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DJI

Toy Drones Win In Washington While Working Pilots Keep Losing

The Toy Association lobbied its way to an FCC toy-drone exemption while DJI, Autel, and the operators who fly drones for a living stay banned. A look at who wins in Washington.

Haye KestelooJun 17

FAA's ICE NOTAM Gets Teeth: Change 13 Is the Enforcement Escalation Drone Pilots Should Fear - FAA Cracks Down on Drone Violations with $341,413 in Proposed Penalties - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024: Key Changes for Drones and Advanced Air Mobility

FAA

FAA Adds DHS Drone Authorization Path To World Cup NOTAMs, Texas Locations First

The Federal Aviation Administration will modify all of its FIFA World Cup 2026 drone NOTAMs to add an authorization pathway through the Department of Homeland Security, starting with the Texas locations. The change comes less than two weeks after the tournament’s sweeping flight restrictions took effect on June 1 and began grounding commercial drone operators…

Haye KestelooJun 9

FAA

DSPA Urges FAA To Use Section 2209 NPRM To Preempt 25 State Drone Airspace Laws

The Drone Service Providers Alliance is pressing the FAA to use its long-overdue Section 2209 rule to invalidate the patchwork of critical infrastructure airspace laws that 25 states wrote while the federal rule sat undone for nearly a decade. In a comment guide posted to the alliance’s website, DSPA President Vic Moss laid out a…

Haye KestelooMay 16

FAA

FAA’s ICE NOTAM Gets Teeth: Change 13 Is the Enforcement Escalation Drone Pilots Should Fear

FAA Order 2150.3C Change 13 removes investigator discretion for drone pilots, mandating legal action for violations of invisible DHS/ICE mobile restrictions under NOTAM FDC 6/4375.

Haye KestelooMar 12

FAA

DJI Ban Fact-Check: Industry Veteran Debunks Viral Myths Ahead of December 23 Deadline

Your DJI drone won’t stop flying on December 23. That’s the core message on the DJI Ban from Vic Moss, President of the Drone Service Providers Alliance, in a new fact-check video aimed at combating the fear and misinformation spreading through the drone community. With just 24 days until the critical NDAA deadline, Moss recorded…

Haye KestelooDec 1

Drone Service Providers

French Startup Rift Raises €4.6M For ‘Surveillance-as-a-Service’ Drones That Cost 10x Less Than Helicopters

French deep-tech startup Rift has secured €4.6 million ($4.9 million USD) to build Europe’s first fully autonomous aerial surveillance network, promising 24/7 border monitoring and critical infrastructure protection at a fraction of traditional helicopter costs. The funding round includes €3 million in equity from New York-based AlleyCorp and Paris-based OVNI Capital, plus €1.6 million in…

Haye KestelooNov 20

Amish Brothers Are Revolutionizing Farming With Drones

Drone Service Providers

Amish Brothers Are Revolutionizing Farming With DJI Drones

Three young men from the Amish community, embraced the future of agriculture by launching their own drone-spraying business with DJI drones.

Rafael SuárezSep 23

Skydio

DJI Audit Delay Risks Crippling U.S. Drone Industry and Public Safety

With the December 2025 deadline nearing, inaction could trigger an automatic ban on DJI drones, devastating DSPs and limiting first responders’ life-saving capabilities.

Haye KestelooJun 19

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