Sally French

6 days ago | thedronegirl.com | Sally French

April 17, 2025 News, After months of frustrating customs delays and murky supply chain issues, DJI’s most sought-after drones are finally back in stock, and DJI is dangling a juicy incentive to get customers to act fast. That’s because tariff price hikes appear to be looming. DJI this week restocked several of its most popular drones and combos. That’s good news for customers who have cited issues getting drones shipped to them, whether for issues tied to U.S. customs or merely being out of stock.

6 days ago | thedronegirl.com | Sally French

April 17, 2025 News, If you’ve had trouble getting your hands on DJI’s newest drones lately, you’re not alone. Some DJI drones are stuck at U.S. Customs. One reader recently shared their rollercoaster experience with the new DJI Air 3S: after ordering directly from DJI, the drone shipped from Hong Kong, made it as far as Anchorage, Alaska—and then got stuck in U.S. Customs. After a 10-day standstill, the customer canceled the order. The package was ultimately returned to Hong Kong.

6 days ago | nerdwallet.com | Sally French

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1 week ago | thedronegirl.com | Sally French

April 9, 2025 News, As beads flew through the air and brass bands blared along Bourbon Street, a largely unseen force hovered above the Mardi Gras revelry: drones. For the first time in the celebration’s centuries-old history, drones were deployed at scale during the final, most crowded week of New Orleans’ famed Mardi Gras festival — not to film the festivities, but to keep them safe.

1 week ago | thedronegirl.com | Sally French

April 8, 2025 News, Economic news these days has been a whirlwind — and for the most part it’s been pretty bleak. But here’s a bright spot of good news about the drone industry value in 2025. New estimates project that the global drone market will be worth $57.8 billion by 2030. That’s a huge increase from previous forecasts, which had the drone industry worth $40.6 billion in 2025. That’s according to a fresh report, dubbed the Drone Market Report 2025-2030.