This week in drone news; a leak has shown possible new DJI drones in 2022, DJI also to be added to an investment and export blacklist, Flytrex expands their drone deliveries, and drones are being used to recover from the Kentucky tornados.

New DJI Products and their associated release dates have been leaked online We’re possibly looking at Mini 3 in April FPV Mini in July Inspire 3 in September https://dronexl.co/2021/12/09/dji-drones-in-2022-inspire-3-mini-3-fpv-mini-and-more/ 

DJI will be added to the investment and export blacklist The US Department of Commerce will put DJI along with more than 24 other companies on the entity list that restricts American exports and investment. The US Treasury Department will also put DJI and others on the “Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies” Blacklist.  https://dronexl.co/2021/12/15/dji-to-be-added-to-investment-and-export-blacklists/ 

Flytrex has received approval to expand the delivery area for its operations to 1 mile from all of its NC locations. This expansion will allow Flytrex to reach an additional 10,000 households Flytrex partners with both foodservice and retail establishments to provide UAS deliveries.  https://www.avweb.com/recent-updates/unmanned-vehicles/faa-approves-flytrex-drone-delivery-service-expansion 

Drones are being used as part of the recovery efforts for the Tornados in Kentucky. We know a few folks who are out working on these operations  Shout out to StormPoint, SkyeBrowse, and other First responders in Kentucky. https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2021/12/11/1063367722/drone-footage-captures-devastating-aftermath-of-mayfield-kentucky-tornado