless Drone Pilot Breaches National Mall Airspace, Sparks Outrage

FPV drone community is in uproar following an irresponsible act by a Canadian drone pilot flew his FPV drone at the National Mall in Washington

Haye KestelooDec 19

Aloft

Aloft Technologies and Pilot Institute Unveil Air Aware to Revolutionize Drone Airspace Management

Aloft Technologies, Inc.,and Pilot Institute announced the launch of Air Aware, marking a advancement in airspace situational awareness.

Haye KestelooDec 19

DJI

Lawmakers Urge Biden to Halt Export Licenses for Chinese Drone Giant DJI

A coalition of 15 Republican legislators urged the Pentagon to deny export licenses for American components used in drones manufactured by DJI.

Haye KestelooDec 18

Amazon

Drone News: Amazon Loses Head of Ops, FAA UTM Field Test, Skyebrowse Pay-Per-Model, and New FRIA Map

Welcome to this week's Drone News update. We have four stories for you: Amazon loses its Head of Safety and Flight Operations; the FAA and NASA conduct UTM

Haye KestelooDec 15

Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Tibbits-Nutt and Aeronautics Administrator Jeffrey DeCarlo are shown holding a drone during a demonstration of the Optimus Drone-In-A-Box Unmanned Aerial System by American Robotics.

FAA

Massachusetts Unleashes Drones for Statewide Rail Safety

With a waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), MassDOT can now deploy drones beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) across

Haye KestelooDec 13

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