Lawsuits, bans, privacy fights, and the case law being written around drones.
Representative Eric Burlison (R-MO) has introduced H.R. 7525, the Counter Drone State and Local Defender Act, a bill that would permanently authorize state, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to operate counter-UAS (C-UAS) systems against unauthorized drone operations. The bill was received in Congress on February 12, 2026, and currently has no cosponsors. H.R.…
Poland’s Civil Aviation Authority (ULC) has issued a temporary exemption that lets FPV pilots in all three Open Category subcategories fly without a visual observer, effective February 12, 2026, through October 12, 2026. The decision, reference number LBSP.503.1.2026.ULC.1, was signed by Paweł Szymański, Director of the ULC’s Unmanned Aircraft Department. You can read the full…
No shots fired. No physical confrontation. A deputy spoke through a drone from 200 yards away and a man with a gun laid down and surrendered. This is what de-escalation looks like in 2026. A Crisis Call on the West Tulsa Levee On January 27, the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office received a call about Joseph…
Portland City Council voted Monday night to approve a $45,316 purchase for the Portland Police Dept. first dedicated drone — a Skydio aircraft supplied through Axon
Indiana DNR files its first prosecution for illegal drone deer scouting, using damning forensic metadata and GPS logs to track a systematic poaching operation. Learn how the 2024 drone law is being enforced to protect "fair chase" ethics and what this means for UAV pilots in the field.
The $45,000 drone Portland police want has been stuck in political limbo since November 2025, when the council rejected it 4-3. Now, under Order 88-25/26, the Portland City Council faces the same vote again — and the same legal reality: under 25 M.R.S.A. §4501, Maine police departments cannot acquire a drone without governing body approval.…
Every Geran drone that Russia fires at a Ukrainian city carries between eight and 12 transistors made in Germany. That detail, confirmed by Ukraine’s military intelligence service HUR to Deutsche Welle, is not a rounding error or a quirk of pre-war stockpiles. It is a structural dependency — one that dummy companies inside Germany are…
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. This week, we have three big stories: DJI is taking the FCC to court, Apple TV just set a massive world record with a drone light show over Los Angeles, and Brinc Drones is teasing a brand new aircraft built for night operations. Let’s get into it. DJI…
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