A drone pilot was jailed for six months after flying contraband, including phones, into a prison in Perth, in the United Kingdom. Police found the drone after searching a bakery site near the prison facility. The drone pilot, 25-year-old Ian Luke Chalmers from Perth was offered money to fly cellphones into a prison from a […]
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In this five-minute video, Shawn from the YouTube channel Air Photography explains the new function button options that have become available in the latest DJI Fly app update v1.2.2. for the DJI Mavic Air 2 and DJI Mini 2. DJI FLY APP UPDATE V1.2.2: NEW FUNCTION BUTTON OPTIONS The DJI Fly app update brought the […]
On Monday, December 28, 2020 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) submitted two final rules for publication in the Federal Register The new rules will require Remote Identification (Remote ID) of drones and allow operators of small drones to fly over people and at night under certain conditions. Both the Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft and Operation of […]
Lifesaving Drone Technology Reaches New Milestone December 1, 2020 – More than 500 people around the world have been rescued from danger by drones, according to new statistics collected by DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology. This milestone came in mid-October, when sheriff’s deputies used a DJI drone with a […]
The FLIR® Vue® TZ20 is the first high resolution, dual thermal sensor gimbal built for the DJI® Matrice V2 200 Series and Matrice 300 airframes. Ideal for public safety teams—including police, fire, and search and rescue—as well as industrial and critical infrastructure inspectors, the Vue TZ20 gives drone pilots the situational awareness they need to complete their missions. Featuring both […]
The FCC has released guidance to public safety agencies on how to apply for a Tactical BVLOS (TBVLOS) waiver. Download the Guide here
Lightweight, Compact, and Low Power, Hadron Offers Commercial and Defense OEMs Out-of-the-Box Integration for Faster Time to Market ARLINGTON, Va., July 16, 2020 – FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) today announced FLIR Hadron™, the industry’s first dual sensor module for drone, robotic, and imaging original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Designed to help reduce development costs and improve […]
Global Reference Includes More Than 400 People Rescued By Drones To Date DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, today launched an online reference to track events around the world when a drone helped rescue someone from peril. The Drone Rescue Map, available online at https://enterprise.dji.com/drone-rescue-map, shows how more than 400 […]
Commercial Drone Platform and its First Hybrid Camera Series New Matrice 300 RTK and Zenmuse H20 Series Extend Airborne Intelligence to a New Generation of Work Ready to Embrace Digitalisation and AI DJI, the world leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, today unveiled its most advanced commercial drone platform, the Matrice 300 RTK […]
In anticipation of an increased demand signal from the Department of Defense, Parrot will start manufacturing prototypes of its dedicated drone in the United States of America. Parrot has passed another milestone in the United States Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance drone program. As the final steps of this selection process, Parrot will participate in an […]