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FPV Pilot Joshua Bardwell: FCC Component Ban May Not Be as Bad as It Sounds
While the drone world panics over the FCC’s sweeping ban on foreign drones and components, FPV expert Joshua Bardwell is urging pilots to take a breath. His analysis raises a critical question that most coverage has missed: Does the FCC…
FCC Bans All Foreign Drones: Here’s What They Aren’t Telling You
The day we’ve all been dreading is finally here, but it came with a pretty big unexpected surprise that I don’t think anybody was expecting. Brendan Carr, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, recently announced that the FCC has added…
FCC Says DJI Can Keep Importing Air 3S, But Will Customs Let Them Through?
I’ve been going through the FCC’s official order and their accompanying Fact Sheet on foreign drones. The FCC created a deliberate gap in their ban that allows existing products to stay on shelves. But the gap between regulatory permission and practical enforcement…
DJI Responds to FCC Ban: ‘Not Grounded in Evidence’
DJI has issued its first official response to the FCC’s decision to add foreign-made drones to the Covered List, calling the action “disappointing” and accusing the administration of protectionism rather than legitimate security enforcement. In a statement provided to DroneXL,…
FCC Banned Foreign Drone Batteries, But China Makes 99% of Them
Yesterday, I wrote about the FCC’s sweeping ban on all foreign-made drones and critical components. Today, the New York Times published an article that exposes a fundamental problem with the administration’s “American drone dominance” strategy: the batteries don’t exist. The FCC’s…
Mexico’s Cartel Drones are Eliminating their Competition
Mexico’s Cartels utilizing drones pose a huge risk not just for rival cartel members, but for civilians and security forces as well. Drone warfare is no longer something that only happens “over there-” typically referring to the ongoing conflicts in…
FCC Bans All Foreign And DJI Drones: America Just Made Itself Weaker, Not Safer
We’ve been tracking the December 23 deadline for months, expecting DJI to land on the FCC’s Covered List through bureaucratic default. What the FCC actually did today goes far beyond anything we predicted. They didn’t just ban DJI. They banned…
Lost Dog Found by Drone After 9 Days in New Jersey
A frozen marsh, a missing dog, and a ticking snowstorm clock sound like the start of a bad winter story, but in New Jersey it ended with a quiet win for drones, thermal cameras, and one very relieved family. NBC…
New C-UAS Authority, SkyeBrowse Update, Drone Delivers Life Jacket, Pilot Pleads Guilty
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. I have four stories for you this week that every pilot needs to know about. Police just got new counter-drone authority with a bill that President Trump signed into law yesterday. SkyeBrowse released…
DJI Ban: Why Everyone Owes Drone Pilots Honest Answers
This week, DJI’s Head of Global Policy Adam Welsh sat down with YouTuber Faruk from iPhonedo for what was billed as a deep dive into the looming December 23 DJI ban. I watched the interview hoping for hard questions. What…
Border Patrol Bets on Tiny Drones for Big Sky Surveillance
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is going small, very small, when it comes to drones. Instead of relying only on large, expensive aircraft, CBP is now deploying palm sized and backpack friendly drones to watch massive stretches of border terrain.…
Drone Pilot Uses Thermal Tech to Find Lost Wisconsin Pets
Losing a pet rarely feels dramatic at first. A gate left open. A collar that slips. Then minutes turn into hours, hours into a quiet panic. In Wisconsin, one drone pilot decided that waiting was not an option, as KIMT3…