News
The News category delivers timely updates on drone technology, legislation, and industry developments affecting the US, EU, and Australian markets. Coverage includes regulatory changes, technological advances, and key events shaping the global drone ecosystem.
World-First NHS Partnership Brings Drone Medical Deliveries to Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Open Skies Network and Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust set a new model for drone-enabled healthcare logistics A new partnership between Open Skies Network and Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust will introduce routine…
DJI Matrice 400 Redefines Enterprise Drone Performance With Extended Flight And Advanced Sensing
Amazon Drone Deals: DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo with DJI RC2 now for $1,099! Today, DJI unveiled the DJI Matrice 400, an enterprise drone platform engineered for long-endurance missions like search and rescue, power…
Multi-Class Drone Missions Managed by a Single Operator in JADC2 Demonstration
Integrated MDCX and XTEND XOS enable a single operator to manage complex, multi-UAS missions Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® and XTEND have expanded their collaboration to support joint all-domain command and control (JADC2) missions. The…
FCC Banned Foreign Drone Batteries, But China Makes 99% Of Them
DJI Mini 4 Pro shown from the top with the battery partly ejected. Yesterday, I wrote about the FCC’s sweeping ban on all foreign-made drones and critical components. Today, the New York Times published an…
DJI Mini 4 Pro Detailed Photos Provide Unprecedented Look
DJI, a Chinese manufacturer renowned for its drones, is gearing up to unveil its latest offering: the DJI Mini 4 Pro. This innovative drone integrates numerous upgrades previously introduced with the larger DJI Air 3, but packages them…
DJI Osmo Action 6 Gets 8K Right Before Christmas
Photo credit: DJI Just when many of us were already mentally powering down for eggnog mode, DJI decided to slide a very shiny package under the tree. A new firmware update for the DJI Osmo Action 6 has landed, and yes,…
Lost Dog Found By Drone After 9 Days In New Jersey
Photo credit: Apex Eagle Drone Services A frozen marsh, a missing dog, and a ticking snowstorm clock sound like the start of a bad winter story, but in New Jersey it ended with a quiet win for drones, thermal cameras,…
Senators Demand DJI Drone Disclosures From Contractors At Nuclear And Border Sites
Photo credit: DJI Two senators are pressing major construction contractors about DJI drone use at nuclear facilities and border security sites. The letters follow GSA Inspector General findings that contractors used DJI…
New C-UAS Authority, SkyeBrowse Update, Drone Delivers Life Jacket, Pilot Pleads Guilty
Photo credit: Pilot Institute Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. I have four stories for you this week that every pilot needs to know about. Police just got new counter-drone authority with a bill that President…
Texas DPS Quietly Built A Border-Scale Drone Fleet
Photo credit: U.S. National Guard Texas once flirted with the idea of citizens shooting drones out of the sky. Now the state is operating one of the largest law enforcement drone fleets in the country, irony included at…