Drone News: Paladin Class B BVLOS Waiver, Axon Taser Drone, Blue UAS Update, Mavic 3 update

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!








Paladin Drones has received a class B BVLOS waiver for their
Drone as First Responders system


The waiver is for the Elizabeth Police Department in New Jersey


Paladin’s aircraft, the Knighthawk is a 4G LTE quadcopter with a
55 minute endurance designed specifically for first responders.


Paladin’s Watchtower solution also integrates video feeds with
other manufacters for maximum situational awareness.


https://paladindrones.io/class-b-beyond-visual-line-of-sight-waiver-granted-to-elizabeth-police-department/





Axon has stopped the plan to create a drone armed with a taser
after a majority of its ethics board resigned due to the project.


Axon founder and CEO stated “we are pausing work on this project
and refocusing to further engage with key constituencies to fully
explore the best path forward,”


The board voted 8-4 against Axon continuing work on the project


https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/axon-halts-plans-taser-drone-ethics-board-resign-85211941





More aircraft have been added to the Blue UAS list, including the
Wingtra one, Alta x, Spirit, and Ebee Tac


We’ve 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 


Previously we reported that the capabilities of Blue UAS are
lacking when compared to other manufacturers, such as DJI and
Autel.


https://dronexl.co/2022/06/03/wingtraone-altax-spirit-ebee-tac-blue-suas/





The telephoto lens now supports


RAW


Different frame rates for video (4K 25, 30, 50


Manual ISO and Shutter speed


DJI May have also finally fixed the GPS issues!


HLG on the main camera


D-Log and HLG when recording master shots and Quickshots


Check out the full changes on DroneXL! 


https://dronexl.co/2022/06/01/dji-mavic-3-firmware-update-gps/