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The SMO 4K is the latest camera, from a collaboration project between BETAFPV x Insta360, designed to be used on FPV drones at just 30 grams. The SMO 4K is a stripped-down Insta360 ONE R looking to compete with the naked GoPros by providing you with a finished product.

DJI has released its latest update for the DJI Mini 2, bringing improved flight stability and fixes a major but rare issue. The update isn’t massive but should make flying the Mini 2 a smoother process just in time for the holiday season.

A team of researchers has taken a swarm of drones into a forest to test and see if they would stay in formation and avoid the obstacles. The drones have been adapted to use a special obstacle avoidance technique to map the environment as they fly along.

Public safety drone consultancy Skyfire has announced its brand-new drone as part of a first responder (DFR) program for public safety agencies and first responders. The program aims to reduce response times, provide situational awareness, and increase efficiency.

Residents on the Scottish Isle of Mull will soon be consulted to see if they would be open to delivery drones flying in the sky. A drone trial is also expected to take place in the new year after a parcel was flown from the mainland to the island earlier this month.

The DJI GO 4 app has finally received DJI’s local data mode, which keeps your drone data on your phone rather than sending it to servers. The app received an update earlier this week which activates the feature, which has been present in the DJI Fly and Pilot app for some time now.

Australian counter-drone company DroneShield has made public a basic overview of its quarterly earnings with some impressive growth over the last quarter. The company has managed to increase its income from the last quarter by a massive 700%.

Nordic Unmanned has completed the first test flight of its hydrogen-powered drone, making it the first in Scandinavia. The drone is a project from the research and development team looking at alternative and clean ways to power drones in the future.

Altitude Angel in partnership with Inmarsat and A-TechSYN, has successfully shown off its Pop-Up UTM platform during a recent test flight. The test allowed for a beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flight to take place in a safe way that allows it to share the airspace with crewed aircraft.

Counter-drone company DroneShield has just released a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) compliant version of its DroneSentry-C2 system. The new version of the software is now in line with the U.S. DoD MIL-STD-2525 standard.

Altitude Angel has announced that it will work with entertainment company BT to create a consortium for the ‘future flight’ drones project. The partnership will see a wide range of drone use cases being explored in preparation for the UK’s first commercial drone corridor.

Agriculture drone and robot manufacturer XAG has announced its latest drone, the V40 2021, with a brand-new modular design. The drone replaces the usual quadcopter design with two rotors that keep the drone stable and force the payload to be applied to the fields below.

Drone and robotics wireless charging specialist WiBotic has announced it has joined the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute (ARM). The move will allow it to share its knowledge with others in the institute and receive valuable feedback.

Australian counter-drone company DroneShield has announced that it has deployed its counter-drone DroneSentry system at the Altenrhein Airport in Switzerland. The new system will allow the airport to detect and deal with any unauthorized drones in the area.

ZM Interactive (ZMI) has announced its new range of xFold drones with flight times of eight hours and a payload capacity of 1,000 pounds. The new drones can switch between x4 (quad), x6 (hexa), X8 (octo), and X12 (dodeca) configurations in minutes.

The Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California, has worked with Easy Aerial to deploy its first autonomous security drone system. The autonomous system will allow the base to get eyes in the sky within seconds to provide better surveillance and situational awareness.

We have now hit November, which means Black Friday is approaching, and there are less than 60 days until Christmas. So, it’s time to start gift shopping. Here are a few of the best drones to put under the tree this year for the tech junkie in your life or yourself.

UPDATE: DJI’s holiday sale is currently active with some pretty great deals on some of its latest drones. You can learn more about it here. Here at DroneDJ, we are giving away a brand new DJI Mavic Mini drone to one lucky winner in North America. You can enter here.

The Drone Racing League (DRL) has partnered with the telecoms giant T-Mobile to explore 5G drone technology in the world of sports. The partnership will see DRL developing 5G drones that fly on the T-Mobile network, opening up new drone-racing opportunities.

Walmart and Intel have sent 1,000 drones into the sky over Phoenix to help spread a little Christmas joy after a long, hard year. The show marks the fifth one in a tour the two companies are doing across the U.S., with three remaining.

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have taken up mobile counter-drone technology orders. The two government departments have turned to North American counter-drone company ELTA to address the U.S.’s need to be able to put up a fight against aerial attacks such as drone swarms.

DHL Express Malaysia has announced its partnership with the Aerodyne Group to explore the possibilities of commercial delivery drones. As part of the partnership, the two companies will focus on smart logistic solutions for Malaysia’s life sciences and maritime industries.