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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…
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…
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…
Pilot Institute Survey: 8,056 Operators Reveal DJI Ban Will Devastate American Drone Industry
I’ve been warning about the consequences of a DJI ban for over a year. Now we have the data to prove it. Pilot Institute surveyed 8,056 drone operators across the United States, and the findings confirm our worst fears: the…
St. Cloud DFR’s 200 Flights Prove BVLOS Works, But at What Cost?
I’ve been tracking Florida’s disastrous DJI drone ban for over a year, and the bill is finally coming due. When we first reported on St. Cloud’s $890,000 Drone as a First Responder (DFR) program last month, the story was about…
Senators Demand DJI Drone Disclosures from Contractors at Nuclear and Border Sites
Two senators are pressing major construction contractors about DJI drone use at nuclear facilities and border security sites. The letters follow GSA Inspector General findings that contractors used DJI equipment at sensitive locations. But the real question isn’t whether the…
DJI Drones Save American Lives: Here’s The Proof Politicians Are Ignoring Before December 23
We have been reporting on the DJI ban for over a year, but today we are publishing something different: a comprehensive, documented record of American lives saved by the very drones that will be banned in nine days. DroneXL reader…
Marines Begin Training With New Skydio Recon Drone at Camp Foster in Okinawa
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment completed their first official flight of the new Skydio small unmanned aircraft system earlier this month at Camp Foster in Okinawa, marking an early step in a broader modernization push inside 3rd…
St. Cloud Police Launch $890,000 Drone Program as State Ban Forces Shift to Costlier Alternatives
The St. Cloud Police Department has become the first in Central Florida to implement a fully autonomous “Drone as First Responder” (DFR) program, according to AirMed&Rescue. It is a move that highlights the soaring cost of public safety compliance under…
Florida’s DJI Drone Ban: A $200 Million Disaster With No Evidence
Florida destroyed $200 million in functional public safety drones citing Chinese espionage threats, provided only $25 million for inferior replacements that catch fire and fall from the sky, and never published the security analysis that was supposed to justify it…
DJI Gives Pilots Full Airspace Control. The World Holds Its Breath.
DJI is rolling out its biggest airspace change in more than ten years, and this time the company is removing geofencing not just in a few regions, but around the entire world. Beginning November 17, 2025, DJI will start updating…
DJI Releases Mining Automation White Paper With Australian Case Studies Showing 60% Efficiency Gains
DJI Enterprise has published a comprehensive white paper providing mining operations with a practical roadmap for transitioning from manual drone flights to fully automated Beyond Visual Line of Sight workflows using DJI Dock systems. The guide features real-world case studies…