Drone News: $12M for Inspired Flight, Anzu V3.8, ACSL’s Controller & Payload, Mini 5 Pro Price Leaks
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Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. We have four stories for you this week: Inspired Flight has secured $12 million in funding, Anzu Robotics V3.8 is out, Japanese drone maker ACSL is releasing new stuff and pricing leak for the upcoming DJI Mini 5 Pro.
00:00 Introduction
00:20 Inspired Flight Secures $12M
01:03 Anzu Robotics V3.8
01:26 Comm UAV
02:18 ACSL Controller & Payload
03:34 DJI Mini 5 Pro Price Leaks
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First up, American manufacturer Inspired Flight Technologies has raised $12 million in Series A funding. The investment was led by Tri-Valley Ventures and is aimed at accelerating new product releases and, most importantly, scaling up the company’s U.S.-based manufacturing. Inspired Flight is known for its NDAA-compliant and BlueUAS-certified platforms, like the IF1200 Hexacopter and the IF800 Tomcat. These drones are used in government and commercial sectors for everything from mapping and inspection to public safety. It takes a LOT of time and money to build up manufacturing capacity, and this is a step in the right direction.
Next, Anzu Robotics has introduced Version 3.8 for their Raptor Series. This update introduces augmented reality overlays for street names and custom airspace. Also included in this update are some bug fixes, map layer customization, and other map upgrades.
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Next, another company is stepping up to provide more NDAA-compliant options for professional pilots. ACSL, Japan’s top drone manufacturer, has announced a new smart controller, an upgraded thermal payload, and a partnership with Teledyne FLIR. First is the new TAITEN Smart Controller. It’s an NDAA-compliant remote with a 7-inch integrated display that boasts 1500 nits of brightness and an IP54 ingress protection rating.
The company also enhanced its SAMO payload, which is now ITAR-free and features Teledyne FLIR’s Hadron 640R camera module. This payload is a dual-sensor system, combining a 64-megapixel optical camera with a 20x zoom and a 640×512 Boson radiometric thermal camera. ACSL says it will also support FLIR’s MSX fusion technology by the end of the year, which overlays visual details onto the thermal image for better situational awareness.
And finally, a European online store allegedly listed the DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo with the RC2 controller for 1129 euros. That’s the exact same price as the current Mini 4 Pro Fly More Combo. Getting a 1-inch sensor and LiDAR for the same price seems almost too good to be true, but we’ll have to wait and see. Leaked accessory prices also seem to be in line with current models. With all these details and even a folding animation video surfacing, rumors are pointing to a mid-September release. We’ll be keeping a close eye on this one!
And on Post Flight, our weekly show in the premium community, where we discuss our opinions on these stories and the ones that didn’t make the cut, we’ll be talking about a cool drone from the UK that flies like an owl and about Commercial UAV Expo.
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Great updates, Greg.
Anzu Robotics V3.8. An $8,000.00 mini. How underwhelming.
I still have not heard a good excuse about why DJI drones are not available in us
An owl flies differently because they are nearly silent.
Just a guess, but I expect that flying like an owl means flying silently. That would be a pretty good trick. I’d like to not hear that.
More good information. Thanks!
Drone in the U.S.A is dead sorry guys :(
An owl doesn't make noise when flying may be the pitch. 🦉🤔
Thanks for these consistent updates. They provide valuable industry insights. Owls are silent fliers, so it would be exciting if a drone's blade could be designed to create enough lift while remaining quiet. Owls also broadcast radar-like audio signals used to triangulate their prey's location, which bounce back into offset ears. A new use for RFID?
Literally DJI has basically said the USA is just waiting for the automatic ban on the DJI drones to happen because they have 0 plans to investigate and prove DJI is safe to use, because as we all know there is 0 evidence showing its any kind of danger. The way the United States competes in innovation today is by banning the better competition.
ACSL needs more flight time..
Good stuff Gregg