EU Drone News & Updates | Drone Department

Light aircraft and low hangars at a regional aerodrome in the Alsace countryside, with a drone hovering low above a grassy field outside the perimeter fence

October 7, 2026

Prison sentence for drone flight over Colmar-Houssen aerodrome

A court in Colmar gave a drone pilot eight months in prison for illegal flights over Colmar-Houssen aerodrome, converted into home detention.

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October 7, 2026

ShramkoGSFPV brings free FPV simulation to the browser

ShramkoGSFPV lets you fly FPV free in the browser, with Gaussian Splatting scenes, WebGPU and rates verified against Betaflight 4.5.1.

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Cinema camera on a gimbal rig with a compact black wireless video transmitter, while a focus puller in the background watches a live feed on a small monitor on a busy film set

October 5, 2026

DJI SDR Transmission 2 brings 4K HDR to busy film sets

DJI SDR Transmission 2 sends DCI 4K/60 HDR at 35 ms latency and up to 4 km, with five transmitters and 40 receivers per set.

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Drone lifting off from a docking station at a railway depot with parked trains at dusk in the rain

October 2, 2026

NS deploys drones and No Graffiti! stickers against train graffiti

Dutch Railways tests drones from docking stations at train depots to catch graffiti writers in the act, alongside No Graffiti! stickers over tags.

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Enterprise drone with a multi-sensor gimbal beside a closed docking station under power lines on wet asphalt

September 30, 2026

DJI Matrice 5TD surfaces in China filing, 750 g heavier than the 4TD

A Chinese registry lists the DJI Matrice 5TD at 2.6 kg empty, 750 g heavier than the 4TD. What that means for European drone operators.

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Zoning of a civil CTR with zone 1, 2A, 2B, 3 and 4 around a regional airport

September 29, 2026

More Airspace for Drones Around Civil Airports From 26 November

From 26 November 2026, mandatory radio contact with air traffic control is dropped in the outer parts of the civil CTRs around Schiphol, Rotterdam, Groningen, Maastricht and Lelystad.

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September 27, 2026

SkyeBrowse brings crush analysis and crowd counter to the DJI RC Pro

SkyeBrowse brings Crush Analysis and Crowd Counter to the DJI RC Pro. What the tools measure, what they cost and where EASA rules and privacy set limits.

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Cross-Border Drone Operations in the EU with EASA Specific License

September 26, 2026

Cross-Border Drone Operations in the EU: How the EASA Specific License Accelerates International Productions

Learn how cross-border drone operations under EASA Article 13 streamline and accelerate international film and commercial productions across Europe.

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Drone operator holding a remote controller while a professional drone hovers low over a test site

September 25, 2026

Bluetooth Flaw in Sixteen DJI Models and What It Means for Professional Drone Operators

CVE-2026-78306 carries a CVSS score of 8.5 and affects sixteen DJI models. How to check firmware, limit the risk and stay EASA compliant.

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