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Located 4,500 meters above sea level, the Palcacocha Lagoon is surrounded by the Palcaraju and Pucaranra glaciers. Driven by climate change, the lagoon has expanded dramatically due to accelerating melting, increasing the risk of avalanches and flooding for the more than 120,000 people living in the same basin.
Monitoring a High-Risk, Hard-to-Access Environment
Traditional onsite monitoring required physical access to the lagoon and the surrounding glaciers, which was a demanding task. Measurements could only be taken manually and intermittently. This was both challenging and potentially dangerous for field teams due to the steep terrain, limited safety infrastructure, and unstable slopes. With automated drone flights using the Dock 3 and Matrice 4D, observations could be made frequently from a safe distance, allowing researchers to measure glacier velocities, monitor the acceleration of large ice blocks, and detect cracks forming that may signal instability.
Innovation and Data: How automated drones provide valuable
By collecting critical changes early with the Matrice 4D, authorities and local communities could potentially gain valuable time to react, issue warnings, and take preventive measures before a hazardous event occurs. Meanwhile, researchers could use the collected information to advance the understanding of glacier dynamics and glacier–climate interactions in an environment known to be highly sensitive to global warming.
Using optical and thermal sensors, the Matrice 4D Series could capture high-resolution terrain maps, temperature variations, and meltwater flow patterns around the lagoon, glaciers, and surrounding moraine. These datasets are used to generate 3D models of the glaciers and compare against previously-collected data to evaluate progress.
This drone is housed in the DJI Dock 3, DJI’s enterprise “drone-in-a-box” solution that’s purpose-built for remote and automated drone operations. Its weather-resistant design enables reliable performance in extreme conditions, including the Andes Mountains, down to -30°C.
Empowering the rapid data processing is DJI FlightHub 2, which serves as the “brain” of these operations. This cloud-based software allowed researchers to plan, execute, and analyze missions remotely. All flight data is uploaded and processed automatically in the cloud, enabling teams to review results from anywhere in the world. After each mission, the drone returns to the Dock to recharge and prepare for the next scheduled flight, ensuring continuous and consistent monitoring.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Rick Scott has sent a letter to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Brendan Carr applauding his recent announcement of an upcoming FCC vote that could prohibit the sale or operation of technological equipment from adversarial nations like Communist China. Senator Scott has been working for years to get drones manufactured in Communist China out of our nation, military, and government due to the risks they pose to our national security, and fought successfully to include an amendment in the FY 2025 NDAA that works to phase out licenses for new drone technology from companies like DJI and Autel Robotics, the former of which continuously evades oversight by reincorporating with new shell companies. In the letter, Senator Scott urges the commission to take swift and decisive action to implement this provision and take action against Chinese drone manufacturers that continue to pose a threat to America’s national security.
Read the letter to Chairman Brendan Carr below:
Dear Chairman Carr:
First and foremost, I wish to commend you for your October 6 announcement regarding the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s forthcoming vote on a new order to prohibit the import or sale of previously authorized equipment on the FCC’s Covered List. This initiative represents an important step toward strengthening our nation’s supply chain security and closing regulatory gaps that could otherwise permit the continued entry of high-risk adversarial technology into U.S. markets.
As part of the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, I fought to include a provision (Section 1709) to require a congressional-mandated investigation into Chinese drone manufacturers such as DJI and Autel Robotics (including their subsidiaries, affiliates, and partners) and create a statutory framework for more aggressive scrutiny of foreign-controlled equipment that could threaten U.S. national security. I have been working to get this dangerous technology out of our military and government for years, and the FCC’s forthcoming order could help operationalize my efforts in Section 1709 by providing a regulatory path to revoke authorizations for equipment posing unacceptable security risks.
We have seen a consistent pattern from DJI and other Chinese-manufactured businesses of evading U.S. laws and regulations by continuously reestablishing under different shell companies or subsidiaries to avoid detection. Recent stories highlighting the latest of DJI’s efforts to establish shell companies further underscore the necessity for the impending FCC order. In one purported case, DJI logos were found in FCC documentation for a days-old company named Lyno Dynamics, LLC. Such tactics clearly undermine both the intent and effectiveness of U.S. law.
