Image: Adrian Curiel A Pennsylvania man has been charged with illegally flying a DJI Mini 2 drone over Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium during the recent National Football League (NFL) AFC Championship game. The incursion of an unidentified and unapproved drone during the Jan. 28 playoff was deemed a serious enough threat that security temporarily suspended […]
A City Divided: The Debate Over Drone Surveillance in St. Louis A private drone company, SMS Novel Films, is set to launch a live-streaming program in St. Louis, sparking a heated debate over privacy and safety. Despite facing significant backlash from residents and city leaders, the company’s founder, Jomo Johnson, is moving forward with the […]
BlackMagic was the favorite Cinemaca Camera brand for drone photographers for many years. OCTOPUS CINEMA‘s upcoming Pocket Sized Super 16 Cinema Camera, called the OCTOPUS16, measures 80x80x50mm (3.14 x 3.14 x 1.96″) and weighs less than 400g (0.88 lb). With these physical parameters, it can be installed on four-rotor 10″+ FPV drones and smaller eight-rotor […]
DJI has released a new firmware update for its latest audio recording solution, Mic 2. This is the first firmware update for the product that came out last month. The upgraded, ready-to-use wireless microphone DJI Mic 2 comes equipped with omnidirectional audio capture, intelligent noise canceling, and 32-bit floating-point internal recording. It is ideal for those looking to produce […]
U.S. officials have confirmed to CBS News that plans have been approved for a series of strikes over a number of days against targets — including Iranian personnel and facilities — inside Iraq and Syria. The strikes will come in response to drone and rocket attacks targeting U.S. forces in the region, including the drone […]
When I started this hobby, I remember that LIPO chargers were big, heavy, and had a max power of 30-50W. Instead, the ISDT 608PD fits inside your pocket, weighs just 85 grams, and has a charging power of up to 240W. Furthermore, it can be monitored and controlled via a mobile app. Priced for only […]
Drone Tech Startup Expands Portfolio with Mahendra Singh Dhoni-Backed Droni, Offering Impressive Features and Accessibility Garuda Aerospace, the forefront player in the Agri Drone Segment with a commanding 55% market share, has unveiled Droni, marking its inaugural foray into the consumer photography and cinematography drone sector. The launch represents a notable shift in an industry […]
Connecticut-based WaveAerospace has announced “the world’s fastest multirotor UAS,” a “new class of aircraft” that’s effectively a quadcopter drone with a raging jet turbine in the middle, capable of insane speeds and all-weather operation. The Huntress II Turbojet is a large beast, measuring 4 m (13 ft) diagonally from rotor to rotor. It weighs around […]
Amazon now offers the DJI Mini 3 Pro folding quadcopter for $599.99 shipped. This is the first drop we’ve seen from the usual $759 price tag and marking a new all-time low at $159 off. We’ve only ever seen bundles on sale in the past, and now anyone who just wants to score the drone […]
DJI has released a new firmware update for the sub-250-gram Mini 3 drone. This update is especially important for pilots who use their Mini 3 with an Intelligent Flight Battery Plus. Aircraft firmware v01.00.0410 is now available to download for DJI Mini 3, up from v01.00.0300 which was introduced last September. Along with the aircraft, […]
