With all the talk about what drones DJI will be releasing in 2025, plenty of us are probably looking at our bank accounts trying to figure out how we’ll afford a Mavic 4 Pro or Mini 5 this year. However, it’s important to remember every so often that it’s the skill of the pilot, not the drone, that makes for great drone shots.

If you’re just starting your drone journey or are shopping on a budget, you may be tempted to pick up a Mini 2 SE, or its latest iteration, the $239 Mini 4K. But if you’re in the market for a compact drone with a great camera that would help you showcase your adventures on social media and beyond, you should arm yourself with a Mini 3 (DJI RC) combo, which is currently available at an insane deal price of $430 (savings of $119).

A Pennsylvania man has been charged with illegally flying a DJI Mini 2 drone over Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium during the recent National Football League (NFL) AFC Championship game. The incursion of an unidentified and unapproved drone during the Jan. 28 playoff was deemed a serious enough threat that security temporarily suspended the game.

DJI’s latest sub-250-gram drone, the Mini 2 SE, is an ultraportable, regulation-friendly aircraft that is exempt from registration and licenses in several parts of the world. It comes at a super affordable price point of $339, with the Fly More Combo containing extra batteries and a host of useful accessories costing only $489. But how does the new DJI drone compare to its closest competitors, the Mini 2 and Mini SE? Let’s find out…

If you fly the DJI Mini 2 or the Mini 2 SE drone, a new firmware update is now available to download and install.

German researchers say they’ve found security gaps in four models of DJI drones – albeit not the kind that US politicians have claimed to justify placing the company’s craft on federal blacklists.

Though DJI remains unusually quiet for a company rumored to be set to launch its first drone of 2023, an additional online photo leak this morning adds support to the theory a new Mini 2 SE model may be rolled out tomorrow ­– though where (and, of course, if) remains to be seen.

Hooligans used to be the biggest risk to people attending professional soccer matches in England, but a growing concern these days is possible frostbite while waiting for games to resume after being suspended by drones flying in the stadium.

So, here’s some good news for DJI drone users who regularly find themselves getting perplexed by reports of a purported “Chinese drone spy threat.” A new independent audit of DJI Mavic 3, Mini 2, and Air 2S drones, as well as the DJI Fly app for iOS and Android, has found that the products fulfill key cybersecurity and privacy protection requirements established by both the US and Europe.

Looking for Cyber Monday 2022 deals on DJI drones? The tech giant’s best 4K drone for the money can be picked up today for only $509 instead of its usual $599 retail tag.

If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can grab a savings of $120 on the DJI Mini 2 Fly More Combo this Prime Day. The best 4K drone for the money is currently available for only $479 instead of its usual $599 retail tag.

Noticed by DJI leaker Jasper Ellens first, DJI has mysteriously removed its Mini 2 drone from the US and Canada Amazon stores. This could presumably be ahead of the rumored release of the Mini 3 Pro drone.

Update: After publishing, the Mini 2 returned to DJI’s Amazon stores in both the US and Canada after being off for about two days.

We’ve seen law enforcement use drones in many different ways to keep the peace or search and rescue, but now you can add saving ducklings from a storm drain to that list.

Drone maker DJI’s update-o-rama continued Wednesday with the release of (yet another) firmware upgrade ­– this time for the Mini 2 – and a new version of its DJI Terra uber-mapping solution. Those two bring the company’s software revisions to five this week alone.

Litchi for iOS, one of the top automated drone flying apps on the market, has added support for DJI’s most popular and affordable beginner drones: the Mini 2 and Mini SE. Additionally, preliminary support for the DJI Air 2S drone has also been added.

Eyes on Ukraine, a Dutch volunteer group, says it’s bringing 187 DJI Mini 2 drones to Ukraine so “we all can see” what Russia is doing to the East European nation. The group says it will strive to get as many drones as possible in the air over Kyiv and all other places in Ukraine where fighting is going on “so the truth will not perish in this war.”

The antennae of drone watchers have started twitching again after drone pilot and DJI leak conduit OsitaLV tweeted claims the company will discount its Air 2 drone while it undertakes previously rumored development a new Mini 3.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is investigating a drug trafficking incident where a tiny DJI Mini 2 drone was used to smuggle 259g of meth – 10g more than the drone’s own weight – across the US border.

Litchi, one of the most popular third-party flight apps for DJI drones, has added support for Mini 2, Mini SE, and Air 2S. If you have any of these drones, you can now plan and carry out autonomous missions or use intelligent flight modes such as tracking, follow me, panorama, and focus to get more out of your aircraft.

DJI has finally updated its Mobile SDK to support DJI Mini 2, DJI Mini SE, and DJI Air 2S drones. This update was highly anticipated since it would enable third-party app developers to add features not natively present in these drones.

Last Black Friday, DJI showered us with some really good discounts on a number of products. This year, not so much. So, we decided to look around for deals with the best free gifts instead. And we found a couple of winners.

The Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain’s La Palma island has been belching lava and ash for more than five weeks now. Many have tried to take a closer look, including a DJI Mini 2 drone that miraculously survived to tell the tale but got lost when its battery died over a thicket. The story doesn’t end here, though…

A brand-new DJI Mini 2 suffered the full force of a croc attack when a saltwater crocodile snapped at the drone mid-air, clearly unhappy about being filmed. The mangled drone was then discovered two weeks later, with the dramatic footage from its maiden flight having miraculously survived the assault.

Speculation has been rife about Autel Robotics bringing out a sub-250-gram drone to compete with the ever-popular DJI Mini 2 for a while now. But today, a leak on Chinese social media seems to confirm that the Autel Nano mini drone is indeed under development and would likely feature three-way obstacle avoidance.

If you own a DJI Mini 2, now would be a good time to drop whatever you’re doing and grab this critical firmware update. DJI has finally released a fix for the issue where some Mini 2 users’ intelligent batteries were not auto-discharging when left inside the drone or in the charging hub.