Accordingly, I respectfully urge the commission to:
- Exercise any available authority under the new order to rescind, at a bare minimum, all existing equipment authorizations for DJI and Autel Robotics devices issued since the enactment of the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, including any approved under proxy entities;
- Deny any licenses to devices that utilize components3, software, or subsystems sourced from DJI, Autel, or its subsidiaries; and
- Strengthen corporate disclosure requirements, as possible, in FCC filings to prevent shell companies from concealing ultimate ownership or control.
Lastly, I wish to thank you for your outstanding leadership in protecting our nation’s capacity to build up a robust domestic drone industry. For years, I have worked to reduce the United States’ dependence on foreign suppliers, especially Communist China, for critical drone technologies. Our work to address this will not only strengthen national security but also bolster American industry, create high-quality jobs, and ensure that future generations of drones are designed and built according to trusted standards. We can reclaim our leadership in the global drone market, and this new proposed order can be an integral part of that effort.
Thank you for your consideration of my requests and your continued leadership in protecting America’s communications networks and advancing our economic and national security interests. I am here to support your efforts and would appreciate a response by COB October 27, 2025.
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Your Drone is Replaceable. Your Workflow Isn’t.
Let’s be blunt. The entire conversation around potential hardware bans in the U.S. is focused on the wrong problem. We’re all asking, “What drone do I buy next?” when the real question – the one that will determine who is still in business in five years, is, “How do I build a drone program that can survive any hardware change?”
The answer isn’t in a new airframe. It’s in your drone software.
For too long, professional operators have allowed their entire operational workflow to be held hostage by a single hardware manufacturer. Your training, your safety procedures, and your mission data are all tied to an ecosystem you don’t control. This is a strategic error, and in today’s climate, it’s a business-ending mistake. It’s time to de-couple your workflow from your hardware.
The Hardware Trap: Why Closed Ecosystems are a House of Cards
When your flight planning, fleet management, and data logging all run through a single brand’s proprietary app, you haven’t built a business process. You’ve simply learned to use one company’s product. Your Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), the very DNA of your professional service, become fragile because they are defined by the limitations and features of that one app.
Consider a survey company whose pilots are trained exclusively on a closed system. Their expertise is not in drone mapping in general; it’s in using one specific tool. What happens if that tool is no longer an option? The entire operational knowledge base collapses. Pilots need to be retrained on a new interface. Safety manuals, written around the old system’s warnings and features, must be rewritten. Access to years of flight logs for compliance could be compromised.
You’re not just replacing a drone; you’re rebuilding your entire operational foundation from scratch, while your competitors keep flying.
The Universal Translator: How Platform-Agnostic Software Creates Resilience
The only way to build a truly resilient, future-proof drone program is to make the mission planner the unshakable foundation of your operation. A professional, hardware-agnostic platform like UgCS acts as a universal translator, allowing you to treat drones as interchangeable tools while your core workflow remains constant, secure, and continuously improving.
A Single Pane of Glass for a Mixed Fleet
Professionals use the right tool for the job. You wouldn’t use a screwdriver to hammer a nail. So why would your software force you into a one-size-fits-all approach? A platform-agnostic planner allows you to run a mixed fleet from a single, unified interface.
Imagine planning three missions in one afternoon from one desktop. The first is a standard drone photogrammetry survey with a DJI Matrice 350. The second is a corridor inspection using an NDAA-compliant Inspired Flight IF1200A. The third is a BVLOS test flight with a custom ArduPilot build. With UgCS, your pilot uses the exact same software, interface, and safety checks for all three. The muscle memory, the safety checks, and the entire planning process remain identical. This is the definition of operational efficiency.
