Ishveena Singh

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced a new set of sanctions to diminish Russia’s ability to continue its aggression against Ukraine. Overall, OFAC has designated 25 individuals and 29 entities in its latest round of sanctions that would also help to disrupt Russia’s importation of critical technologies used in its war against Ukraine. Included in this list is Aeromotus, which OFAC describes as a “UAE-based authorized dealer” of tech giant DJI.

DJI has released today a new professional aerial cinematography drone, Inspire 3. The full-frame 8K cinema drone comes with a host of powerful, exclusive features, and a price tag to match.

DJI has updated its Mobile SDK to support the Mini 3 and Mini 3 Pro drones. This is an exciting development because the MSDK enables third-party app developers, such as Dronelink and DroneDeploy, to add features not natively present in sub-250-gram DJI drones.

Diageo, the producer of Don Julio and Casamigos tequilas, says it is using drones to upskill agave farmers for the future of the ever-growing tequila industry. Agave plants are the key ingredient in making tequila.

DroneSense, a Texas-based company that builds drone software for first responders, says it is ready to venture into the hardware space with the production of a new communication device that can be attached to any public safety drone such as the DJI M300 or the M30. This add-on device will essentially function like a backpack computer and ensure no information is leaked to the drone manufacturer.

Infrastructure inspection platform gNext has announced a new partnership with Skydio to bypass the time-consuming manual uploading of drone data. Under the fresh integration, Skydio drone data can be sent directly to the cloud-based gNext platform over Wi-Fi.

The NASCAR dirt track race on Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway marked the first time drivers were allowed to pick a lane on a dirt restart. And giving a rather high-tech twist to the whole process was a drone hovering above the racing surface, carrying a bright orange LED marker to indicate the “choose” area.

A Ukrainian businessman has launched a competition to incentivize drone manufacturers to land an aircraft at Moscow’s annual May 9 Victory Day parade on Red Square. What’s hard to resist is the massive prize pool, which currently stands at $550,000 and is only getting bigger.

Leading FPV drone manufacturer BETAFPV has launched the new Meteor75 Pro, the largest available 1S HD digital whoop on the market. Ideal for FPV racing as well as acrobatic flying indoors or outdoors, the new brushless whoop quadcopter is capable of delivering an impressive flight time of up to 6.5 minutes.

It looks like the years-long wait for the Inspire 3 drone will soon be over. DJI has dropped a new product launch teaser, promising to deliver “Inspiration” on April 13, 2023, at 9 a.m. EDT.

PrecisionHawk, one of the first US drone businesses to raise big VC money, has been scooped up by European technology company Field. The acquisition gives Norway-based Field a foothold in the US and plans are in place to operate PrecisionHawk under the Field brand name by the end of the year.

Images of an alleged Mavic 3 Pro have appeared online, showing a photography drone not dissimilar to the existing Mavic 3. But it sports three Hasselblad cameras instead of two, presumably to offer higher-quality optical zoom.

Drone Safety Day is the FAA’s annual campaign dedicated to educating the drone community about the importance of flying safely. Previously known as National Drone Safety Awareness Week, the event is returning for its fifth consecutive year on Saturday, April 29, 2023.

Drone program management software Measure Ground Control has added a new feature called Field Check to its mobile app. Field Check lets drone operators review and check the quality of mapping imagery while still on-site.

California-based drone delivery company Matternet says it has received a waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that allows it to operate up to 20 aircraft with one remote pilot.

If you fly the DJI Mini 2 or the Mini 2 SE drone, a new firmware update is now available to download and install.

The DJI Mini 3 Pro has received a new firmware update, and it’s one that you don’t want to miss because it will allow you to capture much more smooth and cinematic footage with your drone.

DJI has released a new firmware package for the compact and ultra-lightweight Mini 3 drone, allowing the 4K flying camera to capture 48MP RAW photos as well.

Avata, DJI’s palm-sized ready-to-fly FPV drone, has received a big firmware update that not only makes the aircraft compatible with new peripherals but also introduces several features to improve flight safety.

The DJI Fly app is getting an upgrade. In addition to bringing compatibility with a couple of new DJI products, the latest version of the flight app for both iOS and Android also brings several new features to the Mini 3 drone series.

Autel Robotics has issued a new statement regarding the end of service and support timeline for the popular EVO II drone series. The announcement comes months after the drone maker said it would stop supporting some EVO II aircraft from May 2023.