On the heels of recent U.S. government efforts to ban Chinese drones for official use, Japan this week announced a similar plan. According to a Reuters report, several government insiders say the initiative would shut out China from selling any drones to Japanese agencies in an effort “to protect sensitive …
Read More »Experimental Zones will Support Drone Industry in China
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has announced the first Unmanned Civil Aviation Experimental Zones (UCAEZs) to help accelerate the drone industry in China. “The list of UCAEZs covers as many as 13 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Hezhou, Hangzhou, Zigong, Anyang, Nanjing, Tianjin, Yulin, Shenyang, Dongying, Anqing and Ganzhou,” …
Read More »Agricultural Drone Speeds Chinese Rice Seeding
Source: XAG One of China’s largest agricultural drone companies is helping to overhaul the rice-farming industry. XAG recently launched a rice-seeding demonstration of seeding via drone at Happy Farms, an agricultural park in Guangdong province. The demo showed how an agricultural drone would fare against human labor. Two workers were tasked …
Read More »Striking Drone Video Shows the Effects of the Coronavirus in…
Wuhan, China is the capital of the Hubei province, a city of 11 million people and the 9th most populous city in China. In general, China has roughly 4 times the population of the US on about the same land mass: generally, the area is a thriving and bustling industrial …
Read More »Drones are Being Deployed in the Fight Against Coronavirus
Last month, aerial footage emerged from a busy intersection in Shuyang, northern China. The video – admittedly a piece of state propaganda – shows drones equipped with loudspeakers being used by law enforcement. The purpose? To remind pedestrians to wear their facemasks in an effort to slow the spread of …
Read More »Noodles from Above: Airbus, XAG Test Drone Delivery Service …
Courtesy XAG One of China’s largest agricultural drone companies and Airbus are teaming up to launch aerial delivery trials. XAG announced the pilot program last week on the heels of a joint agreement signed by the two companies in July at the World Economic Forum. During the trial initiative, drones …
Read More »Online marketplaces test delivery drones in Indonesia – Busi…
Online marketplaces test delivery drones in Indonesia – Business Jakarta Post Under its global smart supply chain network, Chinas second-largest online retailer JD.com has tested drones in Indonesia following the governments approval … >> Osmo Pocket vs. Osmo Mobile 2: Which One Should You Buy? Source link Share Tweet Share Pin …
Read More »Read DJI’s Comprehensive Response to “Inaccurate Claims” Mad…
DJI has sent a letter to a Senate subcommittee in response to “inaccurate claims” made last week by witnesses concerning the Chinese manufacturer’s data security. On June 18, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Security hearing took place, entitled “Drone Security: Enhancing Innovation and Mitigating …
Read More »Storm: DJI’s Heavy Duty Aerial Cinematography Service
New products from DJI usually come with plenty of hype and fireworks. But Storm, the manufacturer’s custom aerial cinematography service already live in China, has gone completely under the radar. In part that’s because Storm isn’t exactly a mass-market service. As well as a monster drone far beyond anything DJI …
Read More »China Will Treat US Drones as Move to Dent its Contested Mar…
China Will Treat US Drones as Move to Dent its Contested Maritime Claims VOA News Officials in Beijing will treat $47.9 billion in U.S. drone sales approved for Southeast Asia as another effort to dent their claims to the disputed South China Sea, … >> Osmo Pocket vs. Osmo Mobile 2: …
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