Specialized Toolsets for Every Professional Payload
A professional workflow is defined by its ability to handle specialized, high-value sensors. This is where the difference between a basic app, true photogrammetry software, and sensor planner becomes obvious. It’s not just about flying waypoints; it’s about optimizing the flight path to the sensor’s unique needs.
For a drone with lidar camera, a dedicated toolset (UgCS is the only on the market, by the way) is essential. Simply flying a grid is an amateur move. A professional lidar drone mission requires planning calibration patterns, ensuring precise line spacing for data integrity, and using high-resolution terrain models for true AGL altitude control. This is the only way to guarantee a consistent point density and flight safety across the entire survey area. UgCS is the only planner with a complete drone lidar toolset designed for these exacting requirements.
For drones with thermal cameras, capturing clean thermal images depends on maintaining optimal sensor angles to avoid sun glare and ensuring consistent speed for accurate temperature readings. UgCS allows you to pre-plan every variable, including gimbal pitch and flight speed at each waypoint, to guarantee usable data. This level of control is simply not available in most single-brand apps.
True 3D Planning for a 3D World
Serious drone mapping cannot be planned effectively on a 2D phone screen in the field. Professional missions are planned on a desktop, where you have the screen real estate and processing power to analyze all available data. UgCS allows you to import high-resolution Digital Elevation Models (DEMs), client-provided KMLs showing obstacles, and custom map overlays. You can see your mission in a true 3D environment, identify potential conflicts, and simulate the entire flight before you ever leave the office.
Furthermore, this entire process works completely offline. For professionals working in remote mining, energy, or environmental sectors, this isn’t a luxury; it’s a requirement. You can plan in the office, and execute in the field with zero reliance on a cellular connection.
And it’s not only that. With UgCS you own the flight plans of all of the projects you make. Forever. Any flight plan or project can be exported from UgCS to any other software.
The Bottom Line: Your Workflow is Your Most Valuable Asset
Stop asking which drone to buy next. Start building an operational workflow that makes that question irrelevant.
A professional photography studio doesn’t define itself by owning only Canon cameras; it defines itself by its consistent process of lighting, composition, and post-production that can be applied to any camera system. A professional drone business must adopt the same mindset.
Investing tens of thousands of dollars in a new lidar drone or thermal sensor is a strategic failure if your planning software can’t adapt to the next compliant airframe. The most valuable asset in your drone program isn’t the hardware you own today; it’s the standardized, repeatable, and hardware-independent workflow that will keep you flying and profitable tomorrow. That is the only real security.
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I’m just going leave this here (ed)
Amazing work from Konrad_ Iturbe_, Andreas Makris, Jon (jcase) Sawyer and of course, Kevin Finisterre
How Chinese is a drone made by a Chinese company, running software developed in China, with chips made in China, with firmware updates hosted on a server controlled by a Chinese company, with Chinese IP, an with a remote controller which uses a mobile application developed by said Chinese company (with heavy anti reverse engineering obfuscation provided by a different… you guessed it… Chinese company!)
DJI is the world’s largest drone manufacturer with more than 70% of market share worldwide, per some reports.
In 2017 the Department of Defense, and other US government agencies banned use of DJI drones, two years later the Department of Interior followed suit.
It is undeniable DJI drones pose a threat to armed forces worldwide not only due to the fact that the company is headquartered in China, subject to Chinese laws (such as the infamous security law that would force DJI to “report to and cooperate with PRC authorities, and they must assist with state-directed intelligence and counterintelligence efforts.”) but also due to the carelessness displayed by their development team, wherein the data of all of their users was available to download by absolutely anyone who knew where to look, due to an exposed Amazon AWS S3 bucket. Ironically, it was the PLA that actually ended up with their DJI pics online….
DJI could be banned in the US by restricting their use of the electromagnetic spectrum, regulated by the FCC. As of 2025, it is a possibility that DJI ends up in the Covered List, just like ZTE and Huawei.
DJI is already listed as a Chinese Military Company by the DoD.
So what did DJI do in the face of a possible ban?
Created shell companies. Lots of them.
