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DJI RS5 Gimbal Stabilizer to release on Jan 15 in China only
DJI has posted a teaser for its upcoming camera gimbal, the DJI RS5, slated for release on January 15th 2026, only a few days away. While the U.S. and most other regional DJI sites show no hint of the product, the Chinese…
Commerce Department Drops Drone Restrictions as Trump Prioritizes Xi Diplomacy Over China Hawks
I spent the morning reading a story that should make every drone pilot pay attention to what is happening in Washington, not just with the FCC, but with the broader diplomatic chess game being played between the United States and…
DJI’s Shell Company Gambit Backfired Spectacularly, and the Entire Drone Industry Paid the Price
I’ve spent months documenting DJI’s network of suspected shell companies, from Skyany to Spatial Hover to Jovistar. What started as investigative journalism became a front-row seat to watching a company outsmart itself into oblivion. Now that the dust has settled…
FCC Chairman Reveals New Drone Exemptions at CES 2026, Outlines Path to “American Drone Dominance”
I just watched the C-SPAN video of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s appearance at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, and while most tech coverage focused on his Wi-Fi and 6 GHz announcements, the drone community should be paying closer attention to…
A Silicon Valley Founder Exposed Why U.S. Drone Manufacturing Won’t Scale Anytime Soon
I’ve been reading a lot of optimistic press releases about American drone independence lately. The Pentagon wants a million drones. Executive orders promise to unleash domestic production. Politicians declare that we’re breaking free from Chinese supply chains. Then a defense-tech…
Amazon’s Drone Delivery Paradox: Green Light in UK, Red Flag in Italy
I spent the last few days parsing two very different Amazon announcements, and the contrast tells you everything about why drone delivery remains such a regulatory minefield. Within days of each other, Amazon received approval to launch Britain’s first commercial…
Las Vegas Police Now Run America’s Largest Drone Program, But Won’t Say What It Costs
I’ve been tracking drone-as-first-responder programs across the country for years, and the numbers Las Vegas Metropolitan Police unveiled this week stop me cold. Ten thousand drone flights in 2025. More than any other law enforcement agency in the United States.…
DJI Avata 360 Leaks Hint at a Very Near Launch
Fresh leaked images of what appears to be the DJI Avata 360 are making the rounds, and if these photos are telling the truth, DJI is no longer just flirting with 360 degree video. It is fully committed. The images…
FAA Designates First New Drone Test Sites in Nearly a Decade: What It Means for Part 108
I’ve been following Indiana’s push for test site designation since we covered their bid last month, and today the FAA made it official. But the real story isn’t just that we have two new test sites. It’s that the Trump…
DJI Avata 360 Price Leak Undercuts Insta360 by Nearly Half, Plus World Speed Record Shattered
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. I have three stories for you this week, and this is the first of the year. We have leaked pricing for the upcoming DJI Avata 360, the world record for the fastest drone…
Super Bowl LX: FAA Grounds Drones Hard
Super Bowl Sunday is famous for wings, commercials, and at least one friend explaining formations like they invented football. Super Bowl LX, happening February 8, 2026 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, adds one more tradition to the list: aggressively…
Thermal Drones Are Keeping an Eye on Dolphins
Australia’s dolphins are not exactly living the carefree postcard life we imagine. Warmer oceans, heavier boat traffic, pollution, and expanding coastal cities are quietly piling stress onto these animals, and the tricky part is that dolphins rarely send a memo…