News
FCC Grants Itself Authority To Retroactively Ban Drones, DJI Neo 2 And L3 LiDAR Leak, Plus $300K…
Photo credit: Pilot Institute Welcome to your weekly UAS news update, Halloween edition, where scary politicians create scary laws. I have three stories for you this week: The FCC votes on new powers, DJI drone and…
Extreme Condition Flying With The Mini 5 Pro: Waterfalls
Photo credit: Rafael Suarez Hello dear pilots! Today is another day of pushing the DJI Mini 5 to its physical, mental, and emotional limits. I travel all over Ecuador to get the best landscapes, places, mountains,…
DJI Neo 2 Launches In Asia With Major Camera And Safety Upgrades As U.S. Availability Remains…
Photo credit: DJI DJI officially launched the Neo 2 drone in Asia on October 30, 2025, bringing substantial upgrades to its palm-launched platform including a larger 1/2-inch camera sensor, dual-axis gimbal…
Canada’s First Anti-Drone Prison Task Force Cuts Contraband Drops 50% In Nine Months
Photo credit: CBC / Felix Desroches A basketball stuffed with tobacco and cellphones. Ceramic knives that slip past metal detectors. Drones equipped with deep-sea fishing release mechanisms. These are just some of the…
DJI’s $15 Mobile Receiver Transforms Smartphone Audio—But U.S. Creators Can’t Buy It
Photo credit: iPhonedo Youtuber iPhonedo has uncovered a quietly released DJI accessory that could revolutionize mobile audio recording—if American customers could actually purchase it. The DJI Mic Series Mobile…
Get Your Ham, Save Your Bacon
75mm frame drone with an analog VTX. | Photo Credit: Zachary Peery In January 2024, I built a tiny FPV drone from spare parts I had lying around in a box. I wanted to add a small external Video Transmitter (VTX) that…
China’s Military Deploys Cost-Efficient DeepSeek AI Across Drone Swarms And Robot Dogs
Photo credit: Unitree China’s People’s Liberation Army has rapidly integrated DeepSeek artificial intelligence into military weapons systems ranging from autonomous combat vehicles to drone swarms, according to a…
Wisconsin Proposes Law Letting Police Shoot Down Drones Despite Federal Ban
Photo credit: Jake Sloan Wisconsin lawmakers are circulating legislation that would authorize police to shoot down drones they deem threats to public safety—a move that directly contradicts federal law making it a…
Volatus Aerospace Launches NATO-Aligned Drone Manufacturing Hub In Canada To Boost Defense Readiness
Aerial shot of Montréal-Mirabel International Airport. Photo credit: Wikipedia Canadian drone manufacturer Volatus Aerospace announced plans to establish a 200,000-square-foot Innovation Center and Manufacturing Hub at…
From Film Casting To Billion-Dollar Defense: Ukraine’s Fire Point Faces Corruption Probe As Drone…
Photo credit: Special Kherson Cat / X Three years ago, Fire Point was scouting locations for Ukrainian film productions. Today, it’s a $1 billion defense contractor producing long-range strike drones and cruise missiles…