Blackhawk 3 Pro: American-made drone for consumers (blackhawk3.exodrones.com) 22 points by jseliger 2y ago ↗ HN
[–] ulfw 2y ago ↗ Is the Sikorsky helicopter-style naming a trademark violation? [–] Someone 2y ago ↗ Lockheed Martin adds a ® to the name on https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/sikorsky-black..., so somebody seems to have some claim on that name, so maybe, yes.By the way: it’s not Sikorsky-style, it’s US military style.https://www.defense.gov/News/Inside-DOD/Blog/article/2052989...“The tradition of naming helicopters after Native Americans was once an official regulation. That regulation no longer stands, but the tradition continue.”https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products.html?domain=&c... also shows Sikorsky doesn’t use this theme for civilian helicopters.
[–] Someone 2y ago ↗ Lockheed Martin adds a ® to the name on https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/sikorsky-black..., so somebody seems to have some claim on that name, so maybe, yes.By the way: it’s not Sikorsky-style, it’s US military style.https://www.defense.gov/News/Inside-DOD/Blog/article/2052989...“The tradition of naming helicopters after Native Americans was once an official regulation. That regulation no longer stands, but the tradition continue.”https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products.html?domain=&c... also shows Sikorsky doesn’t use this theme for civilian helicopters.
[–] jmportilla 2y ago ↗ Are these American-made? Looks like they are just rebranded Hubsan drones from China: https://www.hubsan.com/na/The original website even says they are made in Hong Kong: https://exodrones.com/pages/our-practices
[–] ilikehurdles 2y ago ↗ this drone is not American-made. https://x.com/chr1sa/status/1729336471348543967?s=20
[–] dc3k 2y ago ↗ > USA Innovated and operated> Data privacy you can trustThis inspires zero confidence
[–] gnicholas 2y ago ↗ > USA Innovated and operatedMakes it sound like they’re trying to avoid admitting that, like other drones, these are foreign-made.
[–] duck 2y ago ↗ It is against the guidelines to edit titles - it should be "Blackhawk 3 Pro".https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
[–] desireco42 2y ago ↗ I guess the site is made in US of A, hopefully.Yep... Joe's code...view-source:https://blackhawk3.exodrones.com/
[–] meindnoch 2y ago ↗ >US Innovated and operatedOh boy... Not even "US designed". It's "US innovated".
[–] neilv 2y ago ↗ Parrot offers a drone that's engineered in France & Switzerland, and (to some degree) made in the USA. https://www.parrot.com/us/drones/anafi-usaAnyone have experience with these, or with other drones of unusual provenance?
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 55.3 ms ] threadBy the way: it’s not Sikorsky-style, it’s US military style.
https://www.defense.gov/News/Inside-DOD/Blog/article/2052989...
“The tradition of naming helicopters after Native Americans was once an official regulation. That regulation no longer stands, but the tradition continue.”
https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products.html?domain=&c... also shows Sikorsky doesn’t use this theme for civilian helicopters.
The original website even says they are made in Hong Kong: https://exodrones.com/pages/our-practices
> Data privacy you can trust
This inspires zero confidence
Makes it sound like they’re trying to avoid admitting that, like other drones, these are foreign-made.
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Yep... Joe's code...
view-source:https://blackhawk3.exodrones.com/
Oh boy... Not even "US designed". It's "US innovated".
Anyone have experience with these, or with other drones of unusual provenance?