Drone news: DJI Matrice 30, Mars Drone Extended, Attempted Drone Smuggling, and Industry Update

This week in drone news: the DJI Matrice 30 has been released,
the Ingenuity drone on mars has been extended to continue
flights, a man attempting to smuggle drugs using drones has been
arrested, and events/UAS industry update.


Mavic 3 DeepDive:
https://pilotinstitute.com/course/dji-mavic-3-deep-dive/


The Matrice 30 was released this week


 Available as M30 or M30T


48MP 1/2 CMOS and 5x to 16x optical and 200x digital zoom


12MP wide-angle cam


8k photo and 4k 30 fps and laser range finder. 


M30T has an additional 640x512px radiometric thermal cam


IP55, OcuSync 3 Enterprise, 41 minute flight time, quick
recharge, local data mode, emergency 3 prop landing, 3.7kg


along with releases of the 


DJI RC Plus - New enterprise smart controller


DJI FlightHub 2 - Flight planning and docking station software


DJI Dock - Docking station for the M30


DJI Zenmuse H20N - Night Vision


https://dronexl.co/2022/03/21/foldable-dji-matrice-30-m30/





NASA has officially extended flight operations for the Mars drone
Ingenuity!


Currently, Ingenuity has logged over 38 minutes of flight (One
Evo 2 or Mavic 3 battery) and traveled 2.9 miles The missions
will focus on supporting the Perseverance, providing route
assistance, assessing targets, and imaging other features outside
of the rover's reach.


https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/space-flight/mars-helicopter-mission-extended





A man in Washington County Tennessee has been arrested after
flying a drone over a jail yard. 


The drone was carrying a package wrapped in black electrical
tape.


Officers managed to grab the package and disconnect it from the
drone. 


The drone then crashed due to the fishing line being tangled in
the propellers.


The package contained illegal narcotics and oxycodone pills.


https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/drugs-smuggle-drone-washington-county-wcyb-east-tennessee/51-ef893852-e526-4dc7-ab3d-34844a89e532