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HoverAir is now offering more details of its next big thing, Aqua, a 100% waterproof, self-flying camera drone designed to take off and land directly on water.

If you thought action cameras were all function and no flair, think again. Insta360 has just dropped a head-turning version of its flagship 360-degree camera: the X5 Satin White Limited Edition.

DJI’s brand-new Osmo 360 camera has already received its first firmware update, and it’s a big one. If you’ve just unboxed the camera, chances are the first thing you’ll need to do is install firmware version v01.01.06.20 to unlock the device’s full potential.

The skies are getting crowded — and wetter. Drone maker HoverAir has just teased its latest offering, Aqua, and it is turning heads with one standout feature: it floats. Yes, really. This waterproof drone is not only compact and clever, but it might just be the shot across the bow that DJI didn’t see coming.

DJI’s Mimo app just got a big upgrade, and it’s good news for content creators and fitness fanatics alike. The latest version, 2.3.1, officially adds support for DJI’s new Osmo 360 camera, while also delivering a slew of video editing enhancements and dashboard upgrades.

This week, DJI announced its entrance into the 360 camera market with its Osmo 360. An impressively stacked camera that can even make Insta360 clutch its pearls in fear of competition. However, it has one massive flaw that could hinder its relevancy: availability.

In a major leap for drone logistics, EHang has successfully flown its VT20 drone on an intercity cargo route between Guangzhou and Zhuhai — two key cities in southern China’s bustling Greater Bay Area. The company’s electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft carried out a round trip covering over 103 miles, transporting fresh seafood and medical samples without a pilot onboard.

DJI has announced it will officially suspend service and support for its wireless handheld focus control system, the DJI Focus, beginning September 1, 2025.

DJI has officially joined the 360 camera game — and it’s doing so with a bang. The all-new Osmo 360, the company’s first 360-degree camera, is now available to preorder in the US.

Drone cinematography is getting a serious upgrade. Viltrox, known for its innovation in photography and cinema lenses, has taken to the skies with the release of its first-ever aerial lens, the AF 90mm F3.5 DL, built specifically for the DJI Inspire 3 drone.

Earlier this month, GoPro teased its release of a second-generation GoPro Max 360 camera, but since then, the company has been quiet. However, a marketplace listing for what was an early prototype gives some life back to the hype building for this new camera.

If you’ve been thinking about buying a DJI drone, now’s the time to act — because not only is the Mini 3 back on sale, but a potential US ban could make deals like this vanish for good.

In what feels like a last call for DJI fans, Amazon Prime members can snag the DJI Mini 4K drone for just $249, down from the usual $299 MSRP. This exclusive deal surfaces at a time when DJI drones are rapidly vanishing from the US market, making this bargain feel downright urgent.

The DJI Air 3S is one of the more popular and most recommended drones from us for pilots to purchase. It’s a great overall drone that offers enough professional features while not entirely breaking the bank. But when do you know it’s time to upgrade to something bigger and better?

DJI has dropped a new firmware update for two of its latest drone remote controllers, the DJI RC Pro 2 and DJI RC 2, bringing with it a small but meaningful upgrade: a new screen lock feature that adds a layer of password protection.

Antigravity, Insta360‘s new drone brand, has officially come out of stealth mode this morning, teasing a new drone to be released in August. It plans to compete directly with DJI and other consumer drone producers, making a 360-degree camera drone that is for everyone, but focused on creativity and having fun.

A new DJI drone has surfaced on the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website: Neo 2. In the world of US technology regulation, an FCC listing is the first major hurdle for any wireless-enabled product. It signifies that the device’s radio components have passed rigorous testing, ensuring compliance with US spectrum regulations — an essential step before any legal sale. Yet, while the FCC’s greenlight is a promising sign, it doesn’t guarantee that this new DJI drone will be available to American consumers without further complications.

DJI has officially released a teaser for the long-anticipated Osmo 360, signaling its entry into the 360-degree action camera space. The teaser features a dramatic silhouette of a dual-lens camera, accompanied by the phrase “All In One,” suggesting a compact camera built for immersive, spherical video. DJI confirms a full product reveal for July 31 at 8:00 a.m. EDT.

In a big step toward smarter, safer streets, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has launched the city’s first-ever Drone Operations Committee. The announcement came this week, with Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Kaz Daughtry named as chair of the new initiative.

Standing in front of thousands of aviators at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, US Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy declared that “we’re unleashing American ingenuity” as he unveiled the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) final rule on July 22. Although the 717‑page regulation is aimed squarely at manned Light‑Sport Aircraft (LSA), many of the ideas baked into MOSAIC — performance‑based standards, expanded aerial‑work privileges, and a friendlier path to novel propulsion systems — echo the very reforms drone makers and pilots have been lobbying for.

For drone pilots who already map construction sites with drones and 360‑degree cameras, your imagery just got a lot more valuable. DroneDeploy has unveiled Progress AI, an agentic vision‑language model (VLM) that chews through aerial maps or 360 panoramas and spits out color‑coded progress reports — in about the time it takes to grab a coffee.

Who needs helicopters when you’ve got a drone flying oxygen tanks to 20,000 feet? DJI’s FlyCart 30 just pulled off a record-setting Everest season — saving Sherpas hours of danger and hauling trash off the world’s tallest mountain.

DJI’s flagship drone‑mapping software, Terra, has just leapt to version 5.0 — and the update is every bit as substantial as its round‑number suggests. The headline feature is native support for 3D Gaussian Splatting, a next‑generation rendering technique that turns standard photographs into richly detailed, life‑like digital twins in a fraction of the time required by traditional photogrammetry. The new release also debuts an overhauled interface, fresh export options, upgraded hardware support, and a friendlier licensing model, making Terra’s toolset more accessible to surveyors, filmmakers, civil engineers, and public‑safety teams alike.

Imagine your town’s search-and-rescue team grounded during a wildfire. Or your local police department unable to deploy drones to find a missing child. That’s not a far-off hypothetical — it’s a very real threat facing thousands of public safety agencies, farmers, and small businesses as Congress weighs the future of DJI drones in the US.