Drone policy, incidents, and industry news across the United States — from statehouses to the national airspace.
US drone news covers the federal, state and local layers separately, because a Washington DC tariff decision and a city council’s first drone purchase move on completely different timelines and neither one explains the other.
At the federal level, the White House summoned 40 drone companies as a tariff deadline and Beijing loomed, and the DJI restrictions keep tightening: DJI is offering college students cash and free gear even as the FCC blocks its new drones from certification, a company betting on brand loyalty while it fights for market access. The FAA desk and Department of Defense desk track the rulemaking and contracts driving all of it.
States are moving on their own timelines. Washington’s commercial drone fee jumped 10x to $150 after a jet tax repeal, a state-level cost increase with nothing to do with federal policy. New York, California, Texas and Florida carry the most dedicated coverage of any states, reflecting where drone legislation, police adoption and industry activity concentrate.
Underneath the policy fights, the effect on working pilots is direct: DJI ban coverage on pilots asking whether their businesses survive is not abstract, it is operators making real supply decisions right now. Every US story, federal to local, is in the feed below.
Last updated October 23, 2026 — the feed below updates with every new story.
Greg Reverdiau: spray drone sales fell 59% as dealers seek an FCC carve-out, Pentagon letters join DJI's record, Phantom 4 Pro V2 support ends Oct. 31.
Joe Manor's Endgame 130 glider hit 474 mph at Parker Mountain on wind alone, then crashed. Here is how dynamic soaring works and why the record is 567 mph.
The FCC blocked a dash cam and a wireless video transmitter over HiSilicon chips, the first case under the rule that also bars DJI boards from new drones.
MassDOT told Amazon it has no request to review its Westborough drone pad, which needs a state certificate and a public hearing before any flights.
Healey's office is reviewing a call from 16 legislators for a drone delivery task force and a freeze on state certificates as Amazon awaits approvals.
Wentzville drafted drone delivery zoning after Wing pitched an 18-drone Walmart nest in June. Bill 4914 passed first reading with no payload cap.
Amazon aims to start Prime Air drone deliveries in Tallahassee by mid-November. The drones' on-site housing is still under permit review.
Wing and Walmart drone delivery now covers 10 Charlotte-area towns from seven Supercenters, with a 2.5-pound order cap and two more stores due.
The overlapping fights over DJI restrictions and drone tariffs. A White House meeting summoned 40 drone companies as a tariff deadline and Beijing loomed, and 100% tariffs on thermal drones landed the same month small operators started openly asking whether their DJI-built businesses survive.
Yes, both state legislation and the local fee and permitting changes that follow it. A Washington state commercial drone fee jumping 10x to $150 after a jet tax repeal is the kind of story covered as it happens, alongside dedicated archives for the highest-activity states.
New York, California, Texas, Florida and New Jersey currently have dedicated state pages, reflecting where drone news volume is highest. Coverage for other states exists through search and tags even without a standalone page yet.
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