Keep upto date with this story on Github
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Volarious, a company specialized in providing tethered drone technology, announced the launch of its latest product, the V-Line Pro for DJI Matrice 400 (M400). Supported by DJI, the tethered system is now compatible with the DJI M400, offering extended flight durations for various operations.
“The M400 is DJI latest drone for enterprise industries, that can simultaneously mount of up to 7 payloads,” said Weiliang, CEO of Volarious. “The V-Line Pro reduces the need to land the drone for battery swap and pilots can operate the payloads with ease as energy for the drone is supplied from the ground.”
The V-Line Pro features a lightweight, aviation-grade cable that allows the drone to be tethered up to 70 meters. It also includes a smart tension system that minimizes cable slack in strong winds, enabling operation by one person. The reel speed mechanism supports an ascent and descent rate up to 7 meters per second without any high tension in the tether cable.
The V-Line Pro is equipped with multiple safety features, including an Advanced Thermal Control system that monitors and adjusts the temperature at multiple points in the tether system using six temperature sensors and nine fans. The V-Line Pro can be connected to various battery station to power the drone, including DJI Power 1000.
Additionally, the V-Line Pro was developed based on the guidelines from DJI. Pilots can access the tether system parameters on the native widget on DJI Pilot 2. Once V-Line Pro is connected, widget will appear on DJI Pilot 2 which can be used to check tether system parameters.
Another safety feature is the Auto Limit Height system. Due to the drone constantly communicating with the tether system, once the maximum tether cable length is reached, the drone will automatically stop ascending, preventing the cable from experiencing undue strain.
“Our goal is to take the application of the Matrice 400 to the next level,” Weiliang explained. He believes the V-Line Pro will serve professionals in a wide range of industries. ‘Whether you’re in firefighting, search and rescue, or security, the V-Line Pro is designed to elevate your aerial missions.”
About Volarious
Volarious is a Singapore based company focusing in cutting-edge drone technology development. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, the company strives to
provide solutions that enhance security, efficiency, and safety across various industries.
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Back in the autumn, I flagged the UK Procurement Act 2023 as a seismic shift for public sector drone procurement. One of its most potent instruments is now in play: the Debarment List—a live register of suppliers barred from public contracts on grounds like national security and ethical misconduct.
You can view it here:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/procurement-review-unit#debarment-list
Right now, the UK list is short. ZERO entries But make no mistake—the clock is ticking.
AUTEL, a Chinese drone manufacturer, is already sanctioned by the UK under the Russia sanctions regime. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, bans on Chinese drone tech are accelerating across U.S. federal and state agencies.
So, the pressing question for everyone in the UK drone ecosystem is: Could DJI be next? And if so, when? Personally and at Coptrz we hope not.
For an industry that has grown up on DJI technology, the implications are profound. Would a ban protect national interests—or deal a body blow to UK PLC’s drone capabilities in an increasingly competitive global market?
What happens when the dominant player disappears overnight? Who fills the void?
This isn’t about vilifying DJI, which has undeniably led innovation in our sector. It’s about facing up to a fast-changing geopolitical and regulatory environment—one in which today’s procurement choices could become tomorrow’s liabilities.
Right now, we’re in a holding pattern. The debarment list exists, but it’s empty. There’s no clarity on when it will be updated—or who will appear. And that uncertainty is paralysing.
Budgets are being diverted. Procurement is slowing. Confidence is eroding.
Without decisive guidance, UK buyers, investors, and public bodies are left guessing—with long-term strategic risks stacking up.
Due diligence isn’t just advisable anymore—it’s essential.
The stakes are national. The consequences? Potentially catastrophic.
This is a slow-burning fuse that could detonate at any time.
I’d love to hear your thoughts—especially from those in public procurement, defence, or commercial drone operations.
Let’s not wait until the explosion to start the conversation.
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A Wirral man has been found guilty after flying his drone in breach of height and distance restrictions whilst filming the new Bramley Moore stadium.
