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Greg Reverdiau: spray drone sales fell 59% as dealers seek an FCC carve-out, Pentagon letters join DJI's record, Phantom 4 Pro V2 support ends Oct. 31.
DJI ends Phantom 4 Pro V2 service October 31 and Agras T16 and T20 service November 2, as the FCC weighs barring the spray drones that replace them.
The drone industry faces a significant challenge as prices for Chinese drone components have doubled due to tightened export controls from Beijing. The Financial Times reports that the surge stems from Beijing’s efforts to regulate shipments of critical parts, impacting manufacturers and pilots worldwide. With China dominating 70-80% of the global commercial drone market, valued…
In a pioneering study, researchers have leveraged drones to capture unprecedented footage of narwhals using their iconic tusks in surprising ways. Published in February 2025 in Frontiers in Marine Science and covered by The New York Times, this work reveals the whales chasing Arctic char, stunning prey, and engaging in what resembles play—all filmed from…
DJI rolled out firmware updates for both the Phantom 4 Pro V2 and Phantom 4 Pro+ V2 drones, enabling these models to broadcast Remote ID
DJI has allegedly been banned from CES 2023 due to its inclusion on the US Department of Commerce Entity List for human rights violations.
The Dutch company Robin Radar Systems has made a software update available that increases the range of the drone detection systems ELVIRA and IRIS by a factor of two. The update is based on the latest developments in machine learning. Depending on the system used, it is now possible to detect unwanted drones up to…
After the Champlain Towers South condominium collapsed, drones were flown night and day to survey the Surfside condo collapse and look for
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