Ishveena Singh is a versatile journalist and writer with a passion for drones and location technologies. She has been named as one of the 50 Rising Stars of the geospatial industry for the year 2021 by Geospatial World magazine.
So, DJI might be prepping to release not one but two new drones in the coming weeks! The sub-250-gram Mini 4 Pro, as you likely know, has already made its way to the FCC database. But now, leaked pictures of what appears to be a new high-tech DJI drone, Matrice 3D, have also surfaced online.
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The FAA on Wednesday announced it was pushing back the compliance deadline for its drone Remote ID rule by six months, to March 16, 2024. Does that mean the agency is giving a free pass to pilots or that all apparent noncompliance in the meantime will be ignored? Not really. Here’s what is happening…
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So, the FAA has finally delivered the news that users of DJI Mavic Air 2, Mavic 2 Zoom, Mavic 2 Pro, and Phantom 4 Pro V2 were eagerly waiting for! The agency has extended the enforcement deadline for its Remote ID rule, giving these legacy DJI drones a fresh lease of life until the tech giant drops a compliance firmware package later this year.
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Open-source drone autopilot specialist CubePilot is offering an affordable solution to help drone pilots comply with the FAA’s Remote ID rule. The Cube ID Serial add-on module from CubePilot is priced at only $39, making it the cheapest FCC-certified Remote ID broadcast solution for FAA built-in compliance.
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Wing, the drone delivery firm owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, is seeking FAA approval to expand its retail package delivery service in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. The company says it wants to establish a network of up to 25 drone nests, with each unit conducting as many as 400 deliveries per day in a six-mile radius.
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With the DJI Mini 4 Pro’s FCC listing suggesting that the product is close to launch, the tech giant has announced discount deals on some of its most popular camera drones, including the Mini 3 Fly More Combo (DJI RC), Air 2S, and DJI FPV Combo.
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Ahead of Emergency Services Show 2023, UK’s annual showcase of the blue light sector, drone supplier Heliguy, and emergency vehicle manufacturer Venari have teased a new UAS command unit that would come pre-integrated with DJI Dock.
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Drone Assist, a popular drone flight planning and approval app in the UK, has received a new update to give users a greater understanding of airspace restrictions and NOTAMs (Notice to Aviators).
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US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Michael G. Whitaker to serve as chief of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Whitaker’s nomination comes days before the September 16 deadline for operational compliance with the FAA’s Remote ID rule for drone pilots.
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We already know from FCC filings that DJI is prepping to release a new sub-250-gram, Mini 4 Pro. However it appears that would not be the only drone DJI could launch in North America this month. The tech giant has also completed the FCC paperwork to bring two new Agras agriculture drones, T50 and T25, to the US market.
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So, DJI has just filed paperwork with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a new drone joining the Mini series. The official release of DJI Mini 4 Pro onto the FCC database indicates that the tech giant’s latest sub-250-gram drone could hit the market as soon as this month!
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Sony has announced an update to its camera remote SDK for commercial drones. Version 1.10 of the SDK will be available to download for free beginning September 13, 2023. Here’s what to expect…
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Drone maker AgEagle Aerial Systems has announced that commercial production of its next-generation fixed-wing aircraft eBee VISION is officially underway. The company is now accepting orders from customers across the world.
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DJI has released a fresh new update for its drone flying app, DJI Fly. Version 1.11.4 of the app comes with a host of new features for DJI’s flagship camera drones: Mavic 3, Mavic 3 Classic, and Mavic 3 Pro.
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A New Jersey man has been arrested by police for using his drone to drop damaging chemical dye into the pools of his neighbors.
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Autel Robotics has released a massive new firmware update for its EVO Max drone series. Users of both EVO Max 4T and EVO Max 4N can look forward to a host of new features as well as bug fixes and optimizations with aircraft firmware version 1.6.0.71. Here’s the complete lowdown…
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UK-based Unified Traffic Management (UTM) technology provider Altitude Angel is expanding the scope of its recently launched drone flight Approval Services platform to include property and large land estates.
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Volarious, a Singapore-based tech company specializing in tethered drone systems, has launched a new floodlight called V-Light. Compatible with the DJI Matrice 30 (M30) drone series, the product provides 20,000 lumens of light that could illuminate some 5,616 square feet of land — the same size as two tennis courts.
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Amazon is running a special DJI deal in which the tech giant’s most powerful sub-250-gram drone Mini 3 Pro, RC controller with built-in display screen, Fly More kit, and a ton of accessories are up for grabs at over $313 off this Labor Day.
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The official launch date is definitely getting near. Photos of a DJI Mini 4 Pro retail box have leaked online, revealing the purported drone’s biggest features and specs. Here’s what we know so far…
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Remote ID is a feature that allows a drone in flight to provide its identification and location information to other parties. The FAA likens it to a “digital license plate” for a drone. Most drones operating in the US airspace are required by law to have this capability. But which drone models manufactured by Autel Robotics have been approved by the FAA for adequate compliance with the Remote ID law?
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It’s been only a decade since the world’s largest consumer drone maker DJI expanded into the precision farming sector. But by the end of 2022, the global number of DJI agriculture drones in operation had already crossed 200,000 units, with the cumulative farming area under them exceeding 200 million hectares.
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ParaZero has announced the official release of SafeAir M30 Pro, a parachute safety system designed especially for the DJI Matrice 30 (M30) commercial drone.
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DJI is rolling out a new firmware update for its latest all-around drone, Air 3. The update comes with a bunch of bug fixes.
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