Today
In our latest piece of news in which drones are used for good we go to the New Zealand wilderness. Here pests such as rats, stoats and possums are now hunted with poison-laden drones. The unmanned aircraft will be used to drop baits in the path of these pests.
Yesterday
A $26,000 DJI Matrice 210 was lost to the ocean during a training exercise when the DJI drone ran out of battery power nearly a mile offshore in high winds.
The Coronavirus or COVID-19 is making an impact on the drone industry in more ways than one. Just now we learn that AUVSI has decided to postpone the XPonential 2020 event in Boston. The new tentatively identified the dates are August 10-12 for the 2020 event. See below for more information. expand full story
On Thursday morning, the Oxnard Police Department arrested a man for suspicion of prowling. Two residents in the Pleasant Valley Estates housing tracts saw the man suspiciously looking into the backyards of their neighbors’ homes. They kept following the suspect and contacted the police, who later deployed a drone to help in the arrest of the man.
March 12
The new DJI Mavic, that we reported on first earlier this week, may be priced as low as $799. And this new foldable drone from DJI is likely to feature OcuSync 2.0, which would make it an very attractive offering and a very capable aircraft. expand full story
ParaZero Drone Safety Systems to acquire Delta Drone South Africa
ParaZero Drone Safety Systems has executed a Letter of Intent with Delta Drones South Africa to acquire the business of Delta.