Nicholas Durbin, 45, of Merlin Avenue, Upton, flew the drone in excess of the 400ft height limit on 9 May 2024, potentially endangering any other airspace users in that area.
The flight took place from the Wirral, crossing the River Mersey to the new Everton FC stadium at Bramley Moore Dock. During this flight he also travelled up to 1.3km away from his take off point, meaning he could not maintain visual line of sight.
On a previous occasion, on 20 March 2024, he also flew a drone at nearly 300ft above the legal height limit in Anglesey. During this flight he also travelled up to 2.39km away from his take off point, meaning he could not maintain visual line of sight.
He was found guilty at Sefton Magistrates Court yesterday, Thursday 13 March, on four offences – two offences of being the remote pilot of an unmanned aircraft failing to comply with operating height and two offences of being the remote pilot of an unmanned aircraft failing to keep unmanned aircraft in sight.
He was given a combined fine of £1600, victim surcharge of £640 and costs of £650 totalling £2890.
Sergeant Kyle Sayers said: “Over the coming months Merseyside Police will be proactively targeting illegal drone use and during the Aintree Festival next month a temporary restricted airspace will be in place.
“Merseyside Police is responsible for keeping the public safe and airspace restrictions form part of those measures just like road closures or river patrols.
“We have used drone restrictions to great effect during past large public events including Eurovision, Aintree Festival and the visit of HMS Prince of Wales to ensure people are not in any danger, however our proactive approach will not only target restricted airspace, as this prosecution shows.
“Drone users who fly inside a Restricted Airspace that have not been granted permission will be guilty of committing an offence and could be prosecuted as well as having their equipment seized and confiscated.”
For more information about the rules on drone flying go to: Introduction to drone flying and the UK rules | UK Civil Aviation Authority
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After reading the opinion article 1 written by AUVSI President Michael Robbins, I was extremely disheartened at the tone, presentation of “facts” and overt gaslighting regarding legislation related to the use of drones from China. The Law Enforcement Drone Association (LEDA) remains platform agnostic, and we urge AUVSI, which stands for the Association of Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (note what the “I” stands for) to take the same agnostic position. Our stance has always been to let our member agencies and pilots decide what platform works best for them and their communities at large. We make this stand and statement to drive market competition, innovation and the end user’s ability to make an informed decision about drone platforms based upon capability, price and mission. We put America first by allowing our first responders to use whatever platform they deem has the best technology is to preserve life and its quality for their communities.
I’m just angry now. We have read and heard numerous times Mr. Robbins’ assertion that AUVSI doesn’t support an outright ban of drones manufactured in China, but they continually send representatives to testify in support of both state and federal bills with a “sunset period”, where after a certain number of years, users are no longer allowed to use the Chinese drones they already have in their possession. To what does that equate? A ban. I have watched, with my own eyes, AUVSI representatives testify in support of banning Chinese drones for public safety agencies in various states.
In his second sentence, Mr. Robbins states, “With the likely restriction of drones and certain critical components originating from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the time for decisive action is now.” The irony here is that he is insinuating that random legislators just so happen to be close to banning these drones and we need to be ready. The reality here is that his organization has been at the forefront of the attempts to get them banned and he’s coming in here like the “beacon of readiness and light” saying that we need to prepare for this. I don’t think he, or legislators, truly understand that when these bans happen, public safety drone programs will be shut down. They will not be able to operate. They will not have drones to fly to help save lives and mitigate risk to agencies and the public at large. There will not be readily available, capable non-banned drones that can replace, as most of these bills are “rip and replace” with no funding attached. They are unfunded mandates and because of them, people may lose their lives. Elderly citizens and young children may not be found when they wander off into cold weather and freeze to death. This happens almost once a week in cities across the nation. They are found by drones and cared for by emergency responders once located.
