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Autel Robotics has announced its smallest and lightest drones yet. Weighing only 249g, the heavily leaked Autel EVO Nano drone series provides three-way obstacle avoidance with binocular vision sensors. It comes in two options: the Nano, which features a 1/2-inch CMOS camera sensor, and the Nano+, which is equipped with a 1/1.28-inch CMOS sensor. The maximum flight time is 28 minutes.

Tech-savvy immersive close-combat specialist 4GD has struck a partnership with leading European drone manufacturer Parrot to integrate ANAFI USA drones into its synthetic training courses, allowing participating pilots to fly missions in exactly replicated battle situations.

Delaware-based autonomous electric takeoff and landing (eVTOL) delivery drone developer Airlogix is making its way into that increasingly crowded segment convinced it has found the sweet spot that established rivals have left unoccupied.

If you’re a professional drone pilot who routinely uses flying robots in complex environments, you would want to check out this Early Access Program being offered by Parrot. The drone maker is handing out the new ANAFI Ai drone for a loan period of two months to test users who can help the company to evaluate the machine’s 4G standards.

English uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) medical services startup Apian is overseeing yet another series of UK tests transporting medical supplies to remote destinations – this time aiming to trial drone deliveries of chemotherapy treatments to the Isle of Wight.

One of the most common knocks against the rising number of uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) in the skies are the threats to privacy the camera-packing craft pose. Last week provided an unexpected (and, it must be said, non-protested) example of such aerial peeping when a drone videoed an enormous group of male humpback whales battling each other for the right to mate with the only female among them.

Autel Robotics is set to launch two new drones next week: the EVO Nano and EVO Lite, but the news cycle is being dominated by a DJI drone that has yet to be announced: the Mavic 3. So, to steer the conversation back to its upcoming products, Autel has officially dropped the first images and specs of the Nano and Lite series, days before their release.

Enough with the sketches, renderings, and graphics. Real photos of DJI’s forthcoming Mavic 3 drone are surfacing now, and wow!

The DJI leak saga continues. Quick on the heels of a user manual for the upcoming DJI Mavic 3 drone getting leaked way ahead of its proposed launch, DroneDJ has also obtained the complete specs of the DJI Osmo Action 2 camera. Here’s everything you need to know…

It had to happen. A photo has surfaced showing DJI’s forthcoming Mavic 3 Pro. You know you want to see it!

Leading urban air mobility (UAM) company Volocopter has taken a major step toward establishing itself as a future air taxi presence in China. It’s finalized a joint venture agreement with an affiliate of Chinese automotive heavyweight and Volvo owner Geely. The deal also seals the sale of 150 of the German manufacturer’s aircraft.

During much of this summer, uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) have been flying investigative missions over the Straight of Gibraltar, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. What the air-sniffing drones have learned is about 10% of the passing vessels violate sulfur emission limits in force since last year.

The Sony Airpeak S1 drone is finally looking ready for release. Pre-orders have been open with online retailers in Japan since September 17. At the same time, B&H Photo Video has got its Airpeak S1 page up, indicating that the drone could hit the US market also soon.

Is your GoPro 10 overheating? You’re not alone. Over the past few days, overheating and automatic shutdown issues with the latest action camera from GoPro have cropped up on social media. So much so, the company is now stepping in to explain why this is happening and what you can do to prevent your GoPro from heating up.

German authorities have successfully tested an anti-drone system to protect restricted airport airspaces from invading craft, combining artificial intelligence (AI), tag-teaming sensors, and low-tech – but very efficient – nets spat by pursuing uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV).

DJI’s latest drone, the long-awaited Mavic 3, promises to “double the fun” for content creators with two cameras instead of one. With its launch set for November, DJI Mavic 3’s leaked user manual and spec sheet suggest the drone will offer serious improvements over the Mavic 2 Pro, which is now three years old.

Here’s what we know so far from the leaked specs…

We’re still awaiting DJI’s announcement – and the the full details of the highly-anticipated Mavic 3. Full specs are never released until the product itself gets launched. But a source close to DJI provided DroneDJ with a full set of documents that reveal everything you need to know about the Mavic 3 Pro: pricing, specifications, imagery, and more. Head below for the full details…

Folks, the biggest leak of 2021 is here. Though we’ve yet to hear a peep about the new Mavic 3 from DJI, the owner’s manual and complete specifications of what has to be the most-anticipated drone of the year have surfaced online.

This just in: the long-awaited and highly-anticipated DJI Mavic 3 is supposedly set to have a November release date. A leaked teaser poster, which sports the tagline “Double the Fun”, further confirms the drone would come with dual Hasselblad cameras.

Mark your calendars, as Autel Robotics has officially confirmed a new product launch event set for September 28. The drone manufacturer will be introducing two new products next week: The sub-250-gram beginner’s drone Autel Nano, and the Autel EVO Lite that is aimed at professional content creators, aka the main target market of DJI Air 2S.

Leading advanced air mobility (AAM) company Skyports has struck a deal with the North London Brent Cross Town project to develop a veliport in the neighborhood to service electric vertical takeoff and landing craft (eVTOL) air taxis and other next-generation craft.

The African Drone and Data Academy (ADDA) has won the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International’s humanitarian and public safety award. In less than two years, the Malawi-based ADDA has produced 300 graduates from across Africa to pursue a variety of careers in business and public service based on drone tech.

As a volcano on La Palma, one of Spain’s Canary Islands, continues to spit out lava and ash for the fifth day, thousands more have been forced to flee. The volcano first erupted on Sunday around 3:15 p.m. local time. Since then, a continuous stream of black lava has been advancing slowly westward, destroying everything in its path. Live cam and drone footage from the region show the extent of the damage.

While the US Department of Defense has been shouting itself hoarse over DJI drones being “potential threats to national security,” the FBI and the US Secret Service have bought at least 27 DJI drones in the past few months. So, what gives?