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DJI Flip drone with full-coverage propeller guards unfolded on a desk before takeoff

Deal

DJI Flip Hits $349 on Amazon Two Weeks Before Trump's 25% Drone Tariff

The DJI Flip is back at $349 on Amazon, with the RC 2 bundle at $509, two weeks before Trump's 25% drone tariff takes effect on September 3.

Haye KestelooAug 19

Amazon

Amazon Prime Air Promises 500 Cities This Year, One 15-Mile Circle At A Time

Amazon plans Prime Air drone delivery in nearly 500 US cities and towns by the end of 2026, adding Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland, Syracuse, and Boise.

Haye KestelooAug 19

Dark DJI teaser image showing a wireless video transmitter with red RX and blue TX buttons and an HDMI port, above the date 2026.09.01 20:00 GMT+8.

DJI RUMORS

DJI Sets September 1 For SDR Transmission 2. US Buyers Are Blocked.

DJI has set September 1 for what leaked packaging calls the SDR Transmission 2 Combo. The FCC Covered List already bars its US sale.

Haye KestelooAug 18

AUVSI President and CEO Michael Robbins speaking on stage at XPONENTIAL Detroit in May 2026.

LOBBYING

AUVSI's Robbins Exits For SIA As The Drone Ban He Backed Rolls On

Michael Robbins leaves AUVSI September 30 to run the Semiconductor Industry Association, the industry he spent three years telling drone makers to copy.

Haye KestelooAug 18

Red Cat Black Widow drone seen head-on, showing its forward camera payload and folding arms

Interview

Red Cat Has Air Force Black Widows Built as Army Tests AiN

Red Cat's entire $2.49 million Air Force Black Widow order is built and waiting, Divisional CEO Mitch McDonald told DroneXL, as the Army assesses the company's new Palantir-equipped AiN payload on its own factory floor.

Rafael SuárezAug 18

Zipline delivery drone hovering above a wooden front porch after lowering an Uber Eats bag to the deck

DRONE DELIVERY

Uber and Zipline Target 1 Million Drone Deliveries a Day, 230 Times Today's Rate

Uber and Zipline aim for one million drone deliveries a day by the end of 2029, roughly 230 times Zipline's current global rate, while Part 108 sits unpublished at OIRA.

Haye KestelooAug 17

FCC BAN

FCC Drone Ban Comment Window Closes September 2, Putting LiDAR Drones On The Line

The FCC's proposal to pull previously approved foreign drones covers seven capability categories, not four, and comments close September 2, not September 3.

Haye KestelooAug 16

DOCKET 26-189

Idaho Quadcopter Says The Drone Noose Keeps Tightening. The FCC Notice Answers One Fear

Idaho Quadcopter says tariffs and FCC rules are pushing hobbyists out. The FCC's own notice answers his biggest fear about the drones he already owns.

Haye KestelooAug 16

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