Tactical teams won’t be able to use inexpensive and capable interior drones used to visually clear structures of armed/barricaded suspects. Instead, agencies will have to blindly send in human tactical operators and put them in the line of fire or attack. Tactical teams used to send in human operators, and while effective still, we have lost tactical operators to ambush once inside of structures when drones were not employed. LAPD Officer Randy Simmons was shot and killed during a tactical incident 2 while making entry into a home in Los Angeles shortly before I joined the department. If only we had capable drones back in 2007-2008 to do that job, maybe we could have avoided that tragedy. We do have this tech now and strongly encourage its use daily.
Agencies have been deploying interior drones effectively now for under $2,000, instead of domestic versions at between $15-25,000 per aircraft. If my math is correct, that is 7-10X the cost of how agencies are currently operating effectively. AUVSI wants to rip that away and make agencies pay 7-10X the money to buy one drone. Where is the logic?
In Mr. Robbins’ third sentence, he states without any evidence, “The security vulnerabilities associated with PRC drones are well-documented within the national security community, and the threat they pose to U.S. interests cannot be overstated.” Then he goes on to state that it’s all classified and such. Another attempt to gaslight when multiple independent studies, including by the Department of the Interior, have been conducted of specific Chinese aircraft and shown that data is not pushed back to China. This is akin to saying, “These things are bad, I can’t tell you why, but we should ban them.” No. We don’t believe you. We welcome the stated clause in Section 1709 of NDAA of 2024 3 mandating a study of DJI and Autel drones for data security. If, in fact, the drones are literally sending data back against the will of the pilot, then that should be known about and addressed. Everything up to now is speculation and a “possibility” or a “potential threat”. What we do know now is that agencies across the globe are using these drones to save lives. Full stop.
Over 1,000 lives have been saved using drones according to a Drone Rescue Map 4. Now this map states it doesn’t account for which type of drone was used, but considering that Chinese drones account for about 80% of the public safety market, I imagine they add up to about 80% or more of the lives saved. Is AUVSI really pushing to take away these life saving platforms away from programs in the US? Is the pursuit of regulatory capture worth American lives?
Mr. Robbins states that US drone manufacturers “now match or surpass” their Chinese competitors. LEDA desires this to be true. Believe me. We strongly desire for there to be solid US made drones to compete in the market. But I challenge Mr. Robbins to demonstrate one apples-to-apples comparison of an American drone to its Chinese counterpart and show me where our American drones meet or exceed the capabilities of Chinese drones. Don’t show me specs. Show me real world capability and performance. Even the Chinese drone manufacturers list specs that aren’t really attainable like flight times and such. But in my 10 years of operating drones in the public safety sector and literally seeing them side-by-side, I have yet to see an American drone outperform a Chinese one. And until that day comes, banning the perfectly capable drones our teams across the country have is not only reckless, it’s negligent.
Also, current programs have a grab bag of different types of drones for different uses. If these types of bills pass, agencies would be forced to give up sometimes up to 10 drones for the price of one non-banned replacement. This creates a devastating effect on operability for the program. Instead of having 10 drones like they used to, they would instead only have one. This is not sustainable. The reason they might need so many of them is that in the event they fly one into a house on a tactical mission and it goes down for some reason, they have back up drones to send in immediately to take over. What Mr. Robbins is pushing through his lobbying efforts would mean tactical teams only get ONE shot to get it right, or they have to send team members into harm’s way.
Search and Rescue teams use these drones to fly in precarious weather and topographical conditions. If forced away from them, they would be forced to use drones that can’t fly far enough without losing connectivity. Believe me. I have seen it with my own eyes. Allied manufactured drones lose connection and either fly away or return home sometimes only a few hundred feet away. This would cost lives.
