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FAA Adds Two New UAS Test Sites, NOAA Deploys Weather Drones, and SiFly Partners with Taranis for Crop Intelligence
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have three stories for you this week. The FAA is adding two new UAS test sites. NOAA is officially using drones for daily weather forecasting. And SiFly and Taranis are teaming up…
Georgia Army National Guard Launches State’s First FPV Drone Training Program
The Georgia Army National Guard this month launched its first dedicated drone pilot training program, joining a growing list of state Guard units racing to build FPV drone expertise following lessons learned from Ukraine’s battlefield. The 12-day Unmanned Aerial Systems…
Sterling Heights Brings Axon-Skydio DFR Program to Detroit Metro, Funded Entirely by Federal Forfeiture
The photo shows a Skydio drone hovering over a dock outside the Sterling Heights Police Department. It’s a familiar sight in 2026, but not in Michigan, where automated drone response has been slow to take hold despite the state’s heavy…
Yosemite Visitors Fly Drones Freely as Ranger Shortage Guts NPS Enforcement
The New York Times published a feature this week documenting what DroneXL warned about nearly a year ago: federal staffing cuts have created an enforcement vacuum in Yosemite National Park, and visitors are flying drones with impunity. The Times piece,…
FCC Drone Ban Guarantees Higher Prices and Fewer Choices: NBC’s ‘Could’ is Wrong
NBC News published a detailed analysis this weekend examining the FCC’s sweeping foreign drone ban and its likely impact on American consumers. The reporting is solid, the sources are credible, and the conclusion is inevitable. But the headline hedges with…
Opinion: DJI and The American Drone Delusion: We’re Not Catching Up, We’re Falling Behind
On December 23, 2025, the FCC added DJI to its Covered List, effectively banning the import and sale of any new DJI drones in the United States. Future DJI products will never legally reach American consumers. The ban, justified by…
US Army Expands Drone Intel Sharing With Allies
The US Army has signed a new agreement with the United Kingdom that lays the groundwork for sharing intelligence related to drones and counter drone operations, a move Army Secretary Dan Driscoll says is only the beginning of broader cooperation…
300 Drones to Light Up Brooklyn for Kids’ Hospitals
Winter in New York usually trades spectacle for survival, with wind cutting through coats and the skyline doing its familiar, quiet flex, but this Sunday night Brooklyn is getting something rare, warm, and genuinely uplifting as 300 synchronized drones rise…
Dutch Beach Rescue Brigades Adopt DJI Drones for Summer 2026, Following Australia’s Proven Model
Growing up in Noordwijk, I spent countless summers watching the volunteer lifeguards patrol our North Sea beaches. Now, those same rescue brigades are preparing to join a global movement that has already saved lives from Queensland to Coney Island. The…
FCC Drone Ban Threatens Agricultural Operations Warns Texas Farm Bureau
The Texas Farm Bureau is sounding the alarm on the FCC’s sweeping foreign drone ban, warning that “limited availability of drones and parts could prevent farmers and ranchers from adequately managing pesticide and fertilizer use, monitoring crop stress, checking livestock…
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…
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…