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Dear @ElonMusk, As a reporter who covered the drone industry for nine years first with @DroneDJ, now with @DroneXL1, I’m writing to you on behalf of drone professionals, recreational pilots, and first responders. The U.S. #drone sector faces a crisis... dronexl.co/2025/05/31/elo…

Drone fans, get ready for a wild ride! The U.S. military is pumping up its anti-drone game, building defenses that swat #drones like flies without breaking the bank. A National Interest report dives into a #Pentagon task force tackling drone attacks ... dronexl.co/2025/07/22/us-…

A leading #drone industry executive has sounded the alarm on unregulated drone operations, highlighting a recent collision during #Texas flood rescues as a stark example of preventable dangers. In an opinion piece, Tom Walker, founde... @godroneup dronexl.co/2025/07/21/dro…

Security researcher Kevin Finisterre, working with peer experts, linked the SkyRover X1—the #drone reviewed recently by @airphotography3 to @DJIGlobal cloud via code hidden in its smartphone app. This confirms earlier hunches... @d0tslash @konrad_it dronexl.co/2025/07/22/sky…

Colombia’s military tests a new domestically produced #drone that packs significant firepower to counter escalating aerial attacks from drug traffickers, who arm cheap commercial models with homemade explosives. This development highlights the rapid... dronexl.co/2025/07/22/col…

South Korea’s defense ministry suspended Major General Kim Yong-dae, head of the Drone Operations Command, over suspicions that military drones were illegally sent to North Korea last year as part of preparations for former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s mar... dronexl.co/2025/07/22/sou…

Hong Kong’s police force is advancing its use of #drones in urban and border patrols, leading to quick detections and arrests in initial trials, as part of a broader “smart policing” strategy. This development highlights how drones are becoming... #drone dronexl.co/2025/07/21/hon…

These kinds of rescues are now in jeopardy - Washington is preventing ALL DJI drones from being imported into the US

Good day, folks! Shawn here from @airphotography3. Today, I’m excited to share a new #drone entering the market: the SkyRover X1. The sub-250 g drone market is flooded with options, and I usually steer clear because many are lackluster and underperform. dronexl.co/2025/07/21/sky…

Drone fans, prepare to have your heartstrings tugged! A volunteer drone pilot in Milton, Wisconsin, turned a DJI drone into a lifesaver, finding a missing 4-year-old girl in a dense cornfield. As a videographer who’s flown drones over epic landscapes, I... dronexl.co/2025/07/21/dro…

A computer engineering student at St. Mary’s University is leveraging artificial intelligence to create data that teaches drones to mimic bird-like flight patterns, potentially revolutionizing extended missions like search and rescue by addressing power... dronexl.co/2025/07/21/stu…

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released its final report on a drone light show gone wrong, where 427 of the 500 drones plummeted into Victoria Harbor, Australia, in July 2023. The show was held in support of the Matildas, Australia’s ... dronexl.co/2025/07/20/ats…

The Laredo Police Department has launched a drone program that dispatches autonomous aircraft to high-priority 911 calls, enabling them to deliver Narcan during overdoses, provide live footage to officers, and arrive at scenes in less than three minutes... dronexl.co/2025/07/20/lar…

DroneXL readers, brace yourselves for a tale of high-tech hopes and face-planting #drones. According to Defense News, the U.S. military’s recent test of small, long-range attack drones at Fort Wainwright, #Alaska, was less a triumph and more a lesson... dronexl.co/2025/07/20/us-…