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DJI AVATA 360: Price List Leaked and World Release Date: April 9th
Short update today: It’s one of those days where you suddenly get surprised by the complete DJI Avata 360 price list on a European webstore. The official teaser dropped yesterday but here are all new pictures. Update on the release…

Skydio R10 Heads to the DEA. And the Drone World Has Opinions.
The Drug Enforcement Administration is buying Skydio R10 indoor drones. The aircraft is genuinely impressive. The procurement process is a different story. The Drone That Goes Where Officers Cannot The Skydio R10 is the first American-made drone purpose-built for indoor…

Drone Changed His Life: One Filmmaker’s Story and What It Means For You
A short film posted to YouTube on March 6, 2026 is making the rounds in the drone community — and it skips the epic volcano shots entirely. Tim, a filmmaker from Ravensburg, Germany who goes by AFILMBYTIM, posted a deeply…
OPUS Project Drones Are Flying Into Tornadoes. For Science.
Nobody handed the OTUS Project a research budget and a lab. Three friends on a midnight phone call in February 2024 decided to build drones from scratch and fly them into one of the most violent forces on Earth. Less…

5 Essential Drone Shots Every Pilot Should Master Before Moving to Advanced Maneuvers
Too many new drone pilots jump straight into advanced moves without mastering the basics. There are five drone shots that you should be practicing first. I’m Greg, the co-founder of Pilot Institute, where more than 400,000 students have already learned…

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Smart Glasses Review: A Game Changer for DJI Drone Pilots?
If you fly a lot of DJI drones, these might just be a game changer for you. These are the RayNeo Air 4 Pro smart glasses, and essentially what they do is take the video feed from your controller and…
Your Weekend Drone Flight Might Be Worth More Than You Think
In 1858, a French photographer tied a camera to a hot air balloon and took the first known aerial photograph just outside Paris. It was art. It was novelty. Nobody had any idea what they had just started. One hundred…
Drones and AI Are Changing How the World Finds Land Mines
In 2024, land mines and unexploded ordnance killed 1,945 people and injured 4,325 more. Ninety percent were civilians. Nearly half were children. Demining crews removed 105,640 mines that same year. The math is brutal, and it isn’t close. The Oldest…

Weekly UAS News: Oregon Exposes FCC Ban Costs, DJI’s 96% Market Share, Export Rule Changes, Illegal Drone Deer Scouting, and a 925-Foot Tower Rescue
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have five stories for you this week. First up, Oregon exposes the real cost of the FCC ban. Second, a very interesting FAA study that reveals drone market shares. Third, the Commerce…

DJI AVATA 360 Leak: Low pricing, replaceable lenses, next teaser date
For everyone waiting on the DJI Avata 360; you are in for a surprise and you are going to be spoiled in the coming weeks. DJI is setting things up to absolutely destroy the competition (Antigravity A1) and the prices…
A DJI Neo Drone Over a Voting Line. This Actually Happened.
Someone thought it would be a good idea to fly a campaign drone over voters waiting to cast their ballots in Houston. The drone community gets blamed for a lot. This one we can’t dodge. The Scene on West Gray…
925 Feet Up, No Way Down, One Drone Made the Call
Two people were trapped nearly 1,000 feet in the air in Texas. The rescue took four hours, a team of extraordinary firefighters, and one drone doing a job nobody talked about, as KLTV reports. 925 Feet Up and Nowhere to…