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Three XTEND drones with different payloads hovering in formation above a green treeline under a clear blue sky

Department of Defense

XTEND CEO Signs $1.5B NYSE Deal Mid-Call, Pentagon Score Still Sealed

Aviv Shapira signed XTEND's JFB closing during a DroneXL interview. XTND trades on the NYSE Friday, Gauntlet II unscored. 'I think we did good,' he says.

Haye KestelooSep 3

A commercial drone pilot in a lime high-visibility vest holds a controller with both hands while a DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual hovers directly above him against a deep blue sky.

DOCKET 26-189

FCC Drone Ban Comments Counted: 3,770 Against, 16 For

Pilot Institute read and coded all 3,824 filings in FCC docket 26-189. 98.6% oppose the military-grade drone ban as written. Sixteen support it.

Haye KestelooSep 3

Captain Kyle Nordfors in a grey Weber County Sheriff's Office uniform stands between two other award recipients, each holding a glass trophy, in front of a blue and white backdrop.

DOCKET 26-189

Utah SAR Captain To FCC: Your Drone Ban Will Cost American Lives

Weber County rescue pilot Kyle Nordfors told the FCC no US-made drone matches what his team flies, and offered to prove it. His full comments, and how to file yours before midnight.

Haye KestelooSep 2

A DJI Mini 5 Pro hovering head-on at eye level, its forward LiDAR sensor visible above the camera gimbal, against an out-of-focus green lawn and trees.

DOCKET 26-189

FCC Drone Ban Comments Close Tonight. Here's What I Filed

DroneXL filed comments in FCC docket 26-189 today. Read the filing in full, and use the step-by-step guide to submit your own before the window closes.

Haye KestelooSep 2

DJI Mavic 4

DJI Mavic 4 Pro Shot Out of Alabama Sky, Shooter Risks 20 Years

A gunshot brought down a real estate photographer's DJI Mavic 4 Pro camera drone over Athens, Alabama. Federal law calls that destroying an aircraft.

Haye KestelooSep 2

Man in a dark hoodie and cap speaking to camera beside a gray DJI folding drone, with 25% TARIFF and 100% TARIFF badges and the words THE HITS KEEP COMING

Industry

Drone Tariffs Hit September 3. Here's Why Prices Won't Jump 25% Overnight

New US tariffs on imported drones take effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on September 3. The duty applies at import, not at checkout, so existing inventory can keep selling at today's prices.

Russ 51 DronesSep 1

Jason Day of DRONERESPONDERS in a white cowboy hat and dark suit speaking at a podium marked Commercial UAV Expo, lit by blue stage lighting

ERIC TALLEY AWARD

DRONERESPONDERS Honors The Texas Program Behind 100,000 Sorties

Greg Whiting took the Eric Talley Public Safety UAS Excellence Award at Commercial UAV Expo, days after his Texas program logged its 100,000th sortie.

Haye KestelooSep 1

DOCKET 26-189

FCC Drone Deadline Is Tomorrow. Fewer Than 3,000 Comments Are In.

Fewer than 3,000 comments have been filed in PS Docket 26-189 against nearly half a million certificated remote pilots. The window closes September 2.

Haye KestelooSep 1

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