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drone deliveries a day by the end of 2029, roughly 230 times Zipline's current global rate, while Part 108 sits unpublished at OIRA.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

Insta360

Insta360 X6 Review: I Took It Into an Alaska Glacier Ice Cave, and the Color Is the Real Upgrade

Jake Sloan tests the Insta360 X6 on a car rig, in a helicopter cockpit, and deep inside an Alaska glacier ice cave — dynamic range, 10-bit low-light color, and 120MP photos.

Jake SloanAug 16

Timeline graphic connecting Donald Trump Jr. joining Unusual Machines, the American Drone Dominance executive order, a 2025 Army contract and 2026 tariffs, with a DJI drone and a UMAC stock chart up 287 percent

US Government

I Used To Call The Trump Jr. DJI Theory A Conspiracy. The Tariffs Changed My Mind

New drone tariffs sent Unusual Machines stock to a record high. Donald Trump Jr. sits on its advisory board. Here is the public timeline that changed my mind.

Russ 51 DronesAug 16

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