This week in drone news, Paladin has gotten a BVLOS waiver for class B airspace, Axon stops r&d on a Taser drone, more blue UAS added to the approved list, and a firmware upidate to the Mavic 3!
\nPaladin Drones has received a class B BVLOS waiver for their Drone as First Responders system
\nThe waiver is for the Elizabeth Police Department in New Jersey
\nPaladin\u2019s aircraft, the Knighthawk is a 4G LTE quadcopter with a 55 minute endurance designed specifically for first responders.
\nPaladin\u2019s Watchtower solution also integrates video feeds with other manufacters for maximum situational awareness.
\nhttps://paladindrones.io/class-b-beyond-visual-line-of-sight-waiver-granted-to-elizabeth-police-department/
\nAxon has stopped the plan to create a drone armed with a taser after a majority of its ethics board resigned due to the project.
\nAxon founder and CEO stated \u201cwe are pausing work on this project and refocusing to further engage with key constituencies to fully explore the best path forward,\u201d
\nThe board voted 8-4 against Axon continuing work on the project
\nhttps://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/axon-halts-plans-taser-drone-ethics-board-resign-85211941
\nMore aircraft have been added to the Blue UAS list, including the Wingtra one, Alta x, Spirit, and Ebee Tac
\nWe\u2019ve been critical in the past of the limited aircraft on the blue UAS list, the addition of these aircraft should allow for more competition and more capability
\nPreviously we reported that the capabilities of Blue UAS are lacking when compared to other manufacturers, such as DJI and Autel.
\nhttps://dronexl.co/2022/06/03/wingtraone-altax-spirit-ebee-tac-blue-suas/
\nThe telephoto lens now supports
\nRAW
\nDifferent frame rates for video (4K 25, 30, 50
\nManual ISO and Shutter speed
\nDJI May have also finally fixed the GPS issues!
\nHLG on the main camera
\nD-Log and HLG when recording master shots and Quickshots
\nCheck out the full changes on DroneXL!
\nhttps://dronexl.co/2022/06/01/dji-mavic-3-firmware-update-gps/