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Laura Bennett

Laura Bennett is a technology journalist covering drone innovation, policy changes, and global industry developments. She tracks regulatory updates and market shifts across the US, EU, and Australia, delivering accurate and timely reporting on the evolving UAV landscape.

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DJI Osmo FrameTap Appears In FCC Filing

Laura Bennett Dec 23, 2025 1

Photo credit: FCC A quiet FCC filing has revealed a DJI product name that absolutely nobody had on their 2025 bingo card: Osmo FrameTap. The discovery came courtesy of a tweet by drone sleuth @Saracool_drone, who…

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DJI Ban: Why Everyone Owes Drone Pilots Honest Answers

Laura Bennett Dec 23, 2025 1

Photo credit: Hasselblad / DJI This week, DJI’s Head of Global Policy Adam Welsh sat down with YouTuber Faruk from iPhonedo for what was billed as a deep dive into the looming December 23 DJI ban. I watched the…

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Border Patrol Bets On Tiny Drones For Big Sky Surveillance

Laura Bennett Dec 22, 2025 1

Photo credit: CBP U.S. Customs and Border Protection is going small, very small, when it comes to drones. Instead of relying only on large, expensive aircraft, CBP is now deploying palm sized and backpack friendly…

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Drone Pilot Uses Thermal Tech To Find Lost Wisconsin Pets

Laura Bennett Dec 21, 2025 1

Photo credit: Sky Guardian Rescue Losing a pet rarely feels dramatic at first. A gate left open. A collar that slips. Then minutes turn into hours, hours into a quiet panic. In Wisconsin, one drone pilot decided that…

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DJI Firmware Roulette: One Controller, Two Drones, Zero Sanity

Laura Bennett Dec 21, 2025 2

Photo credit: Rafael Suarez Hello dear readers. It’s Rafael again, reporting from the front lines of daily drone flying, where batteries are always charging, SD cards are always full, and firmware updates are always…

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Northrop’s AiON Enters The Counter-Drone Arena

Laura Bennett Dec 20, 2025 1

Photo credit: Northrop Grumman Let’s set the stage properly. This is all based on official statements, demos, and testing info shared by Northrop Grumman, and yes, the tone is serious because the problem is serious.…

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DJI Osmo Mobile 8P Rumors Spark 2026 Gimbal Hype

Laura Bennett Dec 20, 2025 1

Photo credit: DJI Before anyone starts clearing desk space or refreshing the DJI store at midnight, let’s get this out of the way first. Everything you are about to read is DJI rumors, leak, educated guesswork, and FCC…

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China CH-7 Stealth Drone Completes First Flight

Laura Bennett Dec 19, 2025 1

Photo credit: Global Times China’s high altitude stealth drone known as the CH-7 has officially left the runway and returned in one piece, which in the world of advanced flying wing aircraft is no small achievement and…

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Drones Buzz Utah Skies To Zap Mosquitoes And West Nile Virus

Laura Bennett Dec 18, 2025 1

Listen up, drone lovers! While we’re out capturing epic sunset shots with our DJI Mavics, Utah’s got drones fighting a different kind of battle—one against those bloodsucking pests we all hate: mosquitoes. In Salt Lake…

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Ohio’s DFR Gamble: Dublin’s DJI Vs. Columbus’s Skydio

Laura Bennett Dec 18, 2025 1

Photo credit: Spectrum News 1 / C. Wilson Two neighboring Ohio police departments made opposite bets on the drone equipment question dividing American law enforcement. With the FCC deadline just seven days away, their…

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