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Explore comprehensive coverage of FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) drone regulations, policies, and updates. Our news section tracks the latest FAA drone rules, certification requirements, airspace restrictions, and regulatory changes affecting both commercial operators and recreational pilots. From Remote ID implementation to pilot certification programs, stay informed about essential compliance requirements for safe and legal drone operations in US airspace. We cover breaking news about TFRs (Temporary Flight Restrictions), enforcement actions, new pilot programs, and policy shifts that impact the drone industry. Whether you’re a Part 107 commercial pilot, recreational flyer, or drone business owner, find critical updates about FAA guidance, safety advisories, and regulatory frameworks shaping the future of drone aviation.
Santa Ana Police Seek Approval for Skydio X10 Drone Program
The Santa Ana Police Department is asking the City Council to approve a contract worth about $683,000 to officially launch the city’s first police drone program, with a vote scheduled for February 3. If approved, Santa Ana would join a…
FAA names and shames drone pilots hit with fines up to $36,770 in 2025 enforcement sweep
The FAA posted a public enforcement summary to its social media accounts on February 6, detailing fines and license actions against drone operators for violations spanning 2023 through 2025. The agency’s tone was blunt. “The FAA will take decisive action…
Michigan Proposes Massive 15-Bill Drone Regulation Package, New Unofficial Speed Record Set, and Super Bowl No-Fly Zone
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories for you this week. Michigan proposes a controversial 15-bill drone regulation package. A new unofficial drone speed record has been set. Police use a thermal drone to track down…
Drone delays LifeFlight helicopter carrying critically ill child at Primary Children’s Hospital in Utah
A surveying drone flying directly above a LifeFlight helicopter at Primary Children’s Hospital in Lehi, Utah forced all air operations to halt while a child in critical care waited for emergency transport to another facility. The Lehi City Police Department…
U.S. Army Trains Infantry Units With Bomber Drones
The U.S. Army is quietly but clearly signaling where modern infantry combat is heading. During a recent Spartan Focus Table VI exercise, soldiers from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division trained with bomber style drones, integrating low…
AUVSI expands its lobbying playbook from drones to robots with new Capitol Hill partnership
The same organization that spent the last two years pushing to ban Chinese drones from U.S. skies now wants to shape federal robotics policy. The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) launched the Partnership for Robotics Competitiveness (PfRC) on…
Aerial Ashes Brings Drone-Based Ashes Scattering to the US, Starting at $750
A UK-based company by the name of Aerial Ashes is now offering its memorial services in the United States, but its business model will make you do a double take: scattering loved ones’ ashes from the skies with a DJI…
FAA no-fly zones around ICE vehicles are a First Amendment problem, press groups say
When DHS closed 935 square miles of Chicago’s airspace to civilian drones during immigration raids last October, press freedom organizations called it a First Amendment crisis. NOTAM FDC 6/4375 is the same thing, but permanent and nationwide. Two of the…
Kansas City on Alert for Drone Warnings in World Cup
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup creeping closer like a VAR review nobody asked for, Kansas City security officials are looking up, not at the scoreboard, but at the sky, as reported by KMBC. Their concern is not weather, birds,…
US Marines Build HANX, The First NDAA Compliant 3D Printed Drone
The U.S. Marine Corps has quietly crossed an important threshold in military drone development by creating its first fully NDAA compliant unmanned aircraft with no China sourced components, a compact and modular platform known as HANX, developed by the 2nd…
Timmins SAR gets DJI Matrice 4TD, the Cadillac of drones
When search and rescue teams talk about gaining an advantage, they usually mean better boots, more radios, or maybe an extra truck. In Timmins, Ontario, the advantage now hums softly, lifts straight up, and sees heat through snow, trees, and…
Turkey’s Drone Industry Faces a NATO Reality Check
Turkey did not wake up one morning and decide to dominate the global combat drone market. It crept there quietly, selling capable aircraft to buyers who wanted results fast, paperwork slow, and prices low, as War on The Rocks reports.…