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DJI Mavic Air in the air. The Mavic Air was announced in January 2018 as a more portable development of the DJI Mavic. [1] [2] Like the Mavic, the Mavic Air is a foldable quadcopter, though the arms and propellers fold to be flush with the side of the drone as opposed to the Mavic's over/under configuration. [1]
In April 2023, a US jury found that DJI's drones with automatic hovering capabilities violated Textron's. The federal court ordered DJI to pay $279 million in damages. [ 31 ] In a separate legal battle, DJI challenged the Textron patent as invalid on the grounds of obviousness, cited prior art , but PTAB denied the probe request.
On 9 January 2025, a DJI Mini collided with a Canadair CL-415 that was fighting the wildfires in Southern California. [38] [39] The collision created a hole in the left wing of the CL-415, forcing the aircraft to be grounded for repairs. [38] The drone was violating a temporary flight restriction (TFR) put in place to protect firefighting aircraft.
Chinese companies are leaders in the global civilian drone industry and China is the second largest drone market in the world, after the United States. [1] [2] In late of 2010, there were more than a hundred Chinese UAV developers/manufacturers. [3] Chinese manufacturer DJI held three-quarters of consumer market share in 2017. [4]
On 22 April 2023, DJI released the Mavic 3 Pro and Mavic 3 Pro Cine, replacing the original Mavic 3. [28] [29] The Mavic 3 Pro was the first DJI drone to have three optical cameras, with a medium 48MP 1/1.3" CMOS telephoto camera being added in addition to the original two cameras. [30] [31] Flight time was slightly decreased to 43 minutes. [31]
Commercial drone deliveries have steadily expanded in the US, as retailers turn to aerial options to meet last-mile delivery demands. Globally, deliveries exceeded 1 million in 2023, according to ...
The Honda Grom (Honda MSX125 in Europe and East Asia) is a compact 124.9 cc (7.62 cu in) air-cooled standard motorcycle manufactured by Honda. It won the 2014 Motorcycle USA "Motorcycle of the Year" prize. [ 4 ]
The Tactical Missiles Corporation has developed air-to-surface missiles for this drone, prepared the Izdeliye 85 guided missile, as well as KAB-250 and KAB-500 guided bombs. [4] The Grom drone will be capable of not only operating with its own weapons, but also controlling a swarm of 10 units of Molniya strike drones launched from another ...