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.
China CH-7 Stealth Drone Completes First Flight
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…
Drones Buzz Utah Skies To Zap Mosquitoes And West Nile Virus
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…
Ohio’s DFR Gamble: Dublin’s DJI Vs. Columbus’s Skydio
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…
Why The Neo 2 Is The Best Drone For A 40 Year Old Dad With No Free Time
Photo credit: Rafael Suarez I don’t want to waste my time writing something that wastes your time reading it. I don’t have time to waste, and I know you don’t either, so let’s do something radical and go straight to the…
Skydio X10 Drone Nails Shoplifting Suspect On Long Island
Photo credit: Suffolk County Police Department What started as a routine shoplifting call at a Dick’s Sporting Goods in Commack quickly escalated into chaos, sirens, and eventually a flying robot with heat vision.…
Connecticut Drone Detection Sensors Coming To School Rooftops As Surveillance Network Expands
Photo credit: DeDrone Public schools are about to become surveillance stations. Connecticut State Police are requesting permission to install Dedrone drone detection sensors on two New Haven high school rooftops, funded…
22 Dead In Terra Drone Battery Fire: CEO Arrested Within 48 Hours
Photo credit: X We’ve been tracking Terra Drone’s aggressive global expansion for years, but this week the world’s largest industrial drone service provider faces its darkest chapter. A fire at the…
Australia Orders MQ-28 “Ghost Bat” Drone After Missile Test
Photo credit: Boeing website Australia just pulled the curtain on a 1.4 billion of australian dollars ($933 million) contract with Boeing Defence Australia for just six operational Ghost Bat drones, a move that feels…
Prison Drone Drop Turns Into A Surf And Turf Smuggling Fail
Photo credit: SCDC South Carolina corrections officers intercepted what might be the strangest holiday dinner delivery ever attempted, a drone-powered gourmet contraband drop that looked like someone tried to recreate a…
Control Your DJI Neo 2 With Your Apple Watch – NEW Firmware Update
Photo credit: Air Photography Good day, folks. Shawn here from Air Photography. Yesterday we got a really interesting firmware update for the DJI Neo 2 that allows us to control it with our Apple Watch. According to the…