A DJI Avata 2 guided an escaped bull out of a ravine off I-40. Rescuers couldn't enter the terrain; the drone's enclosed props let it herd the animal to safety. Not just a camera—a first responder.
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Last week we told readers to circle December 31 — the day every FCC conditional drone approval was set to expire at once. Six days later the Commission deleted the date, and the way it deleted it is worse for DJI than the deadline ever was. This was the week the ban stopped being a countdown and started being architecture. Seven stories, in priority order, with our take on each.
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The six-week enforcement siege ended and the ledgers came out: 600-plus drones seized, 1,139 detections, and a playbook the LA 2028 Olympics now inherits. Meanwhile the Air 4 took its biggest step yet toward a launch that will skip America, and Insta360 started writing the 360 category's price list in DJI's silence. Five stories, in priority order, with our take on each.
Last week we said the US door keeps opening for everyone but DJI; this week DJI showed what it's building instead. The teased 'new drone' landed as a safety parachute, a brand-new eVTOL class debuted on top of Everest, the Insta360 X6 leaked wearing the Osmo 360's body — and a mystery model code cleared Chinese certification. Five stories, in priority order, with our take on each.
Many new DJI products are blocked from US sale by the FCC Covered List. Here's the gear you can order today.
The current DJI Air drone — in stock in the US today while the Air 4 stays blocked.
$1,099.00
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
Under 250g, so no FAA registration. The budget DJI you can still buy stateside.
$349.00
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Autel's Air-class rival. Note: Autel is on the Covered List too, so this is existing US stock — not a permanent workaround.
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