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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr in a dark suit speaks into a microphone from an armchair on a stage lined with American flags while a moderator reads her notes

AUVSI · POLICY

AUVSI Gives the FCC as Many Speakers as the FAA at Its DC Drone Forum

AUVSI's Nov. 9-10 symposium lists four FCC officials, enforcement chief Hunter Deeley among them, and four from the FAA, with Part 108 still unpublished.

Haye KestelooOct 294 min read

Senator Rick Scott smiling in his official Senate portrait, with the U.S. flag on the left and the Florida state flag on the right

FCC Ban

Rick Scott Backs DJI Ban. Florida Idled an Estimated $200M Fleet

Sen. Rick Scott wants DJI and Autel kept on the FCC Covered List. Florida's own ban idled an estimated $200 million in agency drones.

Haye KestelooOct 21

AUVSI President and CEO Michael Robbins on stage at XPONENTIAL Detroit in May 2026, weeks after defending the FCC's expanded Covered List.

ADVOCACY

DSPA Presses AUVSI To Back Operators Over Bans After Robbins Exit

DSPA calls on AUVSI to reset after Michael Robbins' exit: back drone operators, demand evidence, and judge drones on risk, not country of origin.

Haye KestelooAug 20

AUVSI President and CEO Michael Robbins speaking on stage at XPONENTIAL Detroit in May 2026.

LOBBYING

AUVSI's Robbins Exits For SIA As The Drone Ban He Backed Rolls On

Michael Robbins leaves AUVSI September 30 to run the Semiconductor Industry Association, the industry he spent three years telling drone makers to copy.

Haye KestelooAug 18

Data Privacy

AUVSI Is Selling FAA Drone Registration Data The FAA Itself Stopped Publishing

AUVSI sells a drone registration database for up to $8,500, but the FAA's public registration file stopped in 2023 and federal rules limit bulk lookups.

Haye KestelooJul 31

Amazon

FlyGuys Backs Elevate Scholarship for Second Year

FlyGuys is returning as a partner for the Elevate Scholarship Program, joining the National Center for Autonomous Technologies to offer 300 scholarships that cover the $175 FAA Part 107 remote pilot test fee, as sUAS News reports. The program targets students ages 16 to 24 enrolled in aviation or uncrewed systems programs across the country.…

Rafael SuárezMay 15

Department of Transportation

Drone Security Is The FCC’s Job, Not DOT’s: Owen Morgan Tells XPONENTIAL Robotics Panel

At XPONENTIAL, former DJI policy VP Brendan Schulman moderates robotics panel; DOT's Owen Morgan confirms adversary drone security belongs to FCC, not DOT.

Haye KestelooMay 14

AUVSI's Robbins Says FCC Covered List Went Broader Than Industry Asked; Pentagon's Cadenazzi Sets 2027 Supply Chain Deadline

Department of Defense

AUVSI’s Robbins Defends Broader-Than-Asked FCC Drone Ban; Pentagon’s Cadenazzi Sets 2026 Section 805 Pilot Timeline

AUVSI's Robbins defends the broader-than-asked FCC drone ban at XPONENTIAL Detroit; Pentagon's Cadenazzi confirms Section 805 enforcement pilots for 2026.

Haye KestelooMay 13

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