US manufacturers are not at a point where they can produce drones at the level they’re seeking to demand with their lobbying efforts. So banning them, even if in three years, only creates a void in the industry where teams can’t get their hands on drones in a timely manner and would not be able to deploy them by the time their current ones are banned. And beyond public safety, who then produces any consumer drones for our commercial uses like film, television, insurance adjustors, real estate agents, sporting events, agriculture, construction, drone service providers and the list goes on. No American manufacturer or allied nation’s company produces drones for this sector. Entire sections of industry would be scuttled. It will be a lot of years before we have a company rise up and be able to produce at scale the demand created by these regulations. When asked by podcast hosts Greg Reverdiau and Haye Kesteloo on the PiXL Podcast 5 about timeline for being able to produce at scale to meet the demand set by an outright ban, BRINC CEO Blake Resnik stated, “If budget is truly not a constraint, and that’s a big ‘if’, but if it was truly not a constraint, I think something like 3 years is possible.”
LEDA has over 3200 members across the globe and grows every day. I can say, with certainty, that almost every one of our members is angered by the legislation happening in their states and our country borne from greed and in an attempt to limit their ability to save lives. LEDA exists to set a standard of excellence for the training and use of drones in the public safety sector. Excellence is not telling our members that they should settle for anything but the best in technology and tactics. Let’s make America the best, instead of setting us back 5 years and expecting us to preserve the same quality of life using technology. Let agencies choose the tech that best suits their needs and the needs and budgets of the communities they serve. Encourage and incentivize US innovation, don’t penalize communities and put lives at risk. That is all.
Sincerely,
Jon Beal
President and Chief Executive Officer
Law Enforcement Drone Association
A 501C(3) Non-Profit Organization
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AVSS – Aerial Vehicle Safety Solutions Inc. (AVSS) is pleased to announce the launch of the PRS-M4DT, a Parachute Recovery System for the new DJI Dock 3. The PRS-M4DT, along with the PRS-M4DTEX and FTS-M4DTEX, provides Dock 3 users with the necessary compliance for flight over people and enhanced containment.
Leveraging the engineering work of PRS-M3DT to build the PRS-M4DT for DJI Dock 3, AVSS is quickly bringing this compliant parachute recovery system and flight termination system to market. The company is expecting delivery to authorized resellers commencing in Q2, 2025.
About the PRS-M4DT:
The PRS-M4DT is an integrated Parachute Recovery System (PRS) that enables key regulatory compliance for enterprise drone pilots. The PRS-M4DT safely and legally enables Dock 3 users to fly over people legally. It will comply with Federal Aviation Administration Operations Over People as a Category drone, Transport Canada – Transports Canada Over People rules, EASA – European Union Aviation Safety Agency MOC 2512, Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority Over People, and, in general, countries that use JARUS official M2 mitigation requirements for SORA.
About the PRS-M4DTEX:
The PRS-M4DTEX is a PRS + Flight Termination System (FTS) version to comply with EASA – European Union Aviation Safety Agency MOC 2511 and MOC 2512 requirements. This system uses an independent FTS to terminate flight through a geofence breach. This kit is specific to Europe to enable the C5 and C6 designation.
About the FTS-M4DTEX:
The FTS-M4DTEX is an FTS version to comply with EASA – European Union Aviation Safety Agency MOC 2511. This is a standalone FTS to comply with C6 and/or Enhanced Containment requirements. This lighter-weight, non-parachute system is designed to mitigate air risks.
Learn more about the AVSS parachute here: https://www.avss.co/drone-parachutes/drone-parachute-recovery-system-for-dji-m4td-and-dji-m4d-for-dji-dock-3/
About AVSS: Founded in 2017, AVSS – Aerial Vehicle Safety Solutions Inc. (AVSS) is a Canadian aerospace company commercializing drone technology for Urban Air Mobility. AVSS’s current products are ASTM F3322 parachute recovery systems for commercial drones, independent flight termination systems, and precision-guided delivery systems for last-mile delivery.
AVSS’s retrofit products (DJI M3D and M3TD for Dock 2, DJI M200, DJI MAVIC 3 ENTERPRISE, DJI M300 RTK, DJI M350 RTK) are distributed worldwide through their more than 50 authorized dealer network and sold directly to drone manufacturers across the world. AVSS also provides direct support to drone manufacturers and pilots who integrate the PRS product line for flight over people and BVLOS compliance
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