After BetaFPV, Happymodel is the second drone manufacturer that designs ultra-light Whoop-style drones for HD digital FPV systems. The Mobula8 has four versions, DJI O3, HD Zero, Walksnail, and Lite for O3. All variants weigh less than 100 grams, which is incredible considering that one of them can 4K onboard recording. As the product name […]
Good day, folks. This is Shawn from Air Photography. Yes, the title of this video isn’t clickbait: my DJI Avata drone is somewhere in the lake. It fell from the sky and plunged into the water. Recently, there have been some changes in my life, prompting me to hit the road for four months, until […]
Check this out! An incredible mid-air showdown between two drones was caught on camera by Ukraine’s security service, the SBU. Usually, drones are busy buzzing around, focusing on ground targets. But this time, things were different. What we saw was something pretty rare in the world of drone warfare — a head-to-head collision. A Ukrainian […]
Analysts revealed that Russia employs an unconventional tactic in its ongoing conflict with Ukraine by using wooden drones to confuse Ukrainian air defense systems. The wooden drones, built by BLITZ Aircraft Unmanned, are constructed using a combination of wood, extruded polystyrene foam, and secured with masking tape. These decoy drones feature a mix of Chinese-manufactured […]
AgEagle Aerial Systems has added a new product to the MicaSense series of drone sensors. The company’s latest offering, RedEdge-P dual, is a high-resolution multispectral and RGB composite sensor that allows DJI operators to use their drones for plant classification, weed identification, environmental research and conservation, and vegetation analysis of water bodies. Essentially, the new […]
Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week ending May 26, 2023. Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen: The North Carolina Wing has been at the forefront of the Civil Air Patrol small Unmanned Aerial […]
The newly announced ZHIYUN CRANE-M 3S is the successor to the CRANE M3 gimbal intended for Vlogging, travel videos, and live streaming users. It weighs 705 grams and features a higher load-bearing capacity so that mainstream mirrorless full-frame cameras and lens combos can be used. When used with compatible cameras, the CRANE M3S gimbal features […]
In a decisive win, Nokia has secured a contract to provide Belgian Specialist Citymesh with a cutting-edge drone network platform and 70 DJI drone units. This deployment is set to provide crucial aerial data to emergency services across Belgium. The agreement reportedly comprises Nokia’s advanced Drone Networks platform, in addition to 70 ‘drone-in-a-box’ units. The […]
In a decisive win, Nokia has secured a contract to provide Belgian Specialist Citymesh with a cutting-edge drone network platform and 70 DJI drone units. This deployment is set to provide crucial aerial data to emergency services across Belgium. The agreement reportedly comprises Nokia’s advanced Drone Networks platform, in addition to 70 ‘drone-in-a-box’ units. The […]
Personal drone enthusiasts who’ve considered capturing wildfires from above should think twice, especially in Montana. This week, Governor Greg Gianforte signed SB 219 into law, joining several other states in criminalizing drone operations that obstruct aerial Wildfire suppression. The freshly inked Montana law asserts that “a person may not obstruct, impede, prevent or otherwise interfere […]
